News Archive

Dr. Doris Cope Joins Journal of Anesthesiology and Clinical Science Editorial Board
December 20, 2011

Dr. Zongfu Chen Appears on KDKA News
December 7, 2011

Pain Management Toolkit Receives Aster Award
November 4, 2011

Dr. Cope Appears in National Media
June 29, 2011

Dr. Doris K. Cope Invited to Serve on ASA Committees
June 1, 2011

Dr. Doris K. Cope Interviewed by WTAE-TV for Chronic Pain Story, Joins AMA Medical Education Committee, and is appointed to ASA Pain Medicine Committee for Fourth Term
May 25, 2011

Pain Fellows Pass Oral Boards
May 11, 2011

Headache? Joint Pain? How to Choose the Right Over-the-Counter Painkiller
abcnews.go.com, March 4, 2011

Former Pain Fellow Scott Loev, D.O., Receives 2010 Purdue Partners Against Pain Award
February 18, 2011

Doris K. Cope, M.D., Selected as Top Doctor in 2011
January 24, 2011

Former Pain Fellows Pass Pain Boards
January 10, 2011

Poster Presented at NYSSA's 64th Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology
December 17, 2010

Some Painkillers Safer Than Others, Study Finds
abcnews.go.com, December 14, 2010

Doris K. Cope, M.D., Visiting Professor in Beijing, China
December 14, 2010

Back surgery may backfire on patients in pain
www.msnbc.msn.com, October 14, 2010

Doctor wants patients to be 'Fit as Fido'
www.pittsburghlive.com, September 20, 2010

Looking at Pain Today To Determine Who Will Hurt Tomorrow
Pain Medicine News, August 2010

Increased Falls Seen in Seniors With Dual-Site Arthritis
Pain Medicine News, July 2010

Doctors Offer Solutions To Daily Aches, Pains
www.wpxi.com, July 8, 2010

Pain Fellows Pass Oral Board Exams
July 1, 2010

Pain Fellows Pass Oral Board Exams
May 21, 2010

Urine Testing Algorithm Could Help Determine Optimal Opioid Dosing
Pain Medicine News, April 2010

How physicians try to prevent 'doctor shopping'
www.cnn.com, April 7, 2010

Pain Medicine Faculty Named Best Doctors
February 23, 2010

Doris K. Cope, M.D., Selected as Top Doctor
February 16, 2010

Antidote: New Ways to Investigate Untold Health Stories: Q&A with Dr. Doris Cope, Part 2: Pain doctors need better tools to track addicts
www.reportingonhealth.org, December 24, 2009

Antidote: New Ways to Investigate Untold Health Stories: Q&A with Dr. Doris K. Cope, Part 1: Michael Jackson was just a symptom of a pain medicine problem
www.reportingonhealth.org, December 18, 2009

Pain Medicine Faculty Awarded NIDA CTN Funding
December 3, 2009

Rising pain pill use taking deadly toll
www.pittsburghlive.com, November 29, 2009

Study: SCS helps patients return to physically demanding work
AikenStandard.com, November 20, 2009

Zap Back Pain Away With Pulsated Radio Frequency
www.thepittsburghchannel.com, November 20, 2009

Poster Presented at ASRA Annual Pain Medicine Meeting, Nov. 19-22
November 20, 2009

Former Pain Fellow's Book to be Published
November 20, 2009

Former Pain Fellows Pass Pain Boards
November 10, 2009

Former Pain Fellows Pass Board Exams
November 1, 2009

Drug In Jackson Case Grabbed Local Headlines
kdka.com, July 29, 2009

Curses can foil pain, scientist discovers
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 22, 2009

Stub your toe? Say ‘Sh#!’ You’ll feel better
msnbc.com, July 13, 2009

Pain Fellow Passes Board Exam
May 13, 2009

Pain Fellow Wins First Place at the Fourth Annual Pennsylvania Anesthesiology Resident Research Conference
May 12, 2009

Shortage of pain-relief drug hits region
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 13, 2009

Feel No Pain
Heart & Soul, April/May, 2009

Former Pain Fellow Scott Loev, D.O., Featured in St. Luke's Network Pulse
March 16, 2009

Dr. ZongFu Chen, Licensed Physician Acupuncturist
January 21, 2009

Multidisciplinary Intervention for Patients with Pain Medicine and Addiction Issues: Pain Blitz Initiative
UPMC Quality Monthly, January 21, 2009

Former Pain Fellow Leon Margolin, M.D. '07 Featured in Cobleskill Regional Hospital's HealthLink
January 21, 2009

Poster Presented at ASRA Annual Pain Medicine Meeting, Nov. 20-23
January 5, 2009

Leon Margolin, M.D., (2007) Featured in Cobleskill, NY, Times Journal Article
November 19, 2008

Pain Fellow Hany M. Nasr., M.D., and Nashaat N. Rizk, M.D., to Present Poster at ASRA Annual Pain Medicine Meeting, Nov. 20-23
November 13, 2008

