CURRICULUM VITAE
Gwynne Kirchen MD
Gwynne Kirchen MD
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Division of Clinical
Department of Anesthesiology
Division of Clinical
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Pain Management Center |
959 N Mayfair Road |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
08/01/2008 - 06/01/2012 Doctor of Medicine (magna cum laude), The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH |
2008 B.A. in Cell Physiology and Spanish, University of WI-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
2016 Anesthesiology Residency, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
2017 Pain Medicine Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
2017 - Present Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
2017 - 06/30/2020 Assistant Program Director, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
08/01/2018 - Present Resident Rotation Director, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/01/2020 - Present Program Director, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/01/2020 - Present Resident Rotation Director, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
2017 - Present Physician, Anesthesiology, Pain Management, Froedtert Memorial Hospital, Milwaukee, WI |
2020 - Present Physician, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Sargeant Health Center |
2020 - Present Physician, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Drexel Town Square Health Center |
2020 - Present Physician, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, West Bend Ambulatory Surgery Center |
2020 - Present Physician, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Froedtert West Bend |
2020 - Present Physician, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Froedtert Menomonee Falls |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
American Board of Anesthesiology-Anesthesiology, Diplomate | 03/2017 | None |
American Board of Anesthesiology-Pain Medicine, Diplomate | 09/2017 | None |
Certificates | Issued By | Issue Date | Expiration |
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Basic Curriculm | 09/2016 | None | |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
Wisconsin Medical License | 12/2013 | None | |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
2010 Ohio State University Medical Alumni Society award for research excellence |
2010 Inter-Professional Council Professional Development Fund Award for research excellence, Ohio State University College of Medicine |
2010 Samuel J. Roessler Memorial Scholarship for research, Ohio State University College of Medicine |
2011 Ohio State University Medical Center Trainee Research Day Award |
2012 Mandalfino Excellence in Anesthesiology Award , Ohio State University College of Medicine Anesthesiology Department |
2013 Midwest Anesthesia Residents' Conference Award for outstanding oral presentation |
2014 Outstanding Clinical Anesthesiology Year 1 Resident |
2016 Fellow scholarship for Fellow Immersion Training Program in Addiction Medicine, Improving Research and Clinical Skills for Fellows sponsored by National Institute on Drug Abuse & Boston University |
2017 Outstanding performance on American Board of Anesthesiology Chronic Pain board exam, 98th percentile |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
2012 Landacre Research Honor Society |
2012 - Present American Society of Anesthesiologists |
2012 - Present Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists |
2012 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society |
2018 - Present American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management |
2018 - Present American Academy of Pain Medicine |
11/01/2019 - Present North American Neuromodulation Society (Member) |
2020 - Present The Association of Pain Program Directors (Member) |
2020 - Present Society of Academic Associations of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (Member) |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Ad-Hoc Reviewer |
07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020 Anesthesia Toolbox, Reviewer of Joint Pain Part 1 and Part 2 |
12/01/2019 - 06/30/2020 Pain Medicine |
LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
2013 - 2015 Class Ombudsman, Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Anesthesiology |
2015 - 2016 Chief Resident, Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Anesthesiology |
2016 - 2017 Housestaff Representative, Vision and Brand Experience Team, Medical College of Wisconsin |
