ChristopherSpevakMDMPH, JD

Anesthesiology • Bethesda, MD

Pain Medicine

Physician

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Office
8901 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20889
Phone+1 301-319-2845

Education & Training

Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1990 - 2026
FL State Medical License 1994 - 2026
VA State Medical License 1999 - 2026
MD State Medical License 1999 - 2025
DC State Medical License 1999 - 2024
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

25 citations
The Use of Opioids in the Management of Chronic Pain: Synopsis of the 2022 Updated U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice...
Friedhelm Sandbrink, Jennifer L Murphy, Melanie Johansson, Juli L Olson, Ellen Edens
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2023-03-01
4 citations
Effect of Pharmacist Email Alerts on Concurrent Prescribing of Opioids and Benzodiazepines by Prescribers and Primary Care Managers: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Adam Sacarny, Elana Safran, Mary Steffel, Jacob R Dunham, Orolo D Abili
JAMA Health Forum. 2022-09-02
3 citations
The Primary Care Management of Headache: Synopsis of the 2020 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline.
Jason J Sico, Franz Macedo, Jeffrey Lewis, Christopher Spevak, Rebecca Vogsland
Military Medicine. 2022-08-25

Press Mentions

Opioid Prescriptions Decline Across the Military Health SystemSeptember 28th, 2021