EricSchwenkMDFASA

Anesthesiology • Philadelphia, PA

Pain Medicine, Regional Anesthesiology

Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

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Office
111 S 11th St
Suite 8290
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone+1 215-955-6161

Fax+1 215-955-0677

Education & Training

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityRegional Anesthesia and Acute Pain, 2012 - 2013
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Anesthesiology, 2009 - 2012
Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2009
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2008

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2008 - 2024
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
USABCDBasic FATE: Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echocardiography

Clinical Trials

A Study Comparing Two Methods of Placing an Interscalene Nerve Catheter for Postoperative Pain Control in Patients Who Undergo Open Shoulder Surgery. Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable
A Trial Comparing Adductor Canal Catheter and Intraarticular Catheter Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
Unknown status
Phase 4
Regional Versus General Anesthesia for Promoting Independence After Hip Fracture Start of enrollment: 2016 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Adductor Canal Catheter vs Local Infiltration of Analgesia for Total Knee Arthroplasty Start of enrollment: 2015 Oct 01
Withdrawn
Phase 4
3 Local Anesthetics for Spinal Anesthesia in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Start of enrollment: 2019 May 13
Completed
Phase 4
Randomized Trial of Intraoperative IV Versus Preoperative Oral Acetaminophen During Ambulatory Lumbar Discectomy Start of enrollment: 2021 Mar 18
Recruiting
Phase 3
Assessing Gastric Motility and Distention in Postoperative Gastrointestinal Surgery Using Bedside Gastric Ultrasound: Predicting Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia, Ileus, Return of Bowel Function Start of enrollment: 2021 Feb 12
Completed
Ropivacaine Pharmacokinetics in ESP Blocks Start of enrollment: 2021 Mar 26
Active, not recruiting
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

15 citations
Ketamine in the Past, Present, and Future: Mechanisms, Metabolites, and Toxicity
Eric S. Schwenk, Basant Pradhan, Rohit Nalamasu, Lucas Stolle, Irving W. Wainer
Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2021-07-16
77 citations
Designing the ideal perioperative pain management plan starts with multimodal analgesia
Eric S. Schwenk, Edward R. Mariano
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology. 2018-08-24
6 citations
Regional versus general anesthesia for ambulatory total hip and knee arthroplasty.
Jaime L Baratta, Eric S Schwenk
Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology. 2022-10-01

Journal Articles

Bupivacaine Spinal Anesthesia for Early Postoperative Ambulation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Eric S Schwenk, Christopher S Wahal, Jaime L Baratta, Anesthesiology
Comparing the Cumulative Pain Patients Experience Waiting for Knee Arthroplasty to their Postoperative Pain
Schwenk ES, Epstein RH, Dexter F, Journal of Anesthesia and Clinical Research, 2013

Books/Book Chapters

Cohen's Comprehensive Thoracic Anesthesia
Chapter: Postoperative Management of Acute Pain
Mojica JM, Schwenk ES, Yoon U, Kim MS, Ben Amer O, Viscusi EREditors: Cohen E.Elsevier2021
The Adult Knee
Chapter: Anesthesia for Total Knee Replacement
Page 47 - 56Wahal C, Schwenk ESEditors: Rubash HE, Barrack RL, Rosenberg AG, Bedair HS, Huddleston JI, Levine BR.Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia2020
Academic Pain Medicine: A Practical Guide to Rotations, Fellowship, and Beyond
Chapter: Acute Pain
Page 167 - 176John EB, Kaufmann MW, Barnhart RA, Baratta JL, Schwenk ES, Viscusi EREditors: Khelemsky Y, Gritsenko K, Malhotra A.Springer, Cham, Switzerland2019
Rothman Institute Manual of Total Joint Arthroplasty
Chapter: Peripheral and Neuraxial Blocks for Analgesia After Total Joint Arthroplasty
Page 163 - 171Rasouli MR, Schwenk ESEditors: Parvizi J.Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, London2017
World Clinics in Orthopaedics
Chapter: Perioperative Pain Management - The Secret Behind Rapid Recovery
Page 67 - 74Irwin A, Schwenk ES, Viscusi EREditors: Austin M, Klein G.Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, Philadelphia, PA2014
Orthopaedic Knowledge Update
Chapter: Pain Management
Page 307 - 315Baratta JL, Gandhi K, Schwenk ES, Vaghari BA, Viscusi EREditors: Cannada LK.American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, ILEdition 11,2014
Essentials in Total Hip Arthroplasty
Chapter: Postoperative Pain Management: Analgesia and Anticoagulation
Page 161 - 170Schwenk ES, Gandhi K, Viscusi EREditors: Parvizi J, Klatt B.Slack, Inc., Philadelphia, PA2013
Essentials in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Chapter: Postoperative Analgesia Options for the Total Knee Arthroplasty Patient
Page 101 - 107Schwenk ES, Gandhi K, Viscusi EREditors: Parvizi J, Klatt B.Slack, Inc., Philadelphia, PA2011
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Lectures

