ShihabUAhmedMD

Anesthesiology • Boston, MA

Pain Medicine, Pediatric Pain Medicine

Associate Professor, Anaesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

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Office
15 Parkman Street
WACC 340
Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-8810

Fax+1 617-724-8500
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Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Pain Medicine, 1997 - 1998
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 1994 - 1997
MetroWest Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1993 - 1994
Mymensingh Medical CollegeClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1997 - 2024
NH State Medical License 2004 - 2014
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine

Clinical Trials

Paresthesia Free Spinal Cord Stimulation (PF-SCS) Start of enrollment: 2018 Dec 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Metastatic Prostate Cancers with BRCA2 versus ATM Mutations Exhibit Divergent Molecular Features and Clinical Outcomes.
Justin Hwang, Xiaolei Shi, Andrew Elliott, Taylor E Arnoff, Julie McGrath, Joanne Xiu, Phillip Walker, Hannah E Bergom, Abderrahman Day, Shihab Ahmed, Sydney Tape, All...> ;Clinical Cancer Research. 2023 Jul 14
A Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Imaging Journal: Case Report.
Anthony Tucker-Bartley, Rupeng Li, Shihab Ahmed, Frank Birklein> ;A&A Practice. 2022 Dec 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
13 citations
Fantastic Four: Age, Spinal Cord Stimulator Waveform, Pain Localization and History of Spine Surgery Influence the Odds of Successful Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial.
Charles A. Odonkor, Ruby Kwak, Kimberly Ting, David Hao, Beth Collins, Shihab U. Ahmed> ;Pain Physician. 2020 Jan 1
34 citations
Spinal Cord Stimulation vs Conventional Therapies for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back and Leg Pain: A Systematic Review of Health Care Resource Utilization and Outco...
Charles A. Odonkor, Sebastian Orman, Vwaire Orhurhu, Martha E. Stone, Shihab U. Ahmed> ;Pain Medicine. 2019 Dec 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
Management of incidental lumboiliac hernia during spinal cord stimulator implant: a case report.
David Hao, Charles A. Odonkor, Shane J. Volney, Mihir Kamdar, Shihab U. Ahmed> ;Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2019 Nov 1
85 citations
Neuroinflammation of the spinal cord and nerve roots in chronic radicular pain patients
Daniel S. Albrecht, Shihab U. Ahmed, Norman W. Kettner, Ronald Borra, Julien Cohen-Adad, Hao Deng, Timothy T. Houle, Arissa Opalacz, Sarah Roth, Marcos F. Vidal Melo, ...> ;Pain. 2018 May 1
6 citations
Ultrasmall Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Imaging Identifies Tissue and Nerve Inflammation in Pain Conditions.
Shiqian Shen, Weihua Ding, Shihab U. Ahmed, Ranliang Hu, Arissa Opalacz, Sarah Roth, Zerong You, Gregory R Wotjkiewicz, Grewo Lim, Lucy Chen, Jianren Mao, John W. Chen...> ;Pain Medicine. 2018 Apr 1
10 citations
Neuropathic Pain Medication Use Does Not Alter Outcomes of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Lower Extremity Pain.
Dermot P. Maher, Yuri C. Martins, Tina L. Doshi, Mark C. Bicket, Kui Zhang, George J. Hanna, Shihab U. Ahmed> ;Neuromodulation. 2018 Jan 1
21 citations
Loss of Efficacy to Spinal Cord Stimulator Therapy: Clinical Evidence and Possible Causes
Christopher M. Aiudi, Roger Y. Dunn, Sara M. Burns, Sarah Roth, Arissa Opalacz, Yi Zhang, Lucy Chen, Jianren Mao, Shihab U. Ahmed> ;Pain Physician. 2017 Nov 1
8 citations
