Jahangir Maleki

Jahangir Maleki, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Director, Division of Pain
Tel: 610-949-7250
Fax: 610-949-9042

Education:

Associate degree, University of Hannover, Federal Republic of Germany, September 1980-September 1981.

Graduate studies of Biology, University of Oldenburg, Germany, October 1981-March 1982.

Majoring in Medicine, University of Heidelberg Medical School, Germany, April 1982-March 1987.

Extracurricular courses in: Anatomy, Biochemistry, Micro- and Neurobiology, Genetics, Radiology, Cytology, Pain Management and Anesthesiology.

Transitional year in Surgery, Medicine and Anesthesiology, Klinikum Mannheim, University of Heidelberg Medical School, Germany, April 1987-April 1988.

Medical Degree, University of Heidelberg Medical School, Germany, April 1988.

Doctoral thesis and postgraduate training:

Dissertation in Anesthesiology, University of Heidelberg Medical School, Germany, January 1986-January 1989.

Residency training in Psychiatry, Psychiatric Hospital of Weinsberg, Academic teaching hospital of the University of Heidelberg, Germany, March 1990-June 1993.

Residency training in Internal Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine (former MCP Hahnemann University), Philadelphia, July 1993-June 1994.

Residency training in Neurology, Drexel University College of Medicine (former MCP Hahnemann University), Philadelphia, July 1994-June 1997.

Fellowship training in Interventional Pain Management and Clinical Neurophysiology, Drexel University College of Medicine (former MCP Hahnemann University), Philadelphia, July 1997-June 1999.

Publications

1. Maleki J.: The efficacy and safety of balanced anesthesia with Fentanyl on elderly patients undergoing a hip repair surgery, Doctoral Thesis published in German at The University of Heidelberg Medical School, January 1989.

2. Ungemach J., Striebel J. P. and Maleki J.: Outcome after regional or general anesthesia for repair of fractured neck of femur, 7th Annual Meeting of European Society of Regional Anesthesia, October 1988.

3. König W., Heinrich T., Maleki J. and Reimer F.: Parasuicide monitoring in psychiatric hospital, results of a prospective study, 16th World Congress for Suicide Prevention (September 1992).

4. Maleki J., Bennett G.J., LeBel A.A., Schwartzman R.J.: Three patterns of spread in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I (RSD). 17th Annual Scientific Meeting, American Pain Society, Nov. 1998.

5. Bennett G. J. and Maleki J.: The multiplicity of the neuropathic pain symptoms. “Pain Forum” Winter (7) 1998.

6. Schwartzman R.J., Maleki J.: Post-Injury Neuropathic Pain Syndromes, Med Clin North Am. 1999 May;83(3):597-626. Review.

7. Singh M.K., Jacobson M.P., Maleki J.: Recurrent unresponsiveness in the elderly: Delayed Orthostatic Intolerance vs. Epilepsy. 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of American Epilepsy Society, Dec. 1999.

8. Maleki J.: Assessing Sympathetic Nervous System Function in CRPS Patients: Scanning Laser Doppler Fluxmetry. IASP, Pain 1999 – An Updated Review: 339-342.

9. Mateo C., Maleki J., Jacobson M.: Acute Medial Occipital Lobe Stroke with Ictal Visual Hallucinosis. Annual Meeting of American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, September 2000.

10. Maleki J., LeBel A.A., Bennett G.J., Schwartzman R.J.: Patterns of spread in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Type I (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy). Pain. 2000 Dec 1;88(3):259-66.

11. Grouthusen J.R., Tahmoush A.J., Maleki J., Schwartzman R.J.: Autonomic Testing with Laser Doppler Imaging, Annals of Neurology, Nov 2001, 50(3S):S35.

12. Maleki J. and Gallagher R.M.: Dichotomy of Cortical Pain Processing, Abstract presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, February 2002.

13. Maleki J.: "Sensitization": Is There a Cure?, Editorial article, Pain Medicine 2002 Dec 3 (4), 294-297.