ASRA spring meeting - ketamine guidelines
Orlando, FL - 5/2021
ASRA spring meeting - Perioperative Management of Hip Fractures
Orlando, FL - 5/2021
ASRA spring meeting - Why Anesthesiologists Should Lead Enhanced Recovery Protocols
Orlando, FL - 5/2021
PostGraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology meeting - 4. Ketamine and Lidocaine Infusion Treatment: Emerging Treatment Options for the Acute Pain Service.
Virtual - 12/2020
ASRA fall meeting - RAPM Data Blast - ASRA Ketamine Guidelines
Virtual - 11/22/2020
ASRA fall meeting - Moving the Acute Pain Service into the Future/Renaming the Acute Pain Service the Inpatient Service
Virtual - 11/21/2020
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons annual meeting - 7. Mepivacaine versus Bupivacaine Spinal Anesthesia: a Randomized, Double-Blind Trial
Virtual - 11/8/2020
ASA annual meeting - 8. Mepivacaine vs. Bupivacaine Spinal Anesthesia for Early Ambulation. Initial Clinical Trials special panel
Virtual - 10/4/2020
ASA annual meeting - 9. Ketamine In and Out of the Hospital: from the Familiar tot he Future. ASA Annual Meeting
Virtual - 10/3/2020
ASRA/ESRA E-Congress - 10. Potential Mitigation of Post-Surgical Pain: Is it Possible to Prevent?
Virtual - 9/19/2020
Local Anesthetics
Thomas Jefferson University - 7/2018
Regional Anesthesia: Advantages and Practical Considerations
Thomas Jefferson University - 9/2014
18th Annual Jefferson Anesthesia Conference
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Big Sky, Montana - 2/23/2013
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Other

Guidelines for Safe Administration of Low-Dose Ketamine
Ashburn M, Boateng S, Brent D, Brown A, Colfer K, Foy M, Ganesh A, Kupas D, Law KC, London K, Massare B, Mooney J, Oandasan A, Patel M, Poole J, Ricords A, Roussel E, ...
https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/Documents/Opioids/Ketamine%20Guidelines.pdf
10/6/2020
Outpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty Has Arrived: Are We Ready?
Schwenk ES, Sinha S, Anesthesiology News
https://www.anesthesiologynews.com/Review-Articles/Article/10-20/Outpatient-Total-Joint-Arthroplasty-Has-Arrived-Are-We-Ready-/60800
10/2020
Multimodal Analgesia: The Foundation of a Successful Perioperative Experience
Schwenk ES, Mariano ER, Anesthesiology News
https://www.anesthesiologynews.com/Review-Articles/Article/10-19/Multimodal-Analgesia-The-Foundation-of-a-Successful-Perioperative-Experience/56171
10/25/2019
Ketamine for Acute Pain: Highlights from the New Guidelines – The Old Kid on the Block.
Schwenk ES, Anesthesiology News
https://www.anesthesiologynews.com/Review-Articles/Article/10-18/Ketamine-for-Acute-Pain-Highlights-from-the-New-Guidelines/52858
10/3/2018
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Authored Content

Bupivacaine Spinal Anesthesia for Early Postoperative Ambulation: A Randomized Controlled TrialJuly 2020
Bupivacaine Spinal Anesthesia for Early Postoperative Ambulation: A Randomized Controlled TrialJuly 2020

Press Mentions

Chronic Migraine: General Anesthetic May Provide ReliefJune 13th, 2022
Chronic Migraine: Common Anesthetic Relieves Pain in New StudyJune 13th, 2022
$Lidocaine Infusions Beneficial for Refractory Chronic Migraine$
Lidocaine Infusions Beneficial for Refractory Chronic MigraineMay 24th, 2022
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Grant Support

Provost GrantThomas Jefferson University2021–2022

Committees

Co-Chair, ASRA Guidelines and Regulatory Advocacy Committee 2020 - Present
Member, ASA Committee on Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain 2019 - Present
Member, ASA Abstract Review Subcommittee on Regional Anesthesia 2016 - Present
Co-host, ASRA RAPP (regional anesthesia and pain podcast) 2016 - Present
Member, ASA Educational Subcommittee on Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain 2019 - 2020
Member, ASRA Research Committee 2018 - 2021
Member, American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) Communications Committee 2014 - 2018

Professional Memberships

American Society of Anesthesiologists - ASA
Member
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Co-Chair of Guidelines and Regulatory Advocacy Committee