Here you will find a team dedicated to healing you. Pain medicine isn’t our job. It is our passion and privilege. Please email for direct access with a virtual consult with Porter McRoberts MD.
W i l l i a m P o r t e r M c R o b e r t s M D
5601 N Dixie Highway, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
www.internationalhouseofpain.com
About me:
Here you will find a team dedicated to healing you. Pain medicine isn’t our job. It is our passion and privilege. Please email for direct access with a virtual consult with Porter McRoberts MD. We are principled and compassionate. We understand the entire spectrum of pain. We are physician-scientists researching cutting-edge approaches to formerly untreatable conditions. Every day we advance the knowledge of pain relief, pioneering clinical investigations. We treat pain safely, placing you, our patient at the center of every decision we make.
Education
- 2005-2006 ACGME Interventional Spine and Pain Medicine Fellowship, Emory University
- 2001-2005: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency, Loma Linda University
- 2001-2002: Internship: Internal Medicine, Loma Linda University
- 1997-2001: University of Kentucky School of Medicine
- 1995-1997: University of Kentucky Department of Medical Anthropology
- 1989-1993: BA Anthropology and Sociology, Centre College, Danville Kentucky.
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Boards
- ABMS – American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- ABMS – Pain Medicine -American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Employment/ Organizations:
- DEVELOPED INTERVENTIONAL SPINE, PAIN AND NEUROSURGICAL INSTITUTE
- Currently Medical Director of Interventional Spine, Pain, Neurosurgery, Holy Cross Hospital, 2006-Present
- ANODYNE RESEARCH, President 2014-present
- INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD, HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL 2008-2011
- ACGME INTERVENTIONAL PAIN AND SPINE FELLOWSHIP 2005-2006 (Chief)
- Emory University
- PM&R RESIDENCY 2002-2005 (Chief 2004-2005)
- Loma Linda University Medical Center
- INTERNAL MEDICNE INTERNSHIP 2001-2002
- Loma Linda University Medical Center
- UNIVERSITY ETHICS COMMITTEE 2002-2004.
- Loma Linda University
- RESIDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL 2002-2004
- Loma Linda University
- PROFESSIONAL CODE COMMITTEE 1999-2001: (Chair 2000-2001)
- University of Kentucky Medical School
- NIA, NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING, ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE RESEARCHER 9/95 to 9/97
- Sanders Brown Center on Aging, Lexington, Ky.
- PATIENT AND FAMILY SERVICES AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE (Chair 1995-2001
- Alzheimer’s Association, Lexington, Ky.
- BOARD MEMBER 1996-2001
- Alzheimer’s Association, Lexington, Ky.
- SURGICAL ASSISTANT & RESEARCH COORDINATOR 06/91 to 09/91
- University of Kentucky Dept. of Orthopedics/Sports Medicine, Lexington, Ky.
- RESEARCH ASSISTANT & LABORATORY TECHNICIAN 06/89 to 09/89, 06/88 to 09/88
- University of Kentucky Dept. of Gynecological Oncology, Lexington
CURRENT AND COMPLETED RESEARCH TRIALS:
Currently Ongoing:
Principal Investigator : US IDE: NCT02412735 Safety and Efficacy Study of Rexlemestrocel-L in Subjects With Chronic Discogenic Lumbar Back Pain (MSB-DR003), Mesoblast.
Principal Investigator: Vertiflex Totalis:
- STEPS Trial:
- Past Trials:
STEPS Trial:
- A Prospective, Multi-center, Randomized Controlled Double-Blind Trial Evaluating the VertiFlex® Totalis™ Direct Decompression System Versus a Sham Surgical Procedure in Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02079038
- Principal Investigator: US IDE: Medtronic IND 104850 – “An Open-Label, Sequential, Dose Escalation Study of the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Preliminary Efficacy of MDT-15 in Subjects with Lumbosacral Radiculopathy”
- Principal Investigator: US IDE: A Prospective, Randomized, Multi-Center, Controlled Clinical Trial to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the Spinal Modulation™ AXIUM™ Neurostimulator System in the Treatment of Chronic Pain (ACCURATE Trial)
Past Trial:
- Principal Investigator: US IDE: Study to Evaluate the Iovera° Device for Temporary Relief From Knee Pain. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02260921
- National Principal Investigator: US IDE: SENSE: St Jude Neuromodulation Prospective Randomized Trial Hybrid Neuromodulation for Pain from Failed Back Surgery Syndrome.
