BruceD.NicholsonMDnull

Anesthesiology • Allentown, PA

Pain Medicine

Director Division of Pain Medicine

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Office
798 Hausman Rd
Allentown, PA 18104
Phone+1 610-402-1757

Fax+1 610-402-9089
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Education & Training

University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 1989 - 1992
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolInternship, Transitional Year, 1983 - 1984
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1992 - 2024
UT State Medical License 1984 - 1986
CO State Medical License 1985 - 1985
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine
ABAPain Management

Clinical Trials

Safety and Efficacy of AVP-923 in the Treatment of Central Neuropathic Pain in Multiple Sclerosis Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 08
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Factors affecting dosing regimens of morphine sulfate extended-release (KADIAN) capsules.
Arnold J. Weil, Bruce Nicholson, John Sasaki> ;Journal of Opioid Management. 2018 Jan 30
16 citations
Economic and Clinical Burden of Opioid-Induced Nausea and Vomiting.
Bruce Nicholson> ;Postgraduate Medicine. 2017 Jan 1
5 citations
Primary Care Considerations of the Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Use of Extended-Release Opioids in Treating Patients with Chronic Noncancer Pain
Bruce Nicholson> ;Postgraduate Medicine. 2013 Jan 1
Dual-opioid therapy: changing the paradigm. Panel discussion.
Bruce Nicholson> ;Pain Medicine. 2012 Mar 1
1 citations
Dual-opioid therapy: changing the paradigm. Introduction.
Bruce Nicholson> ;Pain Medicine. 2012 Mar 1
5 citations
Opioid delivery in the treatment of cancer breakthrough pain: A review of routes of administration
Bruce Nicholson, Sanjiv S. Agarwala> ;Journal of Opioid Management. 2011 Jan 1
45 citations
Benefits of extended-release opioid analgesic formulations in the treatment of chronic pain.
Bruce D. Nicholson> ;Pain Practice. 2009 Jan 1
2 citations
The payer side: patient outcomes and cost
Leslie S. Fish, Bruce Nicholson> ;American Journal of Therapeutics. 2008 Nov 1
Treatment of Mild-to-Moderate Acute Pain. Panel discussion.
Bill McCarberg, Robert L. Barkin, Leslie S. Fish, Ronald J. Kulich, Louis Kuritzky, Bruce D. Nicholson, Joshua Rittenberg, Eugene R. Viscusi, Arthur L. Weaver> ;American Journal of Therapeutics. 2008 Nov 1
117 citations
The impact of pain on quality of life and the unmet needs of pain management: results from pain sufferers and physicians participating in an Internet survey.
Bill H. McCarberg, Bruce D. Nicholson, Knox H. Todd, Trish Palmer, Leslie Penles> ;American Journal of Therapeutics. 2008 Jul 1
5 citations
Morphine sulfate extended-release capsules for the treatment of chronic, moderate-to-severe pain.
Bruce Nicholson> ;Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 2008 Jun 2
43 citations
Management of chronic noncancer pain in the primary care setting.
Bruce Nicholson, Steven D. Passik> ;Southern Medical Journal. 2007 Oct 1
5 citations
Effectiveness of polymer-coated extended-release morphine sulfate capsules in older patients with persistent moderate-to-severe pain: A subgroup analysis of a large, o...
John Sasaki, Arnold J. Weil, Edgar L. Ross, Bruce Nicholson> ;Current Therapeutic Research, Clinical and Experimental. 2007 May 1
36 citations
Randomized trial comparing polymer-coated extended-release morphine sulfate to controlled-release oxycodone HCl in moderate to severe nonmalignant pain
Bruce Nicholson, Edgar L. Ross, John Sasaki, Arnold J. Weil> ;Current Medical Research and Opinion. 2006 Jun 27
54 citations
Differential diagnosis: nociceptive and neuropathic pain.
Bruce Nicholson> ;The American Journal of Managed Care. 2006 Jun 1
20 citations
Treatment of chronic moderate-to-severe non-malignant pain with polymer-coated extended-release morphine sulfate capsules.
Bruce Nicholson, Edgar L. Ross, Arnold J. Weil, John Sasaki, Gerald Sacks> ;Current Medical Research and Opinion. 2006 Feb 3
68 citations
Lidocaine patch treatment in patients with low back pain: results of an open-label, nonrandomized pilot study.
Joseph Gimbel, Richard Linn, Martin E. Hale, Bruce Nicholson> ;American Journal of Therapeutics. 2005 Jul 1
1 citations
Treatment of painful polyneuropathies
Bruce Nicholson> ;Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2005 Jun 1
72 citations
Evaluation and treatment of central pain syndromes
Bruce D. Nicholson> ;Neurology. 2004 Mar 9
180 citations
Comorbidities in chronic neuropathic pain.
Bruce D. Nicholson, Sunil Verma> ;Pain Medicine. 2004 Mar 1
Diagnosis and management of neuropathic pain: a balanced approach to treatment.
Nicholson, B.D.> ;J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2003 Dec
139 citations
Responsible prescribing of opioids for the management of chronic pain.
Bruce Nicholson> ;Drugs. 2003 Jan 1
1 citations
Evaluation and management of occult and obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.
Mary Jo Goolsby> ;Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. 2003 Jan 1
1 citations
The evolving nature of neuropathic pain: individualizing assessment and treatment. Introduction.
Bruce Nicholson> ;European Journal of Pain. 2002 Jan 1
4 citations
Taxonomy of pain.
Bruce Nicholson> ;The Clinical Journal of Pain. 2000 Sep 1
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Press Mentions

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Cannabis Tapped to Relieve Opioid WithdrawalJuly 13th, 2018
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