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CURRICULUM VITAE

Sarah Endrizzi MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Division of Clinical

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Orthopedics Sport and Spine Center
N91 W15750 Falls Pkwy
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

EDUCATION:
09/1999 - 08/2003 Bachelor of Science, University of Minnesota, College of Biological Sciences, Minneapolis, MN
07/2004 - 05/2008 Doctor of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/2008 - 06/2012 Resident Physician, Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S 1st Ave, Maywood, IL 60153
07/2012 - 07/2013 Fellow, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S 1st Ave, Maywood, IL 60153

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
10/2014 - 08/2017 Clinical Adjunct Professor, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
09/2017 - Present Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
09/2015 - 08/2017 Assistant Medical Director, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
08/01/2017 - Present Division Director, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin

HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
08/2017 - Present Medical Director, Enterprise Pain Services, Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
09/2013 - Present Froedtert Hospital
06/2020 - Present Froedtert Menomonee Falls
06/2020 - Present Froedtert West Bend

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
Pain Medicine
2016
None
Anesthesiology
2016
None
   
AWARDS AND HONORS:
2023 Excellence in Action All Star Award, Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin
10/2024 Pharmacy and Pharmacology Section Scholarship for Top Medication Safety Abstract, Society of Critical Care Medicine

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
North American Neuromodulation Society
Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists
American Academy of Pain Medicine
Wisconsin Women in Pain Medicine (Founding Member)
Society of Women in Pain Medicine
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Wisconsin Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
American Society of Anesthesiologists

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
2017 - 2021 Reviewer, Journal of Pain Medicine

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
2013 - 2020 Member, Joint Venture Board, Medical College of Wisconsin and Advanced Pain Management
2016 - Present Member 2016, Interim Director 2017-2018, Director, 2018-present, Comprehensive Pain Initiative Committee, Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin
10/2017 - 10/2018 Co-Chair, Controlled Substance Prescribing Committee, Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin
08/2018 - 10/2019 Co-Chair, Inpatient Acute Care Pain Committee, Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin
09/2019 - Present Member, Pain Medicine Committee, Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists
10/2019 - 12/2024 Member, Neuroscience and Spine Steering Committee, Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin
10/2019 - 11/2024 Early Phase Pain Investigation Clinical Network (EPICC Net), Medical College of Wisconsin
01/2020 - Present Member, Multimodal Spine QPMC Committee, Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin
03/2020 - Present Executive Sponsor, System Pain Stewardship Committee, Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin
08/2020 - 01/2021 Department Representative, Clinical Workgroup, Comprehensive Pain and Spine Program, Medical College of Wisconsin
08/2020 - 01/2021 Department Representative, Procedural Work Group, Comprehensive Pain and Spine Program, Medical College of Wisconsin
12/2020 - Present Department Representative, Pain and SpineCare Medical Executive Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2023 - Present Member, Anesthesiology Inclusive Excellence and Resilience (formerly DEI) Council and Committee, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin
05/2024 - 01/2025 Elected member, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Chair Search Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
01/2025 - Present Member, WINS Adult Steering Committee, Wisconsin Institute of Neurosciences

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
09/2019 - 2023 Committee on Young Physicians, American Society of Anesthesiologists
10/2023 - Present Committee on Pain Medicine, American Society of Anesthesiologists
2023 - Present Committee on Professional Diversity, American Society of Anesthesiologists
2023 - Present Committee on Women Anesthesiologists, American Society of Anesthesiologists

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
Pterygopalatine Fossa Block as an Opioid Sparing Treatment for Acute Headache in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
Source:
NIH Award Number: U01NS124613
Role & Effort:
Lead Site Procedural Co-Investigator
PI:
Katharina Busl, Cameron Smith
Dates:
2022 - Present
Direct Funds:
$3,534,431 (For FY 2024)
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Neurogenic Claudication
Role & Effort:
Co-investigator
PI:
Peter Pahapill
Dates:
2015 - 2020
  
