David Reese O'Brien Jr., MD
- Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

David Reese O'Brien Jr., MD
- Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Research Interests
- Spine
- Education
- MD, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1991
- Residency
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Cincinnati Hospital, 1995
- Board Certifications
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Positions
- Section Head, Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (Winston-Salem)
- Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery (Winston-Salem)
- Departments and Affiliations
- Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (Winston-Salem)
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Neurological Surgery (Winston-Salem)
Research
- Management of degenerative spondylolisthesis: development of appropriate use criteria. Reitman CA, Cho CH, Bono CM, Ghogawala Z, Glaser J, Kauffman C, Mazanec D, O'Brien D, O'Toole J, Prather H, Resnick D, Schofferman J, Smith MJ, Sullivan W, Tauzell R, Truumees E, Wang J, Watters W, Wetzel FT, Whitcomb G. Spine J. 2021 Aug; 21(8):1256-1267.
- Patient Safety: Conscious Sedation. Schneider BJ, McCormick Z, O'Brien D, Bunch M, Smith CC. Pain Med. 2018 Sep; 19(9):1872-1873.
- Masks, Gowns, and Caps for Interventional Spine Pain Procedures. Smith C, King W, O'Brien D, Laseter J. Pain Med. 2018 Jun; 19(6):1293-1294.
- Anesthetic Test Dose and Seizure Risk with Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection. DeFrancesch F, O'Brien D, Smith CC. Pain Med. 2018 Jan; 19(1):202-203.
- Facet joint procedures: issues of utilization and coverage. O'Brien D. PM R. 2009 Oct; 1(10):973-4.