Ike I. Eriator, MD, MPH, MBA
Professor
Department:
SOM-Anesthesiology
Email:
ieriator@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5900
Biography
Ike Eriator, MD, MPH, MBA; graduated from medical school at the top of the class. He earned an MPH from Boston University and then completed a research fellowship in Neurology at the Boston University Medical Center. His residency training in Anesthesiology was also at the Boston University Medical Center, where he served as chief resident in the final year. His Pain Medicine fellowship training was at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He also has an MBA in Healthcare from the George Washington University. Currently a professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, he directs the Pain Fellowship Program and is also Chair of IRB1. His life goal is to restore joy and improve the quality of life for people by helping to control pain using a holistic, multimodal approach. He subspecializes in using advanced interventional procedures to treat pain. His clinical, research, and teaching interests include pain management, epidemiology, opioids (narcotics), healthcare quality improvement, and research ethics. Dr. Eriator sits on the Ethics Committee of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Education
| George Washington University, MBA, Business/ Health Care | 2021 |
| Millsaps College, Advanced Applied leadership program, Leadership Program | 2018 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, Pain Medicine | 1997 |
| Boston University Medical center, Boston, MA, Anesthesiology | 1996 |
| MetroWest Medical Center, Framingham, MA, Internship, Anesthesiology | 1993 |
| Boston University Medical Center, Occupational & Environmental Neurology | 1992 |
| Boston University, MPH, Environmental Health & Epidemiology/Biostatistics | 1991 |
| Dutsinma General Hospital, Dutsinma, Nigeria | 1988 |
| University Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria, Internship | 1987 |
| University of Benin Medical School, Benin City, Nigeria, MBBS, Medicine | 1986 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Diplomate of The American Board of Anesthesiology | 04/1997 - Present |
| Re-certification, Diplomate of The American Board of Pain medicine | 03/2019 - 03/2029 |
| Licensure, Massachusetts State Medical license, Commonwealth of Massachusetts | 06/1996 - 11/2022 |
| Licensure, Tennesse Board Medical License, Tennessee Board of medicine | 09/1996 - 11/2021 |
| Licensure, Florida State Board License, Florida Department of Health | 08/2007 - 2023 |
| DEA, Controlled Substance Registration Certificate, U.S. Dept. of Justice Drug Enforcement Admin. | 07/1997 - 08/2023 |
| Licensure, Mississippi State Board License, Mississippi State Board of medicine | 06/1998 - 06/2022 |
| Certification, Subspecialty Certification in Pain Management, American Board of Anesthesiology | 09/1998 - 12/2028 |
Current Positions
| Chair, Institutional Review Board, School of Medicine | 04/2013 - Present |
| Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology | 07/2008 - Present |
| Director, School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology | 07/2003 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Associate Professor, University of MS Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology | 07/2003 - 06/2008 |
| Assistant Professor, Jackson State University, Department of Public Health | 2000 - 05/2008 |
| Assistant Professor, University of MS school of Medicine, School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology | 06/1997 - 06/2003 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, Long-term opioid use in older adults: prevalence and safety, NIH | 04/2018 - 03/2021 |
| Extramural, FEN-201: A double-blind, placebo-controlled evaluation of the efficacy, safety and tolerability of BEMA™ fentanyl use for breakthrough pain in cancer subjects | 01/2006 - 12/2008 |
| Extramural, FEN-202: An Open Label, Long Term Evaluation of the Safety of BEMA™ fentanyl use for breakthrough pain in cancer subjects on Chronic Opioid Therapy | 01/2006 - 12/2008 |
Publications
Interview | |
| Eriator I. MD Trainees wary of ordering opioids for chronic pain. Anesthesiology News. November, 2012; Page 6 | 2012 |
Journal Article | |
| Dozier, D., Beacham, T. and Eriator, I.: News from the pain world. SPS News (the official publication of the southern pain society), March, 2009, Pg 7. | 2009 |