08/01/2017 - Present Program Evaluation Committee, Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2017 - Present Director of Pain Medicine Lecture Series, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2017 - 2020 Chair, Clinical Competency Committee for Pain Medicine Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2017 Opioid Agreement Committee, Froedtert Health Systems |
2017 Controlled Substance Prescribing Committee, Froedtert Health Systems |
2017 - 2020 Director of Pain Medicine Journal Club, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2017 - 2020 Assistant Program Director, Pain Management Fellowship, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2018 - Present Advanced Practice Provider Physician Liaison, Medical College of Wisconsin Pain Management Centers |
2018 - 2019 Anesthesiology Residency Interview Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/01/2019 - Present Resident Education Committee, Department of Anesthesiology |
11/01/2019 - Present Clinical Competency Committee, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2020 - Present Member of Founding Committee, Committee on Pain Medicine, Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists |
2021 - Present Member, Committee on Entrustable Professional Activities, Association of Pain Program Directors |
2021 - Present Member, Resident and Medical Student Pain Education, American Society of Regional Anesthesia |
NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
10/01/2019 - Present Educational Track Subcommittee on Pain Medicine, American Society of Anesthesiology |
2020 - 2022 Member, Committee on Residents and Medical Students, American Society of Anesthesiology |
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
National |
Chronic Pain in Anesthesia Practice: A Case-Based Educational Initiative, American Pain Society, Pittsburgh, PA, 05/2017 |
Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial Outcomes Related to Increased Steps and Improved Sleep as Predictors of Success, American Pain Society, Anaheim, CA, 03/2018 |
Idiopathic CRPS after Spinal Cord Stimulation Trial, American Academy of Regional Anesthesia Annual Pain Medicine Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 11/2018 |
Advancing pain Education for Interdisciplinary Health Learners using Mobile Technology, American Academy of Pain Medicine, Denver, CO, 03/2019 |
Overcoming the Challenges to Deploying an Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes Tracking System, American Academy of Pain Management, Denver, CO, 03/2019 |
Management of Acute Radicular Pain in Parturient-Review of Pharmacology and Ultrasound-Based Interventions- Poster Presentation, American Pain Society Annual Meeting, Milwaukee WI, 04/2019 |
Greene, Kirchen, Successful Management of Post Dural Puncture Headache with Epidural Blood Patch in a Patient with Arnold Chiari Malformation, American Academy of Pain Medicine Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD, 02/01/2020 |
Chiu, Kirchen, Unprecedented Median Nerve Mononeuropathy from Hematoma after Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty, North American Neuromodulation Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 02/01/2020 |
Kirchen, Gwynne, Rational Opioid Prescribing for Physiatry Physicians, American Academy of Physicatry National Virtual Lecture Series, 05/07/2020 |
Kirchen, Peterson, Endrizzi, Gabapentin: A Dangerous Adjunct in Multimodal Analgesia, American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 10/01/2020 |
Starczynski, Kirchen, Case Report: Uncontrolled Pain Related to Metastatic Spread of Cervical Cancer; Could Interventional Methods Have Helped?, American Academy of Pain Medicine, Virtual Poster Series, 04/2021 - Present |
Regional |
Lipid Emulsion in Flecainide Toxicity, Midwest Anesthesia Residents' Conference, 04/2014 |
Responsible Opioid Prescribing Guidelines, Continuing Education Course, Agnesian HealthCare; Fond du Lac, WI, 09/01/2016 |
Responsible Opioid Prescribing Guidelines, Continuing Education Course, Agnesian HealthCare; Fond du Lac, WI, 09/01/2019 |
Kirchen, Neuromodulation: From Basics to Breakthroughs, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Grand Rounds, Wauwatosa, WI, 03/2021 - Present |
Local |
Lipid Emulsion in Flecainide Toxicity, Anesthesiology Department Academic Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 04/2014 |
Buprenorphine and Methadone Prescribing, Internal Medicine Lecture Series, Medical College of Wisconsin, 04/2018 |
Chronic Pain in Anesthesia Practice: A Flipped Classroom & Case-Based Educational Initiative, Innovations in Education Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 04/2018 |
