David Walega MD

Pain Medicine

Physician

1210 Gemini PlSte 300Columbus, OH 43240
Phone+1 614-383-6450
Fax+1 312-695-9013

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Summary

Dr. David Walega is an Interventional Pain Medicine specialist in Columbus, OH. With 26 years of clinical, leadership and academic experience, Dr. Walega is a partner of Integrated Pain Solutions and American Pain Consortium. He has lectured internationally, has more than 100 publications and hundreds of citations in the pain literature, and has a strong media presence in the Midwest.

Education & Training

Northwestern University, Clinical and Translational Sciences InstituteMaster's, Clinical Investigation, 2013
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Pain Medicine, 1997 - 1998
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Anesthesiology, 1993 - 1997
Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1993
Wayne State UniversityB.S., Biological Sciences, Magna Cum Laude, 1989

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2023 - 2027
IL State Medical License 1997 - 2026
GA State Medical License 1998 - 2003
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification PowerChart (Clinical), Cerner Corporation, 2012-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Northwestern Meaningful Use Data Warehouse Application for Eligible Providers, Northwestern University, 2012-2017

Clinical Trials

Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Post-Operative Ileus Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
C7-T1 Epidural Steroid Injections Versus Targeted Injection for Treatment of Cervical Radicular Pain Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 4
A Trial of Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation of Medial Branch Nerves for theTreatment of Lumbar Facet Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2015 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A Multicenter Randomized Pragmatic Trial Comparing Intra-Articular Injection, Genicular Nerve Block, and Radiofrequency Ablation for Knee Osteoarthritis Pain: SKOAP Ph...
Steven P Cohen, Daniel O Scharfstein, Robert W Hurley, Jennifer Haythornthwaite, Srinivasa N Raja
Pain Medicine. 2026-07-03
7 citations
Chemical neurolysis of the genicular nerves for chronic refractory knee pain: an observational cohort study.
Wassi Shaikh, Scott Miller, Zachary L McCormick, Prachi Milan Patel, Masaru Teramoto
Pain Medicine. 2023-07-05
Patient and provider radiation exposure during fluoroscopy guided chemical and thermal neurolysis of genicular nerves: A prospective cohort comparison study.
Cole W Cheney, Kyle P Mele, Adrienne B Mejia, Ankur Garg, Masaru Teramoto
Interventional Pain Medicine. 2022-12-01

Journal Articles

An exercise in negotiation: the success of the pain medicine fellowship match
Walega D, ASRA Newsletter, 1/1/2015
Implications of Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia (OIH) in Patients with Low Back Pain
Harden RH, Burns J, Kirsling A, Connolly S, Journal of Pain, 1/1/2015
Evaluation of Anxiety in Procedure Naïve Patients during Cervical and Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection Procedures
Nagpal G. Kendall M, Journal of Pain, 1/1/2015

Books/Book Chapters

UpToDate
Chapter: Clinical manifestations and treatment of osteoporotic thoracolumbar vertebral compression fractures
Rosen HN, Mulder JE, et alEditors: Snyder PJ.Waltham, MA2014
Specialty Imaging: Pain Management, Essentials of Image-Guided Procedures
with Kendall MEditors: Donald V. La Barage, III, M.D. and Lubdha M.Shah, M.D..Lippincott, Williams and WilkinsEdition 1st,2011
Essentials of Pain Medicine and Regional Anesthesia
Chapter: Intradiscal Techniques: Intradiscal Electrothermoal Therapy, Biaculplasty and Percutaneous Decompression Techniques
Walega DEditors: Ed Benzon HT.Elsevier Science, LondonEdition 3rd,2011

Abstracts/Posters

Electrodiagnostic Confirmation of Acute or Chronic Cervical or Lumbosacral Radiculopathy Predict Pain Reduction after Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection? A Mult...
McCormick, Z, Marciniak C, Press, J, Chu SK, Makovitch S, Patel J, Marshall B, Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 1/10/2015
Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation of Genicular Nerves for Knee Osteoarthritis Pain: A Protocol for Patient Selection and Case Series
Reddy R, Marshall B, Mattie R, McCormick Z, Midwest Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2015
Dexamethasone versus Particulate Steroid Injections for the Treatment of Needle Electromyography-Confirmed Painful Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
McCormick ZL, MD, Cushman D, Marshall B, Caldwell M, Patel J, MD, Ghannad L, Eng C, Makovitch S, Babu A, MD, Chu SK, Marciniak C, Press J, Plastaras C,Kennedy DJ, International Spine Intervention Society Annual Meeting; Midwest Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 2015; Chicago, IL, 2015, 1/1/2015

Lectures

Pain Management in the Emergency Department
Chicago, IL - 1/28/2015
Pain Bio-skills Cadaver Lab-Spine Injections & Relevant Anatomy
San Diego, CA - 1/24/2015
Cervical MBB, Cervical ESI, Thoracic MBB and RFA
San Diego, CA - 1/24/2015

Press Mentions

Cutting Edge Therapies for Chronic Pain Being Developed in Chicago HospitalsApril 4th, 2022
Cutting Edge Therapies for Chronic Pain Being Developed in Chicago HospitalsApril 4th, 2022
FDA Clears 6 New Fujifilm Endoscopic SolutionsSeptember 27th, 2019