| Marshall, L. and Eriator, I.: Pain practice Corner. SPS News (the official publication of the southern pain society), December, 2008, Pg 4-6. | 2008 |
| Eriator, I.I, Dozier, D. and Mendy, V.: Critical reading of the Pain Literature SPS News (the official publication of the southern pain society), September, 2008, Pg 1, 6. | 2008 |
| Eriator, I The Future of Pain Management. SPS News (the official publication of the southern pain society), September, 2008, Pg 2 -3. | 2008 |
| Marshall, L. and Eriator, I.: Pain practice Corner. SPS News (the official publication of the southern pain society), June, 2008, Pg 7-8. | 2008 |
| Eriator, I Applying study results in your practice, II; p-values and statistical significance SPS News (the official publication of the southern pain society), March, 2008, Pg 1, 6. | 2008 |
| Marshall, L. and Eriator, I.: Pain practice Corner. SPS News (the official publication of the southern pain society), March, 2008, Pg 6-7. | 2008 |
| Kinard K, Eriator I News from the Pain World SPS News (the official publication of the southern pain society), September, 2007, Pg. 6-7. | 2007 |
| Marshall, L. and Eriator, I.: Pain practice Corner. SPS News (the official publication of the southern pain society), September, 2007, Pg 2. | 2007 |
| Kinard K, Eriator I News from the Pain World SPS News (the official publication of the southern pain society), June, 2007, Pg. 9-10 | 2007 |
| Eriator, I Is your practice evidence-Based? NPS News (the official publication of the southern pain society), February, 2006, Pgs. 3-4 | 2006 |
| Eriator, I. Tenets of Evidence Based Pain Medicine: Study Designs. SPS News (the official publication of the southern pain society), September, 2005, Pgs. 4-5 | 2005 |
| Eriator, I. The science of epidemiology illuminates the pain problem. SPS News (the official publication of the southern pain society), April, 2005, Pgs. 1, 5-6 | 2005 |
| Ramachandran S, Salkar M, Bentley JP, Eriator I, Yang Y Patterns of Long-Term Prescription Opioid Use Among Older Adults in the United States: A Study of Medicare Administrative Claims Data Pain Physician 2021 24(1):31-40. | 2021 |
| DeShazo R, Johnson M, Eriator I, Rodenmeyer K Backstories on the U.S. Opioid Epidemic Good Intentions Gone Bad, an Industry Gone Rogue and Watch Dogs Gone to Sleep. The American Journal of Medicine (2018) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.12.045. | 2018 |
| Sathyamoorthy M, Walker B, Rhodes M, Eriator,I. Spinal epidural hematoma following a thoracic epidural in a child with sickle cell disease Clinical case reports vol. 5,7 1115-1118. 31 May. 2017, doi:10.1002/ccr3.1016 | 2017 |
| Mawson AR, Eriator I, Karre S. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SJS/TEN): Could Retinoids Play a Causative Role? Med Sci Monit, 2015; 21: 133-143 | 2015 |
| Thompson WE, Eriator, II Pain control in sickle cell disease patients. Use of complementary and alternative medicine. Pain Medicine, 2014; 15:241 -6. | 2014 |
| Manchikanti L, Abdi, S, Atluri S., Balog CC, Benyamin RM, Boswell MV, Brown K, Bruel BM, Bryce DA, Burks PA, Burton AW,Calodney AK, Caraway DL, Cash KA, Christo PJ, Damron KS, Sukdeb Datta, Deer TR, Diwan Sudhir, Eriator I, Falco FJE, Fellows B, Geffert S, Gharibo CG, Glaser SE, Grider Jay S , Hameed H, Mariam Hameed, MD, Hans Hansen, MD, Michael E. Harned, MD, Salim M. Hayek, MD, Standiford Helm II, MD, Joshua A. Hirsch, MD,Jeffrey W. Janata, PhD, Adam M. Kaye, PharmD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, David S. Kloth, MD, Dhanalakshmi Koyyalagunta, MD, Marion Lee, MD, Yogesh Malla, MD, Kavita N. Manchikanti, MD, Carla D. McManus, RN, BSN, Vidyasagar Pampati, MSc, Allan T. Parr, MD, Ramarao Pasupuleti, MD, Vikram Patel, MD, Nalini Sehgal, MD, Sanford M. Silverman, MD, Vijay Singh, MD, Howard S. Smith, MD, Lee T. Snook, MD, Daneshvari R. Solanki, MD, Deborah H. Tracy, MD, Ricardo Vallejo, MD, PhD, Bradley W. Wargo, DO American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Guidelines for Responsible Opioid Prescribing In Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: Part 2 Pain Physicians, 2012; 15: S67 – 116. | 2012 |
