UrsulaWesselmannMDPhD, DTM&H (Lond.)

Pain Medicine

William A. Lell, M.D–Paul N. Samuelson, M.D. Endowed Professorship in Anesthesiology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Office
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Depts. of Anesthesiology/Division of Pain Medicine and Neurology
901 19th Street South, BMRII Building room 334
Birmingham, AL 35294
Phone+1 205-934-7010

Summary

chronic pain in women (pelvic pain, urogenital pain, vulvodynia, interstitial cystitis);
chronic pain in cancer survivors;
chronic pain and racial health disparities

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pain Medicine, 1994 - 1995
Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Pain Medicine, 1993 - 1994
University of ChicagoResidency, Neurology, 1990 - 1993
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1990
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1987 - 1989
Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Faculty of MedicinePhD, Neurophysiology, 1983 - 1987
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineDTM&H (Lond.), Tropical Medicine, 1985 - 1985
Univ Kiel- Christian- Albrechts- Fac MedClass of 1983, MD

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 1994 - 2025
AL State Medical License 2007 - 2024
MA State Medical License 1993 - 1994
IL State Medical License 1989 - 1993

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Appointment to the 'William A. Lell, M.D.–Paul N. Samuelson, M.D. Endowed Professorship' The University of Alabama School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2016
Appointment to the 'Edward A. Ernst, M.D. Endowed Professorship in Anesthesiology' The University of Alabama School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2008-2015
Appointment to the Institute of Medicine (since 2015 named The National Academy of Medicine) as a member of the 'Committee on Advancing Pain Research, Care and Education' https://www.nap.edu/read/13172/chapter/1, 2010
Fellow of the American Neurological Association American Neurological Association, 2006
The 21st Annual J. L. Silversides Visiting Professor in Neurology University of Toronto, Canada, 2001
Passano Physician Scientist Award, Baltimore, MD https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passano_Award, 1996
German National Merit Scholarship Recipient Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, 1977-1983
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

439 citations
AUA guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome.
Philip M. Hanno, David Burks, J. Quentin Clemens, Roger Dmochowski, Deborah R. Erickson
The Journal of Urology. 2011-06-01
131 citations
The ACTTION-American Pain Society Pain Taxonomy (AAPT): An Evidence-Based and Multidimensional Approach to Classifying Chronic Pain Conditions
Roger B. Fillingim, Stephen Bruehl, Robert H. Dworkin, Samuel F. Dworkin, John D. Loeser
The Journal of Pain. 2014-03-01
5 citations
Research Design Characteristics of Published Pharmacologic Randomized Clinical Trials for Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chronic Pelvic Pain Conditions: An ACTTION Syste...
Jennifer S. Gewandter, Jenna Chaudari, Katarzyna B. Iwan, Rachel A. Kitt, Sawsan As-Sanie
The Journal of Pain. 2018-07-01

Journal Articles

Hydration-Induced Void-Containing Hydrogels for Encapsulation and Sustained Release of Small Hydrophilic Molecules.
Li, Q., Li, X., Bury, E., Lackey, K., Koh, A., Wesselmann, U., Yaksh, T., Zhao, C., Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 2301025., 5/5/2023
Drug Permeability: From the Blood-Brain Barrier to the Peripheral Nerve Barriers.
Sun Y, Zabihi M, Li Q, Li X, Kim BJ, Ubogu EE, Raja SN, Wesselmann U, Zhao C, Adv. Therap. 2023, 6, 2200150., 1/18/2023
Emulsion-Induced Polymersomes Taming Tetrodotoxin for Prolonged Duration Local Anesthesia.
Li X, Li Q, Song S, Stevens AO, Broemmel Z, He Y, Wesselmann U, Yaksh T, Zhao C, Adv. Therap. 2022, 6, 2200199., 10/11/2022
Research Design Characteristics of Published Pharmacologic Randomized Clinical Trials for Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chronic Pelvic Pain Conditions: An ACTTION Syste...
Gewandter JS, Chaudari J, Iwan KB, Kitt R, As-Sanie S, Bachmann G, Clemens Q, Lai HH, Tu F, Verne GN, Vincent K, Wesselmann U, Zhou Q, Turk DC, Dworkin RH, Smith SM., J Pain. 2018 Jul;19(7):717-726. . Epub 2018 Feb 2. PMID: 29412183; PMCID: PMC6026036., 2018
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Other

Diagnosis and Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome. [Unabridged version - PDF]. [Internet]. Linthicum, MD: American Urological Association, Guidel...
Hanno PM, Burks DA, Clemens JQ, Dmochowski RR, Erickson D, Fitzgerald MP, Forrest JB, Gordon B, Gray M, Mayer RD, Moldwin R, Newman DK, Nyberg Jr. L, Payne CK, Wesselm..., Linthicum, MD: American Urological Association, Guidelines
https://www.auanet.org/guidelines-and-quality/guidelines/diagnosis-and-treatment-interstitial-of-cystitis/bladder-pain-syndrome-(2022)
Linthicum, MD - 5/2022
Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education, and Research
Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Advancing Pain Research, Care, and Education, The National Academies Collection, Washington (DC)
https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13172/relieving-pain-in-america-a-blueprint-for-transforming-prevention-care
National Academies Press (US); 2011. ISBN-13: 978-0-309-21484-1ISBN-10: 0-309-21484-X - 2011

Grant Support

LIFE AFTER BREAST CANCER TREATMENT: RACIAL HEALTH DISPARITIES AND CHRONIC PAIN IN BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS.National Cancer Institute2020–2025
RACIAL DISPARITIES: PAIN IN WOMEN TREATED FOR BREAST CANCERNational Institutes of Health2017–2018
Pain And Interstitial CystitisNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2007
Pain And Interstitial CystitisNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2003–2007
Mechanisms Of VulvodyniaEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2005
Mechanisms Of VulvodyniaEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2001–2005
UTERINE PAIN--MECHANISMS AND MODULATIONNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE1998–2004
Studies Of Pain In Patients With Interstitial CystitisNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1999–2001
OPIOID MODULATION OF MECHANISMS OF UTERINE PAINNATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE1997–1999

Committees

Elected Council Member: https://www.iasp-pain.org/person/ursula-wesselmann-md-phd-dtmh/, The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) 2022 - Present
Board Member: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Current-Research/Trans-Agency-Activities/NINDS-Role-HEAL-Initiative-PSPP/ecb-pspp, External Consultant Board - NIH/NINDS Preclinical Screening Platform for Pain (PSPP): a trans-NIH program to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid public health crisis 2018 - Present
Elected member, The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) Developing Countries Working Group 2018 - Present
Workgroup Member, American Neurological Association: Inclusion/Diversity/Equity/Anti-Racism/Social Justice (IDEAS) Task Force - Addressing the Health Effects of Racism and Social Status in Neurological Disease 2021 - 2022
Appointed as committee member, Institute of Medicine (IOM) - Committee on Advancing Pain Research, Care and Education, Washington, DC. https://www.nap.edu/catalog/13172/relieving-pain-in-america-a-blueprint-for-transforming-prevent 2010 - 2011

Other Languages

German, Spanish

External Links

UAB Faculty profilehttps://www.uab.edu/medicine/anesthesiology/faculty/wesselmann
NIH Bibliographyhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/ursula.wesselmann.1/bibliography/52610005/public/?sort=date&direction=ascending
UAB Faculty biographyhttps://www.uab.edu/medicine/anesthesiology/research/labs/wesselmann-lab/wesselmann-biography