Yale New Haven Health Old Saybrook Medical Center
Old Saybrook Medical Center
633 Middlesex Turnpike
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
- Yale New Haven Health Old Saybrook Medical CenterOld Saybrook Medical Center633 Middlesex TurnpikeOld Saybrook, CT 06475
Charles Odonkor, MD, MA
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Telehealth is available
Patient type treated
Child, Adult
Accepting new patients
Yes
Referral required
From patients or physicians
Titles
- Assistant Professor
- Assistant Professor, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Education & Training
- Clinical FellowHarvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital (2019)
- Postdoctoral Research FellowStanford University, Wearable Health Lab (2018)
- ResidentJohns Hopkins Hospital (2017)
- FellowJohns Hopkins Hospital (2016)
- InternYale New Haven Hospital (2014)
- MDYale School of Medicine (2013)
- MAWashington University in St. Louis, Developmental, Cell and Molecular Biology (2008)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- North American Neuromodulation Society Travel Award: North American Neuromodulation Society (2019)
- Doximity Scholar: Doximity (2018)
- ASRA Travel Award: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (2017)
- 1st Place, Best of Meeting Research Paper Award: America Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine (2017)
- President's Citation Award: American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2017)
- 1st Place, AAP Best Resident Research Paper Award: Association of Academic Physiatrist (2017)
- Regenerative Medicine Scholarship Award: Interventional Orthopedics Foundation (2017)
- Martin Luther King Jnr. Award for Community Service: Johns Hopkins Health System (2016)
- Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute Leadership Academy: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2016)
- Young Investigator Award: American Pain Society (2015)
Professional Service
- Spine Intervention Society, Diversity Taskforce, Membership Committee (2020 - Present): Committee Member
- North American Neuromodulation Society, Diversity and Outreach Committee (2019 - Present): Research subdivision
- Spine Intervention Society Research Committee (2019 - Present): Committee Member
- American Academy of Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine Journal (2017 - Present): Reviewer
- American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (2017 - Present): Member
- American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2017 - Present): Reviewer
- North American Neuromodulation Society (2017 - Present): Member
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Quality Practice Policy and Research Committee (2016 - 2017): Committee Member
- AAPMR Technology Advisory Council (2016 - 2017): Committee Member
- Physiatry in Motion, AAP Resident Fellow Newsletter (2016 - 2017): Newsletter Editor
Publications
- Odonkor CA, AlFarra T, Adekoya P, Orhurhu V, Rodríguez T, Sottosanti E, Kaye AD. Correction to: Dorsal Column Stimulation and Cannabinoids in the Treatment of Chronic Nociceptive and Neuropathic Pain: a Review of the Clinical and Pre-clinical Data. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2022, 26: 119. PMID: 35167035, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-022-01033-x.
- Odonkor CA, AlFarra T, Adekoya P, Orhurhu V, Rodríguez T, Sottosanti E, Kaye AD. Dorsal Column Stimulation and Cannabinoids in the Treatment of Chronic Nociceptive and Neuropathic Pain: a Review of the Clinical and Pre-clinical Data. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2022, 26: 103-118. PMID: 35119602, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-022-01008-y.
- Forrest LL, Leitner BP, Vasquez Guzman CE, Brodt E, Odonkor CA. Representation of American Indian and Alaska Native Individuals in Academic Medical Training. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2143398. PMID: 35024836, PMCID: PMC8759009, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.43398.
- Odonkor CA, Tucker-Bartley A, Leitner B, Chude C, Hirani S, Poree L. Closing the gap in representation of racial and ethnic minorities in pain medicine: A 2018-2019 status report. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2022, 113: 612-615. PMID: 34148658, DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2021.05.010.
- Orhurhu V, Sidharthan S, Roberts J, Karri J, Umukoro N, Hagedorn JM, Odonkor CA, Abd-Elsayed A. Radiofrequency Ablation for Craniofacial Pain Syndromes. Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation Clinics Of North America 2021, 32: 601-645. PMID: 34593133, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2021.05.003.
