AsokumarBuvanendranMD

Anesthesiology • Chicago, IL

Pain Medicine, Perioperative Care, Regional Anesthesiology

Interim Chair, Professor of Anesthesiology, Rush University Medical Center

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Office
1653 W Congress Pkwy
735 Jelke, Anesthesia Department
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone+1 312-942-3685

Fax+1 312-942-5773

Summary

Asokumar Buvanendran, MD, is an experienced anesthesiologist based in Chicago with subspecialties in Pain Medicine, Perioperative Care, and Regional Anesthesiology. His educational journey includes a residency and fellowship in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at Rush University Medical Center. Dr. Buvanendran's expertise lies in pain measurement and anesthesiology, supported by multiple published papers in the relevant field, and his notable clinical trials. He has been recognized as a Top MD from Consumers Checkbook consistently from 2007 to 2020 and has received the CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification from Sevocity EHR in 2013.

Federal Funded high impact research in Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology.

Education & Training

Rush University Medical CenterResidency, Pain Medicine, 1999 - 1999
Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Pain Medicine, 1999
Rush University Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 1995 - 1998
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical CenterClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1994 - 2026
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top MD Consumers Checkbook, 2007-2020
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Sevocity EHR, Sevocity, 2013

Clinical Trials

Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial on Perioperative Pregabalin to Reduce Late-onset CRPS After TKA Start of enrollment: 2006 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 2
Validation of Driving Simulator to Blood Alcohol Concentration Standards for Impaired Driving Start of enrollment: 2008 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 3
Safety of Driving After Minor Surgery With Monitored Anesthesia Care Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 4
Use of Driving Tests to Evaluate Patient Performance on Oral Opioids Start of enrollment: 2008 Apr 01
Active, not recruiting
Additional Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan of Brain in Patients Undergoing PET Scan for Diseases Unrelated to Brain Start of enrollment: 2008 May 01
Completed
Effect of Oral Pregabalin on Spinal Neurotransmitters in Patients Undergoing Knee Replacement Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 3
Modulation of the Surgical Inflammatory Response by Etoricoxib Start of enrollment: 2006 May 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Risk Factors and Mechanisms for Persistent Postsurgical Pain After Total Knee Replacement Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Completed
Preoperative Cognitive Therapy for Improving Health Outcomes After TKA in High-risk Catastrophizing Subjects Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Preventative Delirium Protocol in Elderly Patients Start of enrollment: 2016 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Delirium Prevention Protocol in Elderly Patients Start of enrollment: 2016 May 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

44 citations
Anger arousal and behavioral anger regulation in everyday life among patients with chronic low back pain: Relationships to patient pain and function.
John W. Burns, James I. Gerhart, Stephen Bruehl, Kristina M. Peterson, David A. Smith
Health Psychology. 2015-05-01
107 citations
Predictors for moderate to severe acute postoperative pain after total hip and knee replacement
Spencer S. Liu, Asokumar Buvanendran, James P. Rathmell, Mona Sawhney, James J. Bae
International Orthopaedics. 2012-07-29
15 citations
Biochemical and Pharmacological Characterization of a Mice Model of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Vaskar Das, Jeffrey S. Kroin, Mario Moric, Asokumar Buvanendran
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2017-07-01

Journal Articles

Opioid Stewardship Program and Postoperative Adverse Events: A Difference-in-Differences Cohort Study
Antje M Barreveld, Nabil Elkassabany, Edward R Mariano, Brian Sites, Asokumar Buvanendran, Anesthesiology
Spouse Criticism/Hostility Toward Partners with Chronic Pain: The Role of Spouse Attributions for Patient Control over Pain Behaviors
Asokumar Buvanendran, Anne Marie Fras, The Journal of Pain

Authored Content

Opioid Stewardship Program and Postoperative Adverse Events: A Difference-in-Differences Cohort StudyJune 2020
Spouse Criticism/Hostility Toward Partners with Chronic Pain: The Role of Spouse Attributions for Patient Control over Pain BehaviorsJune 2018

Press Mentions

Cutting Edge Therapies for Chronic Pain Being Developed in Chicago HospitalsApril 4th, 2022
Cutting Edge Therapies for Chronic Pain Being Developed in Chicago HospitalsApril 4th, 2022
On a Scale from 1 to 10: Most Painful Medical ConditionsApril 7th, 2021
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Grant Support

Acute to Chronic PainNIH2019–2023