- Principal Investigator: US IDE: Bioness StimRouter: Prospective, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Partial Crossover Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the Bioness® StimRouter™ Neuromodulation System in the Treatment for Patients With Chronic Pain of Peripheral Nerve Origin
- Principal Investigator: MiDAS ECO: Mild Decompression Alternative to Open Surgery Epidural Steroid Injection Comparative Outcomes Study in patients Diagnosed with Moderate to Severe Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Exhibiting Neurogenic Claudication.
- Principal Investigator: St. Jude Neuromodulation: DEPTH: A retrospective ultrasound study of electrode depth in peripheral nerve field stimulation and analysis of cross-talk on field size with electrode configurations.
- Principal Investigator: St. Jude Neuromodulation: Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial: Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation for the Management of Localized Chronic Intractable Back Pain
- Principal Investigator: St. Jude Neuromodulation: IMPACT Retrospective Evaluation and Data Collection Study to Evaluate the Treatment of Chronic Pain Patients with Neurostimulation using a Combination of Epidural and Subcutaneous Peripheral Field Leads
Publications, Research, Invited Presentations, and Posters
- Pope J, Poree L., McRoberts W.P., Falowski S., Deer T., Guest Editorial: 2015 Consent Degree, Physician and Institutional Ramifications? Neuromodulation 2015; 18: 653-656.
- McRoberts WP, Emerging Technologies in Neuromodulation, 2015 NANS- North American Neuromodulation Society Meeting, Las Vegas NV
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McRoberts WP, The Evidence for Peripheral Neuromodulation in Back Pain, 2015 NANS- North American Neuromodulation Society Meeting, Las Vegas NV
- Pope J, Provenzano D, McRoberts WP, Deer TR. The Proper Use of Neurostimulation for Hand Pain. Hand Clinics, 2015. In Print.
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McRoberts WP, Deer TR, Abejon D, Barolat G. (2016) Stimulation of the Extraspinal Peripheral Nervous System. In T.R. Deer, J.E. Pope (Eds.) Atlas of Implantable Therapies for Pain Management (pp 171-183). New York, NY: Springer Science.
- Deer TR, Pope JE, McRoberts WP , Verrills P, Bowman R. (2016) Peripheral Nerve Stimulation of the Treatment of Knee Pain. In T.R. Deer, J.E. Pope (Eds.) Atlas of Implantable Therapies for Pain Management (pp 185-190). New York, NY: Springer Science.
- McRoberts WP, (2016) X-Ray Safety. In Pope J.E. (Ed) Treatment of Chronic Pain Conditions: Comprehensive Quick Reference Handbook New York, NY: Springer Science.
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McRoberts WP, (2016) Facet Medial Branch Block. In Pope J.E. (Ed) Treatment of Chronic Pain Conditions: Comprehensive Quick Reference Handbook New York, NY: Springer Science.
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McRoberts WP, (2016) Facet Medial Branch Ablation. In Pope J.E. (Ed) Treatment of Chronic Pain Conditions: Comprehensive Quick Reference Handbook New York, NY: Springer Science.
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McRoberts Wu PW, (2016) Percutaneous Image-Guided Lumbar Decompression (PILD) Indications. In Pope J.E. (Ed) Treatment of Chronic Pain Conditions: Comprehensive Quick Reference Handbook New York, NY: Springer Science.
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McRoberts Wu PW, (2016) Percutaneous Image-Guided Lumbar Decompression (PILD) Decompression Procedure. In Pope J.E. (Ed) Treatment of Chronic Pain Conditions: Comprehensive Quick Reference Handbook New York, NY: Springer Science.
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McRoberts Wu PW, (2016) Percutaneous Image-Guided Lumbar Decompression (PILD): Follow-ip and Risk Management. In Pope J.E. (Ed) Treatment of Chronic Pain Conditions: Comprehensive Quick Reference Handbook New York, NY: Springer Science.
- Reinstituting the Bolus – New Reasoning for an Existing Technique. McRoberts WP, Pope J, Apostol C.
