Salahadin Abdi, M.D.

Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management

tel: 305-243-8500
fax: 305-243-6425

Education

Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA	Residency	Anesthesiology	1996
Harvard Medical School Boston, MA	Fellowship		1996
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA	B.A.	Clinical Fellow in Anesthesia	1993
SUNY Health Science Center State University of New York Syracuse, NY	Straight Internship	Internal Medicine	1992
University of Munster Medical Center Munster,   Germany	Residency	Anesthesisiology and Intensive Care	1990
University of Texas Medical Branch and Shriners Burns Institute Galveston, TX	Postdoctoral	Research Fellow	1989
University of Muenster Medical School Muenster, Germany	Ph.D.	Pharmacology and Toxicology	1986
University of Muenster Muenster, Germany	M.D.		1985
University of Munster Medical Center Munster,   Germany	Residency	Anesthesiology and Intensive Care	1985

Research Interests

•  A Phase II Double-Blind Randomized Parallel Group Study Of Intravenous (Iv) Methylnaltexone (Mntx) In The Prevention Of Post-Operative Ileus  7/11/03 - 6/6/05

Publications

• Abdi S, Arita H, Bloomstone J. Electroconvulsive therapy for neuropathic pain? A case report and literature review. Pain Physician 2004;7:261-263.
• Abdi S, Shanouda P, Saini B, Patel N. A new and easy technique to block the pudendal nerve. Pain Physician: 2004, 7(3):319-322
• Abdi S, Shenouda P, Patel N, Saini B, Bharat Y, Calvillo C. A novel technique for pudendal nerve block. Pain Physician 2004;7:319-322.
• Martineau D, Abdi S. Celiac plexus block: Review of the literature. J of Cancer Pain and Symptom Palliation 2005;1;85-93.
• Abdi S, Lucas LF, Datta S. Role of epidural steroids in the management of chronic spinal pain: A systematic review of effectiveness and complications. Pain Physician 2005;8:127-143.

Awards & Recognition