Whitney Luke MD , MBA, MBOE

Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Pain Medicine

Chair, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ohio State University College of Medicine

480 Medical Center DrColumbus, OH 43210
Phone+1 614-293-7604
Fax+1 614-366-3809

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Summary

I serve as the Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at The Ohio State University. I specialize in interventional pain management, with an emphasis on interventional cancer pain management. I am also subspecialty board certified in pain medicine and addiction medicine. My interests include cancer pain management including neuromodulation and intrathecal drug management.

Education & Training

The Ohio State University Fisher College of BusinessMBA, Master of Business Administration, 2022 - 2024
The Ohio State University Fisher College of BusinessMBOE, Operational Excellence, 2020 - 2021
University of Iowa Health Care Medical CenterFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2014 - 2015
Ohio State University HospitalResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2010 - 2013
Southern Illinois UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2010

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2010 - 2028
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pain Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
Center for Operational Excellence at The Ohio State UniversitySix Sigma Black Belt

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Femoral Nerve Palsy Following Iliopsoas Resection: A Visual Vignette.
Kei'erre Richards, Irene Wong, Pranav Bollavaram, Gretchen Harknett, Whitney Luke
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2026-08-19
Neurologic dance training (NDT) as supportive care for the physical symptoms of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lise Worthen-Chaudhari, Maya Patel, Kristen Lantis, Shreya Ghanekar, Sarah Addison
Cancer Survivorship Research & Care. 2025-01-01
4 citations
Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Interventional Pain and Procedures.
Claudia Z. Chou, Thomas J. Hopkins, Ignacio Badiola, Halena M. Gazelka, Sharmil Gohil
Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2020-08-27

Journal Articles

Stellate Ganglion Block for Treatment of Ischemia and Pain Associated with Autoimmune Associated Raynaud's Syndrome
Matthew Kortes MD, Ryan Thompson MD, Matthew GrayMD, and Whitney Luke MD, Interventional Pain Management Reports, 2018

Press Mentions

More Than Half of Americans Live with Pain According to ReportAugust 13th, 2021
How to Taper off Opioid Medications SafelySeptember 5th, 2019
‘Dance Moms’ Star Abby Lee Miller's Severe Neck Pain Turned Out to Be CancerApril 20th, 2018

Committees

member, Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2021 - Present
Member, Grievance Committee, United States Figure Skating 2012 - Present
Chair, Officials' Training Committee, United States Figure Skating 2019 - 2021
National Vice Chair, Judges Committee, United States Figure Skating 2018 - 2019