KoshyMathewsMathaiMD

Anesthesiology • Bridgeport, WV

Pain Medicine

Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery, West Virginia University SOM

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Office
327 Medical Park Drive
Physician Office Building - Suite 401
Bridgeport, WV 26330
Phone+1 681-342-3500

Fax+1 225-368-2280

Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2010 - 2011
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Anesthesiology, 2007 - 2010
Tower HealthInternship, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2007
University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 2006
National Institutes of Health � National Institute of Mental HealthNo degree, Intramural Research Training Program, 2001 - 2002
Baylor UniversityB.S., Economics, 1999 - 2001
Simon�s Rock College of BardA.A., 1997 - 1999

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2012 - 2026
LA State Medical License 2011 - 2021
PA State Medical License 2010 - 2021
WV State Medical License 2012 - 2021
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification AllMeds EHR, AllMeds, Inc., 2011
Outstanding B.S. Economics Student Baylor University, 2001
Outstanding A.A. Student in the Maths & Sciences Simon�s Rock College of Bard, 1999
Full Tuition Scholarship Baylor University, 1999
Full Scholarship Simon�s Rock College of Bard, 1997
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

22 citations
Prediction of blood loss during surgery on the lumbar spine with the patient supported prone on the Jackson table.
Koshy M. Mathai, James D. Kang, William F. Donaldson, Joon Y. Lee, Charles W. Buffington
The Spine Journal. 2012-12-01
16 citations
Aberrant behaviors in a primary care-based cohort of patients with chronic pain identified as misusing prescription opioids.
Martin D. Cheatle, Charles P. O’Brien, Koshy Mathai, Matthew Hansen, Mario Grasso
Journal of Opioid Management. 2013-09-01

Books/Book Chapters

A Case Approach to Perioperative Drug-Drug Interactions
Chapter: I Just Can�t Lick This Problem
Mathai KM, Hutchens M, Krohner RGEditors: Marcucci C, Hutchens MP, Wittwer ED, Weingarten TN, Sprung J, Nicholson WT, Lalwani K, Metro DG, Dull RO, Swide CE, Seagull FJ, Kirsch JR, Sandson NB.2013

Abstracts/Posters

Low Back Pain and Pulmonary Talcosis
Mathai KM, 7th Annual UPMC Regional Anesthesia & Ultrasound Guided Techniques Conference and Update in Acute and Chronic Pain and Liver Transplantation Anesthesiology, Farmland, PA, 1/9/2011
Causes of Blood Loss in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery
Mathai KM, Western Pennsylvania Society of Anesthesiologists � 18th Annual Resident Research Competition, 1/20/2010
Determinants of Blood Loss in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery in the Prone Position
Mathai KM, American Society of Anesthesiologists� Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/18/2010

Lectures

The Benefit of Pain Management
Stonewall Resort, Roanoke, WV - 1/20/2013
Medicolegal Issues in Pain Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA - 1/25/2011
Early Extubation following Liver Transplantation
1/26/2010
Causes of Blood Loss in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery
1/8/2010
IV Contrast Agents
Pittsburgh, PA - 1/3/2010
Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitoring: A Brief Introduction
1/29/2009
Malignant Hyperthermia
1/19/2009
Oxygen in air (FiO2 0.4) improves gas exchange in young healthy patients during general anesthesia
1/2/2009
Managing Chronic Pain with Opioids in a Primary Care Setting: Aberrant Behaviors Suggestive of Addiction
1/1/2009
Harrington Rods & PPCM: When the two meet
1/21/2008
Opioid-induced Hyperalgesia: The Background & Mechanism
1/20/2008
Jehovah�s Witness and Transfusion: Historical Background and Ethicolegal Concerns
1/7/2008
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation
1/30/2007
Neutropenic Fever in an HIV patient
1/6/2007
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Other

Protocol for NIPPV institution for COPD exacerbations in the ED
Mathai KM, Reading Hospital IM residency QI group
1/1/2006