Airway Workshop, Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, 09/01/2018 - Present |
Pain Management: Overview for Rheumatology, Rheumatology Departmental Education Meeting, Medical College of Wisconsin, 11/2018 |
Kirchen, Anderson, Personality Types and Implications on Professional Communication: Interactive Session, Pediatric Anesthesiology Didactic Series, 08/26/2019 |
Kirchen, Update on Implantable Devices, Advanced Practice Providers within Neurosurgery Division Educational Meeting, 02/01/2020 |
Kirchen, Peterson, Endrizzi, Gabapentin: A Dangerous Adjunct in Multimodal Analgesia, Anesthesiology Departmental Grand Rounds, Wauwatosa, WI, 04/10/2020 |
Kirchen, Pain Medicine in Anesthesia Training: A Case Based Educational Initiative, Kinetic 3 Graduation Presentations, Wauwatosa, WI, 12/2020 - Present |
Kirchen, Implications of Perioperative Opioids, Vascular Surgery Grand Rounds, Wauwatosa, WI, 04/2021 - Present |
Pain Medicine- PCA Management in Postpartum Patients, Obstetrics & Gynecology Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Wauwatosa, WI, 04/2021 - Present |
MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Medical Student Education |
09/2018 Chronic Pain Assessment & Management |
Graduate Student Education |
04/2018 Chronic Pain and Opioid Management |
Resident and Fellow Education |
05/2015 Anesthesiology as a Career Choice |
2015
Airway Skills for Medicine Physicians, Intern Skills In-service |
03/2016 Coding and Billing: The Layman's Introduction |
05/2016 Anesthesiology as a Career Choice |
09/2016 Acute Pain Management as an Intern: PBLD |
2016 - Present Chronic Pain in Anesthesia Practice: A Case-Based Educational Initiative |
07/2017 Opioids: Introductory Series to Anesthesiology |
09/2017 Acute Pain Management as an Intern:PBLD |
2017 - Present Chronic Pain Interest Group Journal Club Founder |
02/2018 Rational Opioid Prescribing |
02/2018 American Board of Anesthesiology Applied Exam-Objective Structured Clinical Examination simulation session |
04/2018 Anticoagulation Update for the Interventional Pain Physician |
09/2018 Acute Pain Management as an Intern: PBLD, Anesthesiology Department |
10/2018 Anesthesiology Resident Simulation Series: Epidurals |
12/2018 Introduction to Pain Management as Medical Internist |
01/2019 Rational Opioid Prescribing for Primary Care Providers |
EXTRAMURAL TEACHING: |
Medical Student Education |
2011 - 2012 Ohio State University, Honors Ultrasound Longitudinal Academic Program and Ultrasound Proctor |
2011 - 2012 Ohio State University, Clinical Assessment and Problem Solving Academic Program Student Educator |
Graduate Student Education |
05/06/2020 Medical College of Wisconsin, Anesthesiology Assistant Didactic Series, Chronic Pain, Opioid Therapy and Perioperative Implications |
Resident and Fellow Education |
07/02/2019 Medical College of Wisconsin, Pain Medicine Fellowship BootCamp Introductory Series, Introduction to Interventions & Fluoroscopy |
07/10/2019 Medical College of Wisconsin, Anesthesiology Residency, Opioids: Introductory Series for Anesthesiologists |
07/15/2019 Medical College of Wisconsin, Pain Medicine Fellowship BootCamp Introductory Series, Introduction to Low Back Pain & Radiculopathy |
08/30/2019 Medical College of Wisconsin, Pain Medicine Academic Series, Intrathecal Pump Therapy & Systems Based Practice |
10/25/2019 Medical College of Wisconsin, Pain Medicine Fellowship Academic Series, Safety Considerations in Interventional Pain Medicine |
01/07/2020 Medical College of Wisconsin, Pain Medicine Fellowship Didactic Series, Rational Opioid Prescribing for Pain Medicine Specialists |
01/27/2020 Medical College of Wisconsin, Pain Medicine Educational Series, Case Report: Headache Evaluationa nd Management |
03/01/2020 Medical College of Wisconsin, Internal Medicine Residency Didactic Series, Rational Opioid Prescribing for Internists |
05/06/2020 Medical College of Wisconsin, PHysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Educational Series, Pharmacologic Management of Complex Pain Pathologies |
07/13/2020 - Present CA1 Lecture Series, Opioids |
07/2020 - Present Pain Medicine Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Bootcamp Lecture Series: Low Back Pain & Radiculopathy |
07/2020 - Present Pain Medicine Fellowship, BootCamp Introductory Series: Fluoroscopy Basics |
08/19/2020 - Present Pain Medicine Lecture Series, Anticoagulation Guidelines in Interventional Pain |
08/2020 - Present Internal Medicine Lecture Series, Rational Opioid Prescribing |
10/2020 - Present Pain Medicine Fellowship, Director of Alumni Panel Event: Job Hunt- Pearls and Pitfalls |