- Odonkor CA, Taraben S, Tomkins-Lane C, Zhang W, Muaremi A, Leutheuser H, Sun R, Smuck M. Examining the Association Between Self-Reported Estimates of Function and Objective Measures of Gait and Physical Capacity in Lumbar Stenosis. Archives Of Rehabilitation Research And Clinical Translation 2021, 3: 100147. PMID: 34589697, PMCID: PMC8463455, DOI: 10.1016/j.arrct.2021.100147.
- Verduzco-Gutierrez M, Larson AR, Capizzi AN, Bean AC, Zafonte RD, Odonkor CA, Bosques G, Silver JK. How Physician Compensation and Education Debt Affects Financial Stress and Burnout: A Survey Study of Women in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. PM & R : The Journal Of Injury, Function, And Rehabilitation 2021, 13: 836-844. PMID: 33301648, DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12534.
- Lorello GR, Silver JK, Flores LE, Larson AR, McCarthy K, Odonkor CA, Flexman AM. Diversity of residency applicants to anaesthesiology and other specialties in the USA from 2014 to 2019. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2021, 127: e27-e30. PMID: 34045063, DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.04.013.
- Hao D, Sidharthan S, Cotte J, Decker M, Salisu-Orhurhu M, Olatoye D, Karri J, Hagedorn JM, Adekoya P, Odonkor C, Gulati A, Orhurhu V. Interventional Therapies for Pain in Cancer Patients: a Narrative Review. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2021, 25: 44. PMID: 33961156, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-021-00963-2.
- Odonkor CA, Leitner B, Taraben S, Adekoya P, Orhurhu V, Hirani S, Ike K, Lee R, Vanterpool S, Goree JH, Sully K, Poree L. Diversity of Pain Medicine Trainees and Faculty in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Fellowship Training from 2009-2019. Pain Medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2021, 22: 819-828. PMID: 33502490, PMCID: PMC8599803, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab004.
- Smuck M, Odonkor CA, Wilt JK, Schmidt N, Swiernik MA. The emerging clinical role of wearables: factors for successful implementation in healthcare. NPJ Digital Medicine 2021, 4: 45. PMID: 33692479, PMCID: PMC7946921, DOI: 10.1038/s41746-021-00418-3.
- Odonkor CA, Esparza R, Flores LE, Verduzco-Gutierrez M, Escalon MX, Solinsky R, Silver JK. Disparities in Health Care for Black Patients in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the United States: A Narrative Review. PM & R : The Journal Of Injury, Function, And Rehabilitation 2021, 13: 180-203. PMID: 33090686, DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12509.
- Fan J, Cheney PP, Bloch S, Xu B, Liang K, Odonkor CA, Edwards WB, Basak S, Mintz R, Biswas P, Achilefu S. Multifunctional Thio-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles for Near-Infrared Fluorescence Detection and Imaging of Activated Caspase-3. Current Analytical Chemistry 2021, 17: 1182-1193. PMID: 34393690, PMCID: PMC8356907, DOI: 10.2174/1573411017999210112175743.
- Orhurhu V, Orman S, Peck J, Urits I, Orhurhu MS, Jones MR, Manchikanti L, Kaye AD, Odonkor C, Hirji S, Cornett EM, Imani F, Varrassi G, Viswanath O. Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery- A Systematic Review of Open and Endoscopic Approaches. Anesthesiology And Pain Medicine 2020, 10: e112291. PMID: 34150584, PMCID: PMC8207842, DOI: 10.5812/aapm.112291.
- Odonkor CA, Sholas MG, Verduzco-Gutierrez M, Zafonte RD, Silver JK. African American Patient Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes: A Call to Action for Physiatrists to Provide Rehabilitation Care to Black Survivors. American Journal Of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / Association Of Academic Physiatrists 2020, 99: 986-987. PMID: 32804715, PMCID: PMC7526402, DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001568.
- Chu R, Umukoro N, Greer T, Roberts J, Adekoya P, Odonkor CA, Hagedorn JM, Olatoye D, Urits I, Orhurhu MS, Umukoro P, Viswanath O, Hasoon J, Kaye AD, Orhurhu V. Intravenous Lidocaine Infusion for the Management of Early Postoperative Pain: A Comprehensive Review of Controlled Trials. Psychopharmacology Bulletin 2020, 50: 216-259. PMID: 33633427, PMCID: PMC7901134.
