Nagpal, Ameet SSchool of Medicine |
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| 9/2018 - Present | Associate Professor/Clinical | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Anesthesiology, San Antonio, TX |
| 5/2017 - Present | Medical Director | UT Health San Antonio Physicians Pain Consultants Clinic, Anesthesiology, San Antonio, TX |
| 5/2017 - Present | Associate Program Director - Pain Medicine Fellowship | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Anesthesiology, San Antonio, TX |
| 4/2017 - Present | Medical Director | Dannemiller, Inc., Healthcare Education Company, San Antonio, TX |
| 9/2014 - Present | Assistant Professor/Clinical, Cross Appointment | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, San Antonio, TX |
| 9/2013 - Present | Staff Physician | St. Luke's Baptist Hospital, Anesthesiology, San Antonio, TX |
| 9/2013 - Present | Assistant Professor / Clinical | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Anesthesiology, San Antonio, TX |
| 9/2013 - Present | Staff Physician | University Hospital Systems, Anesthesiology, San Antonio, TX |
| 9/2013 - Present | Clinical Physician | U.T. Health San Antonio Physicians, Anesthesiology, San Antonio, TX |
| Year | Degree | Discipline | Institution |
| 2013 | MEd | Curriculum & Instruction in Healthcare Education | University of Houston Houston , TX |
| 2013 | Clinical Fellowship | Pain Medicine | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio , TX |
| 2012 | Residency | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Baylor College of Medicine/UTHSC at Houston Houston , TX |
| 2009 | Internship | Internal Medicine | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston , TX |
| 2008 | MD | Medicine | New York Medical College Valhalla , NY |
| 2004 | MS | Physiology & Biophysics | Georgetown University Washington , DC |
| 2003 | BS | Natural Science & Psychology (Cum Laude) | Muhlenberg College Allentown , PA |
Pain Management- Areas of interest: Pelvic pain, spasticity management, electrodiagnostics, chronic pain rehabilitation, interventional pain management |
Utilization of EHRs in Pain Management Clinics- Trained as Epic (Electronic Health Record) "Clinician Champion" in the UT Medicine system. Creation of integrated universal algorithms for use within the UT Medicine Pain Medicine Clinic (known as SmartSets, SmartTools, SmartPhrases, and SmartSets). |
| Date | Description | Institution | # Students |
| 1/2020 - Present | 2020 Anesthesiology Pain Medicine Grand Rounds | UTHSCSA | 15 students |
| Topics: (1) Trigger Points & Peripheral Joint Injections, (2) Rehabilitation Medicine Approaches to Chronic Pain Management, (3) The ABCs of EMG: What A Good Pain Medicine Physician Should Know About Electrodiagnostic Studies, (4) Predicting Success With Spinal Cord Stimulation, (5) How Do I Know If A New Drug Is Worth Prescribing?, (6) Philosophical Basis of Diagnostic Blocks | |||
| 1/2020 - Present | PM&R & Pain Journal Club 2020 Articles Reviewed | UTHSCSA | 20 students |
| (1) Flack F, Stahlschmidt L, Dobe M, Hirschfeld G, Strasser A, Michalak J, Wager J, Zernikow B. Efficacy of adding interoceptive exposure to intensive interdisciplinary treatment for adolescents with chronic pain: a randomized controlled trial. Pain. 2018 Nov;159(11):2223 2233. (2) Shahabi S, Shabaninejad H, Kamali M, Jalali M, Ahmadi Teymourlouy A. The effects of ankle-foot orthoses on walking speed in patients with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Clin Rehabil. 2020 Feb;34(2):145-159. | |||
| 7/2019 - Present | Critical Appraisal of the Medical Literature | 60 students | |
| Course Director - Critical Appraisal of the Medical Literature is a 4-week elective intended to improve the medical student?s ability to find relevant literature, to teach the medical student to critically assess literature for application in evidence-based practice, and to facilitate group discussion about the literature. This course is open to fourth-year medical students, who will be expected to participate in Journal Club in residency and may not feel confident yet in their ability to conduct literature reviews or evaluate resources. | |||
| 10/2018 - Present | PM&R Residency Professional Development Didactics Module Director | UTHSCSA | 32 students |
| 9/2016 - Present | UTHSCSA | ||
| 7/2016 - Present | PM&R Residency Pain Medicine Didactics Module Director | UTHSCSA | 32 students |
| 1/2015 - Present | Musculoskeletal & Dermatology | The University of Texas Health Science Center | 240 students |
