JianrenMaoMD

Anesthesiology • Boston, MA

Pain Medicine, Pediatric Pain Medicine

Richard J. Kitz Professor of Anaesthesia Research, Massachusetts General Hospital

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Office
15 Parkman St
Wac 324 Anesthesia Pain Management
Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-8810

Fax+1 617-724-3441
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Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Pain Medicine, 1999 - 2000
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Anesthesiology, 1995 - 1999
Suzhou Medical CollegeClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1999 - 2026
VA State Medical License 1999 - 2006
American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine

Clinical Trials

Pain Study to See if Ultram ER Will Provide Relief to Subjects Whose Pain is Not Well Controlled by Narcotics Start of enrollment: 2007 Jun 01
Terminated
Pain Responses in Patients on Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain Start of enrollment: 2006 Jul 01
Completed
Clinical Management of Neuropathic Pain With Ramelteon Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Effect of Ketamine on Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Effects of Pennsaid on Clinical Neuropathic Pain Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome With Once Daily Gastric-Retentive Gabapentin (Gralise) Start of enrollment: 2013 May 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Effect of Acupuncture and Pain Medication on Radicular Pain Using QST Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Effect of Guanfacine on Opioid-induced Hyperalgesia (OIH) and Tolerance Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 4
Effect of Guanfacine on the Reversal of Opioid-induced Hyperalgesia (OIH) Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Effect of Combined Morphine and Duloxetine on Chronic Pain Start of enrollment: 2018 Mar 12
Completed
Phase 4
Vagus Nerve Stimulation(VNS) As Treatment For Fibromyalgia Patients Start of enrollment: 2024 Aug 01
Not yet recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Simultaneous two-photon imaging and wireless EEG recording in mice.
Kim, B., Ding, W., Yang, L., Chen, Q., Choi, J., Mao, J., Feng, G., Shen, S.> ;Heliyon. 2024 Mar 15
Author Correction: The endocannabinoid N-arachidonoyl dopamine is critical for hyperalgesia induced by chronic sleep disruption.
Weihua Ding, Liuyue Yang, Eleanor Shi, Bowon Kim, Sarah Low, Kun Hu, Lei Gao, Ping Chen, Wei Ding, David Borsook, Andrew Luo, Jee Hyun Choi, Changning Wang, Oluwaseun ...> ;Nature Communications. 2023 Nov 13
The endocannabinoid N-arachidonoyl dopamine is critical for hyperalgesia induced by chronic sleep disruption.
Weihua Ding, Liuyue Yang, Eleanor Shi, Bowon Kim, Sarah Low, Kun Hu, Lei Gao, Ping Chen, Wei Ding, David Borsook, Andrew Luo, Jee Hyun Choi, Changning Wang, Oluwaseun ...> ;Nature Communications. 2023 Oct 25
3 citations
Foramen lacerum impingement of trigeminal nerve root as a rodent model for trigeminal neuralgia.
Weihua Ding, Liuyue Yang, Qian Chen, Kun Hu, Yan Liu, Eric Bao, Changning Wang, Jianren Mao, Shiqian Shen> ;JCI Insight. 2023 Jun 8
2 citations
Indole-3-Propionic Acid, a Gut Microbiota Metabolite, Protects Against the Development of Postoperative Delirium.
