BrianMendozaBruelMDMBA

Physical Medicine/Rehab • Houston, TX

Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Pain Medicine

Interventional Pain and Physiatry

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Office
11240 FM 1960 Rd
Ste 406
Houston, TX 77065
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Education & Training

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2006 - 2007
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2003 - 2006
Westchester Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2003
University of the East College of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2007 - 2025
WA State Medical License 2007 - 2008
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pain Medicine
American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
American Board if Medical QualityDiplomate

Clinical Trials

Patient Registry of Intrathecal Ziconotide Management(PRIZM) Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Combination Intrathecal Drug Therapy Strategies for Pain Management.
Jay Karri, Mani Singh, Devas J Modi, Vwaire Orhurhu, Caleb Seale, Michael Saulino, Anuj Marathe, Darrell Vydra, Jonathan M Hagedorn, Brian M. Bruel, Alaa Abd-Elsayed> ;Pain Physician. 2021 Dec 1
3 citations
Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation for Post‐Lyme Disease Chronic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
Jay Karri, Brian M. Bruel> ;Neuromodulation. 2021 Jun 1
31 citations
Erratum to: The Metastatic Spine Disease Multidisciplinary Working Group Algorithms (The Oncologist, (2015), 20, 10, (1205-1215), 10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0085)
Clifford G. Robinson, Jeffrey J Meyer, Nam D. Tran, Afshin Gangi, Matthew R. Callstrom, Samuel T. Chao, Brian A. Van Tine, Jonathan M. Morris, Brian M. Bruel, Jeremiah...> ;The Oncologist. 2019 Mar 1
14 citations
Limited Midline Myelotomy for Intractable Visceral Pain: Surgical Techniques and Outcomes.
Aditya Vedantam, Dhanalakshmi Koyyalagunta, Brian M. Bruel, Patrick M. Dougherty, Ashwin Viswanathan> ;Neurosurgery. 2018 Oct 1
33 citations
Management of vertebral fragility fractures: a clinical care pathway developed by a multispecialty panel using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method.
Joshua A Hirsch, Douglas P. Beall, M. Renee Chambers, Thomas G. Andreshak, Allan Brook, Brian M. Bruel, H. Gordon Deen, Peter C. Gerszten, D. Scott Kreiner, Charles A....> ;The Spine Journal. 2018 Nov 1
9 citations
Evidence-based pain medicine for primary care physicians.
Graves T. Owen, Brian M. Bruel, C. M. Schade, Maxim S. Eckmann, Erik C. Hustak, Mitchell P. Engle> ;Proceedings. 2018 Jan 8
4 citations
Outpatient Pain Medication Use: An Electronic Daily Diary Study in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Ellen Stephenson, Anita DeLongis, Brian M. Bruel, Hoda Badr> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2018 Apr 1
10 citations
Intrathecal Therapy for Cancer-Related Pain.
Bruel, B. M., Burton, A. W.> ;Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2016 Apr 30
27 citations
Intrathecal Therapy for Cancer-Related Pain.
Brian M Bruel, Allen W Burton> ;Pain Medicine. 2016 Dec 1
25 citations
Clinical Uses of Intrathecal Therapy and Its Placement in the Pain Care Algorithm
Jason E. Pope, Timothy R. Deer, Brian M. Bruel, Steven M. Falowski> ;Pain Practice. 2016 Feb 23
27 citations
The Metastatic Spine Disease Multidisciplinary Working Group Algorithms.
Clifford G Robinson, Jeffrey Meyer, Nam D Tran, Afshin Gangi, Matthew R Callstrom, Samuel T Chao, Brian A Van Tine, Jonathan M Morris, Brian M Bruel, Jeremiah Long, Ro...> ;The Oncologist. 2015 Oct 1
87 citations
Best Practices for Intrathecal Drug Delivery for Pain
Joshua P. Prager, Timothy R. Deer, Robert M. Levy, Brian M. Bruel, Eric Buchser, David Caraway, Michael J. Cousins, Marilyn S. Jacobs, Gail L. McGlothlen, Richard Rauc...> ;Neuromodulation. 2014 Jun 1
100 citations
Persistent chemoneuropathy in patients receiving the plant alkaloids paclitaxel and vincristine.
Jessica A. Boyette-Davis, Juan P. Cata, Larry C. Driver, Diane M. Novy, Brian M. Bruel, Deidre Mooring, Gwen Wendelschafer-Crabb, William R. Kennedy, Patrick M. Dougherty> ;Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 2013 Mar 1
2 citations
Complications after intrathecal drug delivery due to the underlying malignancy in two patients with intractable cancer pain.
Thomas Chai, Brian M. Bruel, Kent H. Nouri, Larry C. Driver> ;Pain Physician. 2013 Mar 1
319 citations
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) guidelines for responsible opioid prescribing in chronic non-cancer pain: Part I--evidence assessment.
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Salahadin Abdi, Sairam Atluri, Carl C. Balog, Ramsin M Benyamin, Mark V. Boswell, Keith R. Brown, Brian Mendoza Bruel, David A. Bryce, Patricia A...> ;Pain Physician. 2012 Jul 1
338 citations
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Guidelines for Responsible Opioid Prescribing in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: Part 2 - Guidance
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Salahadin Abdi, Sairam Atluri, Carl C. Balog, Ramsin M Benyamin, Mark V. Boswell, Keith R. Brown, Brian Mendoza Bruel, David A. Bryce, Patricia A...> ;Pain Physician. 2012 Jul 1
71 citations
A systematic review of randomized trials on the effectiveness of opioids for cancer pain.
Dhanalakshmi Koyyalagunta, Eduardo Bruera, Daneshvari R. Solanki, Kent H. Nouri, Allen W. Burton, Marco Perez Toro, Brian M. Bruel, Laxmaiah Manchikanti> ;Pain Physician. 2012 Jul 1
65 citations
Effect of dronabinol on central neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury: a pilot study.
Diana H. Rintala, Richard Neil Fiess, Gabriel Tan, Sally Ann Holmes, Brian M. Bruel> ;American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2010 Oct 1
19 citations
Management of painful vertebral hemangiomas with kyphoplasty: a report of two cases and a literature review.
Jones Jo, Bruel Bm, Vattam> ;Pain Physician. 2009 Jul 1
9 citations
Assessment of musculoskeletal examination skills: Physiatry residents as evaluators and models
Jeanne H. Button, Brian M. Bruel, Gerard E. Francisco> ;American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2007 Nov 1
1 citations
Shoulder mass and pain in a patient with C5 American spinal injury association grade a tetraplegia.
Brian M. Bruel, Maria Aurora Dajoyag-Mejia> ;American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2005 Sep 1
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Press Mentions

Falls Blamed for Pain Relief Device FailureSeptember 8th, 2020

Hospital Affiliations

St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical CenterHouston, Texas
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical CenterSpring, Texas
Memorial Hermann Greater Heights HospitalHouston, Texas
Memorial Hermann Physician NetworkHouston, Texas