| Beginning in January 2015 to the present, I give the following lectures annually under the Musculoskeletal & Dermatology Module of the CIRCLE Curriculum for medical students: (1) Rheumatology Cases Part I, (2) Rheumatology Cases-Part II, (3) Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Review, (4) The Science of Pain (only given in 2017), (5) Approach to Musculoskeletal and Rheumatology Disorders, and (6) Evidence-Based Medicine: Validity of Diagnostic Testing (given in 2018 going forward). | |||
| 1/2015 - Present | Musculoskeletal & Dermatology | The University of Texas Health Science Center | 240 students |
| From January 2015 to the present, I have served as Module Director for the 6-week Musculoskeletal and Dermatology Course of the CIRCLE Curriculum for second year medical students. Throughout the year, time is spent coordinating the lecture schedule, creating the curriculum, and ensuring adequate delivery of instruction through content. I confirm faculty speakers and ensure appropriate material is collected and distributed to the medical students. During the 6 week module, I was in lecture on a daily basis, either delivering the lectures or observing and ensuring that the curriculum and instruction was appropriate. I also created weekly quizzes and created the final examination for the students based upon rigorous standards. | |||
| 1/2015 - Present | Clinical Skills | The University of Texas Health Science Center | 2 students |
| Served as a clinical skills preceptor to one MS1 and one MS2 medical student prior to the students entering his clerkships, and continue to serve as a mentor through the MS2 year. | |||
| 11/2014 - Present | Fourth Year Medical Student Anatomy Lecture | UTHSCSA | 200 students |
| Fourth Year Medical Student Anatomy Lecture: Clinical correlations of pelvic anatomy with pelvic pain | |||
| 9/2014 - Present | Post-Doctoral Student Supervision | UTHSCSA Department of Anesthesiology | |
| 9/2014 - Present | Post-Doctoral Student Supervision | UTHSCSA Department of Anesthesiology | |
| 9/2014 - Present | Pain Management | The University of Texas Health Science Center | 12 students |
| Individual instruction of 4th year medical students in the Pain Management Clinic. I instruct approximately 1 medical student per month during their clerkship rotation. | |||
Abstract |
| Boies BT, Khan A, Obi C, Eckmann MS, Nagpal AS. Using High Frequency Tonic-Stimulation to Control Paresthesias/Dysesthesias in a Brachial Plexopathy SCS Patient: A Case Report; 2014 Oct. (Pain Medicine; vol. 16, no. 8). |
Book/Monograph |
| Nagpal AS, Day, M, Eckmann MS, Boies BT, Driver, L. (eds). Ramamurthy`s Decision Making in Pain Management, 3rd Edition New Delhi, India: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing (in press); 2018. |
Electronic/Web Publication |
| Nagpal AS, Vydra D, Seale C. Differential diagnosis and treatment of visceral pain in the pelvis and abdomen 2019 Dec. |
| Nagpal AS. ?Are you a terrorist?? 2018 Mar. Available from: https://tincture.io/are-you-a-terrorist-2b2dfaca654d . |
| Nagpal AS. Narrative Medicine: `Are You a Terrorist?? 2018 Feb. Available from: https://journals.lww.com/em-news/Fulltext/2018/02201/Narrative_Medicine___Are_You_a_Terrorist__.1.aspx . |
| Nagpal AS. How racism affects this physician 2018 Feb. Available from: https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2018/02/racism-affects-physician.html . |
| Nagpal AS. The Thing That`s Happening To Me 2017 Dec. Available from: http://www.blog.numose.com/physician/racism . |
| Nagpal AS. Suffocating on Satisfaction Rosemont, Illinois: American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitaton (AAPM&R); 2017 Aug. |
| Nagpal AS, Johnson, D. Thoracic Radiculopathy/Myelopathy 2017 May. |
| Nagpal AS. Teaching in Trying Times Rosemont, Illinois: American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R); 2017 Feb. |
| Nagpal AS. Lumbar Spondylosis 2016 Feb. |
| Nagpal AS. Demystifying Pelvic Pain Chicago, IL: Midwest Pain Society; 2014 Sep. |
Journal Article |
| Hynes A, Vydra D, Clements N, Julia J, Nagpal AS, Cushman DM, McCormick ZL. Current Trends in the Use of Sedation During Spine Intervention Procedures: A Survey Study Pain Medicine 2019 Aug;. |
| Nagpal AS, Vydra D, Correa J, Zoch IA, Boies BT. Evidence Analysis of Sympathetic Blocks for Visceral Pain Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep 2019 Jun;:1-11. |
| Clements N, Vydra D, Cushman D, Nagpal AS, Julia J, Zheng P, McCormick ZL. Trends in steroid agent and diluent choices for epidural steroid injections: a survey of Spine Intervention Society physicians Reg Anesth Pain Med 2019 May;. |
