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Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Blue Ridge Region
Blue Ridge Region
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Marc A. Caragea, DO, is a fellowship-trained subspecialist in Interventional spine and musculoskeletal pain management, focusing on a wide range of advanced pain-blocking techniques. As a pain-management doctor, Dr. Caragea utilizes many different types of interventional pain-management techniques for patients who have not received relief from conservative, traditional methods. His superior treatments include:
Dr. Caragea graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. He received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, D.O., from the University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth, TX. Additionally, Dr. Caragea completed his residency training in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Utah Health Salt Lake City, UT where he also completed his fellowship training in Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine. Dr. Caragea has conducted extensive research, resulting in numerous scientific publications and national lectures to become a leading pain-management doctor.
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Osteopathic Association
Spine Intervention Society
North American Spine Society
Committee Participation
Spine Intervention Society (SIS) Evidence Analysis Committee Member September 2021-present
North American Spine Society (NASS) Online Content Committee Member December 2020-present
Undergraduate
Texas A&M University College Station, TX, 2010-2014
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Research Scholar
Cum Laude
Medical School
Medical School University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth, TX, 2014-2018
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, D.O.
Residency Training
Transitional Year Residency July 2018-June 2019
USF Morsani College of Medicine GME: Blake Medical Center Bradenton, FL
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency July 2019-June 2022
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation University of Utah Health Salt Lake City, UT
Chief Resident
Fellowship Training
Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine July 2022-June 2023
University of Utah Health Salt Lake City, UT
Publications
Levin J, Chan J, Huynh L, Smuck M, Koltsov J, Kesikburun B, Wagner G, Caragea M, Kuo K, McCormick Z, Schneider B, Berlin E, Kennedy D, Kesikburun S. Thoracic Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection for Management of Thoracic Spine Pain: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study of Short-Term Outcomes. (2021) Interv Pain Med 100004
Cushman DM, Carefoot A, Lisenby S, Caragea M, Fogg B, Conger A. A systematic review of the efficacy of corticosteroid injections of tendon sheaths, excluding stenosing tenosynovitis of the wrist and hand. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Oct 2. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001609. PMID: 33017344.
William P, Niacaris T, Caragea M, Lichtman D. (2017). Minimally Invasive Techniques for the Treatment of Kienbock’s Disease. In D.M. Lichtman, I.B. Gregory (Ed.), Kienbock’s Disease (pp. 169-174). Fort Worth: Springer International Publishing.
Caragea M, Hernandez D, Kirmse R, Hoenger A, Herrmann H, Conover G, (2017) Influence of nebulin on the assembly mechanics of desmin intermediate filaments. In MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL. AMER SOC CELL BIOLOGY
Caragea M, Hernandez D, Dunina-Barkovskaya L, Mucke N, Herrmann H, Conover G. (2012). Role of the pre-coil domain of desmin and its partnership with muscle proteins. In MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL (vol. 23). AMER SOC CELL BIOLOGY Curriculum Vitae Marc Caragea, DO MARC CARAGEA 3
Hernandez D, Caragea M, Hord J, Herrmann H, Conover G. (2012). “Assembly perturbations in mutant desmin filaments bound to nebulin in desminopathy.” In MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL, (vol. 23). AMER SOC CELL BIOLOGY.
Scientific Abstracts
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
BOOK CHAPTERS
William PF, Niacaris T, Caragea M, Lichtman DM (2017). Minimally Invasive Techniques for the Treatment of Kienbock’s Disease. In Lichtman DM, Gregory IB (Eds.), Kienbock’s Disease (pp. 169-174). Fort Worth, TX: Springer.
National Lectures
Caragea M. Sacral Lateral Branch Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Chronic Sacroiliac Joint Complex Pain: A Real-world Cohort Study. Pacific Spine & Pain Society Annual Conference, Ko’Olina, O’Ahu, Hawai’I, 2023
Payer Type and Opioid Use Predict Lower Likelihood Functional Improvement at Short Term Follow-up after Epidural Steroid Injection: Results of a Large Registry Study. Pacific Spine Pain Society. Las Vegas. September 2021
Schedule an appointment with Hendersonville, NC pain-management specialist Dr. Marc A. Caragea if you suffer from back, spine, and/or musculoskeletal pain.
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