- Orhurhu V, Chu R, Orhurhu MS, Odonkor CA. Association Between Pain Scores and Successful Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation. Neuromodulation : Journal Of The International Neuromodulation Society 2020, 23: 660-666. PMID: 31489751, DOI: 10.1111/ner.13044.
- Odonkor C, Kuwabara A, Tomkins-Lane C, Zhang W, Muaremi A, Leutheuser H, Sun R, Smuck M. Gait features for discriminating between mobility-limiting musculoskeletal disorders: Lumbar spinal stenosis and knee osteoarthritis. Gait & Posture 2020, 80: 96-100. PMID: 32497982, DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.05.019.
- Orhurhu V, Schwartz R, Potts J, Peck J, Urits I, Orhurhu MS, Odonkor C, Viswanath O, Kaye AD, Gill J. Correction to: Role of Alpha-2-Microglobulin in the Treatment of Osteoarthritic Knee Pain: a Brief Review of the Literature. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2020, 24: 9. PMID: 32036481, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-020-0841-6.
- Odonkor C, Kwak R, Ting K, Hao D, Collins B, Ahmed S. Fantastic Four: Age, Spinal Cord Stimulator Waveform, Pain Localization and History of Spine Surgery Influence the Odds of Successful Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial. Pain Physician 2020, 23: E19-E30. PMID: 32013285.
- Odonkor CA, Orman S, Orhurhu V, Stone ME, Ahmed S. Spinal Cord Stimulation vs Conventional Therapies for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back and Leg Pain: A Systematic Review of Health Care Resource Utilization and Outcomes in the Last Decade. Pain Medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2019, 20: 2479-2494. PMID: 31498396, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnz185.
- Hao D, Odonkor C, Volney S, Kamdar M, Ahmed S. Management of incidental lumboiliac hernia during spinal cord stimulator implant: a case report. Regional Anesthesia And Pain Medicine 2019 PMID: 31527161, DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2019-100794.
- Orhurhu V, Schwartz R, Potts J, Peck J, Urits I, Orhurhu MS, Odonkor C, Viswanath O, Kaye A, Gill J. Role of Alpha-2-Microglobulin in the Treatment of Osteoarthritic Knee Pain: a Brief Review of the Literature. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2019, 23: 82. PMID: 31502073, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-019-0822-9.
- Chow RM, Marascalchi B, Abrams WB, Peiris NA, Odonkor CA, Cohen SP. Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis: A Framework for Future Policy. Anesthesia And Analgesia 2019, 128: 1300-1308. PMID: 31094805, DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003575.
- Orhurhu V, Urits I, Orhurhu MS, Odonkor C, Olatoye D, Viswanath O. Confounding variables in future studies assessing relationship between paraspinal muscles and low back pain. The Spine Journal : Official Journal Of The North American Spine Society 2019, 19: 1132-1133. PMID: 31122605, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2019.01.012.
- Chow RM, Marascalchi B, Abrams WB, Peiris NA, Odonkor CA, Cohen SP. Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis: A Framework for Future Policy. Anesthesia And Analgesia 2018 PMID: 29933274, DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003575.
- Odonkor CA, Chen Y, Adekoya P, Marascalchi BJ, Chaudhry-Richter H, Tang T, Abruzzese C, Cohen BK, Cohen SP. Inciting Events Associated With Lumbar Facet Joint Pain. Anesthesia And Analgesia 2018, 126: 280-288. PMID: 28704245, DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000002242.
- Odonkor CA, Christiansen S, Chen Y, Sathiyakumar A, Chaudhry H, Cinquegrana D, Lange J, He C, Cohen SP. Factors Associated With Missed Appointments at an Academic Pain Treatment Center: A Prospective Year-Long Longitudinal Study. Anesthesia And Analgesia 2017, 125: 562-570. PMID: 28277318, DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001794.
