Robert Chow, MD, MBA
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2025
Smoking and Postoperative Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Chow R, Lans Z, Cohen S, Lin H, Zhao J, Rajput K. Smoking and Postoperative Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis. Pain Practice 2025, 25: e70083. PMID: 40977634, DOI: 10.1111/papr.70083.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsChatGPT and low back pain - Evaluating AI-driven patient education in the context of interventional pain medicine
Basharat A, Shah R, Wilcox N, Tur G, Tripati S, Kansal P, Gandhi N, Pokuri S, Chong G, Odonkor C, Varhabhatla N, Chow R. ChatGPT and low back pain - Evaluating AI-driven patient education in the context of interventional pain medicine. Interventional Pain Medicine 2025, 4: 100636. PMID: 40978326, PMCID: PMC12444463, DOI: 10.1016/j.inpm.2025.100636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain catastrophizing: a trait or a state?
Rajput K, Fujita-Howie B, Zhao X, Lin H, Chow R. Pain catastrophizing: a trait or a state? Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2025, rapm-2025-107047. PMID: 40819919, DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2025-107047.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersPain Management in the Older Adults A Narrative Review
Rajput K, Ng J, Zwolinski N, Chow R. Pain Management in the Older Adults A Narrative Review. Clinics In Geriatric Medicine 2025, 41: 131-151. PMID: 39551538, DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2024.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2024
Perioperative Pain Management: An Update on Pharmacology with a Special Focus on the Opioid Tolerant Elderly
Chow R, Rajput K. Perioperative Pain Management: An Update on Pharmacology with a Special Focus on the Opioid Tolerant Elderly. Current Anesthesiology Reports 2024, 15: 6. DOI: 10.1007/s40140-024-00656-7.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsRelationship between diet and postoperative pain: A scoping review
Chowdhary H, Chow R, Li J, Rajput K. Relationship between diet and postoperative pain: A scoping review. Journal Of Anesthesia And Translational Medicine 2024, 3: 181-187. PMID: 41929420, PMCID: PMC13001791, DOI: 10.1016/j.jatmed.2024.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsA comparison of steroid dose with or without local anesthetic in lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections
Chow R, Ng J, Wood M, Yanez D, He Z, Rajput K. A comparison of steroid dose with or without local anesthetic in lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections. Pain Practice 2024, 25: e13410. PMID: 39305041, DOI: 10.1111/papr.13410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Landscape of Pain Medicine for Women Physicians: A Perspective.
Jankelovits A, Chow R, Rana P, Rajput K. The Landscape of Pain Medicine for Women Physicians: A Perspective. Pain Physician Journal 2024, 27: 317-320. PMID: 39087969, DOI: 10.36076/ppj.2024.7.317.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsRelationship of pain relief with catastrophizing following interventional pain procedures for low back pain
Rajput K, Howie B, Danesh J, Zhao X, Lin H, Yanez D, Chow R. Relationship of pain relief with catastrophizing following interventional pain procedures for low back pain. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2024, 50: 489-494. PMID: 38744446, DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2023-105247.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
A Survey Study of Surgeons and Anesthesiologists Regarding Perioperative Multimodal Analgesia for Opioid-Tolerant Patients
Haddad D, Yu V, Chow R, Yanez D, Rajput K. A Survey Study of Surgeons and Anesthesiologists Regarding Perioperative Multimodal Analgesia for Opioid-Tolerant Patients. Journal Of PeriAnesthesia Nursing 2023, 39: 87-92. PMID: 37855765, DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2023.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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AMPA Receptor Components of the Anti-Depressant Ketamine Response
IRB ID2000021345RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date06/30/2032Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18 years - 65 years
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Overview
Robert Chow, MD, is an anesthesiologist specializing in interventional pain management.
He treats Long COVID symptoms, including anosmia (loss of smell), trigeminal neuralgia (a chronic pain condition affecting the trigeminal nerve in the face), headaches, and peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage causing pain or numbness).
Dr. Chow has a particular interest in peripheral nerve stimulation and spinal cord stimulation, and he performs joint injections, spine injections, radiofrequency ablations and more.
Pain medicine has allowed Dr. Chow to blend the science of medicine and the art of healing, combining precision, empathy, and rapidly developing rapport with patients. He is inspired by the role anesthesiologists play, both in ensuring patient safety during surgery and in supporting patients through some of their most challenging times.
“After working closely with patients in acute pain, I realized that chronic pain has a profound impact on quality of life,” he says. “In pain medicine, I found the opportunity to help patients regain mobility, improve their function and enhance their well-being.”
Dr. Chow completed his medical degree at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He underwent his residency in anesthesiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, followed by a fellowship in interventional pain medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
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Anesthesiology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Anesthesiology
- Original Certification Date
- 2015
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