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2021 K St NW
Suite 605
Washington, DC 20006
Summary
- Dr. M. Alexander Kiefer is a Pain Management Specialist who practices at Georgetown Pain Management with offices in Washington, DC and Greenbelt, MD. He is affiliated with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and a faculty member in the Department of Anesthesiology. He received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and has been in practice 5 years. He completed his residency training at Georgetown University Hospital and his fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital.
He has expertise in acute and chronic pain evaluation and diagnosis, medication management, responsible opioid management, opioid tapering, treatment of chronic pain patients with addiction, fluoroscopic- and ultrasound-guided interventional techniques, kyphoplasty, and advanced implantable therapies (spinal cord stimulators and intrathecal pumps).
Education & Training
- Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Clinical Fellow, Anaesthesiology, 2016 - 2017
- Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2016 - 2017
- MedStar Health/Georgetown University HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 2013 - 2016
- MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2013
- Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 2012
- St. Olaf CollegeB.A., Religion, 1997 - 2001
Certifications & Licensure
- VA State Medical License 2017 - 2026
- MD State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- DC State Medical License 2017 - 2024
- MA State Medical License 2016 - 2021
- American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
- American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Power of One, Nomination, Clinical Excellence Award Children’s National Medical Center, 2015
- Medical Student Teacher of the Year Georgetown University Hospital, 2015
- Psi Chi, Psychology Honor Society St. Olaf College, 1999
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 147 citationsTumor-associated macrophages in the cutaneous SCC microenvironment are heterogeneously activated.Julia S. Pettersen, Judilyn Fuentes-Duculan, Mayte Suárez-Fariñas, Katherine C. Pierson, Alexander Pitts-Kiefer
The Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2011-06-01 - 72 citationsMyeloid dendritic cells from human cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma are poor stimulators of T-cell proliferation.Mark J. Bluth, Lisa C. Zaba, Dariush Moussai, Mayte Suárez-Fariñas, Helen G. Kaporis
The Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2009-10-01 - 28 citationsRheumatoid arthritis bone fragility is associated with upregulation of IL17 and DKK1 gene expression.Joana Caetano-Lopes, Ana M. Rodrigues, Ana Lopes, Ana C. Vale, Michael A. Pitts-Kiefer
Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology. 2014-08-01
Journal Articles
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Bone Fragility Is Associated With Upregulation of IL17 and DKK1 Gene ExpressionCaetano-Lopes J, Rodrigues A, Lopes A, Vale AC, Pitts-Kiefer MA, Vidal B, Perpetuo IP, Monteiro J, Konttinen YT, Vaz MF, Nazarian A, Canhao H, Fonseca JE, Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology, 1/1/2014
- Tumor-associated macrophages in the cutaneous SCC microenvironment are heterogeneously activatedPettersen JS, Fuentes-Duculan J, Suarez-Farinas M, Pierson KC, Pitts-Kiefer A, Fan L, Belkin DA, Wang CQ, Bhuvanendran S, Johnson-Huang LM, Bluth MJ, Krueger JG, Lowes..., Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 1/1/2011
- Myeloid dendritic cells from human squamous cell carcinoma are poor stimulators of T cell proliferationBluth M, Zaba L, Moussai D, Suarez-Farinas M, Kaporis H, Fan L, Pierson K, White, T, Pitts-Kiefer A, Guttman-Yassky E, Krueger J, Lowes M, Carucci J, Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 1/1/2009
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Conventional thermal versus water-cooled genicular nerve radiofrequency lesioning (RFL): a retrospective chart review.Shea CA, Burns S, Pitts-Kiefer MA, Ahmed SU, MGH Research Day, Boston, MA, 1/1/2017
- Conventional thermal versus water-cooled genicular nerve radiofrequency lesioning (RFL): a retrospective chart review.Shea CA, Burns S, Pitts-Kiefer MA, Ahmed SU, SIS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2017
- Efficacy of a proprietary text streaming technology to prevent severe pain associated with primary trochlear headache: a case report.Pitts-Kiefer A, Tesfayohannes N, 40th Annual ASRA Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2015
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Lectures
- Genicular Nerve Radiofrequency AblationMassachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School - 1/1/2017
- Ah! My Aching Back: Primer on Diagnosis and Treatment of Lower Back PainMassachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School - 1/1/2017
- Puff: the Magic Analgesic? The Basic Science and Clinical Evidence of Medical CannabisGeorgetown University Hospital - 1/1/2016
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