Vwaire Orhurhu

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
144 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Vwaire Orhurhu is a scholar working on Surgery, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vwaire Orhurhu has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Surgery, 47 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and 46 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Vwaire Orhurhu's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (39 papers), Pain Management and Treatment (30 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (28 papers). Vwaire Orhurhu is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (39 papers), Pain Management and Treatment (30 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (28 papers). Vwaire Orhurhu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Italy. Vwaire Orhurhu's co-authors include Ivan Urits, Omar Viswanath, Alan D. Kaye, Mark R. Jones, Mariam Salisu Orhurhu, Medha Sharma, Elyse M. Cornett, Lauren Testa, Aaron Burshtein and Boris Spektor and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and The American Journal of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Vwaire Orhurhu

135 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Low Back Pain, a Comprehensive Review: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment

2019 358 citations Ivan Urits, Vwaire Orhurhu et al. Current Pain and Headache Reports profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vwaire Orhurhu United States	26	971	929	531	481	360	144	2.5k
Alaa Abd‐Elsayed United States	29	823 0.8×	756 0.8×	824 1.6×	489 1.0×	730 2.0×	289	2.9k
Paul J. Christo United States	30	899 0.9×	953 1.0×	1.0k 1.9×	461 1.0×	617 1.7×	87	2.9k
Kenneth D. Candido United States	30	1.5k 1.6×	1.1k 1.2×	622 1.2×	1.2k 2.5×	493 1.4×	130	3.2k
Chester C. Buckenmaier United States	31	1.4k 1.5×	930 1.0×	670 1.3×	694 1.4×	343 1.0×	106	2.8k
Andrea M. Trescot United States	24	952 1.0×	561 0.6×	657 1.2×	438 0.9×	512 1.4×	63	2.4k
Farnad Imani Iran	31	1.7k 1.7×	418 0.4×	992 1.9×	373 0.8×	344 1.0×	154	2.7k
Alex Cahana United States	18	492 0.5×	636 0.7×	481 0.9×	286 0.6×	458 1.3×	43	1.6k
Bob A. Rappaport United States	23	414 0.4×	986 1.1×	679 1.3×	254 0.5×	556 1.5×	33	2.8k
Burkhard Gustorff Austria	25	634 0.7×	565 0.6×	474 0.9×	261 0.5×	780 2.2×	90	2.3k
Maria M. Wertli Switzerland	25	669 0.7×	1.5k 1.6×	296 0.6×	648 1.3×	237 0.7×	101	2.5k

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Onyeaka, Henry, et al.. (2025). Intravenous Lidocaine for the Management of Chronic Pain: A Narrative Review of Randomized Clinical Trials. Psychopharmacology Bulletin. 54(3). 73–96.

Pak, Daniel, et al.. (2025). Non-neurodestructive ganglion impar blocks for coccydynia and related disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. rapm–2024.

Sayed, Dawood, Timothy R. Deer, Vinicius Tieppo Francio, et al.. (2024). American Society of Pain and Neuroscience Best Practice (ASPN) Guideline for the Treatment of Sacroiliac Disorders. Journal of Pain Research. Volume 17. 1601–1638. 4 indexed citations

Robinson, Christopher L., et al.. (2024). Artificial intelligence and pain medicine education: Benefits and pitfalls for the medical trainee. Pain Practice. 25(1). e13428–e13428.

Robinson, Christopher L., et al.. (2024). Biologic Complications Associated with Cylindrical Lead Spinal Cord Stimulator Implants: A Narrative Review. Orthopedic Reviews. 16. 123443–123443. 3 indexed citations

Benkli, Barlas, Charles A. Odonkor, Jack Wiedrick, et al.. (2024). Racial Disparities in Opioid Prescribing in the United States from 2011 to 2021: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Pain Research. Volume 17. 3639–3649. 3 indexed citations

Haas, Christopher, et al.. (2023). The Role of Health Information Technology on Colorectal Cancer Screening Participation Among Smokers In The United States. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 30(2). 448–456. 3 indexed citations

Orhurhu, Vwaire, Nasir Hussain, Jay Karri, Edward R. Mariano, & Alaa Abd‐Elsayed. (2023). Perioperative and anesthetic considerations for the management of neuromodulation systems. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 48(6). 327–336. 3 indexed citations

Hussain, Nasir, Ryan S. D’Souza, Vwaire Orhurhu, et al.. (2023). Incidence of subsequent surgical decompression following minimally invasive approaches to treat lumbar spinal stenosis: A retrospective review. Pain Practice. 24(3). 431–439.

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Jones, Mark R., Vwaire Orhurhu, Brian O’Gara, et al.. (2021). Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Spinal Cord Stimulation Among the Medicare Population. Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface. 24(3). 434–440. 16 indexed citations

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Karri, Jay, et al.. (2021). Utility of Electrical Neuromodulation for Treating Chronic Pain Syndromes in the Pediatric Setting: A Systematic Review. Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface. 25(5). 671–679. 10 indexed citations

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Abd‐Elsayed, Alaa, et al.. (2021). Intrathecal Baclofen Monotherapy and Polyanalgesia for Treating Chronic Pain in Patients with Severe Spasticity. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 25(12). 79–79. 7 indexed citations

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Odonkor, Charles A., Brooks P. Leitner, Vwaire Orhurhu, et al.. (2021). Diversity of Pain Medicine Trainees and Faculty in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Fellowship Training from 2009–2019. Pain Medicine. 22(4). 819–828. 12 indexed citations

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Orhurhu, Vwaire, Ivan Urits, Mariam Salisu Orhurhu, et al.. (2020). Socioeconomic Disparities in the Utilization of Spinal Cord Stimulation Therapy in Patients with Chronic Pain. Pain Practice. 21(1). 75–82. 12 indexed citations

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Urits, Ivan, Vwaire Orhurhu, Mariam Salisu Orhurhu, et al.. (2020). Current Concepts in the Management of Vertebral Compression Fractures. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 24(5). 16–16. 74 indexed citations

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Schultz, David M., Vwaire Orhurhu, Faizan Khan, Jonathan M. Hagedorn, & Alaa Abd‐Elsayed. (2020). Patient Satisfaction Following Intrathecal Targeted Drug Delivery for Benign Chronic Pain: Results of a Single-Center Survey Study. Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface. 23(7). 1009–1017. 8 indexed citations

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Orhurhu, Vwaire, et al.. (2019). Association Between Pain Scores and Successful Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation. Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface. 23(5). 660–666. 5 indexed citations

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Hirji, Sameer, S. Landino, Vwaire Orhurhu, et al.. (2019). Chronic opioid use after coronary bypass surgery. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 34(2). 67–73. 23 indexed citations

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Jones, Mark R., Matthew B. Novitch, O. Morgan Hall, et al.. (2019). Fascia iliaca block, history, technique, and efficacy in clinical practice. Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology. 33(4). 407–413. 18 indexed citations

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D’Souza, Ryan S., Ge Lin, Terry H. Oh, et al.. (2019). Fibromyalgia Symptom Severity and Psychosocial Outcomes in Fibromyalgia Patients with Hypovitaminosis D: A Prospective Questionnaire Study. Pain Medicine. 21(12). 3470–3478. 17 indexed citations

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