Title:
MACC/EPICC-NET as a Hub for the HEAL Initiative EPICC-NET
Source:
NIH, project # 1U24NS115679-01
Role & Effort:
Co-investigator
PI:
Tom Aufderheide and Jennifer Hernandez-Meier
Dates:
09/18/2019 - 2024
Direct Funds:
$600,419 (For FY2023)
  
Title:
Alternatives to Opioids in the Emergency Department Program
PI:
Jennifer Hernandez-Meier
Dates:
03/2020 - 2022
  
Title:
Multimedia Patient Education in the Emergency Department on at Home Pain Management
PI:
Nancy Jacobson
Dates:
05/2020 - 2022
  
Title:
Virtual Reality in the Acute Care Setting
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Rebecca Anderson
Dates:
2020 - 2024
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Regional
Sarah Endrizzi, Treatment Options for Chronic Low Back Pain and the Current Climate of Opioid Prescribing, Annual Winter Refresher Course for Family Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 01/24/2014
Sarah Endrizzi, Mark Kostic, Ron Payne, Chad Zadrazil, Expert Panel, SE Wisconsin Heroin Opioid Regional Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 06/04/2014
Sarah Endrizzi, The Opioid Epidemic: How did we get here and where do we go from here?, Worker's Compensation Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 01/25/2017
Sarah Endrizzi, Stacy Peterson, Suboxone and Other Perioperative Considerations for the Chronic Pain Patient, Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiology, annual meeting, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, 09/2018
S Endrizzi, M Bedi, J Gully, S Tutton, I'm in a World of Hurt: I have Four Doctors Treating My Pain!, Great Lakes Palliative Care Conference, Workshop, Lake Geneva, WI, 05/03/2019
Sarah Endrizzi, Interventional Treatments for Head and Neck Pain, Annual Headache Symposium, Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 05/17/2019
S Peterson, G Kirchen, S Endrizzi, Pro/Con: Gabapentin as a Perioperative Adjunct, Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting, La Crosse, WI, 09/12/2021
Sarah Endrizzi, Management of Fibromyalgia, Wisconsin Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Milwaukee, WI, 08/18/2024
Sarah Endrizzi, Treatment of Cancer Pain, Wisconsin Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Milwaukee, WI, 08/18/2024
 
