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Office
1653 W Congress Pkwy
735 Jelke, Anesthesia Department
Chicago, IL 60612Phone+1 312-942-3685Fax+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 1997 - 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
- Validation of Driving Simulator to Blood Alcohol Concentration Standards for Impaired Driving Start of enrollment: 2008 Feb 01
- Safety of Driving After Minor Surgery With Monitored Anesthesia Care Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsApproaches to neuropathic amputation-related pain: narrative review of surgical, interventional, and medical treatments.Adrian N Markewych, Tolga Suvar, Marco A Swanson, Mateusz J Graca, Timothy R Lubenow
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2024-12-02 - A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of long-acting dexamethasone viscous gel delivered by transforaminal injection for lumbosacral radicular pain.Alan Miller, Kenneth D Candido, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, José Rivera, Paul Lunseth
Pain. 2024-12-01 - 7 citationsMultiorganizational consensus to define guiding principles for perioperative pain management in patients with chronic pain, preoperative opioid tolerance, or substance...David M Dickerson, Edward R Mariano, Joseph W Szokol, Michael Harned, Randall M Clark
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2024-10-08
Journal Articles
- Opioid Stewardship Program and Postoperative Adverse Events: A Difference-in-Differences Cohort StudyAntje 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 BehaviorsAsokumar 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
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