Andrew Dudas, MD

Interventional Pain Specialist
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“I chose pain management as a career because of the continuity of care, the opportunity to give patients their function and quality of life back, and the desire to use my technical skills to provide patients pain relief on a regular basis.”

Dr. Dudas grew up in Memphis, TN, graduating from Memphis University School. He went on to attend Vanderbilt University where he received his B.A. He committed time and work at the Church Health Center, where he developed a passion for serving patients in the Memphis Community.

He graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine and completed his residency in Anesthesiology at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Most recently, Dr. Dudas completed his fellowship in Interventional Pain medicine at the University of Kentucky.

Dr. Dudas has had the opportunity to tour with several bands, playing fiddle, mandolin, and guitar. In his free time, Dr. Dudas enjoys playing with his dog, Millie, exercising, playing music, and traveling. He is honored to be serving patients with chronic pain in the community in which he grew up.

Education and Training

 

  • University of Kentucky, Department of Anesthesia – Pain Medicine Fellowship July 2021  

  • Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Anesthesia – Internship and Residency - 2021

  • University of Tennessee- Health Science Center, College of Medicine - 2013-2017

  • Vanderbilt University, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy - 2005-2009

Board Certification

 

  • Anesthesiology, Board Certified, American Board of Anesthesiology

  • Pain Medicine, Board Certified, American Board of Anesthesiology

Professional Memberships

 

  • Pain Society of the Carolinas

  • American Society of Regional Anesthesia

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists House of Delegates Resident Member (2019)

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists Legislative Conference (2019)

Research Experience and Presentations

 

  • Patel, N., Dudas, A., et al. “A Pharmacovigilance Program Influences Prescribing after Cesarean Section in Substance use Disorder Patients”. Abstract submitted for the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine 42nd Annual Pregnancy Meeting. August 2021.

  • Shah, M., Dudas, A., Selassie, M., Hillegass, M. “Implementation of an EMR Epic Smart Phrase to Improve Documentation and Compliance with the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain”.

  • Poster presented at the Pain Society of the Carolina’s Resident poster competition and at the Medical University of South Carolina’s anesthesia research day grand rounds (2019, 2020)

  • Educational video produced to provide patients a resource for removing ON-Q pumps after hospital discharge in conjunction with Wes Doty, MD. (2018)

  • Morgan, K., Dudas, A. “A Retrospective Investigation of the Relationship between Neuroblastoma Response to Cancer Therapy and Exposure to Opioids for Pain Management”. (Manuscript in Preparation)

  • Linga, VG, et al. (2016) Dysregulated signaling pathways in Human Papilloma Virus positive oropharyngeal cancers. J Stem Cell Res Med. 1 (1): 1-7. doi: 10.15761/JSCRM.1000101

  • “Notch Expression in Platinum-resistant, Recurrent Ovarian Cancers” (Research Presentation; Faculty advisors: Lawrence Pfeffer, Ph.D. and Todd Tillmanns, M.D.)

  • Zhao G, Guo Y, Chen Z, Yang Y, Yang C, et al. (2015) miR-203 Functions as a Tumor Suppressor by Inhibiting Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Ovarian Cancer. J Cancer Sci Ther 7: 034-043. doi:10.4172/1948-5956.1000322

  • Dudas, A., Cohen, Z., Tillmanns, T., & Ulm, M. “The Effect of BMI on Outcomes in Endometrial Cancer”. Abstract submitted to the Society of Gynecologic Oncology 9/19/16

  • Clinical approach to personal advantage index treatment selection

    • IRB-approved restrospective data analaysis study in conjunction with psychiatrists at the University of Pennsylvania and statisticians at the Wharton School of Business. This study used bayesian additive regression tree modeling to predict best treatment on an individualized basis.

  • Single-blinded temporal prospective study aimed at improving efficiency in training OB/GYN residents during their GYN Oncology rotation for performing robotic hysterectomies.

  • Thompson, I.A., Echols, D.I., Walker, B., Diament, J., Dudas, A., Patel, R., Reed, L., Richardson, J., Andrasik, F., & Sable, J.J. (2012, September). Stimulus rhythmicity can override the omission MMN. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, New Orleans, LA.

  • Walker, B., Dudas, A., Diament, J., Patel, R., Thompson, I.A., Andrasik, F., & Sable, J.J. (2013, October). ERPS show differential sensitivity to omission-induced rhythms. Paper presented at the 53rd annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Florence, Italy.

  • Blow, O.B., Gardner, K.J., Walker, B., Patel, R., Dudas, A., Park, J., McGahey, S., Mzayek, Y., Andrasik, F., & Sable J.J. (2013, October). Unpredictable trains produce atypical ERP changes to sound repetitions. Paper presented at the 53rd annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Florence, Italy.

Articles and Publications

 

  • Pritzlaff SG, Goree JH, Hagedorn JM, Lee DW, Chapman KB, Christiansen S, Dudas A, Escobar A, Gilligan CJ, Guirguis M, Gulati A, Jameson J, Mallard CJ, Murphy M, Patel KV, Patel RG, Sheth SJ, Vanterpool S, Singh V, Smith G, Strand NH, Vu CM, Suvar T, Chakravarthy K, Kapural L, Leong MS, Lubenow TR, Abd-Elsayed A, Pope JE, Sayed D, Deer TR. Pain Education and Knowledge (PEAK) Consensus Guidelines for Neuromodulation: A Proposal for Standardization in Fellowship and Training Programs. Journal of Pain Research. In Press 2023

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