- Odonkor CA, Kim G, Erdek M. Global cancer pain management: a systematic review comparing trials in Africa, Europe and North America. Pain Management 2017, 7: 299-310. PMID: 28699421, DOI: 10.2217/pmt-2016-0047.
- Amoatey Odonkor C, Addison W, Smith S, Osei-Bonsu E, Tang T, Erdek M. Connecting the Dots: A Comparative Global Multi-Institutional Study of Prohibitive Factors Affecting Cancer Pain Management. Pain Medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2017, 18: 363-373. PMID: 28204728, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw143.
- Odonkor CA, Tang T, Taftian D, Chhatre A. Bilateral Intra-Articular Radiofrequency Ablation for Cervicogenic Headache. Case Reports In Anesthesiology 2017, 2017: 1483279. PMID: 28149652, PMCID: PMC5253167, DOI: 10.1155/2017/1483279.
- Chang-Chien GC, Odonkor CA, Amorapanth P. Is Kratom the New 'Legal High' on the Block?: The Case of an Emerging Opioid Receptor Agonist with Substance Abuse Potential. Pain Physician 2017, 20: E195-E198. PMID: 28072812.
- Odonkor CA, Osei-Bonsu E, Tetteh O, Haig A, Mayer RS, Smith TJ. Minding the Gaps in Cancer Pain Management Education: A Multicenter Study of Clinical Residents and Fellows in a Low- Versus High-Resource Setting. Journal Of Global Oncology 2016, 2: 387-396. PMID: 28717725, PMCID: PMC5493248, DOI: 10.1200/JGO.2015.003004.
- Odonkor CA, Chhatre A. What's Tramadol Got to Do with It? A Case Report of Rebound Hypoglycemia, a Reappraisal and Review of Potential Mechanisms. Pain Physician 2016, 19: E1215-E1220. PMID: 27906953.
- Odonkor CA, Christian AB, Haig A. Poster 497 Searching for an Oasis in a Physiatry Desert: A Global Survey of the Disability Training and Education Landscape of Healthcare Trainees in West Africa. PM & R : The Journal Of Injury, Function, And Rehabilitation 2016, 8: S321-S322. PMID: 27673238, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2016.07.414.
- Hoyer EH, Odonkor CA, Bhatia SN, Leung C, Deutschendorf A, Brotman DJ. Association between days to complete inpatient discharge summaries with all-payer hospital readmissions in Maryland. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2016, 11: 393-400. PMID: 26913814, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2556.
- Odonkor CA, Hurst PV, Kondo N, Makary MA, Pronovost PJ. Beyond the Hospital Gates: Elucidating the Interactive Association of Social Support, Depressive Symptoms, and Physical Function with 30-Day Readmissions. American Journal Of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / Association Of Academic Physiatrists 2015, 94: 555-67. PMID: 25299530, DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000213.
- Odonkor CA, Hurst P, Kondo N, Makary MA, Pronovost PJ. Halting the revolving door: how a focus on patient- and community-level risks may help curb readmissions after surgery. American Journal Of Medical Quality : The Official Journal Of The American College Of Medical Quality 2014, 29: 557. PMID: 25104549, DOI: 10.1177/1062860614546614.
- Thomas JC, Odonkor C, Griffith L, Holt N, Percac-Lima S, Leveille S, Ni P, Latham NK, Jette AM, Bean JF. Reconceptualizing balance: attributes associated with balance performance. Experimental Gerontology 2014, 57: 218-23. PMID: 24952097, PMCID: PMC4149932, DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2014.06.012.
- Odonkor CA, Thomas JC, Holt N, Latham N, Vanswearingen J, Brach JS, Leveille SG, Jette A, Bean J. A comparison of straight- and curved-path walking tests among mobility-limited older adults. The Journals Of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences And Medical Sciences 2013, 68: 1532-9. PMID: 23657972, PMCID: PMC3814235, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glt060.
- Odonkor CA, Schonberger RB, Dai F, Shelley KH, Silverman DG, Barash PG. New utility for an old tool: can a simple gait speed test predict ambulatory surgical discharge outcomes? American Journal Of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / Association Of Academic Physiatrists 2013, 92: 849-63. PMID: 24051992, PMCID: PMC3850792, DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3182a51ac5.
