Salman Hirani MD
Pain Medicine
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
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3303 S. Bond AvePortland, OR 97239
Phone+1 503-494-7246
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Summary
- Dr. Salman Hirani is a physician entrepreneur and health disparities researcher, specializing in cancer pain medicine and interventional spine procedures. He specializes in the minimally invasive treatment of the spine and various musculoskeletal disorders causing chronic pain. Dr. Hirani's background includes health services research, medical technologies and innovation, diversity, equity, and inclusion, healthcare leadership, public health, and academic advising.
Dr. Hirani completed his preliminary training in Internal Medicine at Harvard Medical School-Mt Auburn Hospital, followed by residency in Rehabilitation Medicine at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Hirani then went on to complete his training in Pain Medicine at the prestigious and world renowned MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Dr. Hirani has been the Grand Prize winner of MIT Hacking Medicine's Grand Hack and has been an invited speaker at Harvard Business School, SXSW, Google and the Clinton Global Initiative and is dedicated to creating access and bridging health disparities for underserved populations through research and implementation of innovative technologies in the healthcare arena.
Dr. Hirani graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University and earned his MD with Distinction in Research from UT Southwestern Medical School.
Education & Training
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2019 - 2020
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2016 - 2019
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2016
University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 2015, MD, Distinction in Research, Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellow
The Johns Hopkins UniversityBA, Psychology, Rhodes Scholarship Finalist, Phi Beta Kappa, USA Today Top 20 Student-1st Team All Academic, Julian Stanley Prize for #1 Graduate in the Dept. of Psychological and Brain Sciences, 2005 - 2009
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2020 - 2028
OR State Medical License 2020 - 2027
OH State Medical License 2019 - 2022
MA State Medical License 2015 - 2016
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pain Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- The Rhodes Scholarship Finalist The Rhodes Trust, District VIII, 2009
- Grand Prize Winner, MIT Hacking Medicine Post Hack Prize MIT Hacking Medicine, 2018
- Finalist Spaulding Innovation Challenge, 2018
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Minimally Invasive Spinal Interventions for Back and Neck Pain in the Pediatric Population: a Systematic Review.David Jevotovsky, Ruben Dovlatyan, Sara Mermelstein, Dylan Banks, Roi Medina
Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2026-07-16 - Wearable Sensor-Derived Gait Parameters Across Self-Reported Physical Activity Levels in Individuals With Knee Osteoarthritis and Healthy Controls: Pilot Cross-Section...Charles Amoatey Odonkor, Siri Bohacek, Salman Hirani, Wei Zhang, Amir Muaremi
JMIR Formative Research. 2026-06-03 - Effects of buprenorphine on pain perception in healthy adults: a meta-narrative systematic review.W Michael Hooten, Danielle Zheng, Nicholas C Canzanello, Rajat N Moman, Larry Prokop
Pain Reports. 2025-06-01
Journal Articles
- Fighting the weekend trend: increased mortality in older adult TBI patients admitted on weekendsEric B. Schneider, Salman A. Hirani, Hali L. Hambridge, Elliott R. Haut, Anthony R. Carlini, Renan C. Castillo, David T. Efron, Adil H. Haider., J Surg Res, 1/1/2012
- Global Surgical Package Reimbursement and the Acute Care Surgeon: a Threat to Optimal CareJ Trauma, 1/1/2011
Abstracts/Posters
- Fighting the weekend trend: increased mortality in older adult TBI patients admitted on weekendsSalman Hirani MD, Eric B. Schneider, Hali L. Hambridge, Elliott R. Haut, Anthony R. Carlini, Renan C. Castillo, David T. Efron, Adil H. Haider., AAPM&R, 1/1/2017
- An Unusual Presentation and Rehabilitation Course of a Young Adult Female Diagnosed with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A Case ReportSalman Hirani MD, McCoy, Andrew, MD, Shetreat-Klein, Avniel, MD, AAPM&R, 1/1/2017
- Fighting the weekend trend: increased mortality in older adult TBI patients admitted on weekendsSalman A. Hirani, Eric B. Schneider, Hali L. Hambridge, Elliott R. Haut, Anthony R. Carlini, Renan C. Castillo, David T. Efron, Adil H. Haider., American Geriatrics Society Meeting, Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, 1/1/2017
Press Mentions
2023 AAPM-MIT Hacking Medicine Innovation Challenge RecapMarch 25th, 2023
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