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Heath McAnally, MD, Anesthesiology, Eagle River, AK, Alaska Regional Hospital

HeathMcAnallyMD

Anesthesiology • Eagle River, AK

Addiction Medicine, Pain Medicine, Regional Anesthesiology

Medical Director, Northern Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, LLC

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Summary

  • Dr. Heath McAnally is a pain physician in Eagle River, AK and is affiliated with Providence Alaska Medical Center. He received his medical degree from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, anesthesiology training from the University of Virginia, and interventional pain subspecialty training through the Arizona Pain Specialists. After serving in the US Air Force as an anesthesiologist/pain physician he settled down in Alaska, ultimately forming Northern Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. He specializes in pain medicine (serving previously as the Alaska Society of Interventional Pain Physicians' vice-president) and addiction medicine, as the Medical Director for Set Free Alaska. He is also a clinical instructor for the University of Washington School of Medicine's Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.

Education & Training

  • Arizona Pain Specialists
    Arizona Pain SpecialistsFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2012 - 2013
  • University of Virginia Medical Center
    University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 2001 - 2005
  • University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical Campus
    University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusClass of 2001
  • University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
    University of Colorado Health Sciences CenterM.S.P.H., Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, 1995 - 1997
  • University of Maryland, College Park
    University of Maryland, College ParkB.S., 1988 - 1992

Certifications & Licensure

  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 2003 - 2025
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2012 - 2025
  • AK State Medical License
    AK State Medical License 2006 - 2024
  • ND State Medical License
    ND State Medical License 2012 - 2017
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2001 - 2005
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Chronic Non-cancer Abdominal Wall Pain Amelioration via Phenol Neurolysis by Tranversus Abdominis Plane Approach: a Case Report.  
    Heath McAnally, MD, MSPH; Alan Kaye, MD, PhD, Interventional Pain Medicine Reports, 7/2019
  • A Keynesian (demand reduction) approach to the opioid epidemic  
    Heath McAnally, MD, MSPH, Pain Management, 5/3/2018
  • Rationale for and approach to preoperative opioid weaning: a preoperative optimization protocol  
    Heath McAnally, MD, MSPH, Perioperative Medicine, 11/22/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Preoperative Optimization of the Chronic Pain Patient - Enhanced Recovery Before Surgery 
    Heath McAnally, MD, MSPH; Lyn Freeman, PhD; Beth Darnall, PhDOxford University Press, New York2019
  • Opioid Dependence: A Clinical and Epidemiologic Approach 
    Heath McAnally, MD, MSPHSpringer, NYCEdition 1st,2017
  • Peripheral Nerve Entrapments 
    Chapter: Lateral Sural Cutaneous Nerve. 
    Trescot AM, edEditors: McAnally, H.Springer, New York, NYEdition 1,2016

Authored Content

  • Don't Be the Don Quixote of Pain ManagementAugust 2019
  • 25 or 6 to 4 - Sleepless in cytokinesJuly 2019
  • Opioid Policy: The Devil and the Deep Blue SeaFebruary 2019
  • Wilderness Rx for PainOctober 2018
  • A Keynesian Approach to the Opioid EpidemicDecember 2017
  • A Keynesian Approach to the Opioid EpidemicDecember 2017
  • A Keynesian Approach to the Opioid EpidemicDecember 2017
  • In Managing the Opioid Epidemic, Focus on the HostNovember 2017
  • In Managing the Opioid Epidemic, Focus on the HostNovember 2017
  • In Managing the Opioid Epidemic, Focus on the HostNovember 2017
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Press Mentions

  • Can Low-Dose Naltrexone Offer Pain Relief?
    Can Low-Dose Naltrexone Offer Pain Relief?June 27th, 2022
  • Turn to Tapentadol in a Post-Oxycodone World?
    Turn to Tapentadol in a Post-Oxycodone World?April 5th, 2022
  • NO Treatment for COVID?
    NO Treatment for COVID?October 9th, 2021
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