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David Reese O'Brien, MD

David Reese O'Brien, MD
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Practicing Specialties

SpineOrthopaedics

Languages

  • English

Biography

I am an Associate Professor and Medical Director of Spine in the Department of Orthopaedics. Additionally, I serve as Director of the only Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Fellowship recognized by the North American Spine Society in the Carolina’s which I started 22 years ago with over 35 graduates. I am fellowship-trained in spine, musculoskeletal and sports medicine and have held up to four board certifications including Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine and Pain Medicine. I specialize in the non-operative evaluation and treatment of various back, neck and joint problems and performs minimally invasive procedures, injections and tests to evaluate and treat patients with numbness, weakness or pain in their joints, arms, legs or spine.

I graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine and performed my residency at the University of Cincinnati Hospitals prior to completing a Fellowship at Portner Orthopaedics in Honolulu, HI in 1996. I have been named “America’s Top Physicians” numerous times and have given over 120 national/international presentations in more than seven countries in addition to publishing numerous articles and book chapters on the subject of back pain.

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Credentials

Board Certifications

American Board of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationAmerican Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine

Residencies

University of Cincinnati Hospital, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1995

Positions

Wake Forest School of Medicine, Associate Professor, NeurosurgeryOrthopaedic Surgery, Associate ProfessorSection Head for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Spine, Orthopaedic Surgery

Research Interests

Spine

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