Local
Sarah Endrizzi, Current Trends in Opioid Consumption and Policies for Responsible Prescribing Practices, Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin, 05/21/2014
Sarah Endrizzi, Multidisciplinary Approach to Pain Management, Metro Milwaukee Nurse Practitioner Association, Milwaukee, WI, 11/10/2015
Sarah Endrizzi, Evaluation and Assessment of the Chronic Pain Patient, Pain Day, Froedtert Hospital, 02/09/2016
Sarah Endrizzi, Interventional Pain Techniques, Grand Rounds, Palliative Care, Medical College of Wisconsin, 12/21/2016
Sarah Endrizzi, Interventional Pain Techniques, Pain Day, Froedtert Hospital, 03/01/2017
Sarah Endrizzi, Updates in Neuromodulation and Dorsal Column Stimulation, Department of Orthopedics Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, 05/30/2018
Sarah Endrizzi, Non-Opioid Treatment Options for the Treatment of Chronic Pain, Symposium on the Opioid Crisis, Medical College of Wisconsin, 06/20/2018
Sarah Endrizzi, Updates From the Comprehensive Pain Initiative, Department of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, 12/13/2018
Sarah Endrizzi, Non-Opioid Pain Treatment Options, Spine Day, MCW Department of Neurosurgery, 08/09/2019
Sarah Endrizzi, Gwynne Kirchen, Stacy Peterson, Gabapentin: A Dangerous Adjunct in Multimodal Analgesia, Department of Anesthesiology Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, 04/10/2020
Sarah Endrizzi, Comprehensive Pain Services for Perioperative Spine Patients, Spine Day, MCW Department of Neurosurgery, 09/06/2024
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
Sarah Endrizzi, Gwynne Kirchen, Stacy Peterson, Gabapentin: A Dangerous Adjunct in Multimodal Analgesia, American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 10/22/2019 - Present
A Awad, B Jex, S Endrizzi, P Pahapill, G Kirchen, Outcomes of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Symptoms of Neurogenic Claudication, North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 01/23/2020
S Endrizzi, R Anderson, S Trost, The Brain and Pain: Utilizing Behavioral Health Techniques to Facilitate an Opioid Taper., American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Virtual (Planned for San Francisco, CA), 10/03/2020
L Solomon, A Allred, I Muse, L Hertberg, S Endrizzi, Winning a Seat at the Table: Leadership Lessons for Early Career Physicians, American Society of Anesthesiologists, Annual Meeting, Virtual (Planned for San Francisco, CA), 10/04/2020
S Endrizzi, R Parikh, E Malinzak, R Hood, I Made it This Far, Now What? Lessons Not Taught in Residency., American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Virtual (Planned for San Francisco, CA), 10/04/2020
William Rittmeyer, Allison Taylor, Sarah Endrizzi, Hips Don’t Lie, Or Do They? An Unusual Presentation of Refractory Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 11/20/2021
Jordan Weber and Sarah Endrizzi, Lidocaine Infusion As Alternative To Regional And Opioid-sparing Technique, American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 10/24/2022
S Trost, A Singh, L Elliott, S Endrizzi, R Anderson, Virtual Reality Treatment in the Acute Pain Setting, Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 05/18/2023
Harmanjot Singh and Sarah Endrizzi, Chronic Widespread Pain as a Result of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 11/10/2023
Salman Aljilani and Sarah Endrizzi, Inflammatory reaction that Mimics Infection after Synvisc Injection, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 11/10/2023
Andy Vega, Sarah Endrizzi, Successful rapid opioid taper using non-opioid-adjuncts in a patient with fungal meningitis, American Headache Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 06/13/2024
W Peppard, S Endrizzi, G Newkirk, J Kerk, T Lofy, A Shaver, A Zosel, A Singh, Opioid-related ED Morbidity, Mortality, and the Impact of a Multifaceted Pain Stewardship Initiative, Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 10/21/2024
Noelle Liska, Sarah Endrizzi, New Onset Dizziness After Adjustment in Stimulation of Spinal Cord Stimulator, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 11/21/2024
 
Regional
M Maynard, D Perez, T Suss, S Endrizzi, A Singh, T Hartman, W Peppard, Mind the Gap: Pharmacists’ Opportunity in Migraine Care, Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin Annual Meeting, Wisconsin Dells, WI, 08/23/2024
 
Local
Annette Wilson, Rebecca Anderson, Sarah Endrizzi, Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback in Pain Management, MCW Research Day, 09/2018
W Peppard, A Singh, S Endrizzi, G Newkirk, J Kerk, G Kirchen, J Kristiansen, N Duncan, A Koepp, A Multifaceted Pain Stewardship Approach to Reduce Opioid-Related Emergency Department Visits, F&MCW Quality Symposium, 10/23/2024
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
2015 - Present Member, Clinical Competency Committee, Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin
2015 - Present Member, Program Evaluation Committee, Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin
 

MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Resident and Fellow Education
2013 - Present Created and presented multiple lectures, PBLDs and Academic Half Day programs for medical students, residents, and fellows.
 

MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Clinical/Research Fellows
2017 - Present Christina Moore, Medical College of Wisconsin, Mentorship relationship started when mentee was a fellow and continues while they are an attending in private practice, recently being named Medical Director of Interventional Pain Services at Advocate Aurora Health, Midwest Region
07/2018 - 06/2019 David Benson, Medical College of Wisconsin, Helped mentee successfully navigate fellowship, study for and pass Board exams, evaluate job opportunities and transition to attending-level practice.
2020 - 2021 Thomas Thorsen, Medical College of Wisconsin, Helped mentee successfully navigate fellowship, study for and pass Board exams, evaluate job opportunities and transition to attending-level practice.
2021 - 2022 Sahba Charkhzarrin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Helped mentee successfully navigate fellowship, study for and pass Board exams, evaluate job opportunities and transition to attending-level practice.
2023 - 2024 Salman Aljilani, Medical College of Wisconsin, Helped mentee successfully navigate fellowship, study for and pass Board exams, evaluate job opportunities and transition to attending-level practice.
2024 - Present Kotomi Obayashi, Medical College of Wisconsin, Helped mentee successfully navigate fellowship, study for and pass Board exams, evaluate job opportunities and transition to attending-level practice.
 
