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Charles Odonkor, MD, Physical Medicine/Rehab, Old Saybrook, CT, Boston Children's Hospital

CharlesAOdonkorMDMA

[Pronunciation: (oh-don-core)]

Physical Medicine/Rehab • Old Saybrook, CT

Pain Medicine

Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Interventional Pain Medicine

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Education & Training

  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2018 - 2019
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2019
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2019
  • Stanford Health Care
    Stanford Health CarePost-Doctoral Fellowship, Clinical Fellow, Wearable Health Lab, 2017 - 2018
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2014 - 2017
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineFellowship, Science of Systems Management and Human Factors Analysis, 2015 - 2016
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2013 - 2014
  • Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of MedicineClass of 2013

Certifications & Licensure

  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2018 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2018 - 2021
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2018 - 2020
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2018 - 2020
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • President's Citation Award American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2017
  • ASRA Best in Meeting Research Award American Society of Regional Anesthesia, 2017
  • ASRA Research Travel Award American Society of Regional Anesthesia, 2017
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Connecting the Dots: A Comparative Global Multi-Institutional Study of Prohibitive Factors Affecting Cancer Pain Management  
    Charles Amoatey Odonkor, MD,* William Addison, MBChB, Sean Smith, MD, Ernest Osei-Bonsu, MBChB, Teresa Tang, MD,* and Michael Erdek, MD, Pain Medicine 2016; 0: 1–11 doi: 10.1093/pm/pnw143, 9/20/2016
  • What’s Tramadol got to do with it? A Case Report of Rebound Hypoglycemia, A Reappraisal and Review of Potential Mechanisms  
    Odonkor, CA., and Chhatre, A, The Pain Physician Journal, 2016
  • Persistent Singultus Associated with Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection in A Geriatric Patient  
    Odonkor, CA., Brittany S., Kimberly, R., and Chhatre, A., American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2016

Books/Book Chapters

  • Decision Making in Pain Management 
    Chapter: Discogenic Back Pain 
    Chien George C, Odonkor Charles A, and Candido Kenneth, G.Editors: Somayaji Ramamurthy MD, Euleche Alanmanou MD, James N. Rogers MD.Jaypee Medical Publishers, London, UKEdition 3rd,2016
  • Scientific American Pain Management, ASIPP Online Learning System 
    Chapter: The Patient with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome 
    Odonkor Charles A, Chien George C, Harden Robert NEditors: Alan D Kaye, MD.Scientific American Edition 1st,2016

Abstracts/Posters

  • Bilateral Intra-articular Cooled Radiofrequency Rhizotomy for Chronic Atlanto-Axial Zygaphophyseal Facet Arthropathy: A Case Report.
    Odonkor, CA., Taftian, D and Chhatre, A, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, 18th Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, 4/14/2016
  • Whither the Twain Shall Meet: Insomnia and Distraction Analgesia
    Odonkor, CA., Pejsa, M., Hand, M., Wegener, S., Tompkins, A., Burton, E., Smith, M, and Campbell, C, American Pain Society, Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, California, 5/11/2015
  • Does ethnicity associate with distraction analgesia effect in response to Capsaicin?
    Odonkor, CA., Pejsa, M., Hand, M.,Wegener, S., Tompkins, A., Burton, E., Smith, M, and Campbell, C., American Pain Society, 34th Annual Scientific Meeting, Palm Springs, California, 5/11/2015
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Lectures

  • Rehabilitation of the lumbar spine in the athlete 
    2016 Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, Sacramento, CA - 2/15/2016
  • Innovative Models for Medical Quality Education: Is there a Role for Social Media? 
    Presented at the International Forum on Patient Safety and Quality, London, UK - 4/11/2013

Authored Content

  • What Happened to the Andrologist, Stomatologist and Syphilologist?August 2018
  • What Happened to the Andrologist, Stomatologist and Syphilologist?August 2018
  • Will Your Medical Specialty Survive the AI Revolution?June 2018
  • Will Your Medical Specialty Survive the AI Revolution?June 2018
  • Will Your Medical Specialty Survive the AI Revolution?June 2018
  • The Lies We Tell — Social Bias, Myths & Blind Spots in Medicine: Part 2May 2018
  • The Lies We Tell — Social Bias, Myths & Blind Spots in Medicine: Part 2May 2018
  • The Lies We Tell — Social Bias, Myths & Blind Spots in Medicine: Part 2May 2018
  • More Than a Few Good Men: Reframing Gender Discrimination in MedicineApril 2018
  • More Than a Few Good Men: Reframing Gender Discrimination in MedicineApril 2018
  • The Lies We Tell — Social Bias, Myths & Blind Spots in Medicine: Part 1March 2018
  • The Lies We Tell — Social Bias, Myths & Blind Spots in Medicine: Part 1March 2018
  • Shining Light in the Dark Places: Returning Dignity to Medical TrainingFebruary 2018
  • Shining Light in the Dark Places: Returning Dignity to Medical TrainingFebruary 2018
  • What’s Love Got to Do with It? Lessons from a Dying PhysicianJanuary 2018
  • What’s Love Got to Do with It? Lessons from a Dying PhysicianJanuary 2018
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Press Mentions

  • The Future of Health Care: What to Expect
    The Future of Health Care: What to ExpectApril 27th, 2022
  • Understanding Wearable Technology; A Patient’s Perspective; App Development; KT Tape
    Understanding Wearable Technology; A Patient’s Perspective; App Development; KT TapeOctober 23rd, 2021
  • The Most Common Health Problems in Your 60s
    The Most Common Health Problems in Your 60sSeptember 1st, 2020
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Committees

  • National Chair, Association of Academic Physiatrists, Resident Fellow Council 2016 - 2017
  • Quality, Practice, Policy, and Research (QPPR) Committee, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2015 - 2017
  • Member, American Academy of PM&R Technology Advisory Committee 2015 - 2016
  • Public Policy Committee, Member, Association of Academic Physiatrists 2015 - 2016
  • Vice-Chair, Association of Academic Physiatrists, Resident Fellow Council 2015 - 2016
  • Membership Committee, Member, American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2014 - 2017
  • JHH House Staff Council Representative, Johns Hopkins Hospital Quality Improvement Committee 2014 - 2015

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

  • LINKEDINhttps://www.linkedin.com/pub/charles-k-a-odonkor-md-ma/13/6b4/597
  • Hopkins featurehttp://www.insidehopkinsmedicine.org/insidehopkins/pdfs/2016/inside-hopkins-02182016.pdf
  • Hopkins Bloghttps://biomedicalodyssey.blogs.hopkinsmedicine.org/author/charlesodonkor/

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