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Vwaire Orhurhu, MD, Anesthesiology, Williamsport, PA

Vwaire Jude Ese Orhurhu MD , MPH

Pain Medicine


Interventional Pain Physician

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  • UPMC Williamsport Divine Providence Campus1100 Grampian BlvdWilliamsport, PA 17701

  • Phone+1 570-326-8457

  • Fax+1 570-326-7989

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Summary

  • I provide comprehensive and evidence-based pain management, spider veins and varicose veins services. I perform various interventions like vein and nerve ablation, epidural injections, spinal cord stimulation, kyphoplasty as well as prescribe medications and behavioral therapies. Research includes epidemiology, healthcare management, and have published over 170 peer-reviewed articles.

Education & Training

  • Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital
    Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2019 - 2020
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2015 - 2020
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 2016 - 2019
  • Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Surgery, 2015 - 2016
  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
    Mayo Clinic College of MedicineClass of 2015
  • Harvard School of Public Health
    Harvard School of Public HealthPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2013 - 2014

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2020 - 2026
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2015 - 2022

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Scholarship Mayo Medical School, 2010-2015
  • Scholarship, Hessed Africa Scholar Harvard School of Public Health, 2013
  • Outstanding Resident Teaching Award Center for Education, BIDMC, Harvard Medical School, 2017
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Effect of Hospital Ownership on Outcomes of Heart Failure Hospitalization  
    Akintoye E, Briasoulis A, Egbe A, Orhurhu V, Ibrahim W, Kumar K, Alliu S, Nas H, Levine D, Weinberger J, Am J Cardiol, 1/1/2017
  • Hospital Teaching Status and TAVR Outcomes in the United States - Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample (NIS)  
    Akintoye E, Alliu S, Adegbala O, Aldiwani H, Shokr M, Orhurhu V, Mahmood K, Telila T, Ando T, Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 1/1/2017
  • High Concentration Capsaicin Patch in Neuropathic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Control Trials  
    Evans J, Orhurhu V, Watson J, Pittelkow T, Seidel-Miller K, Pain, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • High Concentration Capsaicin Patch in Neuropathic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Control Trials.
    Evans J, Orhurhu V, Watson J, Pittelkow T, Seidel-Miller K, ASRA 17th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting, 1/1/2017
  • Ketamine infusion in Chronic Pain Patients: a meta-analysis.
    Orhurhu V, Salisu M, Bhatia A, Cohen S, ASRA 17th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting, 1/1/2017
  • Percutaneous Neurolytic Celiac Plexus Block for treatment of Pancreatic Cancer Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
    Orhurhu V, Salisu M, Paragi R, Cohen S, ASRA Annual Pain Medicine Meeting, 1/1/2016
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Lectures

  • Preemptive analgesia for postoperative pain relief in thoraco-lumbo-sacral spine operations: a double-blinded randomized control trial. 
    San Diego, CA, 2016; Boston, MA, 2017 - 1/18/2017
  • Prevalence and clinical implications of Hypovitaminosis D among patients with Fibromyalgia. 
    San Diego, CA - 1/1/2016
  • The association of Vitamin D deficiency with sleep difficulty, anxiety, and depression in Fibromyalgia patients. 
    San Diego, CA - 1/1/2016
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Press Mentions

  • All-Rounder UPMC Physician Honored by Pennsylvania Medical Society
    All-Rounder UPMC Physician Honored by Pennsylvania Medical SocietyJune 1st, 2024
  • Low Pain Scores Following Spinal Cord Stimulation Trials Found Predictive of Successful Implants
    Low Pain Scores Following Spinal Cord Stimulation Trials Found Predictive of Successful ImplantsSeptember 11th, 2019
  • Prep Aspirin
    Prep Aspirin July 18th, 2020

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