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Boris Spektor MD

  • Department of Anesthesiology
    Associate Professor
  • boris.spektor@emoryhealthcare.org
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Overview

Dr. Boris Spektor is the Program Director of the Emory Multidisciplinary Pain Fellowship. He has received the Subspecialty Teacher of the Year award in the Department of Anesthesiology in 2011 and 2014. Dr. Spektor has been recognized with the Emory Doctors Day Award in 2016 as well as the Emory Educator Appreciation Day Award in 2017. His clinical expertise and research interests involve the management of perioperative anesthesia as well as acute and chronic pain. He is on the Clinical Competency Committee of both the Department of Anesthesiology and the Emory Pain Fellowship.

Academic Appointment

  • ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ANESTHESIOLOGY, EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Education

Degrees

  • MD from HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
  • AB from HARVARD COLLEGE

Research

Publications

  • The current state of training in pain medicine fellowships: An Association of Pain Program Directors (APPD) survey of program directors.
    Pain Pract Volume: 24 Page(s): 895 - 903
    09/01/2024 Authors: Wahezi SE; Emerick TD; Capar M; Choi H; Eshraghi Y; Naeimi T; Kohan L; Anitescu M; Wright T; Przkora R
  • Art of pain: a multidisciplinary pain fellowship museum-based education pilot study.
    Pain Med Volume: 24 Page(s): 1008 - 1010
    08/01/2023 Authors: Spektor B; Banon S; Vandenberg AE; Zarrabi AJ
  • When high dose intrathecal drug delivery goes wrong: weaning and explantation strategy for an intramedullary catheter.
    Pain Med Volume: 24 Page(s): 890 - 893
    07/05/2023 Authors: Ambai VT; Spektor B; Qadri MYJ
  • Opioid-Free Anesthesia for Craniotomy.
    J Neurosurg Anesthesiol Volume: 35 Page(s): 80 - 85
    01/01/2023 Authors: McCullough IL; Shteamer JW; Erwood AM; Spektor B; Boorman DW; Sharifpour M; Olson JJ; Papangelou A
  • A dose-escalation clinical trial of intranasal ketamine for uncontrolled cancer-related pain.
    Pharmacotherapy Volume: 42 Page(s): 298 - 310
    04/01/2022 Authors: Singh V; Gillespie TW; Lane O; Spektor B; Zarrabi AJ; Egan K; Curseen K; Tsvetkova M; Beumer JH; Sniecinski R
  • Pain Medicine Fellowship Video Interviews: A COVID-19 Trend or Here to Stay?
    Pain Physician Volume: 25 Page(s): 125 - 130
    03/01/2022 Authors: Dale R; Kinch L; Kohan L; Furnish T; Przkora R; Shah S; Spektor B; Durbhakula S; Lombardero M; Brancolini S
  • The Pain Medicine Fellowship Telehealth Education Collaborative.
    Pain Med Volume: 22 Page(s): 2779 - 2805
    12/11/2021 Authors: Hascalovici J; Kohan L; Spektor B; Sobey C; Meroney M; Anitescu M; Barad M; Steinmann A; Vydyanathan A; Wahezi S
  • Stellate ganglion blockade for treating refractory electrical storm: a historical cohort study.
    Can J Anaesth Volume: 68 Page(s): 1683 - 1689
    11/01/2021 Authors: Reinertsen E; Sabayon M; Riso M; Lloyd M; Spektor B
  • Telemedicine and current clinical practice trends in the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol Volume: 35 Page(s): 307 - 319
    10/01/2021 Authors: Wahezi SE; Kohan LR; Spektor B; Brancolini S; Emerick T; Fronterhouse JM; Luedi MM; Colon MA; Kitei PM; Anitescu M
  • Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Progression: What is the Effect of Lumbar Medial Branch Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation on Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Progression? A Single-Center, Observational Study.
    J Pain Res Volume: 14 Page(s): 1193 - 1200
    01/01/2021 Authors: Patel T; Watterson C; McKenzie-Brown AM; Spektor B; Egan K; Boorman D
  • Maintaining High-Quality Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Fellowship Programs: Part I: Innovations in Pain Fellows' Education, Research, Applicant Selection Process, Wellness, and ACGME Implementation During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
    Pain Med Volume: 21 Page(s): 1708 - 1717
    08/01/2020 Authors: Kohan L; Moeschler S; Spektor B; Przkora R; Sobey C; Brancolini S; Wahezi S; Anitescu M
  • Maintaining High-Quality Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Fellowship Programs: Part II: Innovations in Clinical Care Workflow, Clinical Supervision, Job Satisfaction, and Postgraduation Mentorship for Pain Fellows During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
    Pain Med Volume: 21 Page(s): 1718 - 1728
    08/01/2020 Authors: Kohan L; Sobey C; Wahezi S; Brancolini S; Przkora R; Shaparin N; Spektor B; Moeschler S; Anitescu M
  • Abdominal Surgery With Bilateral Rectus Sheath Block: A Case Report.
    A A Pract Volume: 13 Page(s): 278 - 280
    10/01/2019 Authors: Duggan EW; Vadlamudi R; Spektor B; Sharifpour M
  • Safety of Intranasal Ketamine for Reducing Uncontrolled Cancer-Related Pain: Protocol of a Phase I/II Clinical Trial.
    JMIR Res Protoc Volume: 8 Page(s): e12125
    04/30/2019 Authors: Shteamer JW; Harvey RD; Spektor B; Curseen K; Egan K; Chen Z; Gillespie TW; Sniecinski RM; Singh V
  • Low Back Pain, a Comprehensive Review: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
    Curr Pain Headache Rep Volume: 23 Page(s): 23
    03/11/2019 Authors: Urits I; Burshtein A; Sharma M; Testa L; Gold PA; Orhurhu V; Viswanath O; Jones MR; Sidransky MA; Spektor B
  • REFRACTORY ELECTRICAL STORM AS THE INITIAL PRESENTATION OF PRESUMED CARDIAC SARCOIDOSIS TREATED WITH LEFT STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK
    Volume: 69 Page(s): 2279 - 2279
    03/21/2017 Authors: Crim M; Khan R; Spektor B; Narayan P; Jokhadar M; Lloyd M
  • USEFULNESS OF ARTERIAL PRESSURE WAVEFORM ANALYSIS DURING LABOR AND DELIVERY OF HIGH RISK PATIENTS IN THE ICU
    Volume: 36 Page(s): A195 - A195
    12/01/2008 Authors: Pino RM; Spektor B
  • Differential D1 and D2 receptor-mediated effects on immediate early gene induction in a transgenic mouse model of Huntington's disease.
    Brain Res Mol Brain Res Volume: 102 Page(s): 118 - 128
    06/15/2002 Authors: Spektor BS; Miller DW; Hollingsworth ZR; Kaneko YA; Solano SM; Johnson JM; Penney JB; Young AB; Luthi-Carter R
  • Decreased expression of striatal signaling genes in a mouse model of Huntington's disease.
    Hum Mol Genet Volume: 9 Page(s): 1259 - 1271
    05/22/2000 Authors: Luthi-Carter R; Strand A; Peters NL; Solano SM; Hollingsworth ZR; Menon AS; Frey AS; Spektor BS; Penney EB; Schilling G
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