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Brian Fricke, MD, Physical Medicine/Rehab, San Antonio, TX

BrianCarlosFrickeMDFAAPMR(He/Him)

Physical Medicine/Rehab • San Antonio, TX

Director of Cancer Rehabilitation

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  • Office

    7979 Wurzbach Rd
    San Antonio, TX 78229
    Phone+1 210-450-2872

Summary

  • During my residency training at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital/Georgetown University, I had extensive training in all aspects of rehabilitation medicine with a special focus on cancer rehabilitation. I also had a great deal of experience participating in research at the NIH and became involved in advocacy for rehabilitation services for cancer patients and have helped lead several workshops on cancer rehabilitation at national conferences.

    I expanded on this work during my fellowship in cancer rehabilitation at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. While there, I provided several lectures to colleagues, residents and patients on the topics of shoulder dysfunction, post-mastectomy pain and disability in patients with breast cancer. I am very passionate about expanding access to rehabilitation services to all patients with cancer to help them return to a life of normalcy after cancer.

    I am currently working as an assistant professor at UT Health San Antonio Mays Cancer Center building a comprehensive cancer rehabilitation program to serve the needs of cancer patients in South Texas. The clinic is rapidly growing and we are excited for what the future holds as we expand our services to address prehabilitation for those patients pending major surgeries, chemotherapy and/or bone marrow stem cell transplants, lymphedema screening and early detection programs for rapid treatment, and interventional chemodenervation procedures for patients with radiation fibrosis syndrome restricting their range of motion and impairing their quality of life.

Education & Training

  • University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
    University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Cancer Rehabilitation, 2019 - 2020
  • MedStar Health/Georgetown-National Rehabilitation Hospital
    MedStar Health/Georgetown-National Rehabilitation HospitalChief Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2018 - 2019
  • MedStar Health/Georgetown-National Rehabilitation Hospital
    MedStar Health/Georgetown-National Rehabilitation HospitalResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2016 - 2019
  • University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
    University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2016
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioClass of 2015

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2019 - 2026
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2019 - 2020
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2016 - 2019
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • MedStar National Rehabilitation Network Patient Safety Award MedStar National Rehabilitation Network, 2018
  • Outstanding Intern Award UTHSCSA, 2016

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Medical Complications and Predictive Factors for Medically Unstable Conditions in an Acute Inpatient Cancer Rehabilitation Service  
    Jegy M. Tennison, MD, Brian C. Fricke, MD, Jack B. Fu, MD, Tejal A Patel, Minxing Chen, Eduardo Bruera, MD, JCO Oncology Practice., 2/2021

Books/Book Chapters

  • MD Anderson Manual of Medical Oncology 
    Chapter: Chapter 67 - Rehabilitation 
    Brian Fricke, MD, An Ngo-Huang, DO, Ekta Gupta, MDMcGraw Hill, New YorkEdition 4th,

Abstracts/Posters

  • Refractory Shoulder Pain in the Sports Medicine Clinic as a Presenting Symptom for Metastatic Lung Cancer: A Case Report of a Delayed Diagnosis
    Fricke, Brian, Fu, Jack, Association of Academic Physiatrists, Orlando, 2020
  • Interdisciplinary Management of Facial Lymphedema Evaluated by Indocyanine Green Lymphangiography: A Case Report
    Miller, Ben, Fricke, Brian, Wisotzky, Eric, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, San Antonio, 2019
  • A Case Series: Ultrasound-Guided Superficial Serratus Plane Blocks in Postmastectomy Pain Syndrome
    Migliore, Lindsey, Fricke, Brian, Wisotzky, Eric, Association of Academic Physiatrists, Atlanta, 2018
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Lectures

  • Rehabilitation Approach to Postmastectomy Pain Syndrome (PMPS) 
    UT Health San Antonio - 2/2021
  • Radiation-Induced Fibrosis and Rehab 
    UT Health San Antonio - 2/2021
  • The Great Cancer Rehabilitation Debate! - Interventional Options 
    AAPM&R Virtual Conference - 11/2020
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Press Mentions

  • San Antonio’s Top Doctors 2023
    San Antonio’s Top Doctors 2023January 1st, 2023
  • Latino Cancer Health Equity, Cancer Moonshot Converge in San Antonio
    Latino Cancer Health Equity, Cancer Moonshot Converge in San AntonioMarch 11th, 2022

Committees

  • Member, Cancer Rehabilitation Physician Consortium (CRPC): Education Subgroup 2017 - 2021

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

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