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Office
1210 Gemini Pl
Ste 300
Columbus, OH 43240Phone+1 614-383-6450Fax+1 312-695-9013
Summary
- Dr. David Walega is an Interventional Pain Medicine specialist in Columbus, OH. With 26 years of clinical, leadership and academic experience, Dr. Walega is a partner of Integrated Pain Solutions and American Pain Consortium. He has lectured internationally, has more than 100 publications and hundreds of citations in the pain literature, and has a strong media presence in the Midwest.
Education & Training
- Northwestern University, Clinical and Translational Sciences InstituteMaster's, Clinical Investigation, 2013
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Pain Medicine, 1997 - 1998
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Anesthesiology, 1993 - 1997
- Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1993
- Wayne State UniversityB.S., Biological Sciences, Magna Cum Laude, 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 1997 - 2026
- OH State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- GA State Medical License 1998 - 2003
- American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
- American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Presidential Award for Pain Education American Academy of Pain Medicine, 2015
- 2nd Place Best Abstract for Women’s Health NUFSM Lewis Landsberg Research Day, 2014
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
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Clinical Trials
- Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Post-Operative Ileus Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 01
- C7-T1 Epidural Steroid Injections Versus Targeted Injection for Treatment of Cervical Radicular Pain Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 01
- A Trial of Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation of Medial Branch Nerves for theTreatment of Lumbar Facet Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2015 Jun 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsChemical neurolysis of the genicular nerves for chronic refractory knee pain: an observational cohort study.Wassi Shaikh, Scott Miller, Zachary L McCormick, Prachi Milan Patel, Masaru Teramoto
Pain Medicine. 2023-07-05 - Patient and provider radiation exposure during fluoroscopy guided chemical and thermal neurolysis of genicular nerves: A prospective cohort comparison study.Cole W Cheney, Kyle P Mele, Adrienne B Mejia, Ankur Garg, Masaru Teramoto
Interventional Pain Medicine. 2022-12-01 - Response to 'Effect of low-dose lidocaine on objective upper extremity strength and immediate pain relief following cervical interlaminar epidural injections: a double...Zachary L McCormick, Taylor Burnham, David R Walega
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2021-12-01
Journal Articles
- An exercise in negotiation: the success of the pain medicine fellowship matchWalega D, ASRA Newsletter, 1/1/2015
- Implications of Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia (OIH) in Patients with Low Back PainHarden RH, Burns J, Kirsling A, Connolly S, Journal of Pain, 1/1/2015
- Evaluation of Anxiety in Procedure Naïve Patients during Cervical and Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection ProceduresNagpal G. Kendall M, Journal of Pain, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Electrodiagnostic Confirmation of Acute or Chronic Cervical or Lumbosacral Radiculopathy Predict Pain Reduction after Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection? A Mult...McCormick, Z, Marciniak C, Press, J, Chu SK, Makovitch S, Patel J, Marshall B, Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 1/10/2015
- Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation of Genicular Nerves for Knee Osteoarthritis Pain: A Protocol for Patient Selection and Case SeriesReddy R, Marshall B, Mattie R, McCormick Z, Midwest Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2015
- Dexamethasone versus Particulate Steroid Injections for the Treatment of Needle Electromyography-Confirmed Painful Lumbosacral RadiculopathyMcCormick ZL, MD, Cushman D, Marshall B, Caldwell M, Patel J, MD, Ghannad L, Eng C, Makovitch S, Babu A, MD, Chu SK, Marciniak C, Press J, Plastaras C,Kennedy DJ, International Spine Intervention Society Annual Meeting; Midwest Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 2015; Chicago, IL, 2015, 1/1/2015
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Lectures
- Pain Management in the Emergency DepartmentChicago, IL - 1/28/2015
- Pain Bio-skills Cadaver Lab-Spine Injections & Relevant AnatomySan Diego, CA - 1/24/2015
- Cervical MBB, Cervical ESI, Thoracic MBB and RFASan Diego, CA - 1/24/2015
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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
- Cologuard President Explains What Expanded FDA Approval Means for Noninvasive Colon Cancer TestSeptember 27th, 2019
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