Paul Thananopavarn, MD

Titles

Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Internal Medicine; Medical Director of Subacute Rehabilitation at Rex Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center, Apex NC; Associate Medical Director of Rehabilitation Services at Carver Living Center, Durham, NC

Education

Medical School: Univerisity of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, 1999-2003
Residency: East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, 2003-2008
Medical Acupuncture: UCLA/Helms Medical Acupuncture for Physicians, 2006-2007

Sub-Specialties

• rehabilitation of medically complex patients
• cancer rehabilitation
• geriatric rehabilitation
• internal medicine
• primary care of patients with disabilities
• medical acupuncture
• wound care
• musculoskeletal disorders
• joint injections
• botulinum toxin injections

Recent Honors

ECU Academic Achievement Award in PM&R, 2008

Recent Presentations:

Thananopavarn, P, Carrion-Jones M, Nunez A, Slayton S Wong D, "Inpatient Rehabilitation Trends in the Morbidly Obese Population." Presented at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Boston, MA, September 2007. Second Place Award: ECU Resident Research Day, June 2008.

"Rehabilitation of the Individual with HIV." East Carolina University, Regional Rehabilitation Center, Greenville, NC, January 2007 and UNC PM&R, November 2007.

Research

A 17-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Multi-Center Trial of Pregabalin for the Treatment of Chronic Central Neuropathic Pain after Spinal Cord Injury
Funding Agency: Pfizer
Role: Sub-Investigator

Current Memberships

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American College of Physicians