Director:

Jacques E. Chelly, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh; Director, Regional Anesthesia (SHY/PUH)

Mission Statement:

To provide at all UPMC hospitals, state-of-the-art and effective treatment to control pain associated with surgery during the perioperative period in order to optimize recovery and patient satisfaction.

Clinical Protocol:

1. We are committed to work with any surgeon at UPMC hospitals who choses to consult us. However, it is critical that we are consulted PRIOR to surgery to provide patients with optimum perioperative pain control.
    
   Surgeons should contact us prior to surgery either directly and/or via the surgical posting by including the need for acute postoperative pain service. We require preoperative evaluation to decide on the most appropriate timing of the proposed treatment and obtained the appropriate informed consent.
    
   In most cases, regional anesthesia and preemptive techniques are the bases of our therapeutic approach.
   
2. We do not manage routine PCAs or post-op medications, as this is part of the surgical
   care. Therefore, we do not consider these treatments as a part of the reason for being consulted, especially after surgery. However, as a group, we remain available for direct collegial discussions about the therapeutic option.
    
3. Patients who have chronic and/or cancer pain should be referred to the in-patient chronic pain
   service. This service is provided by Dr Doris Cope and her group with their own call/consult
   protocol.
    
4. THE ACUTE PAIN SERVICE AT UPMC HOSPITALS IS AN ATTENDING AND NOT RESIDENT/FELLOW DRIVEN SERVICE. Please have the patient’s attending physician contact our attending physician, so we can discuss the options directly. We provide 24/7 coverage by an Acute Pain Attending WITH a dedicated pager and the commitment to answer pages within 30 mins. Currently services are located at:

Acute Headache Consults (PUH/MUH, WPIC, MWH)

Call Operator at each hospital to page Neurology Consult Service

UPMC Presbyterian

Director: David Metro, M.D.
Pager: 4395

Raed Abdullah, M.D.
Patrick Forte, M.D.
Theresa Gelzinis, M.D.
Joseph Luther, M.D.
Dale MacMurdo, M.D.
Li Meng, M.D.
Harish Ramakrishna, M.D.
Erin Sullivan, M.D.
Joseph Talarico, M.D.
Randy Wood, M.D.
Pager: 7246

Nurses:
Colleen Dunwoody, R.N.
Jeanne Peitz, R.N.
Pager: 7246

UPMC Shadyside

Acute Interventional Postoperative Pain Service
To contact AIPPS, please call the AIPPS answering service at 412-692-2333.

Director: Jacques E. Chelly, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.
Cell: 412-623-4977

Bruce Ben-David, M.D., Associate Director
Rama Joshi, M.D.
Jack Scott, M.D.
Arie Kandel, M.D.
Rita Merman, M.D.
Carl Rest, M.D.
Anna Uskova, M.D.
Sudhakar Yennam, M.D.

Acute Pain Nurses: Patricia Telesz, R.N.
Cell: 412-623-4347

Julia Billigen, R.N.
Cell: 412-623-2145

Pain Coordinator: Lois Pizzi, R.N.
Pager: 412-263-9720
Tel: 412-623-4468

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Acute Pediatric Pain Service

Page 412-647-5838 for the pain physician on call.

Director: Charles I. Yang, M.D.
Pager: 412-958-2041
Wireless: 412-692-3969

Barbara Brandom, M.D.
Pager: 412-640-2245
Wireless: 412-692-3964

Franklyn P. Cladis, M.D.
Pager: 412-958-6093
Wireless: 412-692-3979

Vikram Patel, M.D.
Pager: 412-958-6136
Wireless: 412-692-3989

David Rymer, M.D.
Pager: 412-958-5039
Wireless: 412-692-7835

UPMC St. Margaret

Call Operator, 412-784-4000, to page the Nurse Anesthetist.

Magee-Womens Hospital

Director: Kelly T. Shannon, M.D.
Pager: 412-917-9261

VA Medical Center, Oakland

Call 412-688-6988 and page the Nurse Practitioner at 2330.