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Office
2001 Spring Hill Ave
Mobile, AL 36607Phone+1 251-478-4900Fax+1 251-478-1996
Education & Training
University of GeorgiaBatchelor of Science, Microbiology, 1983
University of South Florida Morsani College of MedicineResidency, Anesthesiology, 1992 - 1995- WellStar Atlanta Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1991 - 1992
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 1995 - 2018
CA State Medical License 1996 - 2017
GA State Medical License 1996 - 2017
AL State Medical License 1996 - 2016- American Board of Addiction Medicine Fellow
- American Board of Pain Medicine Fellow
Clinical Trials
- Observational Registry Study of Quality of Life When Treating BTcP With Abstral Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 9 citationsPersistent hiccup associated with intrathecal morphine infusion pump therapy.Xiulu Ruan, John Patrick Couch, Rinoo Shah, Frank Wang, Hai Nan Liu
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2007-12-01 - 40 citationsAcute opioid withdrawal precipitated by ingestion of crushed Embeda (morphine extended release with sequestered naltrexone): Case report and the focused review of the ...Xiulu Ruan, Tao Chen, Jeff Gudin, John Patrick Couch, Srinivas Chiravuri
Journal of Opioid Management. 2010-07-01 - 4 citationsEdema caused by continuous epidural hydromorphone infusion: a case report and review of the literature.Xiulu Ruan, Riaz Tadia, HaiNan Liu, John Patrick Couch, John Keun-Sang Lee
Journal of Opioid Management. 2018-01-30
Press Mentions
Good Faith Doctoring or Greedy Drug Dealing? SCOTUS Hears Opioid Prescribing CasesMarch 10th, 2022
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