Former Pain Fellows Pass Pain Boards
November 12, 2008

When Your Pain Has No Name
abcnews.go.com, November 5, 2008

Pain Fellow Passes Board Exam
October 24, 2008

Former Pain Fellow Passes Oral Board Exam
October 6, 2008

Scientists Seek Biochemical Roots of Pain
Anesthesiology News, October 2008

Marcia Homer, RN-BC, Selected by American Pain Foundation to Train for Power over Pain Action Network
September 10, 2008

Class of '06 Reunion
August 15, 2008

Oh, My Aching...
Good Housekeeping, August, 2008

Is Your Brain Causing Your Back Pain?
WTAE TV 4/ThePittsburghChannel.com, July 10, 2008

Former and New Pain Fellows Pass Oral Board Exams
July 7, 2008

Water Exercise for Fibromyalgia: Easing Deep Muscle Pain
webmd.com, April 29, 2008

Fibromyalgia Pain at Night
webmd.com, April 29, 2008

Treating Fibromyalgia Pain: Medication Options
webmd.com, April 29, 2008

Healing Meals: Foods That May Fight Pain
abcnews.go.com, April 8, 2008

The Mysterious Pain of 'Charley Horse'
abcnews.go.com, April 1, 2008

How Chronic Pain Gets Into Your Head
abcnews.go.com, February 6, 2008

How Naked Mole Rats Beat Chili Pepper Heat
abcnews.go.com, January 30, 2008

Crazy or Brilliant? Extreme Home Remedies for Pain
abcnews.go.com, January 29, 2008

Gene Therapy for Chronic Pain
Technology Review, January 29, 2008

Like Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia Debate Persists
abcnews.go.com, January 16, 2008

Daniel Lorenzo, M.D., (2006) Named Favorite Doctor in Las Vegas Area Magazine
January 3, 2008

What Is Osteoarthritis And What Are The Common Causes Of Osteoarthritis Pain?
abcnews.go.com, December 31, 2007

Can Alternative Medicine Treat Pain Associated With Osteoarthritis?
abcnews.go.com, December 31, 2007

What Is The Best Way To Treat Pain Associated With Osteoarthritis?
abcnews.go.com, December 31, 2007

What Can I Do To Prevent Pain Associated With Osteoarthritis?
abcnews.go.com, December 31, 2007

What Factors Increase My Risk Of Developing Pain Associated With Osteoarthritis?
abcnews.go.com, December 31, 2007

For What Kinds Of Abdominal Pain Should I Seek Medical Attention?
abcnews.go.com, December 31, 2007

For What Kinds Of Chest Pain Should I Seek Medical Attention?
abcnews.go.com, December 31, 2007

For What Kinds Of Facial Pain Should I Seek Medical Attention?
abcnews.go.com, December 31, 2007

Former Pain Fellows Pass Pain Boards
November 15, 2007

Former Pain Fellows Pass Oral Board Exams
October 25, 2007

That lively pepper may help dull the pain
The Boston Globe, October 4, 2007

Toward Optimal Health: Dawn A. Marcus, M.D., Discusses Comanagement of Depression and Chronic Pain in Women
Journal of Women's Health, June 2007

Dr. Cope: Physician, Educator, Student, Innovator and Mom
Bulletin of the Allegheny County Medical Society, June 2007

Pain Fellow Passes Oral Board Exam
June 20, 2007

Dr. ZongFu Chen Co-Authors Article on "Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer"
June 11, 2007

Pain Fellow Passes Oral Board Exam
May 11, 2007

This is Going to Hurt...
Reader's Digest, April 2007

Pain Fellowship Alumnus Passes American Board of Pain Management Exam
April 9, 2007

Peripheral Nerve Blocks Relieve Symptoms Mimicking CRPS
Pain Medicine News, March 14, 2007

Drs. Leon Margolin and Doris K. Cope Published in Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
February 8, 2007

Pain Fellow Presented Poster at AMA-RFS 3rd Annual Poster Symposium
January 19, 2007

Are Your Painkillers Actually Killing You?
abcnews.go.com, December 20, 2006

Doris K. Cope, M.D., elected to Allegheny County Medical Society Board of Directors
December 12, 2006

Marcia Homer, RN-BC and Fay Powell, RN-BC Pass ANA Pain Certification Exam
December 6, 2006

Pain Fellowship Alumnus Passes Pain Board Exam
December 6, 2006

Recent Pain Fellowship Alumna Passes Pain Board Exam
November 20, 2006

Everybody Hurts
PittMed, Winter 2006/07

Former Pain Fellow Passes Pain Board Exam
November 15, 2006

Nashaat N. Rizk, M.D., and Shashank Saxena, M.D., to Present Poster at ASRA Fall Pain Meeting, Nov. 16-18
November 15, 2006

ZongFu Chen, M.D. (2005) Passes Pain Board Exam
November 13, 2006

Pain Fellow Wins First Place in Pennsylania Medical Society's Third Annual Poster Contest
November 13, 2006