- Intrathecal Therapy: The Burden of Being Positioned as a Salvage Therapy. Pope J. Deer T. McRoberts WP. Pain Medicine, April, 2015
- “Neuromodulation: An Evidence Based Update of the Field: Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation” American Academy of Pain Medicine’s 31st Annual Meeting, March 19-22, 2015 Washington D.C., MD
- “Neuromodulation of the Peripheral Nerves: A Review of the Prospective Literature and Registry Data” W. Porter McRoberts, MD, International Neuromodulation Society Meeting, Montreal, Quebec June 2015
- Radiofrequency Rhizotomy for Spinal and Extra-spinal Pain Syndromes. Invited Lecturer, St. Jude.
- Porter McRoberts, MD, International Neuromodulation Society Meeting, Montreal, Quebec June 201
- Amirdelfan K, McRoberts P, Deer TR. The differential diagnosis of low back pain: a primer on the evolving paradigm. Neuromodulation. 2014 Oct;17 Suppl 2:11-7. doi: 10.1111/ner.12173.
- Mekhail, MD, PhD, S. Brogan, MD, J. Hatheway, MD, P. McRoberts, MD, M. Verdolin, MD, L. Stearns, MD, R. Bolash, MD, T Deer, MD, P. Staats, MD Characterization of Personal Therapy Manager Use by Patients with Chronic Pain, North American Neuromodulation Society Meeting, Las Vegas 2014
- McRoberts WP, Citrin, ML, Whisner S. Axillary Nerve Stimulation for Post-Stroke Shoulder Pain. Poster: North American Neuromodulation Society Meeting, Las Vegas 2014
- Pope JE, McRoberts WP, Deer TR, Randomized, Prospective Study to Assass the Safety of a Novel Intrathecal Bolus-only Delivery Strategy as Compared to Traditional, Simple Slow Continuous Delivery. Poster North Amercian Neuromodulaiton Society Annual Meeting, 2014, Las Vegas NV
- McRoberts WP, Whisner S, Ashe M, Cross Talk Of Spinal Cord Stimulation With Peripheral Nerve Stimulation For The Treatment Of Facial Pain: 21-Month Follow-Up. Poster: North American Neuromodulation Society Meeting, Las Vegas 2014
- McRoberts WP, Whisner S, Ashe M, Prospective Evaluation Of The Objective Measurement Of Neuromodulation On Function Via Accelerometer. Poster: North American Neuromodulation Society Meeting, Las Vegas 2014
- The Data and Rationale for Spinal Cord Stimulation: A Review of the NACC: Neuromodulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee publications. October 2014, South Florida Pain Group.
- Beal DP, McRoberts WP, Berven SH, Ledlie JT, Tutton SM, Analysis of and Response to an Analysis of Percutaneous Kyphoplasty Published in the Hayes Directory on April 23, 2012, American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2014 awaiting press.
- Expert Panel: Lumbar Surgery for Low Back Pain. Who is a Candidate and What Else Can We Do? ,Pain Education Society, Puerto Rico, June 2014
- Neuromodulation for Joint Pain, Pain Education Society, WVSIPP, Puerto Rico, June 2014
- Expert Panel: The Future of Interventional Pain Management – what is coming on the horizon, what will be covered, what should patients and physicians expect? Pain Education Society, Puerto Rico, June 2014
- Expert Panel: Personalized medicine and Pain Therapy – What do we know? What don’t we know? Pain Education Society, Puerto Rico, June 2014
- Beall DP, McRoberts WP, Berven SH, Ledlie JT, Tutton SM, Parsons BP. Critique of the Analysis of UpToDate.com on the Treatment of Painful Vertebral Compression Fractures: Time to Update UpToDate. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2014 Nov 20.
- Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: The State of the Science 2013. Podium Presentation, North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV 2013
- Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: The State of the Science 2013. Podium Presentation, North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV 2013
- Use of Spinal Cord Stimulation as Treatment for General Body Pain Secondary to Gaucher’s Disease
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Porter McRoberts, MD, Kevin Verde, BA, and Suzanne Y. Whisner, MS, Holy Cross Hospital, Neurological and Spine Institute, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Poster, North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV 2013
- Retrospective Analysis of Spinal Cord Stimulation Amplitudes Versus Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation Amplitudes, W. Porter McRoberts, MD, Shanell Disla, BS, Leonardo Villarroel, BS, and Suzanne Y. Whisner, MS, Holy Cross Hospital, Neurological and Spine Institute, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Poster, North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV 2013
- PNfS Stimulation in a Cross-Talk Configuration for Pain Relief of Symptoms Secondary to Interstitial Cystitis, W. Porter McRoberts, MD, Kevin Verde, BA, and Suzanne Y. Whisner, MS, Holy Cross Hospital, Neurological and Spine Institute, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Poster, North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV 2013
- SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE STIMROUTER NEUROMODULATION SYSTEM Preliminary Results of a Multi-center Prospective Randomized Double Blinded Study, R. Benyamin, T. McJunkin, D. Caraway, T. Deer, L. Kapural, N.Mekhail, W. McRoberts, R. Levy, M.Kolopp, Poster, North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV 2013
- Relationship of Anode-Cathode Distance and Paresthesia Coverage in Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation for Back Pain. W. Porter McRoberts, MD, and Suzanne Y. Whisner, MS, Holy Cross Hospital, Neurological and Spine Institute, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Poster, North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV 2013
- Effects of Electrode Depth in Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation for Back Pain, W. Porter McRoberts, MD, and Suzanne Y. Whisner, MS, Holy Cross Hospital, Neurological and Spine Institute, Fort Lauderdale, FL., Poster, North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV 2013
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McRoberts WP, Webster L, Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain. Pro: Lynn Webster MD, Con: W. Porter McRoberts MD. Pain 2013, Palm Beach Florida, July 2013.
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McRoberts WP, Barolat G, Advancing neuromodulation outside the Spine: Peripheral Neuromodulatory Approaches, the Past Present and Future. Pain 2013, Palm Beach Florida, July 2013.
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McRoberts WP, Percutaneous, ultra-minimally invasive surgical techniques for posterior decompression of spinal stenosis. Third International Conference on Interventional Pain Medicine and Neuromodulation, Warsaw, Poland June, 2013
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McRoberts WP, Goroszeniuk T, Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for the treatment of joint pain. First International Symposium on Peripheral Neuromodulation, Warsaw, Poland June 2013
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McRoberts WP, Cairns KD. A Novel approach to paddle lead placement for occipital neuralgia: Use of the Epiducer lead placement system for paddle GON placement. International Neuromodulation Society 2013, Berlin.
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McRoberts WP. Cervical Spinal Cord Stimulation and Trigeminal Facial Stimulation: Cross-Talk for Facial Pain in Facial Neuralgias. International Neuromodulation Society 2013, Berlin
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McRoberts WP. Wolkowitz RM, Meyer DJ, Lipov EG, Joshi J, Davis B, Cairns KD, Barolat G. Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation for the Management of Localized Chronic Intractable Back Pain: Results from a Randomized Controlled Study. Neuromodulation, Technology at the Neural Interface, 2013; 16:565-575.
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McRoberts WP, Goroszeniuk T. Peripheral Neuromodulatory Approaches for Articular Pain. First Annual International Peripheral Neuromodulation Symposium 2013, Warsaw, Poland.
- McRoberts WP. Peripheral Neuromodulation: A Current state of affairs. First Annual International Peripheral Neuromodulation Symposium 2013, Warsaw, Poland.
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McRoberts WP, Barolat G. Surgical and Percutaneous approaches to peripheral Neuromodulation. WVSIPP. Palm Beach, Florida 2013.
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McRoberts WP, Wu PW, Bentley I. Effect of a Novel Fixation Method for Spinal Cord Stimulators: Spinal Cord Stimulation Incision Size. Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface. 2012 Sep 18. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2012.00499.x.
- AAPMR acadameÒ Pain Pearls Case #1: Management of Lumbar Herniated Nucleus Pulposis, webinar and lecture. 2011.
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McRoberts WP, Cairns KD, Doleys DM. Spinal Cord Stimulation: Patient Selection, Psychologic Screening, Surgical Techniques and Troubleshooting. IN: Deer T, et al. (eds) COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN BY MEDICAL, INTERVENTIONAL, AND INTEGRATIVE APPROACHES ,The American Academy of Pain Medicine Textbook on Patient Management
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McRoberts WP, Cairns KD, Current Surgical Options for the Treatment of Cervical and Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease, IN: Kapural L (ed) Diagnosis, Management, & Treatment of Discogenic Pain, Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2011.
- Pain Education Society-WVSIPP, Spinal Cord Stimulation: Classic Uses and Proven Concepts New Horizons, Provocative and Future Use. Miami, June 2012.
