ThomasMLarkinMD

Anesthesiology • Bethesda, MD

Pain Medicine

Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Uniformed Services Hebert SOM

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Office
6410 Rockledge Drive
Suite 505
Bethesda, MD 20817
Phone+1 301-530-7303

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Education & Training

National Capital ConsortiumFellowship, Pain Medicine, 1999 - 2000
National Capital ConsortiumInternship, Transitional Year, 1991 - 1992
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

DC State Medical License 2009 - 2024
MD State Medical License 2002 - 2024
PA State Medical License 2008 - 2024
WV State Medical License 2011 - 2016
VA State Medical License 2002 - 2010
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Crossover Trial Evaluating Topical Lidocaine for Mechanical Cervical Pain.
Weitzner, A., Anderson-White, M., Smith, M., Cohen, S., Larkin, T., Wang, E., Hsu, A., Zhao, Z., Dolomisiewicz, E.> ;Anesthesiology. 2024 Mar 1
1 citations
Reflections on Innovative Interventional Pain-Relieving Procedures: Lessons Learned from Previous Mistakes.
Zirong Zhao, Thomas M. Larkin, Steven P. Cohen> ;Pain Medicine. 2020 Apr 1
46 citations
Effectiveness of Lumbar Facet Joint Blocks and Predictive Value before Radiofrequency Denervation: The Facet Treatment Study (facts), a Randomized, Controlled Clinical...
Steven P. Cohen, Tina L. Doshi, Octav C. Constantinescu, Zirong Zhao, Connie Kurihara, Thomas M. Larkin, Scott R. Griffith, Michael B. Jacobs, William J. Kroski, Timot...> ;Anesthesiology. 2018 Sep 1
1 citations
Drug Marketing and Prescribing Patterns: Challenges Facing Physicians Entering the New Trump Era of Health Care: Are There Parallels with the Canadian Experience?
Thomas M. Larkin, Steven P. Cohen> ;Pain Medicine. 2017 Jun 1
27 citations
Medial Branch Blocks or Intra-Articular Injections as a Prognostic Tool Before Lumbar Facet Radiofrequency Denervation: A Multicenter, Case-Control Study.
Steven P. Cohen, Jee Youn Moon, Chad M. Brummett, Ronald L. White, Thomas M. Larkin> ;Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2015 Jul 1
87 citations
Epidural steroids, etanercept, or saline in subacute sciatica: a multicenter, randomized trial.
Steven P. Cohen, Ronald L. White, Connie Kurihara, Thomas M. Larkin, Audrey S. Chang, Scott R. Griffith, Christopher J. Gilligan, Ralph W. Larkin, Benny Morlando, Paul...> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2012 Apr 17
35 citations
A Multi-Center Analysis Evaluating Factors Associated with Spinal Cord Stimulation Outcome in Chronic Pain Patients
Kayode Williams, Marlís González-Fernández, Sayeh Hamzehzadeh, Indy Wilkinson, Michael A. Erdek, Anthony Plunkett, Scott R. Griffith, Matthew Crooks, Thomas M. Larkin,...> ;Pain Medicine. 2011 Aug 1
133 citations
Multicenter, Randomized, Comparative Cost-effectiveness Study Comparing 0, 1, and 2 Diagnostic Medial Branch (Facet Joint Nerve) Block Treatment Paradigms before Lumba...
Steven P. Cohen, Kayode Williams, Connie Kurihara, Conner Nguyen, Cynthia H. Shields, Peter H. Kim, Scott R. Griffith, Thomas M. Larkin, Matthew Crooks, Necia Williams...> ;Anesthesiology. 2010 Aug 1
20 citations
Incidence and root cause analysis of wrong-site pain management procedures: A multicenter study
Steven P. Cohen, Salim M. Hayek, Sukdeb Datta, Zahid H. Bajwa, Thomas M. Larkin, Scott R. Griffith, Greg Hobelmann, Paul J. Christo, Ronald L. White> ;Anesthesiology. 2010 Mar 1
5 citations
Acute renal failure during a trial of spinal cord stimulation: theories as to a possible connection.
Thomas M. Larkin, Anthony Dragovich, Steven P. Cohen> ;Pain Physician. 2008 Sep 1
4 citations
