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Office
633 MIDDLESEX TPKE
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
Education & Training
- Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2018 - 2019
- Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2019
- Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2019
- Stanford Health CarePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2017 - 2018
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2014 - 2017
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineFellowship, Science of Systems Management and Human Factors Analysis, 2015 - 2016
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2013 - 2014
- Yale School of MedicineClass of 2013
Certifications & Licensure
- CT State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- MA State Medical License 2018 - 2021
- CA State Medical License 2018 - 2020
- VA State Medical License 2018 - 2020
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pain Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- President's Citation Award American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2017
- ASRA Best in Meeting Research Award American Society of Regional Anesthesia, 2017
- ASRA Research Travel Award American Society of Regional Anesthesia, 2017
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Racial Disparities in Opioid Prescribing in the United States from 2011 to 2021: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Salman Hirani, Barlas Benkli, Charles A Odonkor, Zishan A Hirani, Tolulope Oso
Journal of Pain Research. 2024-01-01 - Reduced Pain and Improved Function Following Short-Term Use of Noninvasive BioWave High Frequency Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Pain Management.Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Michael Gyorfi, Michael Fischman, Charles Odonkor, Bradford Siff
Pain and Therapy. 2023-04-01 - Interim guidelines for the assessment and treatment of pain in children with multiple sclerosis.Catherine Stratton, Areti Vassilopoulos, J Nicholas Brenton, Kirsten Potter, Wendy Vargas
Frontiers in Neuroscience. 2023-01-01
Journal Articles
- Connecting the Dots: A Comparative Global Multi-Institutional Study of Prohibitive Factors Affecting Cancer Pain ManagementCharles Amoatey Odonkor, MD,* William Addison, MBChB, Sean Smith, MD, Ernest Osei-Bonsu, MBChB, Teresa Tang, MD,* and Michael Erdek, MD, Pain Medicine 2016; 0: 1–11 doi: 10.1093/pm/pnw143, 9/20/2016
- What’s Tramadol got to do with it? A Case Report of Rebound Hypoglycemia, A Reappraisal and Review of Potential MechanismsOdonkor, CA., and Chhatre, A, The Pain Physician Journal, 2016
- Persistent Singultus Associated with Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection in A Geriatric PatientOdonkor, CA., Brittany S., Kimberly, R., and Chhatre, A., American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2016
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Bilateral Intra-articular Cooled Radiofrequency Rhizotomy for Chronic Atlanto-Axial Zygaphophyseal Facet Arthropathy: A Case Report.Odonkor, CA., Taftian, D and Chhatre, A, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, 18th Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, 4/14/2016
- Whither the Twain Shall Meet: Insomnia and Distraction AnalgesiaOdonkor, CA., Pejsa, M., Hand, M., Wegener, S., Tompkins, A., Burton, E., Smith, M, and Campbell, C, American Pain Society, Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, California, 5/11/2015
- Does ethnicity associate with distraction analgesia effect in response to Capsaicin?Odonkor, CA., Pejsa, M., Hand, M.,Wegener, S., Tompkins, A., Burton, E., Smith, M, and Campbell, C., American Pain Society, 34th Annual Scientific Meeting, Palm Springs, California, 5/11/2015
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Lectures
- Rehabilitation of the lumbar spine in the athlete2016 Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, Sacramento, CA - 2/15/2016
- Innovative Models for Medical Quality Education: Is there a Role for Social Media?Presented at the International Forum on Patient Safety and Quality, London, UK - 4/11/2013
Authored Content
- What Happened to the Andrologist, Stomatologist and Syphilologist?August 2018
- What Happened to the Andrologist, Stomatologist and Syphilologist?August 2018
- Will Your Medical Specialty Survive the AI Revolution?June 2018
- Will Your Medical Specialty Survive the AI Revolution?June 2018
- Will Your Medical Specialty Survive the AI Revolution?June 2018
- The Lies We Tell — Social Bias, Myths & Blind Spots in Medicine: Part 2May 2018
- The Lies We Tell — Social Bias, Myths & Blind Spots in Medicine: Part 2May 2018
- The Lies We Tell — Social Bias, Myths & Blind Spots in Medicine: Part 2May 2018
- More Than a Few Good Men: Reframing Gender Discrimination in MedicineApril 2018
- More Than a Few Good Men: Reframing Gender Discrimination in MedicineApril 2018
- The Lies We Tell — Social Bias, Myths & Blind Spots in Medicine: Part 1March 2018
- The Lies We Tell — Social Bias, Myths & Blind Spots in Medicine: Part 1March 2018
- Shining Light in the Dark Places: Returning Dignity to Medical TrainingFebruary 2018
- Shining Light in the Dark Places: Returning Dignity to Medical TrainingFebruary 2018
- What’s Love Got to Do with It? Lessons from a Dying PhysicianJanuary 2018
- What’s Love Got to Do with It? Lessons from a Dying PhysicianJanuary 2018
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Press Mentions
- The Future of Health Care: What to ExpectApril 27th, 2022
- Understanding Wearable Technology; A Patient’s Perspective; App Development; KT TapeOctober 23rd, 2021
- The Most Common Health Problems in Your 60sSeptember 1st, 2020
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Committees
- National Chair, Association of Academic Physiatrists, Resident Fellow Council 2016 - 2017
- Quality, Practice, Policy, and Research (QPPR) Committee, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2015 - 2017
- Public Policy Committee, Member, Association of Academic Physiatrists 2015 - 2016
- Vice-Chair, Association of Academic Physiatrists, Resident Fellow Council 2015 - 2016
- Member, American Academy of PM&R Technology Advisory Committee 2015 - 2016
- Membership Committee, Member, American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2014 - 2017
- JHH House Staff Council Representative, Johns Hopkins Hospital Quality Improvement Committee 2014 - 2015
Professional Memberships
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- Vice-Chair, Residents and Fellows Council, 2015-2016
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- National Chair, Resident and Fellow Council, 2016-2017
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External Links
- LINKEDINhttps://www.linkedin.com/pub/charles-k-a-odonkor-md-ma/13/6b4/597
- Hopkins featurehttp://www.insidehopkinsmedicine.org/insidehopkins/pdfs/2016/inside-hopkins-02182016.pdf
- Hopkins Bloghttps://biomedicalodyssey.blogs.hopkinsmedicine.org/author/charlesodonkor/
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