DeniseMWilkesMD

Anesthesiology • League City, TX

Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Pain Medicine, Pediatric Pain Medicine

Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch SOM

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Office
2660 Gulf Fwy S
League City, TX 77573
Phone+1 832-505-2450

Fax+1 281-337-0720
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Education & Training

University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2006 - 2007
University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsResidency, Anesthesiology, 2002 - 2006
University of Texas Medical Branch School of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2006 - 2024
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

Quantitative Sensory Testing in Chronic Pain Patients Undergoing Opioid Treatment and Opioid Tapering Start of enrollment: 2017 Dec 22
Completed
Not Applicable
Intrathecal Morphine Microdose Method Sensory Changes Start of enrollment: 2018 Oct 08
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
Environment Analysis Inside an Investigational Prescription Bottle Start of enrollment: 2018 Dec 05
Completed
Not Applicable
Understanding the Effects of Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation for Treatment of Chronic Pain Start of enrollment: 2023 May 24
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder During COVID-19: Retrospective Study of Commercially Insured Patients from 2019-2022.
Shilpa Rajagopal, Jordan Westra, Mukaila A Raji, Denise Wilkes, Yong-Fang Kuo> ;American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2024 Apr 1
Pain Control Associated With Gabapentinoid Prescription After Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Yong-Fang Kuo, Emily Kim, Jordan Westra, Denise Wilkes, Mukaila A Raji> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2024 Apr 1
Comparative effectiveness of pain control between opioids and gabapentinoids in older patients with chronic pain.
Emily Kim, Mukaila A Raji, Jordan Westra, Denise Wilkes, Yong-Fang Kuo> ;Pain. 2024 Jan 1
Medically supervised taper for ultra high-dose opioids with significant comorbidities using a multidisciplinary approach: A case report.
Denise Wilkes, Jasmine M Mitchell, Kip John Winden, David Parker> ;Journal of Opioid Management. 2022 Mar 3
Prescribing of Gabapentinoids with or without opioids after burn injury in the US, 2012-2018.
Efstathia Polychronopoulou, Yong-Fang Kuo, Denise Wilkes, Mukaila A Raji> ;Burns. 2022 Mar 1
1 citations
Quantification of opioid prescription practice changes due to hydrocodone combination product rescheduling in an academic pain clinic.
John Ngo, David Parker, Mathew Meroney, Jasmine Mitchell, Oscar Veloz, Oliver Lee, Katherine A Cunningham, Denise Wilkes> ;Journal of Pain Research. 2020 Aug 25
6 citations
Efficacy, Safety, and Feasibility of the Morphine Microdose Method in Community-Based Clinics.
Denise Wilkes, Susan J. Orillosa, Erik C. Hustak, Courtney G. A. Williams, Gulshan Doulatram, Daneshvari R. Solanki, Eduardo Garcia, Li Yen Mae Huang> ;Pain Medicine. 2018 Sep 1
4 citations
Ultrasound-determined landmarks decrease pressure pain at epidural insertion site in immediate post-partum period.
Denise Wilkes, Caroline Martinello, Felipe A. Medeiros, Rovnat Babazade, Erin E Hurwitz, Naveed Khanjee, Prashanth S. Iyer, Paul Leary, Rakesh B. Va Dhera> ;Minerva Anestesiologica. 2017 Oct 1
7 citations
Impact of Laws Regulating Pain Clinics on Opioid Prescribing and Opioid-Related Toxicity among Texas Medicare Part D Beneficiaries
Mukaila A. Raji, Yong Fang Kuo, Nai Wei Chen, Hunaid Hasan, Denise Wilkes, James S. Goodwin> ;The Journal of Pharmacy Technology. 2017 Apr 1
19 citations
Programmable intrathecal pumps for the management of chronic pain: recommendations for improved efficiency
Denise Wilkes> ;Journal of Pain Research. 2014 Oct 3
17 citations
A large animal neuropathic pain model in sheep: a strategy for improving the predictability of preclinical models for therapeutic development.
Denise Wilkes, Guangwen Li, Carmina F. Angeles, Joel T. Patterson, Li Yen Mae Huang> ;Journal of Pain Research. 2012 Oct 25
5 citations
Intrathecal catheter-syringe adaptor for short-term intrathecal analgesia with an externalized pump: a case report.
Denise Wilkes, Michael Cook, Daneshvari R. Solanki> ;Pain Physician. 2010 Mar 1
6 citations
Alcohol neurolysis of the sciatic and femoral nerves to improve pressure ulcer healing.
Denise Wilkes, Natalie Ganceres, Gulshan Doulatram, Daneshvari R. Solanki> ;Pain Practice. 2009 Mar 1
25 citations
Pulsed radiofrequency treatment of lower extremity phantom limb pain
Denise Wilkes, Natalie Ganceres, Daneshvari R. Solanki, Maureen Hayes> ;The Clinical Journal of Pain. 2008 Oct 1
7 citations
Nucleotide triphosphatase activity of the N-terminal nucleotide-binding domains of the multidrug resistance proteins P-glycoprotein and MRP1
Denise Wilkes, Changsen Wang, Patricia C. Aristimuño, Ariel F. Castro, Guillermo A. Altenberg> ;Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2002 Aug 16
47 citations
Expression and purification of the first nucleotide-binding domain and linker region of human multidrug resistance gene product: comparison of fusions to glutathione S...
Changsen Wang, Ariel F. Castro, Denise Wilkes, Guillermo A. Altenberg> ;The Biochemical Journal. 1999 Feb 15
Pulsed radiofrequency V2 treatment and intranasal sphenopalatine ganglion block: a combination therapy for atypical trigeminal neuralgia.
Nguyen, M., Wilkes, D.> ;Pain Pract. 2010 Jul 01
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Press Mentions

Clinical Trial to Test Wearable Device as Treatment for Chronic Pain, Opioid WithdrawalJanuary 18th, 2023

Hospital Affiliations

University of Texas Medical BranchGalveston, Texas