Brett R. Stacey, M.D.

Specialty:: Anesthesiology
Special Interest:: Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Accepting Patients:: Yes
Languages:: English

"My greatest satisfaction as a physician is when I help someone regain what has been lost to them because of their pain."

Biography

Following his anesthesiology residency and pain training at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Stacey joined the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh and eventually became Medical Director of the Pain Evaluation and Treatment Institute. In 1996 he returned to the West, taking a position as the Medical Director of the Comprehensive Pain Center at OHSU where he is Professor of Anesthesiology & Peri-Operative Medicine and Division Chief of Pain Medicine.

Dr. Stacey’s clinical, research, and educational efforts are devoted to treating patients with acute and chronic pain. He has a particular interest in patients with neuropathic pain including neuropathy, nerve injury, and CRPS. Another focus of his practice is treating patients with ongoing spinal pain. He is an expert in combining interventional, medication, and rehabilitation approaches with particular expertise in Spinal Cord Stimulation. Dr. Stacey leads a team of specialists at the Comprehensive Pain Center focused on improving the lives of chronic pain patients. He served on the board of directors of the American Board of Pain Medicine from 2000 to 2003. He has more than 50 publications and several ongoing research projects focused on moving new treatments into patient care.

Clinical Position

Medical Director, Comprehensive Pain Center. Division Chief, Pain Medicine

Education

Degrees:
M.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1986
B.A., Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, 1982
Residency:
Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 1990
CA-3 Year in Pain Management, Pain Evaluation and Treatment Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 1990
Fellowship:
Pain Evaluation & Treatment Institute, UPMC, 1990
Certifications:
American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA), 1991

Certification in Pain Medicine (Formerly Certificate of Added Qualifications in Pain Management) - ABA, 1993, 2003

Diplomate - American Board of Pain Medicine, 1995

Academic Position

Professor

Additional Information

Publications:

1. Rudy TE, Stacey BR. The futility of neglecting physical aspects of disability. American Pain Society Journal. 1994; 3:200-03.

2. Boston JR, Rudy TE, Lieber SJ, Stacey BR. Measuring treatment effects on repetitive lifting for patients with chronic low back pain: speed, style, and coordination. Journal of Spinal Disorders. 1995;8(5):342-51.

3. Segal R, Stacey BR, Rudy T, Baser S,Markham J. Spinal cord stimulation revisited. Neurological Research. 1998 Jul;20:391-96.

4. Rowbotham M, Harden N, Stacey B, Podolnick P, Magnus-Miller L. Gabapentin for the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia: a multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. JAMA.. 1998 Dec 2;280(21):1837-42.

5. Mathew NT, Rapoport A, Saper J, Magnus L, Klapper J, Ramadan N, Stacey BR, Tepper S. Efficacy of gabapentin in migraine prophylaxis. Headache. 2001 Feb;41(2):119-28

6. Backonja MM, Stacey B. Neuropathic pain symptoms relative to overall pain rating. Journal of Pain. 2004 Nov; 5(9):491-7.

7. Gore M, Brandenburg NA, Dukes E, Hoffman DL, Tai K, Stacey B. Pain severity in diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is associated with patient functioning, symptom levels of anxiety and depression, and sleep. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2005 Oct;30(4):374-85.

8. Dworkin RH, Johnson RW, Breuer J, Gnann JW, Levin MJ, Backonja M, Betts RF, Gershon AA, Haanpää ML, McKendrick MW, Nurmikko TJ, Oaklander AL, Oxman MN, Pavan-Langston D, Petersen KL, Rowbotham MC, Schmader KE, Stacey BR, Tyring SK, van Wijck AJ, Wallace MS, Wassilew SW, Whitley RJ Recommendations for the management of herpes zoster. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2007 Jan 1;44:S1-S26.

9. Behrman M, Linder R, Assadi AH, Stacey BR, Backonja MM. Classification of patients with pain based on neuropathic pain symptoms: comparison of an artificial neural network against an established scoring system. European Journal of Pain: Ejp. 2007 May;11(4):370-6.

10. Dworkin RH, O’Connor AB, Backonja M, Farrar JT, Finnerup NB, Jensen TS, Kalso EA, Loeser JD, Miaskowski C, Nurmikko TJ, Portenoy RK, Rice AS, Stacey BR, Treede RD, Turk DC, Wallace MS. Pharmacologic management of neuropathic pain: evidence-based recommendations. Pain. 2007 Dec 5;132:237-51.

11. Stacey BR, Barrett JA, Whalen E, Phillips KF, Rowbotham MC. Pregabalin for postherpetic neuralgia: placebo-controlled trial of fixed and flexible dosing regimens on allodynia and time to onset of pain relief. Journal of Pain. 2008 Nov; 9(11):1006-17.

12. Darnall BD, Stacey BR. Sex/Gender Differences in Long Term Opioid Use: Cautionary Notes for Prescribing in Women. Archives of Internal Medicine, 2012;172(5):431-432.

13. Rowbotham M, Arslanian AM, Nothaft W, Duan WR, Best AE, Pritchett Y, Zhou Q, Stacey BR. Efficacy and safety of the a4b2 neuronal nicotinic receptor agonist ABT-894 in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain. Pain, 2012 Apr;153(4):862-8.

14. Gore M, Sadosky A, Stacey BR, Tai KS, Leslie D. The Burden of Chronic Low Back Pain: Clinical Comorbidities, Treatment Patterns, and Healthcare Costs in Usual Care Settings. Spine. 2012 May 15;37(11).

15. Dworkin RH, Turk DC, Peirce-Sandner S, Burke LB, Farrar JT, Gilron I, Jensen MP, Katz NP, Raja SN, Rappaport BA, Rowbotham MC, Backonja MM, Baron R, Bellamy N, Bhagwagar Z, Costello A, Cowan P, Fang WC, Hertz S, Jay GW, Junor R, Kerns RD, Kerwin R, Kopecky EA, Lissin D, Malamut R, Markman JD, McDermott MP, Munera C, Porter L, Rauschkolb C, Rice AS, Sampaio C, Skljarevski V, Sommerville K, Stacey BR, Steigerwald I, Tobias J, Trentacosti AM, Wasan AD, Wells GA, Williams J, Witter J, Ziegler D. Considerations for improving assay sensitivity in chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendations. Pain. 2012 Jun;153(6):1148-58.