Chronic Opioid Therapy Modifies QST Changes After Ketamine Infusion in Chronic Pain Patients.
Dermot P. Maher, Yi Zhang, Shihab U. Ahmed, Tina L. Doshi, Charlene Malarick, Kristin Stabach, Jianren Mao, Lucy Chen> ;The Journal of Pain. 2017 Dec 1
7 citations
Thermal QST Phenotypes Associated with Response to Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections: A Pilot Study.
Dermot P. Maher, Weihua Ding, Sarabdeep Singh, Arissa Opalacz, Claire G. Fishman, Mary Houghton, Shihab U. Ahmed, Lucy Chen, Jianren Mao, Yi Zhang> ;Pain Medicine. 2017 Aug 1
12 citations
High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain: Pre-Clinical Overview and Systematic Review of Controlled Trials.
Mark C Bicket, Roger Y Dunn, Shihab U Ahmed> ;Pain Medicine. 2016 Dec 1
12 citations
Microglia as a Surrogate Biosensor to Determine Nanoparticle Neurotoxicity.
Cayla M. Duffy, Shihab Ahmed, Ce Yuan, Vijayakumar Mavanji, Joshua P. Nixon, Tammy A. Butterick> ;Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2016 Oct 25
15 citations
Cervical epidural blood patch--A literature review.
Shruti G. Kapoor, Shihab U. Ahmed> ;Pain Medicine. 2015 Oct 1
1 citations
Profiles of Urine Drug Test in Clinical Pain Patients vs Pain Research Study Subjects
Cheng-ting Lee, Trang Vo, Abigail S. Cohen, Shihab U. Ahmed, Yi Zhang, Jianren Mao, Lucy Chen> ;Pain Medicine. 2016 Apr 1
16 citations
Effects of Spinal Cord Stimulation on Pain Thresholds and Sensory Perceptions in Chronic Pain Patients.
Shihab U. Ahmed, Yi Zhang, Lucy Chen, Kristin St. Hillary, Abigail S. Cohen, Trang Vo, Mary Houghton, Jianren Mao> ;Neuromodulation. 2015 Jul 1
22 citations
Effect of 1.5% Topical Diclofenac on Clinical Neuropathic Pain.
Shihab U. Ahmed, Yi Zhang, Lucy Chen, Abigail S. Cohen, Kristin St. Hillary, Trang Vo, Mary Houghton, Jianren Mao> ;Anesthesiology. 2015 Jul 1
31 citations
Increased pain sensitivity in chronic pain subjects on opioid therapy: a cross-sectional study using quantitative sensory testing.
Yi Zhang, Shihab U. Ahmed, Trang Vo, Kristin St. Hilaire, Mary Houghton, Abigail S. Cohen, Jianren Mao, Lucy Chen> ;Pain Medicine. 2015 May 1
44 citations
Diagnosis and treatment of posterior sacroiliac complex pain: a systematic review with comprehensive analysis of the published data.
Wade King, Shihab U. Ahmed, Jamie L. Baisden, Nileshkumar Patel, David J. Kennedy, John MacVicar, Belinda Duszynski> ;Pain Medicine. 2015 Feb 1
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: presentation, diagnosis, and treatment.
Williams, E. C.,Buchbinder, B. R.,Ahmed, S.,Alston, T. A.,Rathmell, J. P.,Wang, J.> ;Anesthesiology. 2014 Aug 15
33 citations
Lack of Correlation Between Opioid Dose Adjustment and Pain Score Change in a Group of Chronic Pain Patients
Lucy Chen, Trang Vo, Lindsey Seefeld, Charlene Malarick, Mary Houghton, Shihab U. Ahmed, Yi Zhang, Abigail S. Cohen, Cynthia Retamozo, Kristen St. Hilaire, Vivian Zhan...> ;The Journal of Pain. 2013 Apr 1
4 citations
Epidural blood patch for postdural puncture positional vertigo.
Rafael Vazquez, Daniel W. Johnson, Shihab U. Ahmed> ;Pain Medicine. 2011 Jan 1
5 citations
Epidural blood patch for chronic daily headache with postural component: a case report and the review of published cases.
Torin D. Shear, Shihab U. Ahmed> ;Pain Physician. 2008 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

NeuroInterventional Spine Program Treats Two GenerationsFebruary 26th, 2016

Hospital Affiliations

Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
Lowell General HospitalLowell, Massachusetts
Holy Family Hospital at Merrimack ValleyHaverhill, Massachusetts
Spaulding Hospital for Continuing Medical Care CambridgeCambridge, Massachusetts