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Samer Narouze, MD, Anesthesiology, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Summa Health System – Akron Campus

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Anesthesiology • Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Pain Medicine, Regional Anesthesiology

Professor of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, NEOMED. Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery, Ohio State University.

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Summary

  • Dr. Narouze is currently the chairman of the Center for Pain Medicine at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio He is a Professor of Surgery at NOMED, clinical professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at OUCOM, and a clinical professor of Neurological Surgery at OSU. . He is an expert consultant in Headaches and Pain Medicine and has served as an editor and medical reviewer in several Headache and Pain Medicine journals.


    He received his PhD in cervicogenic headaches from Maastricht University, the Netherlands in 2012. He completed his residency in Anesthesiology in 2000 and his Pain Medicine Fellowship in 2001 at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

    Dr. Narouze is board certified in pain medicine, neurology headache medicine, interventional pain management, as well as anesthesiology.

    He founded the American Interventional Headache Society (AIHS) in 2015 and he is currently he president-elect for American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) and serves in many committees for the American Academy of Pain Medicine and other national and international headache and pain organizations. He frequently speaks and serves as a visiting professor both nationally and internationally.

    He authored the first and only book on interventional headache management, “Interventional Management of Headache and Face Pain: Nerve Blocks and Beyond” in 2014.. His Atlas on ultrasound guided procedures in interventional pain management was awarded “best seller” Anesthesiology/Neurology book by Springer in 2012. He published more than 200 peer reviewed articles and book chapters. He is the author for few books; whereas

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Education & Training

  • Maastricht University
    Maastricht UniversityPhD, 2012
  • Carnegie Mellon University
    Carnegie Mellon UniversityMasters of medical management (MMM), Executive medical management and healthcare policy, 2021 - 2023
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2002 - 2003
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Anesthesiology, 1997 - 1998
  • Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine
    Ain Shams University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2000 - 2026
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2011 - 2026
  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 2000 - 2001
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Cleveland Top Doctors 2021-2023
  • Marquis Who's Who 2017, 2019
  • Clinical Achievement Award. West Virginia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, 2017
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Smoking Weed Is Legal in Missouri Now. But Your Surgeon May Not Approve
    Smoking Weed Is Legal in Missouri Now. But Your Surgeon May Not ApproveFebruary 24th, 2023
  • Study: Cannabis Is the Treatment of Choice for One-Third of Patients with Chronic Pain
    Study: Cannabis Is the Treatment of Choice for One-Third of Patients with Chronic PainJanuary 14th, 2023
  • Screen All Patients for Cannabis Use Before Surgery: Guideline
    Screen All Patients for Cannabis Use Before Surgery: GuidelineJanuary 9th, 2023
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Committees

  • Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Headache Medicine Journal (AHM). 2019 - Present
  • Member, The CDC Special Emphasis Panel on Opioids Research 2018 - Present
  • Treasurer, The American Board of Headache Management 2016 - Present
  • Member, Guideline Task Force, Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2015 - Present
  • Chair, Pain medicine education track committee, American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) 2016 - 2019
  • Member, Annual Meeting Oversight (AMOC) Committee. American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) 2016 - 2019
  • Member, The CMS/CDC panel on infection control. The ADOPT project. 2015 - 2018
  • Chair, Guidelines and Regulatory Advocacy Committee of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and pain Medicine (ASRA). 2015 - 2017

Professional Memberships

  • American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA)
    President-elect
  • American Interventional Headache Society (AIHS)
    Founder
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
    Member
  • North America Neuromodulation Society (NANS)
    Member
  • International Association of MSK Pain
    Founder and Board Member

Hospital Affiliations

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