Overview
I spent five years doing plastic surgery for burn victims, during which time I saw many patients who had very limited function and suffered chronic pain. Physical medicine and rehabilitation attracted me because it focuses on the patient’s functional improvement and quality of life. I specialize in delivering individualized, integrated, and expedited care that helps my patients reach their functional goals. I perform image-guided interventional spine procedures, medical management and acupuncture. While my focus is on providing nonsurgical treatments, I am both fortunate and honored to closely partner with the exceptional spine surgeons at the Duke Spine Center. I look forward to meeting you and helping alleviate your back and neck pain.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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2021 - Present
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Clinical Science Departments
Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery
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2021 - Present
Neurosurgery,
Neurosurgery
Recent Publications
Acute Onset Weakness After Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection
Journal Article Practical Pain Management · May 4, 2022 CiteCausative factors affecting peripheral neuropathy in burn patients.
Journal Article Burns · May 2009 Peripheral neuropathy in burn patients may be frequently missed in clinical settings. Although its incidence has been reported, little is known regarding the factors that cause burn-related peripheral neuropathy. A retrospective chart review of the demogra ... Full text Link to item CiteEstimates and patterns of direct health care expenditures among individuals with back pain in the United States.
Journal Article Spine (Phila Pa 1976) · January 1, 2004 STUDY DESIGN: Secondary analysis of the 1998 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. OBJECTIVE: To estimate total health care expenditures incurred by individuals with back pain in the United States, calculate the incremental expenditures attributable to back pa ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Xi'an Jiaotong University, School of Medicine (China) ·
1983
M.D.