| Manchikanti L, Abdi Sa, Atluri S, Carl C. Balog, MD, Ramsin M. Benyamin, MD, Mark V. Boswell, MD, PhD, Keith R. Brown, PharmD, Brian M. Bruel, MD, David A. Bryce, MD, Patricia A. Burks, LPT, Allen W. Burton, MD, Aaron K. Calodney, MD, David L. Caraway, MD, Kimberly A. Cash, RT, Paul J. Christo, MD, Kim S. Damron, RN,Sukdeb Datta, MD, Timothy R. Deer, MD, Sudhir Diwan, MD, Ike Eriator, MD, Frank J.E. Falco, MD, Bert Fellows, MA, Stephanie Geffert, MLIS, Christopher G. Gharibo, MD, Scott E. Glaser, MD, Jay S. Grider, DO, PhD, Haroon Hameed, MD, Mariam Hameed, MD, Hans Hansen, MD, Michael E. Harned, MD, Salim M. Hayek, MD, Standiford Helm II, MD, Joshua A. Hirsch, MD,Jeffrey W. Janata, PhD, Adam M. Kaye, PharmD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, David S. Kloth, MD, Dhanalakshmi Koyyalagunta, MD, Marion Lee, MD, Yogesh Malla, MD, Kavita N. Manchikanti, MD, Carla D. McManus, RN, BSN, Vidyasagar Pampati, MSc, Allan T. Parr, MD, Ramarao Pasupuleti, MD, Vikram Patel, MD, Nalini Sehgal, MD, Sanford M. Silverman, MD, Vijay Singh, MD, Howard S. Smith, MD, Lee T. Snook, MD, Daneshvari R. Solanki, MD, Deborah H. Tracy, MD, Ricardo Vallejo, MD, PhD, Bradley W. Wargo American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Guidelines for Responsible Opioid Prescribing In Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: Part I: Evidence Assessment. Pain Physicians, 2012; 15: S1 – 66 | 2012 |
| Manchikanti L, Ailinani H, Koyyalagunta D, Datta S, Singh V, Eriator I, Sehgal N, Shah RV, Benyamin RM, Vallejo R, Fellows B, Christo PJ A systematic review of randomized trials of long-term opioid management for chronic non-cancer pain. Pain Physician 2011; 14:91-121 | 2011 |
| Eriator, I Opioid Use in the United States Federal Practitioner, 2003, 20 (11): 50 - 64. | 2003 |
| Eriator II Narcotic Analgesics for Chronic Pain Management. Current Review of Pain, 1998; 2(4): 193 – 200 | 1998 |
| White, RF, Feldman, RG, Eriator, II, Jabre JF, Niles CA Hazardous waste and Neurobehavioral effects: A developmental perspective Environmental Research, 1997; 73: 113 -1 24 | 1997 |
| Feldman, R. G., White, R. F., Eriator, I. I. Trimethyltin encephalopathy Archives of Neurology, 1993; 50: 1320 – 1324 | 1993 |
| Chiwuzie, J., Ukoli, F., Okojie, O., Isah, E. and Eriator, I Traditional Practitioners are here to stay. World Health Forum, 1987; 8: 240 – 247 | 1987 |
Abstracts | |
| Roberts R, Kurnutala, LN, Prem, A, Eriator, II. Multimodal Management of Pain in a Patient with Proteus Syndrome (Wiedemann Syndrome). 41st Ann Reg Anes Acute Pain Med Meeting, March 31-April 2, New Orleans, LA. | 2016 |
| Eriator II, Somers-Dehaney A, Kim H, Otchere-Darko l, Rugnath A. How Much Does Preprocedure Sedation Contribute to the Procedure-Associated Reduction in Pain Intensity? Abstract # 148: American Academy of Pain Medicine, 32nd Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, 2016. | 2016 |
| Dai X, Ma T, Eriator I, Brunson C, Panni J. Pre-Administration of NMDA Antagonists Decrease Gabapentin-Potentiated Antinociception of Tramadol in Mice American Society of Anesthesiologists. 2013. | 2013 |
| Yousuf S, Nikitina Y, Eriator I Adjunctive ketamine therapy may help reduce length of stay in selected patients undergoing foregut surgery. Digestive Disease week 2013; May 18- 21, 2013. | 2013 |
| Dai X, Ma T, Beacham T, Eriator I, Brunson C. Investigation of Mechanism for Gabapentin Potentiating Antinociception of Tramadol. ASA meeting : Sunday, October 14, 2012. Poster #A711 | 2012 |
| Eriator I, Estess J, Walters J. Attitude of physicians in training towards opioids for long-term pain management PAINWeek® 2012 National Conference on Pain for Frontline Practitioners; September, 2012. Page 39 | 2012 |
| Eriator I, Estess J Attitude of physicians in training towards opioids for long term pain management The Journal of Pain, 2012; 13(4): Suppl S36. | 2012 |
| X. Dai, T. Allingham, I. Eriator Existence of analgesic cross-tolerance between morphine and methamphetamine in mouse tail-flick test. | 2011 |
| Dai X, Allingham T, Brunson C, Eriator I, Ma T Effect of Acute Administration of Gabapentin and Tramadol on GABAA Receptor in Mouse Brain. ASA Annual Meeting October, 2010:A1422. | 2010 |
| Halley L, Lahr C, Subramony C ,1 Kothari T, Schmieg R, Spree D, Eriator I, Kasser C, Kedar A, Abell T Pain and Gastroparesis: Not a Contraindication for a Trial of Gastric Electrical Stimulation Am J Gastroenterol 2009; 104:S40–S60; doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.492_2. Abstract 112, stomach | 2009 |
