Zirong Zhao MD PhD, FACP
Pain Medicine
Staff Physician, Veterans Affairs Medical Center Washington, DC and Clinical Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
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50 Irving St NWWashington, DC 20422
Phone+1 202-745-8000
Fax+1 202-745-8284
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Summary
- Pain Medicine
Clinical Expertise
- Interventional pain management
Education & Training
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2008 - 2009
Temple University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
Shanghai Medical UniversityClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
MD State Medical License 2001 - 2025
VA State Medical License 2001 - 2012
DC State Medical License 2001 - 2010
PA State Medical License 1999 - 2009
WV State Medical License 2001 - 2003
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Pain Medicine
Clinical Trials
- Lidocaine Patch for Neck Pain Start of enrollment: 2021 Feb 01
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The effectiveness of balloon kyphoplasty compared to conservative treatment for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Sebastian Encalada, Christine Hunt, Belinda Duszynski, Vafi Salmasi, Paul Scholten
Interventional Pain Medicine. 2025-03-01 - Safety practices for interventional pain procedures: Facet interventions.Stephan Klessinger, Nathaniel Schuster, John MacVicar, David C Miller, Michael McKenna
Interventional Pain Medicine. 2025-03-01 - Posterior internal vertebral venous plexus, the "Black Ice" of epidural hematoma: A letter to the editor.Christopher Amen, Zirong Zhao
Interventional Pain Medicine. 2024-09-01
Journal Articles
- Best Practice for interventional pain procedures in the setting of an iodinated contrast media shortage: a multi-society practice advisorySchuster NM, Ahadian F, Zhao Z, Hooten WM, Miller DC, Hagedorn J, Gulati A, Duszynski B, McCormick ZL, Nagpal A, Interventional Pain Medicine, 7/7/2022
- Spinal nomenclature and traffic lights—a need to standardize. Interventional Pain Medicine1. Shustorovich A, Zhao Z, Wallace M, Interventional Pain Medicine, 3/2022
- Psoas hematoma following lumbar sympathetic block in a patient with renal and liver diseases and recent use of aggrenoxN. Rizk, Z. Zhao and M. Loomba, Open J of Anesthesiology 2014; 4: 99-103, 2014
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Spine Intervention SocietyMember
- American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain MedicineMember
- American College of PhysiciansMember
Other Languages
- Chinese (Mandarin)
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