Mohab Ibrahim, MD, PhD

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Associate Professor, Anetshesiology
Biography
I have been interested in developing ways to understand and manage acute and chronic pain. I geared my education towards that goal. After finishing my undergraduate in biochemistry, I obtained my master's and a doctorate in pharmacology and toxicology with emphasis on neuropathic pain and cannabinoids. I then joined medical school. After my surgical prelim year and a residency in anesthesiology, I completed a fellowship in chronic pain management. My goal is to research clinical problems about pain we face as pain physicians in a laboratory then translate the findings to the clinic. My ultimate goal is to find complementary methods to manage pain and decrease reliance on opioids.
Cancer Focus
Cancer is one of the most profound medical conditions. It is a multi-dimensional condition. Controlling pain in cancer patients has been shown to prolong life and improve it. I focus my cancer research on the pain component associated with cancer and cancer metastasis. My approach is to collaborate with other specialties, mainly pharmacology and oncology, to identify clinically difficult conditions to manage, tackle such conditions in a laboratory setting, then translate our findings to clinical practice. Ultimately, I hope to find ways to manage cancer pain with less reliance on opioids. Cancer is a multi-dimensional condition and addressing cancer is similarly a multimodal approach.
Selected Publications
Martin, L. F., A. M. Patwardhan, S. V. Jain, M. M. Salloum, J. Freeman, R. Khanna, P. Gannala, V. Goel, F. N. Jones-MacFarland, W. Ds Killgore, et al., "Evaluation of green light exposure on headache frequency and quality of life in migraine patients: A preliminary one-way cross-over clinical trial.", Cephalalgia, vol. 41, issue 2, pp. 135-147, 2021 Feb. PMID: 32903062
Martin, L., F. Porreca, E. I. Mata, M. Salloum, V. Goel, P. Gunnala, W. D. S. Killgore, S. Jain, F. N. Jones-MacFarland, R. Khanna, et al., "Green Light Exposure Improves Pain and Quality of Life in Fibromyalgia Patients: A Preliminary One-Way Crossover Clinical Trial.", Pain Med, 2020 Nov 06. PMCID: PMC7861466 PMID: 33155057
Zhang, H., D. M. Lund, H. A. Ciccone, W. D. Staatz, M. M. Ibrahim, T. M. Largent-Milnes, H. H. Seltzman, I. Spigelman, and T. W. Vanderah, "Peripherally restricted cannabinoid 1 receptor agonist as a novel analgesic in cancer-induced bone pain.", Pain, vol. 159, issue 9, pp. 1814-1823, 2018 Sep. PMCID: PMC6095738 PMID: 29781960
Patwardhan, A., R. Matika, J. Gordon, B. Singer, M. Salloum, and M. Ibrahim, "Exploring the Role of Chronic Pain Clinics: Potential for Opioid Reduction.", Pain Physician, vol. 21, issue 6, pp. E603-E610, 2018 11. PMID: 30508991
Ibrahim, M. M., A. Patwardhan, K. B. Gilbraith, A. Moutal, X. Yang, L. A. Chew, T. Largent-Milnes, P. T Malan, T. W. Vanderah, F. Porreca, et al., "Long-lasting antinociceptive effects of green light in acute and chronic pain in rats.", Pain, vol. 158, issue 2, pp. 347-360, 2017 02. PMCID: PMC5242385 PMID: 28092651