Patient Care Organizations
Titles
- Assistant Professor
- Assistant Professor, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Education & Training
- Clinical FellowHarvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital (2019)
- Postdoctoral Research FellowStanford University, Wearable Health Lab (2018)
- ResidentJohns Hopkins Hospital (2017)
- FellowJohns Hopkins Hospital (2016)
- InternYale New Haven Hospital (2014)
- MDYale School of Medicine (2013)
- MAWashington University in St. Louis, Developmental, Cell and Molecular Biology (2008)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- North American Neuromodulation Society Travel Award: North American Neuromodulation Society (2019)
- Doximity Scholar: Doximity (2018)
- ASRA Travel Award: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (2017)
- 1st Place, Best of Meeting Research Paper Award: America Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine (2017)
- President's Citation Award: American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2017)
- 1st Place, AAP Best Resident Research Paper Award: Association of Academic Physiatrist (2017)
- Regenerative Medicine Scholarship Award: Interventional Orthopedics Foundation (2017)
- Martin Luther King Jnr. Award for Community Service: Johns Hopkins Health System (2016)
- Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute Leadership Academy: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2016)
- Young Investigator Award: American Pain Society (2015)
Professional Service
- Spine Intervention Society, Diversity Taskforce, Membership Committee (2020 - Present): Committee Member
- North American Neuromodulation Society, Diversity and Outreach Committee (2019 - Present): Research subdivision
- Spine Intervention Society Research Committee (2019 - Present): Committee Member
- American Academy of Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine Journal (2017 - Present): Reviewer
- American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (2017 - Present): Member
- American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2017 - Present): Reviewer
- North American Neuromodulation Society (2017 - Present): Member
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Quality Practice Policy and Research Committee (2016 - 2017): Committee Member
- AAPMR Technology Advisory Council (2016 - 2017): Committee Member
- Physiatry in Motion, AAP Resident Fellow Newsletter (2016 - 2017): Newsletter Editor
Publications
- Odonkor CA, AlFarra T, Adekoya P, Orhurhu V, Rodríguez T, Sottosanti E, Kaye AD. Correction to: Dorsal Column Stimulation and Cannabinoids in the Treatment of Chronic Nociceptive and Neuropathic Pain: a Review of the Clinical and Pre-clinical Data. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2022, 26: 119. PMID: 35167035, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-022-01033-x.
- Odonkor CA, AlFarra T, Adekoya P, Orhurhu V, Rodríguez T, Sottosanti E, Kaye AD. Dorsal Column Stimulation and Cannabinoids in the Treatment of Chronic Nociceptive and Neuropathic Pain: a Review of the Clinical and Pre-clinical Data. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2022, 26: 103-118. PMID: 35119602, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-022-01008-y.
- Forrest LL, Leitner BP, Vasquez Guzman CE, Brodt E, Odonkor CA. Representation of American Indian and Alaska Native Individuals in Academic Medical Training. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2143398. PMID: 35024836, PMCID: PMC8759009, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.43398.
- Odonkor CA, Tucker-Bartley A, Leitner B, Chude C, Hirani S, Poree L. Closing the gap in representation of racial and ethnic minorities in pain medicine: A 2018-2019 status report. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2022, 113: 612-615. PMID: 34148658, DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2021.05.010.
- Orhurhu V, Sidharthan S, Roberts J, Karri J, Umukoro N, Hagedorn JM, Odonkor CA, Abd-Elsayed A. Radiofrequency Ablation for Craniofacial Pain Syndromes. Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation Clinics Of North America 2021, 32: 601-645. PMID: 34593133, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2021.05.003.
- Odonkor CA, Taraben S, Tomkins-Lane C, Zhang W, Muaremi A, Leutheuser H, Sun R, Smuck M. Examining the Association Between Self-Reported Estimates of Function and Objective Measures of Gait and Physical Capacity in Lumbar Stenosis. Archives Of Rehabilitation Research And Clinical Translation 2021, 3: 100147. PMID: 34589697, PMCID: PMC8463455, DOI: 10.1016/j.arrct.2021.100147.