Xue Zhou, Xinbo Wu, Yan Wu, Liuyue Yang, Eleanor Shi, Weihua Ding, Liang Chen, Xu Shi, Xia Feng, Chienwen Su, Zerong You, Jianguo Xia, Cynthia Chen, Vladimir Yeliseyev...> ;Annals of Surgery. 2023 Dec 1
4 citations
Highly synchronized cortical circuit dynamics mediate spontaneous pain in mice.
Weihua Ding, Lukas Fischer, Qian Chen, Ziyi Li, Liuyue Yang, Zerong You, Kun Hu, Xinbo Wu, Xue Zhou, Wei Chao, Peter Hu, Tewodros Mulugeta Dagnew, Daniel M Dubreuil, S...> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2023 Mar 1
5 citations
β-Endorphin mediates radiation therapy fatigue.
Andrea L Hermann, Gillian L Fell, Lajos V Kemény, Claire Y Fung, Kathryn D Held, Peter J Biggs, Phillip D Rivera, Staci D Bilbo, Vivien Igras, Henning Willers, Jong Ku...> ;Science Advances. 2022 Dec 16
3 citations
The nonopioid cholinergic agonist GTS-21 mitigates morphine-induced aggravation of burn injury pain together with inhibition of spinal microglia activation in young rats.
Yang Ren, Yinhui Zhou, Zerong You, Hao Deng, William R Kem, Jianren Mao, Wei Zhang, J A Jeevendra Martyn> ;British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2022 Dec 1
Role of 5-HT1A-mediated upregulation of brain indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase 1 in the reduced antidepressant and antihyperalgesic effects of fluoxetine during maintenance...
Jiajia Dai, Hyangin Kim, Zerong You, Michael F McCabe, Shuzhuo Zhang, Shiyu Wang, Grewo Lim, Lucy Chen, Jianren Mao> ;Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2022 Jan 1
12 citations
Electroacupuncture attenuates surgical pain-induced delirium-like behavior in miceremodeling gut microbiota and dendritic spine.
Liuyue Yang, Weihua Ding, Yuanlin Dong, Cynthia Chen, Yanru Zeng, Zhangjie Jiang, Shuyuan Gan, Zerong You, Yilin Zhao, Yiying Zhang, Xinghua Ren, Shiyu Wang, Jiajia Da...> ;Frontiers in Immunology. 2022 Jan 1
Comparison between acupuncture therapy and gabapentin for chronic pain: a pilot study:
Lucy Chen, Hao Deng, Timothy T. Houle, Yi Zhang, Shihab U. Ahmed, Wei Zhang, Shelly Sullivan, Arissa Opalacz, Sarah Roth, Evgenia Jen Filatava, Kristin Stabach, Trang ...> ;Acupuncture in Medicine. 2021 Jul 29
39 citations
Gut Microbiota Influences Neuropathic Pain Through Modulating Proinflammatory and Anti-inflammatory T Cells.
Weihua Ding, Zerong You, Qian Chen, Liuyue Yang, Jason T Doheny, Xue Zhou, Na Li, Shiyu Wang, Kun Hu, Lucy Chen, Suyun Xia, Xinbo Wu, Changning Wang, Can Zhang, Liang ...> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2021 Apr 1
6 citations
Reduced MC4R signaling alters nociceptive thresholds associated with red hair.
Kathleen C. Robinson, Lajos Kemény, Gillian L. Fell, Andrea L. Hermann, Jennifer Allouche, Weihua Ding, Ajay S. Yekkirala, Jennifer J. Hsiao, Mack Y. Su, Nicholas Theo...> ;Science Advances. 2021 Apr 1
7 citations
Nonopioid GTS-21 Mitigates Burn Injury Pain in Rats by Decreasing Spinal Cord Inflammatory Responses.
Yinhui Zhou, Yiuka Leung-Pitt, Hao Deng, Yang Ren, Zerong You, William R. Kem, Shiqian Shen, Wei Zhang, Jianren Mao, J. A. Jeevendra Martyn> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2021 Jan 1
19 citations
Perioperative Continuation of Buprenorphine at Low–Moderate Doses Was Associated with Lower Postoperative Pain Scores and Decreased Outpatient Opioid Dispensing Compar...
Aurora Naa-Afoley Quaye, Kevin Potter, Sarah Roth, Gregory Acampora, Jianren Mao, Yi Zhang> ;Pain Medicine. 2020 Sep 1
