Seddon R. Savage, MD
Title(s):
Adjunct Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Department(s):
Anesthesiology
Education:
Barnard College, BA 1972
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons, MS 1976
Dartmouth Medical School, MD 1980
Contact Information:
Phone: 603-491-6104
Email: seddon.savage@dartmouth.edu
Professional Interests:
Strategies to reduce opioid related harm
Multidimensional management of chronic pain.
Strategies for effective and safe opioid therapy of pain.
Interfaces of pain and addiction.
Pain education, policy and practice systems.
Clinician health and practice issues.
Healthcare reform
Courses Taught:
Bi-annual Symposium on Substance Use 2004-present
University Seminar on Substance Use and Addiction for Faculty and Selected Students, 2006-present.
Pain Medicine Interfaces with Addiction, Addiction Psychiatry fellowship 2007- present
Pain Management lectures in Health Psychology, Dartmouth College, 2007 and 2008.
On Doctoring facilitator, DMS 1st and 2nd year students, 1997-2004.
Continuing education sessions for residents and faculty on aspects of pain management, various, 1986-present.
Selected Publications: |
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Cannabis in Pain Treatment: Clinical and Research Considerations. NFAT isoforms play distinct roles in TNFα-induced retinal leukostasis. RNA-seq identifies a role for the PPARβ/δ inverse agonist GSK0660 in the regulation of TNFα-induced cytokine signaling in retinal endothelial cells. RNA-Seq reveals a role for NFAT-signaling in human retinal microvascular endothelial cells treated with TNFα. A pain research agenda for the 21st century. Hypoxia-induced expression of VEGF splice variants and protein in four retinal cell types. What to do when pain and addiction coexist. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-β/δ regulates angiogenic cell behaviors and oxygen-induced retinopathy. Sublingual buprenorphine/naloxone for chronic pain in at-risk patients: development and pilot test of a clinical protocol. Informed consent in opioid therapy: a potential obligation and opportunity. |
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