James Phillip Rathmell MD
Pain Medicine
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School
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75 Francis StBoston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-732-8210
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Education & Training
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 1989 - 1992- Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1989
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1995 - 2027
VT State Medical License 1992 - 2010
NC State Medical License 1989 - 1998
GA State Medical License 1996 - 1997
SC State Medical License 1993 - 1994
PA State Medical License 1990 - 1990
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology- American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine
Clinical Trials
- Intradiscal rhGDF-5 Phase I/II Clinical Trial Start of enrollment: 2008 Jun 01
- Cessation of Long-term Opioid Therapy in Chronic Pain Patients Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Comments on alleged editor misconduct from editors-in-chief of anaesthesia journals.Alfredo Abad Gurumeta, Andrew Davidson, Ruthi Landau, Jaideep J Pandit, James P Rathmell
British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2025-04-01 - A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of long-acting dexamethasone viscous gel delivered by transforaminal injection for lumbosacral radicular pain.Alan Miller, Kenneth D Candido, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, José Rivera, Paul Lunseth
Pain. 2024-12-01 - Prospective Study of Preoperative Negative Affect and Postoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery: The Moderating Role of Sex.Angelina R Franqueiro, Jenna M Wilson, Jingui He, Desiree R Azizoddin, Sergey Karamnov
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024-09-25
Journal Articles
- Opioid Overdose After Surgical DischargeKarim S Ladha, James P Rathmell, Brian T Bateman, JAMA
Press Mentions
This Week’s Books in MedicineJuly 1st, 2021
Coronavirus: New Balance Helps Boston Hospital Save 50,000 Defective Masks from DumpsterApril 29th, 2020
Who Gets the Last Ventilator? Facing the Coronavirus, a Hospital Ponders the UnthinkableApril 14th, 2020- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Clinical Coordinating Center for the Health Initiative in Early Phase Pain Investigation Clinical NetworkMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2019–2025
Committees
- Member, Committee on Standards and Practice Parameters, American Society of Anesthesiologists & American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2016 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
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