Kevin Neal, MD
Curriculum Vitae
Kevin Jonathan Neal, MD
5631 Belmont Ave Apt 258 Email: kevinjneal@gmail.com
Dallas, TX 75206 Phone: 561-271-9601
Employment
2021- Present University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management,
Assistant Professor, Dallas, TX
Divisions: General Anesthesia, Regional Anesthesia, Pain Management
2020-2021 Pain and Spine Physicians, Associate Physician, McKinney and Sherman, TX
2019-2020 East Carolina Anesthesia Associates, Locums Tenens Anesthesiologist, Statesville, NC
Post Graduate Education
2020 Fellow, Pain Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Carolina Pain Institute, ,
Winston-Salem, NC.
2019 Resident, Anesthesiology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.
Academic Distinction.
2016 Intern, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.
Education
2015 Medical Doctorate, Wake Forest School of Medicine , Winston-Salem, NC.
2009 Bachelor of Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Summa Cum Laude
Specialty Board Certifications, State Medical Licensure, Certifications
2020- Present Anesthesiology- Expires 2031
2020- Present Pain Medicine- Expires 2031
2020- Present Texas Medical Board- S6903, expires 05/2025
2019- Present North Carolina Medical Board- 2019-00317, expires 03/2024
2005- Present ACLS- Expires 07/2025
2023- Present Titleist Performance Institute- Level 1 Certification, In process
Administrative Appointments
2023- Present Associate Program Director- Pain Medicine Fellowship, UTSW
2023-Present Interview Committee- Pain Medicine Fellowship, UTSW
2023-Present Interview Committee- Regional Anesthesia Fellowship, UTSW
2022-Present Reviewer- Journal of Dual Diagnosis
2021-Present Committee Member- Multidisciplinary Pain Management and Opioid Stewardship
Committee, UTSW
2016 Committee Member- Resident Recruitment, Wake Forest Department of Anesthesiology
Honors and Awards
2022, 2023 Top Doctors Rising Stars, Texas Monthly
2017 Bryan Carey Foundation Grant for Resident Education, Wake Forest Department of
Anesthesiology
2015 Top 20% of Medical School Class, Wake Forest School of Medicine
2012-2015 Graylyn Scholarship for Medical Education, Wake Forest School of Medicine
2012 Summer Institute for Medical Students Scholarship, Betty Ford Center, Rancho Mirage, CA
Bibliography
Book Chapters:
Neal K. “Procedural Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain.” Musculoskeletal Pain: Evidence-Based Clinical Evaluation and
Management. Edited by C. Noe. Springer Publishing. Pending publication.
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles:
Neal, K. How I Do It: Celiac Plexus Block. ASRA Pain Medicine News 2022;47.
https://doi.org/10.52211/asra020123.006
Kapural, L, Lee, N, Neal, K, Burchell, M. Long-Term Retrospective Assessment of Clinical Efficacy of Radiofrequency
Ablation of the Knee Using a Cooled Radiofrequency System. Pain Physician. 2019 Sep;22(5):489-494
Kapural L, Naber J, Neal K, Burchell M. Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation of the Articular Sensory Branches of the
Obturator and Femoral Nerves using Fluoroscopy and Ultrasound Guidance: A Large Retrospective Study. Pain
Physician. 2021 Aug;24(5):E611-E617. PMID: 34323448.
Poster Presentations:
Liu, J., Kim, J., Neal, K. Fluoroscopic-guided CSE placement in the setting of IT pump for surgical anesthesia in a
patient with severe pulmonary disease. 48th Annual Regional Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine Meeting (April 2023).
Awarded President’s Choice Award.
Neal, K. Evoked Compound Action Potential Recording to Further Understand Effect of Titrating Medication with
Spinal Cord Stimulation. Pain Society of the Carolinas Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC (December 2019).
Neal, K., et al. Ilioinguinal/Iliohypogastric vs Quadratus Lumborum Nerve Blockade for Elective Open Inguinal
Herniorrhaphy. American Society of Regional Anesthesia, Las Vegas, NV (April 2019).
Neal, K., Johnson, S., Moore, B. Accessory Mitral Valve Tissue on TEE during Aortic Root Replacement. American
Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA (October 2017).
Neal, K., McCleary, R. Population-level Comparison of Enzyme Activities in Venom of the Florida Cottonmouth,
Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti. International Conference for Ichthyology and Herpetology, Montreal, Canada (July
2008).
Invited Talks:
February 2023- Opioid Management in Substance Abuse Patients. UT Southwestern, Pain Fellows Didactics.
September 2022- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome; Pre and Post-Operative Consideration for Chronic Pain Patients.
Southwest Foot and Ankle Conference.
September 2022- How I Do It: Stellate Ganglion Block for Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia. UTSW Regional
Anesthesia Faculty Meeting.
September 2022- Anatomy and Physiology of Pain Transmission and Modulation. UTSW, Pain Fellows Didactics.
May 2022- Central Ganglion Neurolysis. UTSW Palliative Medicine Fellow Lecture Series.
February 2022- Planning Your Inpatient Analgesic Regimen. UTSW Neurocritical Care Fellow Lecture Series.
February 2022- Sub-anesthetic Ketamine Infusions. Pain Management and Opioid Stewardship Committee, UTSW.
February 2022- Perioperative Pain Management. Texas Association of Peri-anesthesia Nurses Conference.
January 2022- Genicular Nerve Blocks for Peri-Operative Pain Management. UT Southwestern, Regional Anesthesia
Faculty Meeting.
January 2019- The Role of Opioids in Treatment of Chronic Pain. Wake Forest School of Medicine, Addiction Medicine
Interest Group.
October 2019- Neal, K. Interventional Pain Management in Palliative Care. Wake Forest Department of Palliative
Medicine.
January 2019- Ultrasound Guided IV Placement. Wake Forest Department of Anesthesiology Grand Rounds.
June 2017, 2018- Ultrasound Guided IV Placement and Intern Orientation. Wake Forest Department of
Anesthesiology.
Program Development
2023- Present Perioperative Pain Management for Chronic Pain Patients, UTSW
2023-Present Stellate Ganglion Blocks for Malignant Ventricular Arrythmias, UTSW
2022-Present Multidisciplinary Pain Program Development, UTSW
2021-Present Inpatient Ketamine Infusion for Sickle Cell and Palliative Pain Management, UTSW
2017-2019 Intern Orientation, Wake Forest Department of Anesthesiology
2017-2019 Ultrasound Guided IV Placement Training, Wake Forest Department of Anesthesiology
Medical Outreach
2019 Wake Forest Ear Nose and Throat Medical Relief. Dominican Republic
Financial relationships
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Type of financial relationship:There are no financial relationships to disclose.Date added:01/09/2024Date updated:01/09/2024
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