| Eriator, I., Anderson, A., Tafor, S. and Otchere-Darko, L.: Community Perception and Response to Warning Signs of Inappropriate Drug Use. Abstract # 140: American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) 23st Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Feb., 2007. | 2007 |
| Anderson, A., Thompson, W., Tafor S. and Eriator, I: How Well -Controlled is Sickle Cell Pain in the Community? Abstract # 141: American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) 23st Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Feb., 2007. | 2007 |
| Eriator, I., Ramsey, B., and Keahey, W. Dr. Henry Breecher Blazed a Trail in Patients' Safety. Abstract #A1183: American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, October, 2005 | 2005 |
| Eriator, I. I., Patel, B., Tafor, S. and Brunson, C Residents’ Knowledge about Acute Pain Management; How Does this vary across Specialties? American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, October 2005. Abstract # A1210 | 2005 |
| Eriator, I.I., Gibson-McDonald, S. and Yagnick, H Hospital pain improvement program improves patients satisfaction and decreases pain level The Journal of Pain, 2005; 6(3), Suppl. 1 page S75, Abstract # 868. | 2005 |
| Eriator, I. I., Kinard, K., Olagbeji, A. and Brunson, C How useful is level of satisfaction as an outcome measure for pain management in hospitalized non-cancer patients? The Journal of Pain, 2005; 6(3), Suppl. 1 page S81, Abstract # 893. | 2005 |
| Eriator, I. I., Moheyuddin, S. and Brunson, C Targeting pain education for the non- Pain Specialists: Where should efforts be directed? The Journal of Pain, 2005; 6(3), Suppl. 1 page S86, Abstract # 912 | 2005 |
| Eriator II, Moheyuddin S, Gibson-MacDonald S. Hospital Pain Improvement Program Improves Pain-related Myths held by Hospital Providers American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) 21st Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, Feb., 2005. Abstract # 125 | 2005 |
| Eriator, I. I. and Tafor, S How Useful Is Level of Satisfaction as an Outcome Measure for Pain Management in Cancer Patients? Abstract # 142 American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) 21st Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, Feb., 2005 | 2005 |
| Eriator, I. I. and Jordan, D. A Public health problem of pain: Do we need a new curriculum? Eriator, I. I. and Jordan, D. A; presented at the American Public Health Association 132nd Annual conference, Washington, DC, November, 2004. Abstract #80003 | 2004 |
| Eriator, I. I., Gibson-McDonald, S., Matory, G Improving Hospital-wide Pain Management: 4 years of Quality Improvement Outcome in a VA Medical Center Poster presented at the VA 3rd National Leadership Conference on Pain Management and End of Life Care, Alexandria, VA, March 3 – 6, 2003. | 2003 |
Book Chapter | |
| Eriator I, Chambers, Z. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and Neurogenic Claudication. Chapter 23, Pages 164 - 173. In: (ed) Alan D. Kaye, and Rinoo Shah. Case Studies in Pain Management, Cambridge University press, Cambridge, UK, 2015. | 2015 |
| Eriator, I, Xie, J. Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Chapter 55, Pages 390 - 398. In: (ed) Alan D. Kaye, and Rinoo Shah. Case Studies in Pain Management, Cambridge University press, Cambridge, UK, 2015. | 2015 |
| Eriator, I., Hill-Marshall, L., Penzein, D.. Ethical Issues in the Substance Abusing Pain Patient. Chapter 56, Pages 399 - 407. In: (ed) Alan D. Kaye, and Rinoo Shah. Case Studies in Pain Management, Cambridge University press, Cambridge, UK, 2015. | 2015 |
| Eriator, I., Ogiamien, E., Dai, X. Food and Abuse. Chapter 7, Pages 63 - 76. In: (Ed) Kaye, A., Vadivelu, N., Urman, R., Substance Abuse: Inpatient and Outpatient management for Every Clinician. Springer, New York, 2015. | 2015 |
| Eriator II, Reynolds D, Cook J. Historical perspective on treating pain. In: Kaye, A. D. and Urman, R. D. (editors): Understanding Pain: What You Need to Know to Take Control. Chapt. 1. Pp. 3 – 11. Praeger publishers, Santa Barbara, CA, 2011. | 2011 |
| Parris, W. and Eriator, I.: Cancer Pain management. In: Smith, H. S. (Editor): Current Therapy in Pain. Saunders-Elsevier pub., Philadelphia, PA, 2009, Chapter 14: pages 97 – 106. | 2009 |
