Robert W Hurley MD PhD
Pain Medicine, Regional Anesthesiology
Associate Dean, Faculty Development; Editor-in-Chief, Pain Medicine Professor, Anesthesiology; Executive Director, Pain and Non-Op Spine Service Line Wake Forest University School of Medicine/Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
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Medical Centet Blvd AnesthesiologyWinston Salem, NC 27157
Phone+1 336-716-2255
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Summary
- Dr. Robert Hurley is a Pain Physician in Winston Salem, NC and is affiliated with Wake Forest University School of Medicine (Atrium Health). Dr. Hurley is an academic triple threat with leadership in research, education, and administrative domains across acute and chronic pain. He specializes in developing systemwide pain programs and pain policy advocacy at the state and national level and is currently practicing at Wake Forest. His pain training started at McGill in undergrad, includes MD/PhD from U. Chicago and clinical training at Johns Hopkins. His publications include over 120 papers and book chapters (Miller, Barash, Bonica). He is also the Editor-in- Chief of the journal, Pain Medicine, the premier journal of multi-disciplinary pain, spine and neuromodulation medicine.
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2006 - 2007- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Anesthesiology, 2003 - 2006
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 2002
University of ChicagoPhD, Neurobiology, 1996 - 2000
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2017 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2009 - 2019
WI State Medical License 2014 - 2019
MD State Medical License 2006 - 2018
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology- American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Board of Directors, Director at Large American Academy of Pain Medicine
- Editor in Chief Pain Medicine
- Associate Editor Pain Practice, 2013-2020
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Clinical Trials
- Resistance Exercise Effects on Fear Avoidance and Physical Function in Obese Older Adults With Low Back Pain Start of enrollment: 2010 Nov 01
- Study of a Multimodality Pain Management Protocol on Postoperative Neurosurgical Pain Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 01
- Integrating Patient Reported Outcomes (I-PRO) Study for Multidisciplinary Pain Care Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Notable Concerns in Methodology and Conclusions of the Wang et al. Meta-Analysis in BMJ by the American Academy of Pain Medicine.Nathaniel M Schuster, Mustafa Broachwala, Farshad M Ahadian, Charles E Argoff, Steven P Cohen
Pain Medicine. 2025-03-28 - Breaking Digital Health Barriers: Development and Validation of an LLM-Based Tool for Automated OMOP Mapping.Meredith C B Adams, Matthew L Perkins, Cody Hudson, Vithal Madhira, Oguz Akbilgic
Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2025-03-27 - Cooled radiofrequency ablation provides extended clinical utility in the management of chronic sacroiliac joint pain: 12-month follow-up results from the observational...Steven Paul Cohen, Leonardo Kapural, Lynn Kohan, Sean Li, Robert Hurley
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2025-03-15
Journal Articles
- Stellate Ganglion Local Anesthetic Blockade and Neurolysis for the Treatment of Refractory Ventricular FibrillationDavid F. Hulata, MD, Linda Le-Wendling, MD, Andre P. Boezaart, MD, PhD, Robert W. Hurley, MD, PhD, Anesthesia and Analgesia Case Reports
- Pneumocephalus after Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection: A case report and review of the literatureAubrey Verdun, MD; Steven P Cohen, MD; Bryan Williams, MD; Robert W. Hurley MD, PhD, Anesthesia and Analgesia Case Reports, 2014
Press Mentions
AAPM Highlighted at the AAN Annual MeetingFebruary 19th, 2025- Consensus Practice Guidelines Developed for Neck PainDecember 10th, 2021
Grant Support
- Pain Assessment & Management Initiative (PAMI): A Patient Safety ProjectFMMJUA2014–Present
- Nudging Primary Care Providers Toward Guideline-Recommended Opioid Prescribing Through Easier and More Convenient EHR Information DesignNIH- NIDA2019–2022
- Designing User-Centered Decision Support Tools for Primary Care Pain ManagementAHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality2015–2020
- Reducing the transition from prescription opioid abuse to heroin abuse through clinical provider educationFaye-McBeath Foundation2015–2016
- Education of Comprehensive Pain Medicine FellowsSt. Jude Medical2015–2016
- Education of Comprehensive Pain Medicine FellowsMedtronic, Inc2015–2016
- Integrating Patient Reported Outcomes (I-PRO) Study for Multidisciplinary Pain CarePfizer2013–2015
- Education of Comprehensive Pain Medicine FellowsMedtronic2012–2014
- Education of Comprehensive Pain Medicine FellowsBoston Scientific2011–2014
- Education of Comprehensive Pain Medicine FellowsSt. Jude Medical2011–2014
- NIH RO3 - Resistance exercise effects on fear avoidance beliefs and physical function in obese, older adults with chronic low back painNIH - NIAMS2010–2013
- NIH - F30: ANALGESIA, SUPRASPINAL OPIOIDS AND INFLAMMATORY PAINNIH - NIDA1996–2002
Committees
- Member, ASA Committee on Economics 2015 - 2017
- Member, AAPM Nominating Committee 2014 - 2016
- Co-Chair, AAPM Committee on Research 2013 - 2019
- Member, ASA - Committee on Research 2012 - 2020
Research History
- Post-Doctoral Research FellowUniversity of Chicago - Hammond Lab2000 - 2001
Professional Memberships
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