- Verduzco-Gutierrez M, Larson AR, Capizzi AN, Bean AC, Zafonte RD, Odonkor CA, Bosques G, Silver JK. How Physician Compensation and Education Debt Affects Financial Stress and Burnout: A Survey Study of Women in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. PM & R : The Journal Of Injury, Function, And Rehabilitation 2021, 13: 836-844. PMID: 33301648, DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12534.
- Lorello GR, Silver JK, Flores LE, Larson AR, McCarthy K, Odonkor CA, Flexman AM. Diversity of residency applicants to anaesthesiology and other specialties in the USA from 2014 to 2019. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2021, 127: e27-e30. PMID: 34045063, DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.04.013.
- Hao D, Sidharthan S, Cotte J, Decker M, Salisu-Orhurhu M, Olatoye D, Karri J, Hagedorn JM, Adekoya P, Odonkor C, Gulati A, Orhurhu V. Interventional Therapies for Pain in Cancer Patients: a Narrative Review. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2021, 25: 44. PMID: 33961156, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-021-00963-2.
- Odonkor CA, Leitner B, Taraben S, Adekoya P, Orhurhu V, Hirani S, Ike K, Lee R, Vanterpool S, Goree JH, Sully K, Poree L. Diversity of Pain Medicine Trainees and Faculty in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Fellowship Training from 2009-2019. Pain Medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2021, 22: 819-828. PMID: 33502490, PMCID: PMC8599803, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab004.
- Smuck M, Odonkor CA, Wilt JK, Schmidt N, Swiernik MA. The emerging clinical role of wearables: factors for successful implementation in healthcare. NPJ Digital Medicine 2021, 4: 45. PMID: 33692479, PMCID: PMC7946921, DOI: 10.1038/s41746-021-00418-3.
- Odonkor CA, Esparza R, Flores LE, Verduzco-Gutierrez M, Escalon MX, Solinsky R, Silver JK. Disparities in Health Care for Black Patients in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the United States: A Narrative Review. PM & R : The Journal Of Injury, Function, And Rehabilitation 2021, 13: 180-203. PMID: 33090686, DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12509.
- Fan J, Cheney PP, Bloch S, Xu B, Liang K, Odonkor CA, Edwards WB, Basak S, Mintz R, Biswas P, Achilefu S. Multifunctional Thio-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles for Near-Infrared Fluorescence Detection and Imaging of Activated Caspase-3. Current Analytical Chemistry 2021, 17: 1182-1193. PMID: 34393690, PMCID: PMC8356907, DOI: 10.2174/1573411017999210112175743.
- Orhurhu V, Orman S, Peck J, Urits I, Orhurhu MS, Jones MR, Manchikanti L, Kaye AD, Odonkor C, Hirji S, Cornett EM, Imani F, Varrassi G, Viswanath O. Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery- A Systematic Review of Open and Endoscopic Approaches. Anesthesiology And Pain Medicine 2020, 10: e112291. PMID: 34150584, PMCID: PMC8207842, DOI: 10.5812/aapm.112291.
- Odonkor CA, Sholas MG, Verduzco-Gutierrez M, Zafonte RD, Silver JK. African American Patient Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes: A Call to Action for Physiatrists to Provide Rehabilitation Care to Black Survivors. American Journal Of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / Association Of Academic Physiatrists 2020, 99: 986-987. PMID: 32804715, PMCID: PMC7526402, DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001568.
- Chu R, Umukoro N, Greer T, Roberts J, Adekoya P, Odonkor CA, Hagedorn JM, Olatoye D, Urits I, Orhurhu MS, Umukoro P, Viswanath O, Hasoon J, Kaye AD, Orhurhu V. Intravenous Lidocaine Infusion for the Management of Early Postoperative Pain: A Comprehensive Review of Controlled Trials. Psychopharmacology Bulletin 2020, 50: 216-259. PMID: 33633427, PMCID: PMC7901134.
