Bio
Vanny Le, MD is an Interventional Pain Medicine Specialist. She graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – New Jersey Medical School. She completed an Interventional Pain Medicine Fellowship Program at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Medical Center/Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York. Recently, she presented her research on “Permanent Resolution of Pain after Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial” for the American Society of Regional Anesthesia, and has co-authored a chapter on chronic foot pain in Understanding Pain, a book dedicated to patient education. Dr. Le provides treatment for all forms of pain including but not limited to neck pain, back pain, headaches, facial pain, diabetic neuropathy, joint pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, sports-related injuries, cancer pain, postoperative management of pain, including regional anesthesia.
Education
Saint Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital Center - Research Fellowship
New York, NY
July, 2010 - June, 2011
Pain Medicine Fellowship
Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School - Residency
Newark, NJ
July, 2010 - June, 2011
Anesthesiology Residency
Montefiore Medical Center - Internship
Bronx, NY
July, 2006 - June, 2007
Preliminary Year in Internal Medicine
Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School - Medical Education
Newark, NJ
May 2006
Doctorate of Medicine
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Pre-Professional Education
New Brunswick, NJ
January, 2000
Bachelors of Arts (Biology)
Middlesex County College - Pre-Professional Education
Edison, NJ
May, 1997
Associates Degree in Applied Science (Medical Laboratory Technology)
Awards/Honors
Golden Apple Excellence in Teaching Nominee, April 2014
Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School.
Dr. Albert P. Shih Humanitarian Award, May 2010
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School.
Judge's Award for the Annual System-Based Practice Project - 1st. Place, April 2010
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School.
Resident Research Award - 2nd Place, May 2010
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School.
Golden Apple Excellence in Teaching Nominee, April 2009
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School.
Judge's Award for the Annual System-Based Practice Project - 1st Place, April 2008
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School.
Certifications
American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Board Certified 2012
American Board of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Board Certified 2013
Publications
Tongue Laceration during Neurophysiologic Monitoring with Motor Evoked Potentials.
Open Journal of Anesthesiology
2012
Other contributors include, S. Pisklakov, P. Sandoval.
A Patient with Trisomy 15 and Subglottic Tracheal Granuloma: Anesthetic Management for Emergency Rigid Bronchoscopy.
Open Journal of Anesthesiology
2013
Other contributors include, S. Pisklakov, V. Cordero.
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Management of Difficult Airway ad Concurrent Bronchospasm.
J Anesth Clin Res
2012
Other contributors include, J. Chiu, S. Pisklakov.
Development of Phantom Limb Pain after Femoral Nerve Block.
Case Reports in Medicine
2014
Other contributors include, Sadiah Siddiqui, Anthony N. Sifonios, Marc E. Martinez, Jean D. Eloy, Andrew G. Kaufman.
Successful Neuraxial Analgesia After Recent Epidural Blood Patch.
A Case Report
2015
Other contributors include, Trevor Whitwell, Dongchen Li, Antonio Gonzalez.
Role of Ketamine in Acute Postoperative Pain Management: A Narrative Review.
Bio Medical Research International.
2015
Other contributors include, Brian M. Radvansky, Khushbu Shah, Anant PArikh, Anthony N. Sifonios, Jean D. Eloy.
Ketamine - A Narrative Review of Its Uses in Medicine.
American Journal of Therapeutics
2015
Other contributors include, Brian M. Radvansky, BA, Shawn Puri, MD, Anthony N. Sifonios, MD, Jean D. Eloy, MD.
Premedication with Intravenous Ibuprofen Improves Recovery Characteristics and Stress Response in Adults Undergoing Laparascopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Pain Medicine
2016
Other contributors include, Lakshmi Kurnutala; Joseph SchianodiCola; Khaja Ahmed; Joel Yarmush; Jean Daniel Eloy; Michael Saphiro; Michael Haile; Alex Bekker.
Comparison of Changes in Tensile Strength in 3 Different Flexible Epidural Catheters Under Various Conditions.
Anesth Analg
2016
Other contributors include, Gonzalez Fiol, Antonio MD; Horvath, Robert PhD, MBA; Schoenberg, Catherine BSN, CCRC; Ahmed, Nubyra PhD; Dhar, Sunil Kumar PhD.