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 CenterFellowship, Cancer Rehabilitation, 2019 - 2020
MedStar Health/Georgetown-National Rehabilitation HospitalChief Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2018 - 2019
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 MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2016
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioClass of 2015

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2019 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2019 - 2020
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

6 citations
Analysis of Adherence to Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation in Patients with Cancer.
Jegy M. Tennison, Carly M. Sullivan, Brian C. Fricke, Eduardo Bruera
Journal of Cancer. 2021-01-01
8 citations
Medical Complications and Prognostic Factors for Medically Unstable Conditions During Acute Inpatient Cancer Rehabilitation.
Jegy M. Tennison, Brian C. Fricke, Jack B. Fu, Tejal Patel, Minxing Chen
JCO Oncology Practice. 2021-03-08
2 citations
Potential of prehabilitation in hepatocellular carcinoma: a narrative review of available evidence.
Sanketh Kichena, Aziza Kamani, Brian Fricke
Annals of Palliative Medicine. 2024-01-01

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
The Physiatrist’s Role in Managing Lymphedema: A Narrative Review
Francio, Vinicius Tieppo, Ha, Chris, Barndt, Brandon, Schappell, Justin, Wisotzky, Eric, Fricke, Brian, Power, Katherine, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Orlando, 2018
Novel Approach to Ultrasound-Guided Botulinum Toxin Injection of the Medial Pterygoid for Trismus
Fricke, Brian, Power, Katherine, Wisotzky, Eric, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Orlando, 2018
Treating Heterotopic Ossification with Acetic Acid Iontophoresis in a Patient with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Report
Fricke, Brian, Sclafani, Joseph, Auriemma, Michael, Burton, Justin, Association of Academic Physiatrists, Las Vegas, 2017
Catastrophic Instrumentation-Associated Hematoma After Therapeutic Anticoagulation Resulting in Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Report
Fricke, Brian, Gilmer, Howard A, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Denver, 2017
Penetrating TBI: unemployment and community reintegration among Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans
Brian Fricke, Carlos A. Jaramillo, Mary Jo Pugh, Association of Academic Physiatrists, San Antonio, TX, 2015
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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
Cancer Rehabilitation Vision
UT Health San Antonio - Mays Cancer Center - 10/2020
Rehabilitation Approach to Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome (PMPS)
MD Anderson Cancer Center - 3/2020
Employment and Disability with Metastatic Breast Cancer
Houston - 2/2020
Breast Cancer Shoulder Dysfunction
MD Anderson Cancer Center - 11/2019
Experiences with Resiniferatoxin (RTX) as a Means of Alternative Pain Management
MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital - Washington, DC - 6/12/2019
Breast Cancer Skills Lab - Chest Wall Botulinum Toxin and Neuroma Injections
AAPM&R conference - Orlando - 2018
Breast Cancer Skills Lab - Tissue Compliance Meters
AAPM&R conference - Denver - 2017
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