SalmanHiraniMD

Physical Medicine/Rehab • Portland, OR

Pain Medicine

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

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Office
3303 S. Bond Ave
Portland, OR 97239
Phone+1 503-494-7246

Summary

Dr. Salman Hirani is a physician entrepreneur and health disparities researcher, specializing in cancer pain medicine and interventional spine procedures. He specializes in the minimally invasive treatment of the spine and various musculoskeletal disorders causing chronic pain. Dr. Hirani's background includes health services research, medical technologies and innovation, diversity, equity, and inclusion, healthcare leadership, public health, and academic advising.

Dr. Hirani completed his preliminary training in Internal Medicine at Harvard Medical School-Mt Auburn Hospital, followed by residency in Rehabilitation Medicine at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Hirani then went on to complete his training in Pain Medicine at the prestigious and world renowned MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Dr. Hirani has been the Grand Prize winner of MIT Hacking Medicine's Grand Hack and has been an invited speaker at Harvard Business School, SXSW, Google and the Clinton Global Initiative and is dedicated to creating access and bridging health disparities for underserved populations through research and implementation of innovative technologies in the healthcare arena.

Dr. Hirani graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University and earned his MD with Distinction in Research from UT Southwestern Medical School.

Education & Training

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2019 - 2020
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2016 - 2019
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2016
University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 2015, MD, Distinction in Research, Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellow
The Johns Hopkins UniversityBA, Psychology, Rhodes Scholarship Finalist, Phi Beta Kappa, USA Today Top 20 Student-1st Team All Academic, Julian Stanley Prize for #1 Graduate in the Dept. of Psychological and Brain Sciences, 2005 - 2009

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2020 - 2026
OR State Medical License 2020 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2019 - 2022
MA State Medical License 2015 - 2016
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

The Rhodes Scholarship Finalist The Rhodes Trust, District VIII, 2009
Grand Prize Winner, MIT Hacking Medicine Post Hack Prize MIT Hacking Medicine, 2018
Finalist Spaulding Innovation Challenge, 2018
Outstanding Resident Research Award American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehab, 2017
Clinton Global Initiative U Exemplary Commitment Clinton Foundation, 2017
2nd Place MIT/Spaulding Rehab Hackathon MIT Hacking Medicine, 2016
3rd Place Sinai MedMaker Challenge Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2016
Johns Hopkins Medical Student Training in Aging Research Fellow American Federation for Aging Research, 2012
Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, 2012
Jenzabar Fellowship The Jenzabar Foundation, 2011
USA TODAY Top 20 Students in the US, 1st Team All�USA College Academic Award The 2009 All�USA College Academic Team Judges, USA TODAY, 2009
Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for Community Service Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2009
Julian Stanley Award The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, 2009
Phi Beta Kappa The Johns Hopkins University, 2009
Macklin Fellowship The Gordon and Marilyn Macklin Foundation, The Johns Hopkins Ataxia Resource Core, 2008
Golden Key International Honor Society The Office of Academic Advising, The Johns Hopkins University, 2007
Johns Hopkins Exemplary Leadership Award The Office of Multicultural Affairs, The Johns Hopkins University, 2007
Chester Wickwire Award for Diversity The Office of Multicultural Affairs, The Johns Hopkins University, 2006
Eagle Scout Award The Boy Scouts of America, 2005
Phi Beta Kappa
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Preoperative Epidural Steroid Injections and Postoperative Infections After Lumbar or Cervical Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
W Michael Hooten, Nathan D Eberhart, Fei Cao, Danielle J Gerberi, Rajat N Moman
Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Innovations, Quality & Outcomes. 2023-10-01
1 citations
Closing the gap in representation of racial and ethnic minorities in pain medicine: A 2018-2019 status report.
Charles A. Odonkor, Anthony Tucker-Bartley, Brooks P. Leitner, Cynthia Chude, Salman Hirani
Journal of the National Medical Association. 2021-06-17
11 citations
Diversity of Pain Medicine Trainees and Faculty in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Fellowship Training from 2009-2019
Charles A. Odonkor, Brooks P. Leitner, Salam Taraben, Peju Adekoya, Vwaire Orhurhu
Pain Medicine. 2021-04-20

Journal Articles

Fighting the weekend trend: increased mortality in older adult TBI patients admitted on weekends
Eric B. Schneider, Salman A. Hirani, Hali L. Hambridge, Elliott R. Haut, Anthony R. Carlini, Renan C. Castillo, David T. Efron, Adil H. Haider., J Surg Res, 1/1/2012
Global Surgical Package Reimbursement and the Acute Care Surgeon: a Threat to Optimal Care
J Trauma, 1/1/2011

Abstracts/Posters

Fighting the weekend trend: increased mortality in older adult TBI patients admitted on weekends
Salman Hirani MD, Eric B. Schneider, Hali L. Hambridge, Elliott R. Haut, Anthony R. Carlini, Renan C. Castillo, David T. Efron, Adil H. Haider., AAPM&R, 1/1/2017
An Unusual Presentation and Rehabilitation Course of a Young Adult Female Diagnosed with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A Case Report
Salman Hirani MD, McCoy, Andrew, MD, Shetreat-Klein, Avniel, MD, AAPM&R, 1/1/2017
Fighting the weekend trend: increased mortality in older adult TBI patients admitted on weekends
Salman A. Hirani, Eric B. Schneider, Hali L. Hambridge, Elliott R. Haut, Anthony R. Carlini, Renan C. Castillo, David T. Efron, Adil H. Haider., American Geriatrics Society Meeting, Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, 1/1/2017
National Trends in the Use and Outcomes of Liver Transplants
Salman A. Hirani, Zain A. Somani MD, Anwar D. Jackson MD, Zishan A Hirani MSc, Eric M. Mortensen MD MSc, Juan Arenas MD, Tim Pawlik MD PhD MPH, Omar Hyder MD MS., Academic Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2015
Break a Leg Old Man: Are Minor Injuries Still Minor When You�re Older?
Salman A. Hirani, Adil H. Haider MD MPH, Eric B. Schneider PhD, Eric M. Mortensen MD MSc., Annual Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship Meeting, 1/1/2013
Head Bump, Baby Bump: TBI�related In�hospital Mortality among Pregnant and Non�pregnant women Hospitalized in the United States from 2001 � 2009.
Salman A. Hirani, Anthony O. Asemota MBBS, Zishan A. Hirani MSc, Adil H. Haider MD MPH, Eric B. Schneider PhD, Eric M. Mortensen MD MSc., Annual Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship Meeting, and the 51st Annual Medical Student Research Forum, 1/1/2013
Global Surgical Package Reimbursement and the Acute Care Surgeon: a Threat to Optimal Care
49th Annual Medical Student Research Forum, 1/1/2011
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Lectures

National Trends in the Use and Outcomes of Liver Transplants.
1/1/2015
Fighting the weekend trend: increased mortality in older adult TBI patients admitted on weekends.
1/17/2012

Press Mentions

2023 AAPM-MIT Hacking Medicine Innovation Challenge RecapMarch 25th, 2023