- Orhurhu V, Chu R, Orhurhu MS, Odonkor CA. Association Between Pain Scores and Successful Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation. Neuromodulation : Journal Of The International Neuromodulation Society 2020, 23: 660-666. PMID: 31489751, DOI: 10.1111/ner.13044.
- Odonkor C, Kuwabara A, Tomkins-Lane C, Zhang W, Muaremi A, Leutheuser H, Sun R, Smuck M. Gait features for discriminating between mobility-limiting musculoskeletal disorders: Lumbar spinal stenosis and knee osteoarthritis. Gait & Posture 2020, 80: 96-100. PMID: 32497982, DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.05.019.
- Orhurhu V, Schwartz R, Potts J, Peck J, Urits I, Orhurhu MS, Odonkor C, Viswanath O, Kaye AD, Gill J. Correction to: Role of Alpha-2-Microglobulin in the Treatment of Osteoarthritic Knee Pain: a Brief Review of the Literature. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2020, 24: 9. PMID: 32036481, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-020-0841-6.
- Odonkor C, Kwak R, Ting K, Hao D, Collins B, Ahmed S. Fantastic Four: Age, Spinal Cord Stimulator Waveform, Pain Localization and History of Spine Surgery Influence the Odds of Successful Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial. Pain Physician 2020, 23: E19-E30. PMID: 32013285.
- Odonkor CA, Orman S, Orhurhu V, Stone ME, Ahmed S. Spinal Cord Stimulation vs Conventional Therapies for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back and Leg Pain: A Systematic Review of Health Care Resource Utilization and Outcomes in the Last Decade. Pain Medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2019, 20: 2479-2494. PMID: 31498396, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnz185.
- Hao D, Odonkor C, Volney S, Kamdar M, Ahmed S. Management of incidental lumboiliac hernia during spinal cord stimulator implant: a case report. Regional Anesthesia And Pain Medicine 2019 PMID: 31527161, DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2019-100794.
- Orhurhu V, Schwartz R, Potts J, Peck J, Urits I, Orhurhu MS, Odonkor C, Viswanath O, Kaye A, Gill J. Role of Alpha-2-Microglobulin in the Treatment of Osteoarthritic Knee Pain: a Brief Review of the Literature. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2019, 23: 82. PMID: 31502073, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-019-0822-9.
- Chow RM, Marascalchi B, Abrams WB, Peiris NA, Odonkor CA, Cohen SP. Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis: A Framework for Future Policy. Anesthesia And Analgesia 2019, 128: 1300-1308. PMID: 31094805, DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003575.
- Orhurhu V, Urits I, Orhurhu MS, Odonkor C, Olatoye D, Viswanath O. Confounding variables in future studies assessing relationship between paraspinal muscles and low back pain. The Spine Journal : Official Journal Of The North American Spine Society 2019, 19: 1132-1133. PMID: 31122605, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2019.01.012.
- Chow RM, Marascalchi B, Abrams WB, Peiris NA, Odonkor CA, Cohen SP. Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis: A Framework for Future Policy. Anesthesia And Analgesia 2018 PMID: 29933274, DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003575.
- Odonkor CA, Chen Y, Adekoya P, Marascalchi BJ, Chaudhry-Richter H, Tang T, Abruzzese C, Cohen BK, Cohen SP. Inciting Events Associated With Lumbar Facet Joint Pain. Anesthesia And Analgesia 2018, 126: 280-288. PMID: 28704245, DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000002242.
- Odonkor CA, Christiansen S, Chen Y, Sathiyakumar A, Chaudhry H, Cinquegrana D, Lange J, He C, Cohen SP. Factors Associated With Missed Appointments at an Academic Pain Treatment Center: A Prospective Year-Long Longitudinal Study. Anesthesia And Analgesia 2017, 125: 562-570. PMID: 28277318, DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001794.
- Odonkor CA, Kim G, Erdek M. Global cancer pain management: a systematic review comparing trials in Africa, Europe and North America. Pain Management 2017, 7: 299-310. PMID: 28699421, DOI: 10.2217/pmt-2016-0047.