Psychophysical measurements during lumbar discography: a heart rate response study.
Milan Stojanovic, Jianguo Cheng, Thomas M. Larkin, Steven P. Cohen> ;Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 2007 Jul 1
64 citations
A double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-response pilot study evaluating intradiscal etanercept in patients with chronic discogenic low back pain or lumbosacral radicu...
Steven P. Cohen, Daniel Wenzell, Robert W. Hurley, Connie Kurihara, Chester C. Buckenmaier, Scott R. Griffith, Thomas M. Larkin, Erik Dahl, Bennie J. Morlando> ;Anesthesiology. 2007 Jul 1
88 citations
Pulsed radiofrequency of the dorsal root ganglia is superior to pharmacotherapy or pulsed radiofrequency of the intercostal nerves in the treatment of chronic postsurg...
Steven P. Cohen, Anthony Sireci, Christopher L. Wu, Thomas M. Larkin, Kayode Williams, Robert W. Hurley> ;Pain Physician. 2006 Jul 1
60 citations
Presentation, diagnoses, mechanisms of injury, and treatment of soldiers injured in Operation Iraqi Freedom: an epidemiological study conducted at two military pain ma...
Steven P. Cohen, Scott R. Griffith, Thomas M. Larkin, Felipe Villena, Ralph W. Larkin> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2005 Oct 1
57 citations
Lumbar discography: A comprehensive review of outcome studies, diagnostic accuracy, and principles
Steven P. Cohen, Thomas M. Larkin, Steven A. Barna, William E. Palmer, Andrew C. Hecht, Milan Stojanovic> ;Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2005 Mar 1
34 citations
Nucleoplasty with or without intradiscal electrothermal therapy (IDET) as a treatment for lumbar herniated disc.
Steven P. Cohen, Shawn Williams, Connie Kurihara, Scott R. Griffith, Thomas M. Larkin> ;Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 2005 Feb 1
22 citations
The intravenous ketamine test: A predictive response tool for oral dextromethorphan treatment in neuropathic pain
Steven P. Cohen, Audrey S. Chang, Thomas M. Larkin, Jianren Mao> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2004 Dec 1
17 citations
The causes of false-positive medial branch (facet joint) blocks in soldiers and retirees.
Steven P. Cohen, Thomas M. Larkin, Audrey S. Chang, Milan Stojanovic> ;Military Medicine. 2004 Oct 1
1 citations
Sedation with ketamine during intradiscal electrothermal therapy.
Steven P. Cohen, Thomas Larkin> ;Spine. 2004 Jul 15
1 citations
Transforaminal epidural steroid delivery and diagnosing the level of nerve root pathology: comments on Baker et al., Pain 103/1-2, 2003.
Steven P. Cohen, Thomas M. Larkin, Eugene J. Carragee> ;Pain. 2004 Jun 1
53 citations
Risk factors for failure and complications of intradiscal electrothermal therapy: a pilot study.
Steven P. Cohen, Thomas M. Larkin, Salahadin Abdi, Audrey S. Chang, Milan Stojanovic> ;Spine. 2003 Jun 1
14 citations
A novel technique for delivery of epidural steroids and diagnosing the level of nerve root pathology.
Thomas M. Larkin, Eugene J. Carragee, Steven P. Cohen> ;Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 2003 Apr 1
21 citations
A giant herniated disc following intradiscal electrothermal therapy.
Steven P. Cohen, Thomas M. Larkin, David W. Polly> ;Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 2002 Dec 1
21 citations
Does needle insertion site affect diskography results? A retrospective analysis.
Steven P. Cohen, Thomas M. Larkin, Gregory V. Fant, Ronald Oberfoell, Milan Stojanovic> ;Spine. 2002 Oct 15
8 citations
Pain management in the special operations environment: regional anesthetics.
Calkins, Kuzma Pj, Thomas M. Larkin, Green Dl> ;Military Medicine. 2001 Mar 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Meritus HealthHagerstown, Maryland