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Office
10244 S US Highway 1
Port St. Lucie, FL 34952Phone+1 772-337-7676Fax+1 772-337-9034- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Jay Kuchera practices pain medicine and addiction medicine in a large multi-site interdisciplinary South Florida practice. He received his medical degree from University of Florida College of Medicine and has been in practice 33 years. He is the director of Specialized Opioid Support Services, which retains and treats high-risk, complex opioid patients.
Education & Training
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Anesthesiology, 1984 - 1987
University of Florida College of MedicineClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 1987 - 2025- American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Shifting quality chronic pain treatment measures from processes to outcomes.Christa Coleman, Robert P Lennon, Rose Hennessy Garza, Christin Veasley, Jay Kuchera, Robert Edwards, Aleksandra E Zgierska> ;Journal of Opioid Management. 2023 Oct 25
- 4 citationsOpioids Dispensed in the U.S. by Prescribing Specialty, 2012-2017.Kelly K Gurka, Henry W Young 2nd, Hui Hu, Jay Kuchera, Linda B Cottler> ;American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2022 May 1
- 52 citationsUnderstanding Buprenorphine for Use in Chronic Pain: Expert Opinion.Lynn R Webster, Jeffrey A Gudin, Robert B. Raffa, Jay Kuchera, Richard Rauck, Jeffrey Fudin, Jeremy A Adler, Theresa Mallick-Searle> ;Pain Medicine. 2020 Apr 1
Press Mentions
Companies, Academics Search for Better Overdose-Reversal DrugsApril 10th, 2018
The Next Naloxone? Companies, Academics Search for Better Overdose-Reversal DrugsApril 10th, 2018
Committees
- member, Opioid Advisory Committee, AAPM 2017 - 2019
Professional Memberships
- Member
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