Nagpal, Ameet SSchool of Medicine |
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| 5/2017 - Present | Associate Program Director - Pain Medicine Fellowship | 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 |
| 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 | Clinical Physician | U.T. Health San Antonio Physicians, Anesthesiology, San Antonio, TX |
| 9/2013 - Present | Staff Physician | University Hospital Systems, 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 | St. Luke's Baptist Hospital, 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 |
| 7/2017 - 12/2017 | 2017 Anesthesiology Pain Medicine Grand Rounds | UTHSCSA | 15 students |
| Topics: (1) Trigger Points & Peripheral Joint Injections, (2) Rehabilitation Medicine Approaches to Chronic Pain Management, (3) Spasticity Management, (4) Pain Medicine Jeopardy, (5) Common Facial Pain Syndromes | |||
| 9/2016 - Present | UTHSCSA | ||
| 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, and (5) Approach to Musculoskeletal and Rheumatology Disorders. | |||
| 1/2015 - Present | Clinical Skills | The University of Texas Health Science Center | 240 students |
| Serve as a moderator each year in the Clinical Skills standardized patient/real patient musculoskeletal assessment simulation laboratories. Three total sessions annually, 4 hours per session. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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 | ENT Department: Common Facial Pain Syndromes Grand Rounds | UTHSCSA | 15 students |
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| 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). |
| Nagpal AS, Eckmann MS, Mitchell BM. An alternative approach to neurostimulation for isolated foot pain; 2013 Jan. (Pain Physician). |
Book/Monograph |
| Nagpal AS, Boies BT, Eckmann MS, Patel SP. Pain Medicine Board Review Book New Delhi, India: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (under contract); 2018. |
| 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); 2017. |
Electronic/Web Publication |
| Nagpal AS, Johnson, D. Thoracic Radiculopathy/Myelopathy 2017 May. |
Journal Article |
| 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. Suffocating on Satisfaction The Needler: Council Newsletter of the AAPM&R 2017 Aug;:4-5. |
| Nagpal AS. Teaching in Trying Times The Needler: Council Newsletter of the AAPM&R 2017 Feb;. |
| Nagpal AS. Demystifying Pelvic Pain Midwest Pain Society Newsletter 2014 Sep;. |
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 - 7/2019 |
| 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 | UTHSCSA President`s Translational and Entrepreneurial Research Fund |
| Title | Reducing the abuse liability of prescription opioids |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 1/2017 - 8/2017 |
| Role | Contributor |
| Grant Detail | |
| Funding Agency | UT Health San Antonio |
| Title | Conjoint Therapy for Pain Management: A Pilot Study |
| Status | Active |
| 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. |