Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Anesthesiology
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2021 - Present
Anesthesiology, Pain Management,
Anesthesiology
Interim Chair of Anesthesiology
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2025 - Present
Anesthesiology, Pain Management,
Anesthesiology
Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2020 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Recent Scholarly Works
Effectiveness of 2 behavioral interventions for voluntary opioid dosage reduction in patients prescribed high-dosage opioids for chronic pain.
Journal article Pain · June 1, 2026 Studies of behavioral interventions for opioid reduction, which have included individuals prescribed low-, moderate-, and high-dosage opioids for chronic noncancer pain, generally show small to no effect on opioid dosage. We compared the effectiveness of m ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteIntravenous Lidocaine Decreases Pain Scores 24 Hours Post Cardiac Surgery: Substudy of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Journal article Pain Physician · November 2025 BACKGROUND: Post cardiac surgery pain remains a problem for a significant number of patients. While opioids have long been used for cardiac surgery pain control and hemodynamic stability, methods to improve pain control while also reducing reliance on opio ... Link to item CiteEffectiveness of motivational interviewing plus cognitive behavioral therapy vs shared decision making for voluntary opioid tapering in patients with chronic pain: the INSPIRE randomized pragmatic trial.
Journal article Pain Med · August 1, 2025 OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of motivational interviewing plus cognitive behavioral therapy vs shared decision making on change in daily dosage of prescribed opioids for individuals with chronic non-cancer pain. DESIGN: Pragmatic randomized tria ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Feasibility Pilot Trial of Mindfulness in Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery (M-PASS) Using a Mobile Health Application
ResearchSignificant Contributor · Awarded by National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health · 2023 - 2026Integrated Health Services to Reduce Opioid Use While Managing Chronic Pain
ResearchClinical Investigator · Awarded by Research Triangle Institute International · 2018 - 2024Opioid sparing potential of light-induced analgesia: a pilot trial of a novel, non-pharmacological treatment for pain
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2021View All Grants
Education
Bangalore University (India) ·
1998
M.B.B.S.