Michael Erdek, M.D., Assistant Professor

Dr. Erdek has received significant private and industry funding for his research in cancer pain management. His interests center around interventional pain management, particularly the assessment and interventional treatment of cancer pain, intrathecal therapy for spasticity refractory to management by oral medications, and the use of spinal cord stimulation for treatment of neuropathic pain, refractory angina pectoris, and refractory peripheral vascular disease. Current projects include a randomized trial of early implantation of intrathecal analgesia delivery in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer to assess potential outcomes on pain control, side effects of therapy, quality of life, and patient survival.