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Michael Kiefer, MD, Anesthesiology, Washington, DC, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

MichaelAlexanderKieferMD

Anesthesiology Washington, DC

Pain Medicine

Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Georgetown University School of Medicine Associate Medical Director, Georgetown Pain Management

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Summary

  • Dr. M. Alexander Kiefer is a Pain Management Specialist who practices at Georgetown Pain Management with offices in Washington, DC and Greenbelt, MD. He is affiliated with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and a faculty member in the Department of Anesthesiology. He received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and has been in practice 5 years. He completed his residency training at Georgetown University Hospital and his fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital.

    He has expertise in acute and chronic pain evaluation and diagnosis, medication management, responsible opioid management, opioid tapering, treatment of chronic pain patients with addiction, fluoroscopic- and ultrasound-guided interventional techniques, kyphoplasty, and advanced implantable therapies (spinal cord stimulators and intrathecal pumps).

Education & Training

  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Clinical Fellow, Anaesthesiology, 2016 - 2017
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2016 - 2017
  • MedStar Health/Georgetown University Hospital
    MedStar Health/Georgetown University HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 2013 - 2016
  • MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center
    MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2013
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 2012
  • St. Olaf College
    St. Olaf CollegeB.A., Religion, 1997 - 2001

Certifications & Licensure

  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2017 - 2026
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2017 - 2025
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2017 - 2024
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2016 - 2021
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Power of One, Nomination, Clinical Excellence Award Children’s National Medical Center, 2015
  • Medical Student Teacher of the Year Georgetown University Hospital, 2015
  • Psi Chi, Psychology Honor Society St. Olaf College, 1999
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Bone Fragility Is Associated With Upregulation of IL17 and DKK1 Gene Expression  
    Caetano-Lopes J, Rodrigues A, Lopes A, Vale AC, Pitts-Kiefer MA, Vidal B, Perpetuo IP, Monteiro J, Konttinen YT, Vaz MF, Nazarian A, Canhao H, Fonseca JE, Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology, 1/1/2014
  • Tumor-associated macrophages in the cutaneous SCC microenvironment are heterogeneously activated  
    Pettersen JS, Fuentes-Duculan J, Suarez-Farinas M, Pierson KC, Pitts-Kiefer A, Fan L, Belkin DA, Wang CQ, Bhuvanendran S, Johnson-Huang LM, Bluth MJ, Krueger JG, Lowes..., Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 1/1/2011
  • Myeloid dendritic cells from human squamous cell carcinoma are poor stimulators of T cell proliferation  
    Bluth M, Zaba L, Moussai D, Suarez-Farinas M, Kaporis H, Fan L, Pierson K, White, T, Pitts-Kiefer A, Guttman-Yassky E, Krueger J, Lowes M, Carucci J, Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 1/1/2009
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Conventional thermal versus water-cooled genicular nerve radiofrequency lesioning (RFL): a retrospective chart review.
    Shea CA, Burns S, Pitts-Kiefer MA, Ahmed SU, MGH Research Day, Boston, MA, 1/1/2017
  • Conventional thermal versus water-cooled genicular nerve radiofrequency lesioning (RFL): a retrospective chart review.
    Shea CA, Burns S, Pitts-Kiefer MA, Ahmed SU, SIS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2017
  • Efficacy of a proprietary text streaming technology to prevent severe pain associated with primary trochlear headache: a case report.
    Pitts-Kiefer A, Tesfayohannes N, 40th Annual ASRA Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2015
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Lectures

  • Genicular Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation 
    Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School - 1/1/2017
  • Ah! My Aching Back: Primer on Diagnosis and Treatment of Lower Back Pain 
    Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School - 1/1/2017
  • Puff: the Magic Analgesic? The Basic Science and Clinical Evidence of Medical Cannabis 
    Georgetown University Hospital - 1/1/2016
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