7 citations
Neural Selective Cryoneurolysis with Ice Slurry Injection in a Rat Model.
Lilit Garibyan, Sara Moradi Tuchayi, Ying Wang, Alla Khodorova, Anat Stemmer-Rachamimov, Martin Purschke, Sam Osseiran, Conor L. Evans, Jianren Mao, Gary R. Strichartz...> ;Anesthesiology. 2020 Jul 1
2 citations
Methylphenidate and Morphine Combination Therapy in a Rat Model of Chronic Pain.
Zerong You, Weihua Ding, Jason T Doheny, Shiqian Shen, Jinsheng Yang, Liuyue Yang, Lucy Chen, Shengmei Zhu, Jianren Mao> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2020 Feb 1
4 citations
Proliferator-Activated Receptor-Gamma Coactivator-1α Haploinsufficiency Promotes Pain Chronification After Burn Injury
Jiamin Miao, Xue Zhou, Weihua Ding, Zerong You, Jason T Doheny, Wei Mei, Qian Chen, Jianren Mao, Shiqian Shen> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2020 Jan 1
7 citations
A randomized trial to assess the immediate impact of acupuncture on quantitative sensory testing, pain, and functional status.
Lucy Chen, Hao Deng, Timothy T. Houle, Yi Zhang, Shihab U. Ahmed, Vivian Zhang, Shelly Sullivan, Arissa Opalaze, Sarah Roth, Jen Falacova, Kristan St Clair, Tran Vo, C...> ;Pain. 2019 Nov 1
12 citations
Relationships Between Opioid Dosing, Pain Severity, and Disability in a Community-Based Chronic Pain Population: An Exploratory Retrospective Analysis
David J DiBenedetto, Kelly M Wawrzyniak, Matthew Finkelman, Ronald J. Kulich, Lucy Chen, Michael E Schatman, Melissa T. Stone, Jianren Mao> ;Pain Medicine. 2019 Nov 1
1 citations
Persistent Nociception Facilitates the Extinction of Morphine-Induced Conditioned Place Preference
Zerong You, Weihua Ding, Jason T Doheny, Jinsheng Yang, Liuyue Yang, Grewo Lim, Jiamin Miao, Lucy Chen, Shiqian Shen, Jianren Mao> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2019 Sep 1
59 citations
Development of machine learning algorithms for prediction of prolonged opioid prescription after surgery for lumbar disc herniation
Aditya V. Karhade, Paul T. Ogink, Quirina C. B. S. Thio, Thomas D. Cha, William B. Gormley, Stuart H. Hershman, Timothy R. Smith, Jianren Mao, Andrew J. Schoenfeld, Ch...> ;The Spine Journal. 2019 Jun 9
80 citations
Machine learning for prediction of sustained opioid prescription after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
Aditya V. Karhade, Paul T. Ogink, Quirina C. B. S. Thio, Marike L. D. Broekman, Thomas D. Cha, Stuart H. Hershman, Jianren Mao, Wilco C. Peul, Andrew J. Schoenfeld, Ch...> ;The Spine Journal. 2019 Jan 30
4 citations
Alleviation of trigeminal neuropathic pain by electroacupuncture: the role of hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel protein expression in the Gas...
Liuyue Yang, Weihua Ding, Zerong You, Jinsheng Yang, Shiqian Shen, Jason T Doheny, Lucy Chen, Ruhui Li, Jianren Mao> ;Acupuncture in Medicine. 2019 Apr 12
Opioid Tolerance in Critical Illness. Reply.
Martyn, JAJ.,Mao, J.,Bittner, E. A.> ;N. Engl. J. Med.. 2019 Apr 18
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Press Mentions

Avoiding Opioids, Many Patients in Pain Get Gabapentin Instead. Does It Work?December 23rd, 2022
In Some U.S. Urban Areas, Men Face Higher Gun Death Rate Than in WartimeDecember 22nd, 2022
Avoiding Opioids, Many Patients in Pain Get Gabapentin Instead. Does It Work?December 22nd, 2022
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