Academic Information
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical PM&R
Office
1 Hospital Drive
Columbia, MO 65212
United States
Research Interests
- Spinal cord neuromodulation
- Regenerative orthopaedic/orthobiologic medicine
- Interventional pain medicine
- Comprehensive spine care outcomes
Areas of Expertise
- Comprehensive interventional pain medicine and non-operative spine medicine and rehabilitation
- Genicular (knee pain) nerve blocks/radio-frequency ablation
- Epidural steroid injections in cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and caudal areas
- Facet joint intra-articular injections
- Facet joint medial branch nerve Blocks/radio-frequency ablation
- Third occipital nerve blocks/radio-frequency ablation
- Sacroiliac joint injections
- Major joint intra-articular injections of steroids or hyaluronic acid: knee, hip and shoulder
- Sympathetic and visceral mediated pain interventions: stellate ganglion, lumbar hypogastric plexus, lumbar sympathetic ganglion and ganglion impar nerve blocks
- Paravertebral nerve blocks for pleural, post-thoracotomy, post-mastectomy or post-herpetic neuralgia pain
- Botox injections for muscle spasticity including: migraines, cervical dystonia and piriformis muscle syndrome
- Trigger point injections for myofascial pain and spasms
- Spinal cord stimulator trials
- Kyphoplasty/vertebroplasty
Education & Training
Medical School
University of New England College of Osteopathic M
Internship
Berkshire Medical Center Hospital
Residency
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Fellowship
Louisiana State University at New Orleans School o
Board Certification
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehab
American Board of PMR - Pain Mgmt
Awards & Honors
- 2013 American Osteopathic Association Historical Essay Contest, second place
- 2011 University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine John Russell Scholarship
- 2009 Pettapiece Research Fellow - University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine Competitive Research Grant
Publications
- “Interventional Pain Management: Nerve Blocks and Neurolysis.” Nicholas C. Madaffer DO, Harry J Gould III MD PhD, & Alan Kaye MD PhD. Academic Pain Medicine: A Practical Guide to Rotations, Fellowship, and Beyond, edited by Yury Khelemsky, Karina Gritsenko, and Anuj Malhotra, Springer Press, in press.
- “Mechanical Changes of the Brain During Sleep Clear Metabolites and Provide Key Mechanism for Sutherland's Cranial Respiratory Impulse.” Nicholas C. Madaffer, DO & Hollis H. King, DO, PhD; J Am Osteopath Assoc May 2014 114:407-408; doi:10.7556/jaoa.2014.084