Pain Fellow Passes Oral Boards
October 11, 2006

New Book by Dawn Marcus, M.D., Published
October 5, 2006

Meet Dawn A. Marcus, M.D., Author of 10 Simple Solutions to Migraines
September 20, 2006

Pain Fellow Passes Oral Boards
June 8, 2006

University of Pittsburgh Taps Internationally Renowned Investigator to Head New Pain Research Center
May 5, 2006

Mazin Al Tamimi, M.D. (2004) Passes FIPP Exam
April 24, 2006

Doris K. Cope, M.D., 2006-2007 ELAM Fellow
April 14, 2006

Treating Migraines Without Painkillers
abcnews.go.com, March 6, 2006

Obese People Might Be More Sensitive to Pain
HealthDay, healthfinder.gov, March 1, 2006

Marcia Homer, RN, Receives First UPMC Physician Services Division Clinical Quality Award
February 13, 2006

Doris K. Cope, M.D., Interviewed on Leonard Lopate Show
January 24, 2006

"Pain in Older Persons" - New Book Edited by Debra K. Weiner, M.D., is Published
December 15, 2005

2002 Pain Fellow Passes Critical Care Medicine Board Exam
December 15, 2005

Former Pain Fellows Pass Oral and Pain Board Exams
November 4, 2005

Pain Fellow Passes Internal Medicine Board Exam
November 3, 2005

Pain Fellow Passes Oral Boards
November 1, 2005

Pain Affects Black Women More Intensely
HealthDay, Forbes.com, October 20, 2005

Former Pain Fellow Receives 2005 Pfizer Scholars in Pain Management Award
October 11, 2005

UPMC Pain Medicine Opens New Clinic in Monroeville
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 29, 2005

Pain Fellows Pass Oral Boards
June 9, 2005

A Brief History of Pain - Did Ancient Cultures Understand Pain Treatment Better than We Do?
abcnews.go.com, May 8, 2005

New treatments offer hope to patients who suffer from chronic pain
April 27, 2005

Overcoming pain management obstacles
Physician's News Digest, April 2005

Second Book by Dawn A. Marcus, M.D., "Chronic Pain, A Primary Care Guide to Practical Management" is Published
January 20, 2005

Acupuncture helps ease arthritis pain
December 21, 2004

Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI) Computer Program, Version 3 is Released
December 15, 2004

Director and Pain Treatment Highlighted in Chinese Article
November 24, 2004

Former Pain Fellows Pass Boards
November 24, 2004

ASA Media Award Winner's Article Features Pain Medicine Program Director
October 24, 2004

Healthcast: Back/Knee Pain Study
WTAE, October 19, 2004

Chronic pain patients, treatments increase
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, September 20, 2004

Blocking out pain draws relief
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, September 20, 2004

Jerry Lewis is feeling no pain
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 16, 2004

The director of pain medicine center of University of Pittsburgh, Doris Cope, MD Visit Renji Hospital
Sino-American Association of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine E-Newsletter, August 2004

Pain Fellow Receives 2004 Pfizer Scholars in Pain Management Award
June 15, 2004

Pain Fellows Pass Oral Boards
June 15, 2004

Pain medicine division receives endowment
University Times, April 15, 2004

RF for Lower Back Pain
News 14 Carolina, April 15, 2004

Gift Establishes Pain Medicine Endowment
Pitt Chronicle, April 12, 2004

Help for the Hurt: Relief from Chronic Pain Prompts Squirrel Hill Woman's Generous Gift to UPMC Clinic
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 6, 2004

Pump Highly Effective in Relieving Cancer Pain
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 6, 2004

Pitt Endowment Established by Squirrel Hill Woman
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 3, 2004

Wake-Up Call
Arthritis Today, March 1, 2004

A Change in Attitudes about Treating Chronic Pain
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 02, 2003

You Don't Have to Live in Pain
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 02, 2003

Going under the needle: Acupuncture therapy growing in acceptance among patients and some doctors
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 14, 2003

Healthy in Houston: Getting rid of back pain
News 24 Houston, August 19, 2003

Radiofrequency For Back Pain
WFRV, August 13, 2003

Doctor Enters Pain Medicine Field for very Personal Reason
WPXI, July 23, 2003

New Procedure Helping Patients With Chronic Pain
WPXI, July 23, 2003

Tune in for Back-Pain Relief: New Procedure Uses Radio Waves
NBC4.TV, July 14, 2003

Radio frequency therapy helps reduce back pain
News 9 San Antonio, July 13, 2003

5 Myths About Pain
Good Housekeeping, May 2003

Doctors more mindful of babies' pain
Star-Telegram.com, April 5, 2003

As the pain management sector grows, so do physicians' struggles to meet a number of needs
Pittsburgh Business Times, May 10, 2002

In small doses, drug helps
Valley News Dispatch, August 6, 2001

Kids With Migraines: Drugs Not the Only Option
WebMD Medical News, January 8, 2001

Researchers to Study Acupuncture for Low Back Pain
Acupuncture Today, March, 2000

Bloomberg, December 31, 2009

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