| Feldman, R. G., White, R. F., Eriator, I. I Neurotoxic effects of Trichloroethylene in Drinking water Isaacson, R. and Jensen, K. (eds); The Vulnerable Brain and Environmental Risks. Plenum Press, New York, 1994; Volume 3: 3 – 23 | 1994 |
Editorial Commentary | |
| Eriator, I. I. The swing of the pendulum SPS News (the official publication of the southern pain society), March, 2009, Pg 2, 4. | 2009 |
| Eriator, I The Enigma of Pain In SPS News ( the official publication of the Southern Pain Society), December, 2008, pg 2 | 2008 |
| Eriator, I Editorial SPS News (the official publication of the southern pain society), June, 2008, Pg 2 | 2008 |
| Eriator II Evidence–based practice, reasoning, and statistics Pain Forum, 1998; 7: 172 – 173 | 1998 |
Letter to the Editor | |
| Neaves T. Eriator I, Seitz H, Cosby A, McMillen R The Sociocultural Dimensions of Pain in the Mid-South. SOUTH MED J 101(8)L853 (2008) | 2008 |
| Eriator II Therapeutic and Street Opioid Users: Compare the comparables Pain Medicine, 2002; 3: 78. | 2002 |
| Eriator II Acute Opioid withdrawal syndrome or side effects? Anesthesia & Analgesia, 1998; 87: 1214 | 1998 |
Presentations
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Antithrombotic guidelines., American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Memphis, Tennessee | 09/2019 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, New Horizons of ketamine and CBD. Panel discussion., American Society of Pain Physicians, Memphis, Tennessee | 09/2019 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Opioids for Pain Management; A brief History., Great Plains Annual Pain Management Symposium:, North Platte, Nebraska | 05/2019 |
| Invited Symposia, From the Past to the Present: How did we get here?, UMMC, Jackson, Mississippi | 08/2017 |
| Invited Symposia, Whither Opioids for Pain management?, Advanced Techniques for Acute and Chronic Pain Management. WSU School of Medicine., Detroit, Michigan | 03/2017 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Opioid Epidemics, Boston University Department of Anesthesiology, Boston, MA | 10/2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Managing Sickle Cell pain., Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, UMMC | 04/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Other Side of The Drape: Chronic Pain., Department of Surgery grand Rounds, UMMC | 02/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, orofacial pain, School of Dentistry., UMMC | 10/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Other Side of the Drape: Anesthesia And Acute Pain., Department of Surgery, UMMC | 09/2013 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Managing the difficult pain patient on opioids., VHA National teleconference | 08/2010 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Barriers to Effective Pain Management and issues of Opioid Misuse and Abuse., 6th Annual VA Pain management symposium, Jackson, Mississippi | 06/2010 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Healthy lifestyles and Nutrition: general wellness., Mississippi Valley State University | 03/2010 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pain Management for Neurologists & neurosurgeons, Department of Neurosurgery., Methodist Rehab. conference | 05/2009 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Deterring Abuse in Chronic Pain Management, Spring Managed Care Forum, Atlanta, GA | 04/2009 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Tolerance versus Addiction, UMC CME/Pain, Jackson, MS | 02/2009 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Opioids (Narcotic) for Pain Control: Striking a Pragmatic balance., Mississippi Medical & Surgical association, Biloxi, MS | 05/2008 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Managing the Difficult patient, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS | 11/2007 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Opioids for Pain management, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Mississippi School of medicine., Jackson, MS | 11/2007 |
| Poster Presentation, Community Perception and Response to Warning Signs of Inappropriate Drug Use., American Academy of Pain Medicine, New Orleans, LA | 02/2007 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Southern Pain Society: Distinguished Service Award for Outstand Service to SPS, Southern Pain Society | 2009 |
| Best Doctor, Best Doctors | 2007 |
