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David S. Binder, MD

Interventional Physiatrist

Languages: Fluent in Spanish

Clinical Associate, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,Massachusetts General Hospital

Instructor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School

Education:	State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine M.D., 2002 State University of New York at GeneseoB.S., Biology, 1998
Residency:	Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2003-2006
Fellowship:	Harvard Combined Adult and Pediatric Pain Management Fellowship. Department of Anesthesia: Brigham and Women's Hospital Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Children's Hospital Boston
Board Certification:	Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Board Certified in Pain Management
Research Interests:	Low Back Pain, General Spine Care, Interventional Pain Management

Research & Publications

Articles:

Choi H, Binder DS, Oropilla ML, Bernotus EE, Konya D, Nee MA, Tammaro EA, Sabharwal S. Evaluation of selected laboratory components of a comprehensive periodic health evaluation for veterans with spinal cord injury and disorders. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2006 May;87(5):603-610.

Binder, DS. Lipid Testing in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury. Rehab News 2005;6:1-2.

Poster Presentations:

David S. Binder, M.D.; Joseph A. Hanak, M.D.; Abeer Abutaleb, MD; David Sutter,PA-C. Management of Painful Spasticity in Patients With Osteochondrodysplasias. The Hajdu-Cheney Syndrome: A Case Report. Presented at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 67th Annual Assembly. Honolulu,Hawaii. November 9-12, 2006.

David S. Binder, MD; Marjorie L. Oropilla, MD; Ervin E. Bernotus, MD; Sunil Sabharwal, MD; Howard Choi, MD. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Yields of Anemia Screening During Annual Preventive Health Evaluations for Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury. Presented at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 67th Annual Assembly. Honolulu, Hawaii. November 9-12, 2006.

Choi H, Binder DS, Oropilla ML, Bernotus EE, Sabharwal S. Review of Selected Laboratory Components of Annual Comprehensive Preventive Health Evaluations for Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury. Presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the International Spinal Cord Society, Munich, Germany. October 4-8, 2005.

Binder DS, Akbik, H, Wennemer HK, Tammaro B: Is There a Relationship Between Constipation and Increased Pain in Spinal Cord Injury? A Case Study. 1)Presented at American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 66th Annual Assembly in Philadelphia, PA. October 28, 2005. 2)Presented at the Association of Academic Physiatrists annual meeting. Tucson, AZ. February 26, 2005. 3) Presented at the 4th VA National Leadership Conference on Pain Management and End of Life Care. Fort Lauderdale, FL. March 1-4, 2005.

Binder DS, Akbik H, Wennemer HK, Tammaro B. Pain, Paralysis and Sexual Dysfunction: Patient Perspectives. 1)Presented at the 1st Annual VA Pain Conference, West Roxbury, MA. December 10, 2004. 2)Presented at the 4th VA National Leadership Conference on Pain Management and End of Life Care, Fort Lauderdale, FL. March 1-4, 2005.

Wennemer HK, Akbik H, Binder D, Tammaro B. The Effect of Pain Clinic on Pain in Spinal Cord Injury. Presented at the 1st Annual VA Pain Conference. West Roxbury, MA. December 10, 2004.