Magdalena Anitescu

Magdalena Anitescu is a Professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care at the University of Chicago. Her work focuses on pain management, particularly in neuromodulation and pharmacogenomics, with significant contributions to understanding spinal cord stimulation and opioid-free perioperative strategies.

• Education:
  • MD, Medicine - University of Medicine 'Carol Davila', Bucharest, Romania (1992)
  • PhD, Ophthalmology - University of Medicine Craiova, Romania (1997)
  • Internship - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (1999)
  • Residency - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2002)
  • Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2003)

Her research spans chronic pain, postoperative pain, and multidisciplinary pain fellowship programs, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent publications examine spinal cord stimulation waveforms, genicular artery embolization, and ketamine infusions for sickle cell disease. She has collaborated on pharmacogenomic decision support systems in perioperative care (ImPreSS Trial) and co-authored practice advisories on contrast agent use in interventional pain procedures.

Her clinical focus includes neuropathic pain, electrical injury outcomes, and innovations in pain fellowship education. She actively engages in telehealth education and gender equity in neuromodulation conferences.