David S. Stolzenberg, DO

Publications, peer reviewed:
1. Stolzenberg D, Cruz E, Siu G. Current and Future Interventions for Glenohumeral Subluxation in 2012
Hemiplegia, Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, Thomas Land Publishers, 2012;19(5):444–456
2. Stolzenberg D, Vorobeychik Y, Gordin V. Incidence of Neuropathic Pain after Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation of Sacral Lateral Branch Nerves. Pain Medicine, 2014;15(11):1857-1870
3. Conway J, Stolzenberg D, Adhikary S, Giampetro D. A Survey of Ultrasound Training Among U.S. and Canadian Chronic Pain Fellowship Programs. Pain Medicine, 2015;16(11):1923-1929.
4. Stolzenberg D, Ahn J, Kurd M. Fluoroscopically-Guided Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection: Procedural Technique. Clinical Spine Surgery, 2018;31(7):297-299
5. Stolzenberg D, Greis A. The Space of Okada with Bilateral Facet Joint Arthrograms During a  
Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Injection. Pain Medicine 2018; 19:3, 636–637
6. Stolzenberg D, Pfeifer R, Armstrong J, Young G, Gehret J, Simon J, Chang Chien G. Improving
Fluoroscopic Visualization for Lower Cervical Medial Branch Blocks with a Modified Swimmers
View: A Technical Report. Pain Physician, 2018; 21:303-308
7.Simon J, Gehret J, Stolzenberg D, Beredjiklian P, et al. Concomitant Use of Opioids and Benzodiazepines in the Outpatient Setting. PM&R 2019;11:337-343
8. Stolzenberg D, Young G, Mehnart M. Practice Pearl: Overcoming Inadequate C-Arm Obliquity for  
Cervical Interlaminar Epidural Injections. Pain Medicine 2019;20:6,1253-1256
9. Stolzenberg D, Ahn J, Kurd M. Lumbar Radiofrequency Ablation: Procedural Technique. Clinical Spine Surgery 2019; 33:1,20-23
10. Raju R, Mehnert M, Stolzenberg D, Simon J, Gehret J. Differential Rates of Intravascular Uptake and
Pain Perception During Lumbosacral Epidural Injection Among Adults Using a 22-guage Needle Vs.
a 25-guage Needle: A Randomized Controlled Trial. BMC Anesthesiology 2020;20
11. Velagapudi L, Matias C, Elia C, Stolzenberg D, Harrop J. Spinal Ganglion Cyst Presenting with
Radiculopathy: Diagnostic Challenges and Differential. Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2021;7
12. Stolzenberg D, Ahn J, Lendner M, Kurd M. Thoracolumbar Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial:  
Procedural Technique, Clinical Spine Surgery 2021;34,51-55
13. Kitei P, Stolzenberg D, Surrey D, Simon J. The Fluoroscopic-Guided Cervical Trans-Articular
Epidural Steroid Injection: A Case Report. AJPMR. 2022 August
14. Bakewell BK, Sherman M, Binsfeld K, Ilyas AM, Stache SA, Sharma S, Stolzenberg D, Greis A. The Use of Cannabidiol in Patients with Low Back Pain from Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Cureus. 2022 Sep 15;14(9):e29196
15. Townsend C, Liss F, Langman C, Mazur D, Stache S, Sharma S, Stolzenberg D, Srinivasan M, Pedowitz D, Namdari S, Wang M, Greis A, Ilyas A. Orthopaedic Patient Perspectives on Medical Cannabis: A Survey of Over 2500 Patients. Orthopedics. 2022 Nov-Dec;45(6):309-314.
16. Stolzenberg D, Kitei P, Tran D, Pfeifer R. Intracept Technique at Adjacent Levels to Fusions with Pedicle Screws, Interventional Pain Medicine. 2023 June (2)
17. Lambrechts M, Stolzenberg D, Schroeder G, et al. Preoperative Opioid Prescribers and Lumbar Fusion: The Effects on Clinical Outcomes and Postoperative Opioid Usage, Clinical Spine Surgery, 2023;36(8)
18. Kitei P, Stolzenberg D, Surrey D, Simon J. Assessment of Epidural Fat at C7-T1 with Image Review Prior to Cervical Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injections. Pain Medicine. 2023
19. Stolzenberg D, Issa T, Boyd J, Kitei J, Tran D, Schroeder G. Basivertebral Nerve Ablation (Intracept): Procedural Technique. Clinical Spine Surgery. 2024 April Koehler PJ 3rd, Kitei PM, Stolzenberg DS,
20. Hatch EH. Concomitant epidural and longitudinal anterior spinal artery contrast spread in a lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI). Interv Pain Med. 2024 Dec 2;3(4):100523.
21. Faughender J, Koehler P, Kitei P, Hsu V, Stolzenberg D. A Staged Approach to Treating Chronic Low Back and Radicular Pain: Basivertebral Nerve Ablation in Conjunction with Surgical Decompression: A Case Report. Interv Pain Med. Epub ahead of print, Jan 2025

Publications, non-peer reviewed:
1.Raju R, Stolzenberg D, Gehret J, Needle Tip Depth Assessment on Foraminal Oblique Fluoroscopic Views During Cervical Radiofrequency Neurotomy: A Technical Note. IPM Reports 2018;2,127-31
2. Stolzenberg D, Koehler P, Teng J, Simon J. Inadvertent Discogram During Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection, Pain Medicine Case Reports 2020;4:3,103-109
3. Koehler P, Simon J, Surrey D, Stolzenberg D, Pamela V Gekas P, Gehret J. Idiopathic Proximal
Tibial Neuropathy as an Atypical Presentation of Radicular Leg Pain. IJCMCR. 2021; 12(3): 001

