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Ursula Wesselmann, MD, Neurology, Birmingham, AL

UrsulaWesselmannMDPhD, DTM&H (Lond.)

Neurology • Birmingham, AL

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

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1994 - 2025
  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2007 - 2024
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1993 - 1994
  • IL State Medical License
    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
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

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
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Other

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

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