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Thomas Edward Buchheit

Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, Pain Management
Box 3094 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
4309 Medical Park Drive, Durham, NC 27705

Overview


Dr. Buchheit serves as Director of the Regenerative Pain Therapies Program in the Duke Center for Translational Pain Medicine (CTPM), and practices Pain Medicine at both Duke University and the Durham VAMC. His research focus is on the local and systemic inflammatory mechanisms that drive pain in arthritis and nerve injury. He has led and participated in several multicenter research projects that have studied patients at Duke, the Durham VAMC, and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, …

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology · 2024 - Present Anesthesiology, Pain Management, Anesthesiology
Director, Duke Regenerative Pain Therapies Program · 2012 - Present Anesthesiology, Pain Management, Anesthesiology

In the News


Published May 22, 2023
Biologic Used by Athletes Could Also Ease Nerve Pain from Chemo, Diabetes

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Recent Publications


Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines on Regenerative Medicine Treatment for Chronic Pain: A Consensus Report from a Multispecialty Working Group.

Journal Article J Pain Res · 2024 PURPOSE: Injectable biologics have not only been described and developed to treat dermal wounds, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, but have also been reported to treat chronic pain conditions. Despite emerging evidence supporting regenerative medicine th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Intrathecal administration of conditioned serum from different species resolves Chemotherapy-Induced neuropathic pain in mice via secretory exosomes.

Journal Article Brain Behav Immun · July 2023 Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is the most prevalent neurological complication of chemotherapy for cancer, and has limited effective treatment options. Autologous conditioned serum (ACS) is an effective biologic therapy used by intra-art ... Full text Link to item Cite

Platelet-Rich Plasma and Autologous Conditioned Serum: Non-Cellular Biologic Therapies for Neuroimmune Modulation and the Treatment of Arthritis Pain

Chapter · January 1, 2023 Osteoarthritis (OA) affects more than 50 million in the United States (Lawrence et al Part II Arthritis Rheum 58(1):26-35, 2008); however, most of these individuals are not considered surgical candidates. Alternative treatment options such as medications, ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Development of Adrb3 Antagonists for the Treatment of Pain

ResearchSignificant Contributor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2025

Duke Pain Early-phase Research Clinical Center (PERC)

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2024

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Education, Training & Certifications


Emory University · 1994 M.D.