- Cleveland Clinic 14th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting, Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation for Low Back Pain. Las Vegas, Jan, 2012
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McRoberts WP, Current Surgical Options for Intervertebral Disc Herniation in the Cervical and Lumbar Spine in Diagnosis, Management and Treatment of Discogenic Pain, Deer, Timothy Ed. Elsevier: Philadelphia, 2012.
- Cleveland Clinic 14th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting, The Role of Percutaneous Epidural Neuroplasty (Adhesiolysis) in the Treatment of Low Back and Leg Pain. Las Vegas, Jan, 2012
- Current Treatment Options: Post Herpetic Neuralgia, Pain Pathways Magazine, March 2011,
- Peripheral Nerve and Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation for the Painful Extremity, McRoberts WP, Cairns KD, IN: Slavin K, (ed) Prog Neurol Surg. 2011;24:156-70. Epub 2011 Mar 21.
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Truncal Pain, Cairns KD, McRoberts WP, IN: Slavin K, (ed) Prog Neurol Surg 2011;24:58-69. Epub 2011 Mar 21
- Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation Using Subcutaneous Placement of Neurostimulation Leads in the Treatment of Localized Chronic Intractable Pain of the Lumbar Area. Wolkowitz, RM, Meyer DJ, McRoberts WP, Lipov EG, Joshi J, Davis B, Cairns KD, Barolat G. Oral and Poster Presentation, International Neuromodulation Society Meeting 2010, London England.
- Novel Programming Techniques in Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation PNfS for the Treatment of Chronic Knee Pain Following Knee Surgery, Poster Presentation: North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting 2010
- Combined Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation for the Control of Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Poster Presentation: North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting 2010
- Revision Techniques in Peripheral Nerve Filed Stimulation, Poster Presentation: North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting 2010
- Cervical Spinal Cord Stimulation For Lumbar Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: a Case Report, Poster Presentation: North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting 2010
- Chronic Refractory Temporomandibular Joint Pain Well Treated With Peripheral Field Nerve Stimulation, Poster Presentation: North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting 2010
- A Case Report of Successful Implantation of a Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulator System in a Cachecticly Thin Man With a Comfortable IPG Pocket Despite Extreme Superficiality, Poster Presentation: North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting 2010
- DEPTH: A Retrospective Study Evaluating the Effects of Electrode Depth and Spacing for Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation in Patients with Back Pain. McRoberts WP, Cairns KD. Industry Supported Research, Poster Presentation: North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting 2010
- Placement of a Peripheral Nerve Stimulator for Successful Treatment of Intractable Tremor Following Peripheral Nerve Injury, W. Porter McRoberts MD, Anil Samson MBBS; Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Kevin Cairns, MD, MPH; South Florida Spine Clinic, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Poster Presentation North American Neuromodulation Conference 2009
- Combination Thoracic Spinal Cord Stimulation and Peripheral Subcutanous Field Stimulator for Intractable Post-Thoracotomy Pain Syndrome, W. Porter McRoberts MD, Paul Wu MD, Anil Samson MBBS; Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Kevin Cairns, MD, MPH; South Florida Spine Clinic, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Poster Presentation North American Neuromodulation Conference 2009
- Three Anode, Single Cathode “3A1C”: A Case Report of Three Patients With Four Lead Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation (PNfS) Systems Using Novel Programming Parameters., W. Porter McRoberts MD, Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Kevin Cairns, MD, MPH; South Florida Spine Clinic, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Poster Presentation North American Neuromodulation Conference 2009
- A Retrospective Evaluation and Data Collection Study to Evaluate the Treatment of Chronic Pain Patients with Neurostimulation using a Combination of Epidural and Subcutaneous Peripheral Field Leads, Wolkowitz, RM, Meyer DJ, McRoberts WP, Lipov EG, Joshi J, Davis B, Cairns KD, Barolat G.Industry Supported, Poster Presentation North American Neuromodulation Conference 2009
- A prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial of percutaneous peripheral field neuromodulation for the treatment of chronic, refractory axial low back pain in failed back surgery syndrome. Industry Supported, Poster Presentation North American Neuromodulation Conference 2009, American Academy of Pain Medicine in San Antonio on February 3rd-6th, 2010.
- Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulator (PNfS) Lead Placement for the Treatment of Chronic Post-operative Flank Pain Kevin Cairns MD, MPH; Cami Dunham PA-C, South Florida Spine Clinic, Fort Lauderdale, FL; W. Porter McRoberts MD, Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, FL., Poster Presentation North American Neuromodulation Conference 2009
- “Tenting” Technique for the Placement of Electrical Leads for Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation, Kevin D. Cairns MD, MPH; South Florida Spine Clinic, Fort Lauderdale, FL; W. Porter McRoberts MD, Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Cami Dunham PA, SFSC Fort Lauderdale, FL; Giancarlo Barolat MD, Barolat Institute, Denver, Colorado; and Timothy Deer MD, The Center for Pain Relief, Charleston, West Virginia. Poster Presentation North American Neuromodulation Conference 2009
- The Placement of Four Versus Two Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulator Leads for the Treatment of Chronic Axial Low Back Pain. Kevin Cairns, MD, MPH; South Florida Spine Clinic, Fort Lauderdale, FL Cami Dunham PA-C South Florida Spine Clinic, Porter McRoberts MD; Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Poster Presentation North American Neuromodulation Conference 2009
- Placement of Cervical and Lumbar Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulator (PNfS) leads for widespread pain secondary to Scheuermann’s Syndrome. Kevin Cairns MD, MPH; Cami Dunham PA, South Florida Spine Clinic, Fort Lauderdale, FL; W. Porter McRoberts MD, Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Poster Presentation North American Neuromodulation Conference 2009
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McRoberts WP, Roche M. Novel approach for peripheral subcutaneous field stimulation for the treatment of severe, chronic knee joint pain after total knee arthroplasty. Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface,2010, 13: 131–136. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2009.00255.
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McRoberts, Porter, Sears, Robert. Meditations on the Iconography of the Stethoscope, Semiotics Yearbook 1998, Spinks, CW and Deely, J, Eds. 1999:Peter Lang Publishers Inc.
- Nelson, K., Baranowska-Kortylewicz, J., van Nagell, J.R., Gallion, H.H., Donaldson, E.S. & Kenady, D.E., McRoberts, W. P. & Pavlik, E.J. Intermolecular Engagement of Estrogen Receptors Indicated by the Formation of a High Molecular Weight Complex During Activation. Biochemistry 28: 9741-9749, 1989.
Talks and informal Presentations:
- Is 80% pain relief too much to hope for? The future of neuromodulation and evolving pain medicne paradigms. Dinner with the Doctor, Holy Cross Hospital, October 2015.
- Antifragility: The arising conceptual framework for Pain Medicine. Dinner with the Doctor, Holy Cross Hospital, November 2014.
- Mechanisms of Action in Spinal Cord Stimulation, Neuromodulation for the Advanced Pain Fellow, St. Jude Medical, Dallas, TX April 25th, 2014
- Neuromodulation for the Advanced Pain Fellow, St. Jude Medical, Dallas, Tx April 25th, 2014, Course Director.
- Neuromodulation and The MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Unit, Washington DC, Nov, 18, 2013
- Advanced Neuromodulation Techniques Course Faculty, Chicago IL, October 2013
- Pain Fellows Introduction to Neuromodulaton Techniques Course, Dallas TX, September, 2013
- Advanced Neuromodulation Techniques Course Faculty: San Diego, Spring 2013.
- Jude Medical Neuromodulation, Cleveland Clinic 15th Annual Pain Symposium Dinner: Spinal Cord Stimulation, New Technologies, Paddle vs Percutaneous Approaches and Management of Complications. Sarasota 2013.
- Jude Medical Neuromodulation, American Society of Regional Anesthesia Dinner: Spinal Cord Stimulation, Management of Complications, and new technologies. Miami, 2012.
- North American Neuromodulation Society, NANS 2011 Poster Meeting Awards Committee
- Jude Medical Neuromodulation, Course Moderator, Epiducer Surgical Training, December, 2011, Las Vegas.
- Jude Medical Neuromodulation, Course Moderator, Epiducer Surgical Training, October, 2011, AOA, Chicago, IL.
- Understanding Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression and Laminotomy, First Coast Service Options/CMS, June 2011.
- Jude Medical Neuromodulation Moderator Foundations in Neuromodulation Pain Education Society June 2011, July 2011.
- Options for treating chronic pain resulting from post-knee replacement and failed back surgery syndrome, Pain Education Society/WVSIPP Meeting, Huntington Beach CA June 2011
- Opioid Toxicity in the Acute Inpatient Setting: Grand Rounds Holy Cross Hospital, May 2011.