| Vydra D, McCormick Z, Clements N, Nagpal AS, Julia J, Cushman D. Current Trends in Steroid Dose Choice and Frequency of Administration of Epidural Steroid Injections: A Survey Study PM R 2019 May;. |
| Clements N, McCormick ZL, Vydra D, Nagpal AS, Akuthota V, Kennedy DJ, Cushman D. Serious Complications Associated with Interventional Spine Procedures - Results of a Spine Intervention Society Survey Pain Medicine 2019 May;. |
| Duszynski B, McCormick Z, DeFrancesch F, Miller D, Nagpal AS, Popescu A, Stojanovic M, Vorobeychik Y Because this was a society position statement, the authors were not listed. However, I was one of the 8 authors of this manuscript. Spine Intervention Society Position Statement on Best Practices for Epidural Steroid Injections in the Setting of a Preservative-Free Dexamethasone Shortage Pain Medicine 2019 Apr;. |
| Vydra D, Hynes A, Clements N, Nagpal AS, Julia J, Schneider BJ, Maus TP, Cushman DM, McCormick ZL. Current Practice Trends in Image Guidance During Lumbar and Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections Pain Medicine 2019 Mar;. |
| Shaw, E, Braza, DW, Cheng, DS, Ensrud, E, Friendman, AS, Hamilton, RG, Miller, JJ, Nagpal AS, Sharma, S. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Position Statement on Opioid Prescribing PM R 2018 Jun;10(6):681-683. |
| Nagpal A, Eckmann M, Weinstein SM. Maintaining Opioid Prescription for Chronic Back Pain: Pro Versus Con PM R 2018 Jan;10(1):83-89. |
| Eckmann MS, Bickelhaupt B, Fehl J, Benfield JA, Curley J, Rahimi O, Nagpal AS. Cadaveric study of the articular branches of the shoulder joint Reg Anesth Pain Med 2017 Sep;42(5):1-7. |
| Nagpal AS, Xu R, Pangarkar S, Dworkin I. Driving under the influence of opioids. Point / Counterpoint PM&R Journal 2016 Jul;:698-705. |
| Nagpal AS, Chang-Chien GC, Benfield JA, Candido KD, Rana MV, Eckmann M. Digital Subtraction Angiography Use During Epidural Steroid Injections Does Not Reliably Distinguish Artery from Vein Pain Physician 2016 May;19(4):255-266. |
| Nagpal AS, Eckmann MS, Benfield J. A Novel Use of Regional Anesthesia for Spastic Hemiplegia Evaluation and Treatment: A Case Report PM&R 2016 Feb;8(2):180-182. |
| Nagpal AS, Benfield JA, Dy RT. Longitudinal tear of the biceps brachii from peripheral intravenous catheter infiltration Muscles Ligaments Tendons J 2015 Apr;5(2):120-123. |
| Nagpal AS, Eckmann MS, Small S, Stevens S. Onset of spontaneous lower extremity pain after lumbar sympathetic block Pain Physician 2015 Jan;18(1):E89-E91. |
Other |
| Nagpal AS, Eckmann MS. Managing Long-Term Opioid Therapy in Today`s Risk Conscious Climate San Antonio Magazine 2017 Oct;70(18):18-22. |
Review Article |
| McGeary CA, McGeary DD, Shah DV, Nagpal AS, Peterson AL, Monson CM, Blount TH. Conjoint Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Pain: A Descriptive Pilot Study of Couples? Needs Clinical Medicine Review 2018 Jul;:1-14. |
Federal |
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| Funding Agency | National Institute of Health |
| Title | Establishing Efficacy of a Functional Restoration-Based CAM Pain Management Program in a Combat Injured Veterans Population |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 7/2014 - 8/2021 |
| Role | Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail | This study uses a tested functional restoration model that incorporates the use of complementary and alternative medicine techniques to reduce pain disability in a Veterans population suffering chronic pain. This study focuses upon reducing opioid use and increasing functioning. |
State |
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| Funding Agency | UT Health San Antonio |
| Title | Conjoint Therapy for Pain Management: A Pilot Study (Co-PIs: Tabatha Blount; Cindy McGeary) |
| Status | Complete |
| Period | 3/2016 - 8/2017 |
| Role | Co-Principal Investigator |
| Grant Detail | UT Health San Antonio Clinical Investigator Kickstarter Grant to collect pilot data on Conjoint Therapy for Pain Management in a sample of 10 patients. This intervention incorporates partners into a 10-session functional restoration-informed protocol to promote pain management, physical functioning, and couple`s satisfaction. |
| Funding Agency | UTHSCSA President`s Translational and Entrepreneurial Research Fund |
| Title | Reducing the abuse liability of prescription opioids |
| Status | Complete |
| Period | 1/2017 - 8/2017 |
| Role | Contributor |
| Grant Detail | |