| Certificate of Appreciation; Team leader, Missions & Goals, Jackson State University Department of Public Health | 2006 |
| Special contributions Award; Departmental Missions, Sony Montgomery V A Medical Center, Jackson MS | 2002 |
| Certificate of Appreciation; Team Leader, Pain Management, Sony Montgomery V A Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 2002 |
| Hospital Pain Program: Best Practice Example for the entire health care industry, JACHO | 2002 |
| Rotary Foundation Scholarship, Rotary Foundation | 1990 |
| AJ Seward Price for the Best Student in Surgery, College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin. | 1986 |
| Provost Prize (Best graduating student), 1986, College of medical Science, University of Benin | 1986 |
| School Prize (First year clinical Exam), College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin | 1983 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American Society of Anesthesiologists, Member, Ethics Committee | 2019 - Present |
| Pain Physician, Section Editor: Basic Sciences, The official Journal of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. | 2018 - Present |
| Pain Physicians, Editorial review Board, Interventional Pain Management Reports | 2016 - Present |
| Int J of Anesthetics & Anesthesiology | 2014 - 2016 |
| AAMC, Reviewer, Conference Paper, Annual National Conference | 2014 - Present |
| American society of Anesthesiologists History & Education committee, Member | 2009 - 2010 |
| American Society of Anesthesiologists newsletter Committee, Member | 2009 - 2010 |
| Mississippi Pain Society, Chairperson | 2009 - 2010 |
| Mississippi Pain Society, Committee Chair, Annual Meeting/Conference: Interdisciplinary Pain Management | 2009 |
| Journal of National Medical Association, Reviewer, Journal Article | 2009 - 2012 |
| Southern Pain Society, Committee Chair, SPS Newsletter | 2007 - 2010 |
| Southern Pain Society, Editor, Journal Editor, SPS Newsletter | 2007 - 2010 |
| American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Reviewer, Conference Paper, Continuing Education Review | 2007 - 2012 |
| International Anesthesia Research Society, Reviewer, Conference Paper, International Anesthesia research Society Annual Conference | 2006 - 2012 |
Committee Service
| Medical Center - Institutional Review Board 1, Chair | 2013 - Present |
| Evaluation Subcommittee, Chair | 2012 - 2017 |
| School of Medicine - Curriculum Steering Committee, Member | 2011 - 2017 |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-CURRICULUM, Member | 2005 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD 1, Member | 2005 - Present |
Community Service
| Broadmoor Baptist Church, Madison MS, Sunday School Teacher | 07/2017 - Present |
| Department of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, Developed postgraduate courses: Occupational and Environmental epidemiology (PHS 526), Pain & End of Life Issues in Public Health (PHS 539), Environmental & Occupational Risk Assessment (PHS 542), Environmental & Occupational Toxicology (PHS 544), Health Care in Developing Countries (PHS 565) | 09/1999 - 05/2008 |
| Department of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, Taught postgraduate courses including: environmental & Occupational Toxicology, Environmental & Occupational Risk Assessment, Research & Quantitative Methods, Environmental & Occupational Health, Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology, Health Care in Developing countries. | 09/1999 - 05/2008 |
Other Service
| Conference: Opioids For Pain Management | 08/2017 - 08/2017 |
| Hospital Pain Committee, Chair | 07/2003 - 12/2007 |
| Pain Management Conference, November, 2007, Chair | 11/2007 |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Basics of Clinical Research | Spring 2016 - 2017 |
Fellows supervised
| Pain Fellowship, Program Director, 4 fellows supervised | 07/2015 - Present |
| Pain Fellowship, Program Director, 3 fellows supervised | 07/2011 - 07/2015 |
| Pain Fellowship, Program Director, 2 fellows supervised | 07/2009 - 06/2011 |
| Pain Fellowship, Program Director, 1 fellows supervised | 01/2008 - 01/2009 |
| Pain fellowship, Program Director, 1 fellows supervised | 07/2003 - 06/2009 |
Residency Training
| Anesthesiology Core Program, Subspecialty/Activity Director | 2003 - 06/2014 |
| Pain Fellowship, Program Director | 2003 - Present |