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Last published 2026
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Jarna Shah

Associate Professor

Also affiliated: University of Illinois Chicago (2013–2018); University of Chicago Medical Center (2010); University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (2018); University of Applied Management Studies (2024)

Anesthesiology, College of Medicine

5 h-index 15 pubs 211 cited

  • Humans
  • Female
  • Aged
  • Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain Measurement
  • Pain, Postoperative
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
  • Animals
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Photorefractive Keratectomy
  • Chronic Pain
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Jarna Shah investigates treatments for persistent postoperative pain and the impact of psychosocial factors on neuromodulation therapy success. Her recent work includes a randomized placebo-controlled trial examining 60-day percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation for relief of persistent pain and improved function after knee replacement surgery. Shah also studies renal changes during pregnancy and peripartum management for women with opioid dependence. Her publications span areas including new local anesthetics, social media engagement as scholarship, and the role of specific molecular pathways in corneal scarring and repair.

With an h-index of 5 and 211 total citations across 15 publications, Shah collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Gregory L. Smith and Johnathan Goree, with whom she shares seven publications. Her research activity is current, with her most recent publication in 2026.

Metrics

  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 15
  • Citations: 211

Positions

  • Associate Professor publications 2021–2025
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Anesthesiology, College of Medicine Institutional directory

Selected Publications

  • Clinical utility of ECAP dosing in a real-world population delivered via EVOKE therapy: the ECAP study (2025)
    Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • ID# 1904716 Efficacy of Radiofrequency Ablation using Multi-Tined Electrodes vs. Protruding Electrodes for Lumbar Spondylosis (2025)
    Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface DOI OpenAlex
  • ID# 1906098 ECAP Study Premiere: Real-World IDE Study Showing Relationship between Physiologic ECAP Biomarkers and Pain Outcomes (2025)
    Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluating Physician Knowledge of Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Risks in Neuromodulation: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey (2025)
    Journal of Pain Research 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Device Evaluation, Treatment, and Explantation Recommendations (DETER): Review and Best Practices for Managing Neuromodulation Device Infections (2025)
    Journal of Pain Research 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Uncharted territory: evaluating high-cervical closed-loop spinal cord stimulation for chronic multisite, non-contiguous pain (2025)
    Pain Medicine DOI OpenAlex
  • Peripartum Pain Management (2024)
  • ID: 342895 Assessment of Psychosocial Factors and Success of Neuromodulation Trials for Treatment of Persistent Pain (2024)
    Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface DOI OpenAlex
  • Novel use of botulinum toxin a in celiac plexus block for management of chronic focal abdominal pain (2024)
    Pain Medicine 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of 60-Day Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Treatment Indicates Relief of Persistent Postoperative Pain, and Improved Function After Knee Replacement (2024)
    Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface 31 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Impact of psychosocial factors on the success of neuromodulation treatment for patients with persistent pain (2024)
    Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Peripartum management for women with opioid dependence (2021)
    Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Correction: Documenting Social Media Engagement as Scholarship: A New Model for Assessing Academic Accomplishment for the Health Professions (Preprint) (2020)
  • Documenting Social Media Engagement as Scholarship: A New Model for Assessing Academic Accomplishment for the Health Professions (Preprint) (2020)
  • Correction: Documenting Social Media Engagement as Scholarship: A New Model for Assessing Academic Accomplishment for the Health Professions (2020)
    Journal of Medical Internet Research 2 citations DOI OpenAlex

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