- Jude Medical Neuromodulation Moderator/Speaker Foundations in Neuromodulation Cleveland Clinic Pain Meeting March 2011
- Opioid Toxicity in the Acute Inpatient Setting: Grand Rounds Holy Cross Hospital, December 2010.
- Peripheral Field Neuromodulation Advisory Board, Las Vegas Dec, 2010
- Neuromodulation Physician Leadership Roundtable, Scottsdale AZ November, 2010
- Vertos Medical, Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression Training (MILD) April 24-25, 2010
- Jude Medical Neuromodulation Faculty and Course Moderator– April 17, 2010, Feb. 19-20, 2010
- Jude Medical Neuromodulation Speaker/Moderator Foundations in Neuromodulation Cleveland Clinic Meeting 2010 March 6th, 2010
- Jude Medical NMD Product Training, Faculty and Course Moderator– January 22-24, 2010
- Percutaneous Thoracic and Lumbar Facet Fusion Training, September, 2009
- Overview of Spinal Cord Stimulation: Florida Association of Physician Assistants, July 23, 2009
- Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation Round Table, Moderator March 13, 2009
- Minimally Invasive Tru-Fuse Facet Fusion Training, August 2008
- Advances In Non-Surgical Low Back Pain Management, Dinner with the Doctor, October 2008
- Theory and Technique: Implantable Pain Therapies Workshop: Medtronic, Oct. 8 &9, 2005.
- Frontiers of Neuromodulation Workshop: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Oct. 22nd & 23rd, 2005.
- Pain syndromes in Adults with Spina Bifida and Menigomyelocele: a retrospective clinical review and case series. June 2005.
- The Physical Examination of the Painful Knee-February 2005
- The Physical Examination of the Lumbar Spine for the Primary Care Physician: When to Refer. February 2005
- A Critical Review of the Evidence for Hyperbaric Oxygenation-January 2005
- American Pain Society Meeting-May 2004
- 2004-2005 American Pain Society/ Canadian Pain Society Meeting
- Kinesiology, Injury and Rehabilitation of the Dancing Lower Extremity-April, 2004
- The Kinesiology of Normal Gait-Feb, 2004
- Cryotherapy: The Therapeutic and Physiologic Effects of Cold-October, 2003
- The Etiology and Management of Anterior Knee Pain in the Young Adult-June, 2003
- The Hip- Pathophysiology and Management of Hip Disorders-January, 2003
- Rehabilitation and the Neurologic and Systemic Manifestations of Cancer-December, 2002
Awards/Memberships/Associations:
- 2014-Present Reviewer, Expert Review of Medical Devices
- 2014-Present Consultant SPR Technologies
- 2014-Present Consultant Flowonix Inc.
- 2014-Present Reviewer, British Medical Journal
- 2013- Present President Anodyne Research PA.
- 2013 Neuromodulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee
- 2013-Present Consultant Gore Technologies
- 2013-Present Editorial Reviewer: Clinical Neuroradiology
- 2012-Present Pain Advisory Board
- 2011- Present AAPMR academe faculty
- 2011-2012 Consultant Vertos Medical
- 2011-Present Consultant Medtronic Sanofi-Aventis
- 2010-2011 Peripheral Nerve Field Advisory Board
- 2010-Present Faculty: Pain Education Society
- 2010-Present Editorial Reviewer: Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural interface
- 2010-2011 Consultant Bioness Inc.
- 2009-Present Faculty Neuromodulation Academy
- 2009-2011 President Southeast Neuromodulation Associates Inc.
- 2009-2010 Consultant Boston Scientific Neuromodulation
- 2008-Present Medical Director Dept. Pain Medicine, Holy Cross Hospital
- 2007-Present Consultant, Speaker and Research Affiliate, St. Jude Neuromodulation
- 2005-2006 Chief Pain Fellow, Emory University
- 2005 Occupational Medicine Residency Internal Review Committee
- 2004-05 Chief PM&R Resident, Loma Linda Univesity
- 2004-2005 American Pain Society Resident Honorarium
- 2001: Health Care Foundation of New Jersey Humanism in Medicine Award and Grant
- North American Spine Society
- American Academy of Pain Medicine
- American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
- Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
- West Virginia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
- International Neuromodulation Society
- North American Neuromodulation Society
Fellow, The American Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