11/09/2020 - Present Joint Anesthesiology Fellowship Professionalism Series, Ethical Dilemmas |
11/20/2020 - Present Pain Medicine Academic Half Day, Chemodenervation for Headaches |
11/24/2020 - Present Pain Medicine Lecture Series, Best of the ASA: Recap on Relevant Pain Medicine Updates |
11/30/2020 - Present CA1 Lecture Series, Local Anesthetics PBLD |
11/2020 - Present ACGME, Graduate of Course in Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment |
12/18/2020 Medical College of Wisconsin, Internal Medicine Residency Didactic Series, Pain Medicine for the Primary Care Provider |
12/20/2020 Medical College of Wisconsin, Academic Didactic Program, Advanced Fluoroscopic Techniques for Common Interventional Pain Procedures |
01/12/2021 - Present Pain Medicine Lecture Series, Rational Opioid Prescribing |
01/2021 - Present Pain Medicine Academic Half Day, Review of Cervical Interventions |
02/02/2021 - Present Pain Medicine Lecture Series, Evidence of Neuromodulation |
03/22/2021 - Present Pain Medicine Lecture Series, Implication of Perioperative Opioids |
04/01/2021 - Present Pain Medicine Academic Half Day, Suturing Workshop |
05/20/2021 - Present Pain Medicine Academic Half Day, Intrathecal Pump Programs: Review of Literature and Practical Applications |
05/2021 - Present Anesthesiology Fellowship Board Preparatory Series, Faculty Feedback for Applied OSCE Practice Sessions |
05/2021 - Present Anesthesiology Fellows Board Preparatory Series, Practice Session Oral Board Examiner |
07/01/2021 - Present Pain Medicine Academic Half Day, Anatomy & Art |
09/25/2021 - Present Pain Medicine Academic Half Day, Best Practices in Epidural Injections |
Continuing Medical Education |
2013 Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting, Airway Workshop |
06/2017 Agnesian HealthCare, Responsible Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Continuing Education Course |
05/12/2021 - Present Agnesian Healthcare, Responsible Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Continuing Education Course |
MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Residents |
Joseph Lorenz, Medical College of Wisconsin |
Thomas Thorsen, Medical College of Wisconsin |
PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS: |
Educational Programs |
Fellow |
08/2017 - Present Pain Medicine Multidisciplinary Lecture Series |
01/2019 - Present Academic Half Day Board Preparatory Series for Fellows |
Resident |
Flipped Classroom Problem Based Learning Discussions in Pain Medicine for Perioperative Consultants |
Faculty |
07/01/2019 - 09/01/2020 Founding Director of BootCamp Introductory Didactic Program for Pain Medicine Fellowship |
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES: |
11/2020 - Present Opioids in Pain Medicine: Journal Club Presentation for Pre-Medicine Club at Pewaukee High School |
MEDED PORTAL SUBMISSION: |
2021 - Present Pain Medicine in Anesthesia Training: A Case Based Initiative. Project submitted and pending to MedEd Portal. |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Bailey M, Kirchen G, Bonaventura B, Rosborough K, Abdel-Rasoul M, Dzwonczyk R. Intraoperative MRI electrical noise and monitor ECG filters affect arrhythmia detection and identification. J Clin Monit Comput. 2012 Jun;26(3):157-61. |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. 2019 Ulnar Nerve. In Abd-Elsayed: Pain-A Review Guide |
2. 2019 Sodium Channel Antagonists. In Ebd-Elsayed: Pain-A review Guide |
3. 2017 Chronic Pain in Patients with Co-Morbid Psychiatric Illness. In Edwards & Gular: Hospitalized Chronic Pain Patient-A Multidisciplinary Guide |
Non-Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Awad AJ, Jex B, Kirchen G, Peterson S, Endrizzi SA, Pahapill PA. Spinal Cord Stimulation for Neurogenic Claudication Associated with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Pain Physician. 2021 Dec;24(8):E1247-E1253. |
2. Wahezi SE, Emerick TD, Caparó M, Choi H, Eshraghi Y, Naeimi T, Kohan L, Anitescu M, Wright T, Przkora R, Patel K, Lamer TJ, Moeschler S, Yener U, Alerte J, Grandhe R, Bautista A, Spektor B, Noon K, Reddy R, Osuagwu UC, Carpenter A, Gerges FJ, Horn DB, Murphy CA, Kim C, Pritzlaff SG, Marshall C, Kirchen G, Oryhan C, Swaran Singh TS, Sayed D, Lubenow TR, Sehgal N, Argoff CE, Gulati A, Day MR, Shaparin N, Sibai N, Dua A, Barad M. The current state of training in pain medicine fellowships: An Association of Pain Program Directors (APPD) survey of program directors. Pain Pract. 2024 Sep;24(7):895-903. |
Non-Peer Reviewed Educational Products |
1. Explain Pain- Point of Care App for Providers |
