Thomas P. Pittelkow, D.O.

  1. Physiatrist
  1. Greer M, Kamma S, Tran H, Etumuse B, Shah JD, El-Abed Y, Onyemachi JO, Hussain N, Pittelkow TP, D'Souza RS. Misinformation Persists in Complementary Health: Evaluating the Reliability and Quality of YouTube-Based Information on the Use of Acupuncture for Chronic Pain. J Pain Res. 2024; 17:1509-1518 Epub 2024 Apr 16
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  2. Barman R, McHugh J, O'Mara T, Pittelkow T, D'Souza RS. Epidural Blood Patch in a Patient with a Hematological Malignancy. Case Rep Med. 2023; 2023:9955772 Epub 2023 Feb 10
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  3. Hagedorn JM, Pittelkow TP, Bendel MA, Moeschler SM, Orhurhu V, Sanchez-Sotelo J. The painful shoulder arthroplasty: appropriate work-up and review of interventional pain treatments. JSES Rev Rep Tech. 2022 Aug; 2 (3):269-276 Epub 2022 May 30
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  4. Langford B, Pittelkow TP, Abcejo AS. Atypical dermatologic manifestations in complex regional pain syndrome: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2022 Jun 27; 16 (1):251 Epub 2022 June 27
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  5. Kissoon NR, O'Brien TG, Bendel MA, Eldrige JS, Hagedorn JM, Mauck WD, Moeschler SM, Olatoye OO, Pittelkow TP, Watson JC, Pingree MJ. Comparative Effectiveness of Landmark-guided Greater Occipital Nerve (GON) Block at the Superior Nuchal Line Versus Ultrasound-guided GON Block at the Level of C2: A Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT). Clin J Pain. 2022 Feb 7; 38 (4):271-278 Epub 2022 Feb 07
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  6. Deer TR, Russo MA, Grider JS, Pope J, Rigoard P, Hagedorn JM, Naidu R, Patterson DG, Wilson D, Lubenow TR, Buvanendran A, Sheth SJ, Abdallah R, Knezevic NN, Schu S, Nijhuis H, Mehta P, Vallejo R, Shah JM, Harned ME, Jassal N, Gonzalez JM, Pittelkow TP, Patel S, Bojanic S, Chapman K, Strand N, Green AL, Pahapill P, Dario A, Piedimonte F, Levy RM. The Neurostimulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee (NACC): Recommendations for Surgical Technique for Spinal Cord Stimulation. Neuromodulation. 2022 Jan; 25 (1):1-34
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  7. Pittelkow TP, Pawar N, Hagedorn JM. Can cannabinoids still play a role as pain medications? Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2021 Dec; 22 (17):2293-2295 Epub 2021 June 30
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  8. Moeschler SM, Pollard EM, Pingree MJ, Pittelkow TP, Bendel MA, Mauck WD, Watson JC, Eldrige JS, Loftus CG, Hooten WM. Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block vs trigger point injections for chronic abdominal wall pain: a randomized clinical trial. Pain. 2021 Jun 1; 162 (6):1800-1805
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  9. Hagedorn JM, Canzanello N, Bendel MA, P Pittelkow T, J Lamer T. Antibacterial Envelope Use for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation Surgery: A Retrospective Review of 52 Cases. J Pain Res. 2021; 14:2249-2254 Epub 2021 July 23
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  10. Bendel MA, D'Souza RS, North TJ, Pittelkow TP, Hagedorn JM. Skin Closure Technique and Postprocedural Pain after Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation: A Retrospective Review. Pain Res Manag. 2021; 2021:9912861 Epub 2021 June 04
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  11. Dombovy-Johnson ML, Hunt CL, Morrow MM, Lamer TJ, Pittelkow TP. Current Evidence Lacking to Guide Clinical Practice for Spinal Cord Stimulation in the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury: A Review of the Literature and a Proposal for Future Study. Pain Pract. 2020 Mar; 20 (3):325-335 Epub 2020 Feb 10
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  12. Hagedorn JM, Pittelkow TP, Hunt CL, D'Souza RS, Lamer TJ. Current Perspectives on Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of Cancer Pain. J Pain Res. 2020; 13:3295-3305 Epub 2020 Dec 07
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  13. Pittelkow TP, Hagedorn JM, Bendel MA, Eldrige JS, Pingree MJ, Mauck WD, Gazelka HM, Lamer TJ, Sanders RA, Billinges HA, Moeschler SM. Pain medicine fellow neuromodulation surgical skill assessment tool: a pilot. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2019 Nov 6 Epub 2019 Nov 06