Residents
07/01/2019 - 2023 William Rittmeyer, Medical College of Wisconsin, Helped mentee successfully match to top fellowship choice.
2021 - 2024 Jordan Weber, Medical College of Wisconsin, Several submission acceptances, 3rd Place award winner at Midwest Anesthesia Residents' Conference 2022
2023 - Present Adrian Estupinan Villarreal, Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Faculty
2016 - Present Gwynne Kirchen, Medical College of Wisconsin, Mentorship relationship began when mentee was a fellow and then as she transitioned to faculty at MCW, including promotion to Associate Professor in 2024.
2018 - Present Omar Dyara, Medical College of Wisconsin, Provided mentorship as faculty transitioned from fellow to attending and then established a practice at a new community site.
 

EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Residents
2023 Harmanjot Singh, Poster Presentation, Presented at American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Annual Meeting
2024 Andy Vega, Poster Presentation, Presented at American Headache Society Annual Meeting
2024 Noelle Liska, Poster Presentation, Presented at American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Annual Meeting
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
2014 - Present Mentor in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program.
2023 - Present Volunteer at Journey House- Milwaukee
 

ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING:
07/2019 - 06/2020 MCW Leadership Academy

INVITED MEDIA APPEARANCES:
Regional
The Opioid Crisis, Wisconsin Public Radio program, 10/2014 - Present
 
Local
Opioid Awareness, MCW Department of Surgery Word on Medicine Radio Program, 12/09/2020
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain, MCW Department of The Surgery Word on Medicine Radio Program, 12/14/2024
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
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. Busl KM, Smith CR, Troxel AB, Fava M, Illenberger N, Pop R, Yang W, Frota LM, Gao H, Shan G, Hoh BL, Maciel CB, BLOCK-SAH Investigators. Rationale and Design for the BLOCK-SAH Study (Pterygopalatine Fossa Block as an Opioid-Sparing Treatment for Acute Headache in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage): A Phase II, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial with a Sequential Parallel Comparison Design. Neurocrit Care. 2025 Feb;42(1):290-300. PMCID: PMC11810580
3. Sheldon H, Duncan N, Singh A, Endrizzi S, Conrardy R, Brazauskas R, Peppard W. Naloxone coprescribing best practice advisory for patients at high risk for opioid-related adverse events. J Opioid Manag. 2024;20(6):471-486.
4. Barrett B, Endrizzi S, Andreoli P, Barlow S, Zhang Z. Clinical significance of common cold treatment: professionals' opinions. WMJ. 2007 Dec;106(8):473-80.
5. E Biesboer, A Hafiz Al Tannir, L Egede, R Walker, S Nagavally, S Endrizzi, W Peppard. Drivers of Opioid Prescriptions in Medicare Patients at an Urban Tertiary Center in Milwaukee. Wisconsin Medical Journal. Accepted for publication Nov 2024.
6. Biesboer EA, Al Tannir AH, Egede LE, Walker RJ, Nagavally S, Endrizzi SA, Peppard WJ. Drivers of Opioid Prescriptions for Medicare Patients at an Urban Tertiary Center. WMJ. 2025;124(3):208-215.
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Endrizzi SA, Rathumell JP, Hurley RW, Painful Peripheral Neuropathies. In Benzon H, Raja SN, Fishman S, Liu S, Cohen SP (edsd): Essentials of Pain Medicine, 4th ed. Elsevier, 2018