
Joseph Audette MD
Pain Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Course Director for the CME Course, The Integrated Structural Acupuncture Course for Physicians
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133 Brookline AveBoston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-421-8817
Fax+1 617-421-2226
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Summary
- Dr. Joseph Audette is a specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with a subspecialty in Pain Medicine, based in Boston, MA. He completed his medical degree at Harvard Medical School in 1991 and underwent further training in Internal Medicine at St Elizabeth's Medical Center and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He is experienced in medical acupuncture and has published several works on the subject, including notable research on carpal tunnel syndrome that was noted by the New York Times as a seminal study. Dr. Audette is the immediate past president of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture and is the course founder of the Integrated Structural Acupuncture Course for Physicians.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1992 - 1995
St Elizabeth's Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1992
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1995 - 2028
NH State Medical License 2024 - 2026
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2016-2018
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsSARS-CoV-2 Infection, Post COVID-19 Symptoms and Acupuncture.Joseph Audette
Medical Acupuncture. 2022-06-01 - 101 citationsRewiring the primary somatosensory cortex in carpal tunnel syndrome with acupunctureYumi Maeda, Hyungjun Kim, Norman W. Kettner, Jieun Kim, Stephen Cina
Brain. 2017-04-01 - 35 citationsPrimary somatosensory/motor cortical thickness distinguishes paresthesia-dominant from pain-dominant carpal tunnel syndrome.Yumi Maeda, Norman W. Kettner, Jieun Kim, Hyungjun Kim, Stephen Cina
Pain. 2016-05-01
Journal Articles
- Rewiring the primary somatosensory cortex in carpal tunnel syndrome with acupuncture.Maeda Y, Kim H, Kettner N, Kim J, Cina S, Malatesta C, Gerber J, McManus C, Ong-Sutherland R, Mezzacappa P, Libby A, Mawla I, Morse LR, Kaptchuk TJ, Audette J, Napadow V., Brain, 4/1/2017
Press Mentions
Happening Now: Are Doctors Harming Patients by Cutting Back on Prescription Painkillers?January 6th, 2017
Doctors Curtailing Opioids, Despite MisgivingsJanuary 3rd, 2017
SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Post COVID-19 Symptoms and AcupunctureJune 30th, 2022
Committees
- Board Member, Committee on Acupuncture, Board of Registration in Medicine, Massachusetts 2007 - Present
- Board Member, Committee on Acupuncture, Board of Registration in Medicine, Massachusetts 2007 - Present
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