- Amoatey Odonkor C, Addison W, Smith S, Osei-Bonsu E, Tang T, Erdek M. Connecting the Dots: A Comparative Global Multi-Institutional Study of Prohibitive Factors Affecting Cancer Pain Management. Pain Medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2017, 18: 363-373. PMID: 28204728, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw143.
- Odonkor CA, Tang T, Taftian D, Chhatre A. Bilateral Intra-Articular Radiofrequency Ablation for Cervicogenic Headache. Case Reports In Anesthesiology 2017, 2017: 1483279. PMID: 28149652, PMCID: PMC5253167, DOI: 10.1155/2017/1483279.
- Chang-Chien GC, Odonkor CA, Amorapanth P. Is Kratom the New 'Legal High' on the Block?: The Case of an Emerging Opioid Receptor Agonist with Substance Abuse Potential. Pain Physician 2017, 20: E195-E198. PMID: 28072812.
- Odonkor CA, Osei-Bonsu E, Tetteh O, Haig A, Mayer RS, Smith TJ. Minding the Gaps in Cancer Pain Management Education: A Multicenter Study of Clinical Residents and Fellows in a Low- Versus High-Resource Setting. Journal Of Global Oncology 2016, 2: 387-396. PMID: 28717725, PMCID: PMC5493248, DOI: 10.1200/JGO.2015.003004.
- Odonkor CA, Chhatre A. What's Tramadol Got to Do with It? A Case Report of Rebound Hypoglycemia, a Reappraisal and Review of Potential Mechanisms. Pain Physician 2016, 19: E1215-E1220. PMID: 27906953.
- Odonkor CA, Christian AB, Haig A. Poster 497 Searching for an Oasis in a Physiatry Desert: A Global Survey of the Disability Training and Education Landscape of Healthcare Trainees in West Africa. PM & R : The Journal Of Injury, Function, And Rehabilitation 2016, 8: S321-S322. PMID: 27673238, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2016.07.414.
- Hoyer EH, Odonkor CA, Bhatia SN, Leung C, Deutschendorf A, Brotman DJ. Association between days to complete inpatient discharge summaries with all-payer hospital readmissions in Maryland. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2016, 11: 393-400. PMID: 26913814, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2556.
- Odonkor CA, Hurst PV, Kondo N, Makary MA, Pronovost PJ. Beyond the Hospital Gates: Elucidating the Interactive Association of Social Support, Depressive Symptoms, and Physical Function with 30-Day Readmissions. American Journal Of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / Association Of Academic Physiatrists 2015, 94: 555-67. PMID: 25299530, DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000213.
- Odonkor CA, Hurst P, Kondo N, Makary MA, Pronovost PJ. Halting the revolving door: how a focus on patient- and community-level risks may help curb readmissions after surgery. American Journal Of Medical Quality : The Official Journal Of The American College Of Medical Quality 2014, 29: 557. PMID: 25104549, DOI: 10.1177/1062860614546614.
- Thomas JC, Odonkor C, Griffith L, Holt N, Percac-Lima S, Leveille S, Ni P, Latham NK, Jette AM, Bean JF. Reconceptualizing balance: attributes associated with balance performance. Experimental Gerontology 2014, 57: 218-23. PMID: 24952097, PMCID: PMC4149932, DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2014.06.012.
- Odonkor CA, Thomas JC, Holt N, Latham N, Vanswearingen J, Brach JS, Leveille SG, Jette A, Bean J. A comparison of straight- and curved-path walking tests among mobility-limited older adults. The Journals Of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences And Medical Sciences 2013, 68: 1532-9. PMID: 23657972, PMCID: PMC3814235, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glt060.
- Odonkor CA, Schonberger RB, Dai F, Shelley KH, Silverman DG, Barash PG. New utility for an old tool: can a simple gait speed test predict ambulatory surgical discharge outcomes? American Journal Of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / Association Of Academic Physiatrists 2013, 92: 849-63. PMID: 24051992, PMCID: PMC3850792, DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3182a51ac5.
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633 Middlesex Turnpike
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- Yale New Haven Health Old Saybrook Medical CenterOld Saybrook Medical Center633 Middlesex TurnpikeOld Saybrook, CT 06475