Abstracts:
1. Stolzenberg D, Siu G, Cruz E. Traumatic Carotid Artery Dissection and Ischemic Stroke following
Abrupt Cervical Extension and Flexion from a Gunshot: A Case Report. Association of Academic
Physiatrists Annual Meeting 2010, Las Vegas, NV, Poster 720
2. Stolzenberg D, Stevens P. Unusual Cause of Compartment Syndrome with Tibial and Peroneal
Neuropathy Following Total Knee Arthoplasty: A Case Report. American Academy of Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation 2011 Annual Assembly, Orlando, FL, Poster 161
3. Gu Y, Schmeer J, Stolzenberg D. Low Back Pain With Mixed Upper and Lower Motor Neuron Deficits Diastematomylia: A Case Report. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012 Annual Assembly, Atlanta, GA, Poster Presentation
4. Conner C, Stolzenberg D, Weinik M. True Arterial Thoracic Outlet Syndrome in a High School Baseball Pitcher: A Case Report. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013 Annual Assembly, Washington, DC, Poster Presentation
5. Raju R, Stolzenberg, D, Gehret J. Needle Tip Depth Assessment on Contralateral Oblique Fluoroscopic
Views During Cervical Radiofrequency Ablation. American Academy of Pain Medicine Annual Meeting,
Vancouver, BC, Canada. Poster Presentatation.
6.Hamamoto JT, Darji JY, Stolzenberg DS. Intra-Foraminal Ganglion Cyst Causing Severe Lumbosacral
Radiculopathy with Foot Drop: A Case Report. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly. Nashville, TN. November 2021. (Poster with Audio Presentation)
7. Chec T, Petrera J, Madison B, Simon JI, Gehret J, Stolzenberg DS, Surrey DE, Young GW, Boyd JB,
Kitei PM. “Antithrombotic Risk for Cervical Medial Branch Blocks and Facet Joint Injections:
A Retrospective Cohort.” Poster session presented at the Spine Intervention Society (SIS)
annual meeting on August 18-20, 2021 in Washington D.C.
8. Bakewell B, Sherman M, Binsfeld K, Ilyas A, Stache SA, Sharma S, Stolzenberg D, Plusch K, Greis A. The Use of Cannabidiol in Patients with Low Back Pain Caused by Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: an Observational Study. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly. Nashville, TN. November 2021. Poster with Audio Presentation
9. Bakewell B, Sherman M, Binsfeld K, Ilyas A, Stache S, Sharma S, Stolzenberg D, Plusch K, Greis A. The Use of Cannabidiol in Patients with Low Back Pain Caused by Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: an Observational Study. AAOS Annual Meeting, Chicago, March 2022
10. Chec T, Plusch K, Bloom E, Rengifo S, Greis A, Sharma S, Gehret J, Ilyas A, Simon J, Stolzenberg D. Does Time to Procedure of Epidural Steroid Injection Affect Duration of Opioid Use During an Acute
 Episode of Radicular Pain From Disc Herniation? PA Pain Society Annual Meeting. Pittsburg PA, June 2022
11. Townsend C, Greis A, Ilyas A, Stolzenberg D. Orthopaedic Patient Perspectives on Medical Cannabis: A Survey of Over 2,500 Patients. Poster Presentation EOA Annual Meeting, Naples, FL, October 2022
12. Does Time to Procedure of Epidural Steroid Injection Affect Duration of Opioid Use During an Acute
 Episode of Radicular Pain From Disc Herniation? American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly, Baltimore, MD, October 2022.
13. DeAllie C, Marshall S, Desai M, Kitei P, Stolzenberg D, Simon J. Efficacy and Complication Rate of Repeat Lumbar Interlaminar and Transforaminal Injections within Two-Month Period: A Restrospective Review. IPSIS Annual Meeting, Chicago, Sept 2023
14. Millhouse, P., Stolzenberg, D., Kitei, P., Koehler III. Large Symptomatic Paraspinal Hematoma after Basivertebral Nerve Ablation: A Case Report. Poster presented at : American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; San Diego, CA, November 2024.
15. Hatch, E, Triglia, R, Koehler III, P, Greis, A, Simon, J, & Stolzenberg, D. Concomitant Epidural and Longitudinal Anterior Spinal Artery Contrast Spread in a Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection. Poster presented at: Eastern Pain Association; New York, NY. December 2024
16. Triglia R, Koehler III, P, Walrond, A, Kitei, P, & Stolzenberg, D. The Treatment of Unilateral Vertebrogenic Pain in a Patient with Lumbar Dextroscoliosis with Unilateral Modic Type I Change via Basivertebral Nerve Ablation. Poster presented at: Eastern Pain Association; New York, NY. December 2024
16. Marhese A, Kitei P, Stolzenberg D, Roedl J. Intracepted! Identifying Post-Procedure MRI Findings and Avoiding Diagnostic Pitfalls in Basivertebral Nerve Ablation. Society of Skeletal Radiology; Santa Fe New Mexico. March 2025

Editorials, Reviews, Chapters:
1.Stolzenberg D, Siu G. Rehabilitation Emergencies, Pocket Card, Borm Bruckmeier Publishing 2011
2.Cruz E, Stolzenberg D, Maitin I. Emergencies in Rehabilitation, Current Diagnosis and Treatment: PM&R. 2014 McGraw-Hill, NY, 2014
3. Stolzenberg D, Chou H, Janerich D. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Interventional Treatment For
Challenging Neuropathic Pain Syndromes: Evaluation and Evidence-Based Treatment. Elsevier
St. Louis, 2018