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  14. Warner LL, Moeschler SS, Pittelkow TP, Strand JJ. Attitudes of Hospice Providers Regarding Intrathecal Targeted Drug Delivery for Patients With Cancer. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2019 Nov; 36 (11):955-958 Epub 2019 May 27
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  15. Hagedorn JM, Pittelkow T, Warner N, Furnish T, Brancolini S, Schroeder DR, Gazelka H, Moeschler S. Gender of pain medicine leadership and trainees: a survey study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2019 Oct 19 [Epub ahead of print]
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  16. Pittelkow TP, Bendel MA, Strand JJ, Moeschler SM. Curing Opioid Toxicity with Intrathecal Targeted Drug Delivery. Case Rep Med. 2019; 2019:3428576 Epub 2019 May 16
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  17. Moman RN, Rogers JM, Pittelkow TP. High Cervical Intrathecal Targeted Drug Delivery: A Case Report of Refractory Oropharyngeal Cancer Pain. Case Rep Oncol Med. 2019; 2019:2098921 Epub 2019 Sept 10
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  18. Pittelkow TP, Bendel MA, Lueders DR, Beck LA, Pingree MJ, Hoelzer BC. Title: Quantifying the change of spasticity after intrathecal baclofen administration: A descriptive retrospective analysis. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2018 Aug; 171:163-167 Epub 2018 June 10
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  19. Woods R, Wisniewski SJ, Lueders DR, Pittelkow TP, Larson DR, Finnoff JT. Can Ultrasound Be Used to Improve the Palpation Skills of Physicians in Training? A Prospective Study. PM R. 2018 Jul; 10 (7):730-737 Epub 2017 Dec 07
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  20. Sanders RA, Hoelzer BC, Bendel MA, Lamer TJ, Pittelkow TP, Eldrige JS, Pingree MJ, Moeschler SM, Gazelka HM, Mauck WD, Rho RH. Utilization of Leads After Permanent Implant in Spinal Cord Stimulator Systems. Pain Pract. 2018 Jun; 18 (5):562-567 Epub 2017 Nov 20
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  21. Pittelkow TP, Wu KL, Strand JJ, Moeschler SM. Opioid Neurotoxicity Treated with Intrathecal Drug Delivery System Implant. J Palliat Med 2018 Feb; 21 (2):126 Epub 2017 Nov 07
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  22. Brandenburgh LC, Pittelkow TP. Transnasal Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block for Post Herpetic Ophthalmic Neuralgia: A Case Report Journal of Anesthesia & Critical Care: Open Access.2017;8:(5):00323.
  23. Bendel MA, O'Brien T, Hoelzer BC, Deer TR, Pittelkow TP, Costandi S, Walega DR, Azer G, Hayek SM, Wang Z, Eldrige JS, Qu W, Rosenow JM, Falowski SM, Neuman SA, Moeschler SM, Wassef C, Kim C, Niazi T, Saifullah T, Yee B, Kim C, Oryhan CL, Warren DT, Lerman I, Mora R, Hanes M, Simopoulos T, Sharma S, Gilligan C, Grace W, Ade T, Mekhail NA, Hunter JP, Choi D, Choi DY. Spinal Cord Stimulator Related Infections: Findings From a Multicenter Retrospective Analysis of 2737 Implants. Neuromodulation. 2017 Aug; 20 (6):553-557 Epub 2017 July 20
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  24. Kissoon NR, Pingree MJ, O'Brien TG, Mauck WD, Eldrige JS, Bendel MA, Moeschler SM, Pittelkow TP, Watson JC. RCT comparing us guided occipital nerve block with landmark based occipital nerve block. In Progress. 2017.
  25. Pittelkow TP, Pagani-Estevez GL, Landry B, Pingree MJ, Eldrige JS. Occipital Neuromodulation: A Surgical Technique with Reduced Complications. Pain Physician. 2016 Sep-Oct; 19 (7):E1005-12
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  26. Cheville AL, Murthy NS, Basford JR, Rose PS, Tran K, Pittelkow TP, Ringler MD. Imaging and Clinical Characteristics Predict Near-Term Disablement From Bone Metastases: Implications for Rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 Jan; 97 (1):53-60 Epub 2015 Oct 03
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  27. Orhurhu VJ, Pittelkow TP, Hooten WM. Prevalence of smoking in adults with chronic pain. Tob Induc Dis. 2015; 13 (1):17 Epub 2015 July 17
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  28. Cheville AL, Girardi J, Clark MM, Rummans TA, Pittelkow T, Brown P, Hanson J, Atherton P, Johnson ME, Sloan JA, Gamble G. Therapeutic exercise during outpatient radiation therapy for advanced cancer: Feasibility and impact on physical well-being. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 Aug; 89: (8)611-9.
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