Dr. Richard Vaglienti M.D., Anesthesiologist
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Dr. Richard Vaglienti M.D.

Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine

3/5(17)
1075 Van Voorhis Road 150 Morgantown WV, 26505
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3/5

About

Richard Vaglienti, MD, MBA, is the Director of WVU Medicine Center for Integrative Pain Management, and an Anesthesiologist for the School of Medicine at West Virginia University; who specializes in Chronic Pain Management.  He attained his Doctor of Medicine from WVU School of Medicine in 1986 and completed his Anesthesiology residency from 1986-90, which included specialty training in Pain Medicine, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anesthesia. Certified by both the American Board of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. He was appointed in 1997 to the faculty of Anesthesiology and is presently an Associate Professor; with a secondary appointment in Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry and Neurosciences. He has been awarded several honors throughout his career, including Best Doctors in America from 2001-18.

 

Vaglienti directs the Chronic Pain Rotation for residents of various specialties and fourth year medical students; provides regular neurosurgery, psychiatry, and anesthesiology didactic lectures as assigned; and helped develop the opioid prescribing curriculum required for WV state licensure renewal. He has been an invited lecturer at the national, regional, and university levels. Presently involved in several Institutional, State, and National Committees; he Chairs the Medical Staff Affairs Pain Management Committee creating uniform pain treatment policies and programs to decrease opioid use, and promoting alternative therapies throughout the Health System. Also, involved in several Integrative Pain Management clinical studies, such as being the first site to launch the testing of a non-opioid micro pellet implant for chronic pain.

 

Education and Training

Wv Univ Sch of Med, Morgantown Wv 1986

Board Certification

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology)

American Board of Pain Medicine

AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Pain Medicine

Provider Details

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Dr. Richard Vaglienti M.D.
Dr. Richard Vaglienti M.D.'s Expert Contributions

Areas of expertise and specialization

Pain Management

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Clinical Associate Professor of Neuroscience WVU Medicine 2019 - Present
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology WVU Medicine 2017 - Present
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry WVU Medicine 2017 - Present
  • Pain Management Specialist WVU Medicine 1996 - Present
  • Director of WVU Medicine Pain Clinic WVU Medicine 2004 - Present
  • Director of Outpatient Pain Services WVU Medicine 2015 - Present
  • Chief Section of Pain Medicine in WVU Department of Anesthesiology WVU Medicine 2020 - Present

Awards

  • Best Doctors in America 2001 Best Doctors in America 
  • John P. Murtha Award for Excellence in Advancing Military Pain Medicine 2019 John P. Murtha Award for Excellence in Advancing Military Pain Medicine 
  • Best Pain Doctor in WV: WVSIPP 2017 Best Pain Doctor in WV: WVSIPP 
  • Best Clinician: Ambulatory Surgery, Press-Ganey 2014 Best Clinician: Ambulatory Surgery, Press-Ganey 
  • Bravo Award Good to Great, WVU Healthcare 2013 Bravo Award Good to Great, WVU Healthcare 
  • Pain Management High Performance Team Award: WVU Hospitals 2001 Pain Management High Performance Team Award: WVU Hospitals 
  • Educational and Training Center for Interventional Pain Management: Medtronic Corporation 1992 Educational and Training Center for Interventional Pain Management: Medtronic Corporation 
  • Honors in Anesthesiology, Orthopedic Surgery, Emergency Medicine, and Medicine 1986 Honors in Anesthesiology, Orthopedic Surgery, Emergency Medicine, and Medicine 
  • WVU Public Health Trust Scholarship 1985 WVU Public Health Trust Scholarship 
  • American Heart Association Phoenix Award 1977 American Heart Association Phoenix Award 

Professional Memberships

  • International Spinal Injection Society  
  • American Society of Anesthesiology  
  • American Academy of Pain Medicine  
  • American College of Sports Medicine  
  • American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians  
  • West Virginia Medical Society  
  • West Virginia State Society of Anesthesiologists  

Dr. Richard Vaglienti M.D.'s Practice location

Practice At 1 Stadium Drive

1 Stadium Drive -
Morgantown, WV 26506
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New patients: 304-598-4800
Fax: 304-293-6963

WVU Center for Integrative Pain Management

1075 Van Voorhis Road 150 -
Morgantown, WV 26505
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New patients: 304-598-6216
Fax: 304-598-2602
https://wvumedicine.org/ruby-memorial-hospital/services/wvu-specialty-clinics/pain-management-center/

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