Dr. Donel Sequea is board certified in both Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as well as Pain Medicine. He specializes in non-surgical management of the spine and musculoskeletal disorders including the cervical spine. He received his medical degree from the University of Michigan School of Medicine in Ann Arbor where he also received his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Molecular and Integrative Physiology. Thereafter, Dr. Sequea completed his residency at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago and was awarded a fellowship in Pain Medicine at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. His fellowship training focused on spine, sports and musculoskeletal medicine.
Dr. Sequea’s treatment options include fluoroscopic and/or ultrasound guided injections, including epidural injections, selective nerve root injections, sacroiliac joint injections, facet injections, medial branch blocks, and radiofrequency ablation. His goal with all patients is to provide an individualized approach using the safest, most advanced techniques that will promote the best quality of life.
Dr. Sequea is an active member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and is the author of numerous publications focused on muscle metabolism and spine conditions.
Professional Profile
Education
- Fellowship, Pain Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Residency, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
- Internship, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- Medical Degree, MD, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
- Graduate Degree, PhD, Molecular and Integrative Physiology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Titles & Certifications
- Board Certified, American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Professional Associations
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- The Association of Academic Physiatrists
- American Academy of Pain Medicine
- Washington State Medical Association
Education
- Fellowship, Pain Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Residency, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
- Internship, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- Medical Degree, MD, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
- Graduate Degree, PhD, Molecular and Integrative Physiology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Titles & Certifications
- Board Certified, American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Professional Associations
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- The Association of Academic Physiatrists
- American Academy of Pain Medicine
- Washington State Medical Association
Original Research Articles
•Sharma N, Sequea DA, Castorena CM, Arias EB, Qi NR, Cartee GD. Heterogeneous effects of calorie restriction on in vivo glucose uptake and insulin signaling of individual rat skeletal muscles. PLoS One. 2013 Jun 3;8(6):e65118. PMID:23755179.
•Sequea DA, Sharma N, Arias EB, Cartee GD. Greater filamin C serine 2213 phosphorylation with calorie restriction in insulin-stimulated isolated skeletal muscles of 24-month-old rats. Mech Ageing Dev. 2013 Jan;134(1-2):60-3. PMID:23246341
•Sharma N, Sequea DA, Arias EB, Cartee GD. Greater insulin-mediated Akt phosphorylation concomitant with heterogeneous effects on phosphorylation of Akt substrates in soleus of calorie restricted rats. American Journal of
Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 2012 Oct 31. PMID:23115120
•Sharma N, Arias EB, Sequea DA, Cartee GD. Preventing the calorie restriction-induced increase in insulin-stimulated Akt2 phosphorylation eliminates calorie restriction's effect on glucose uptake in skeletal muscle. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2012 Nov;1822(11):1735-40. 2012 Jul 27. PMID:22846604
•Sequea DA, Sharma N, Arias EB, Cartee GD. Calorie Restriction Enhances Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Uptake and Akt Phosphorylation in Both Fast-Twitch and Slow-Twitch Skeletal Muscle of 24-Month-Old Rats. The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2012 February 18; PMID: 22454372
•Sharma N, Arias EB, Bhat AD, Sequea DA, Ho SS, Croff KK, Sajan MP, Farese RV, Cartee GD. Mechanisms for increased insulin-stimulated Akt phosphorylation and glucose uptake in fast- and slow-twitch skeletal muscles of calorie restricted rats. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Mar 8 PMID: 21386065
Case Reports
•Sequea, DA; Reese, ME, Lumbar Intraspinal Spindle Cell Rhabdomyosarcoma as a Rare Cause of Spinal Stenosis: A Case Report. PM&R. 2018 Sep;10(9):966-968
Published Abstracts
•Sequea, DA, Gagnon C, Cox T, Atchison J, and Calisoff, R. Effects of a 4-week Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Management Program for Workers Compensation Patients' with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome on Pain, Function and Opioid Use. American Academy of Pain Medicine's 2018 Annual Meeting; April 26 - 29, 2018, Vancouver, BC, Canada: Abstract #LB003
•Sequea, DA and Reese, ME. Lumbar Intraspinal Spindle Cell Rhabdomyosarcoma as a Rare Cause of Spinal Stenosis. Proceedings of the 50th Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) Annual Meeting; 2017 February 7-11; Las Vegas, Nevada: Abstract 658
•Sequea, DA, Sharma, N Arias, E and Cartee, GD. Aging and Muscle Function/The Effects of Calorie Restriction on Skeletal Muscle Glucose Uptake and Insulin Signaling in 24-Month-old Rats. Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology; 2012 April 21-25; San Diego, California: Abstract # D310, 1077.1
•Sequea, DA and Cartee, GD. Relationship between Phosphorylation of Akt and AS160 on Key Regulatory Sites and Insulin- Stimulated Glucose Uptake in Rat
Skeletal Muscle: Late Breaking Abstracts, American Diabetes Association 70th Scientific Sessions; 2010 June 25-29; Orlando, Florida: Abstract # LB 68
