Founding member of East Coast Pain Specialists
Dr. Wade is a Board-Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologist (CRNA) with an additional Fellowship in Advanced Pain Management. He is an 8-year veteran of the U.S. Army (CPT), a graduate from Barry University Anesthesia Program and has received his Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) from the University of Michigan. Dr. Wade has been a practicing CRNA for 20 years including a deployment to Landstuhl, Germany during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is an Adjunct Professor at Western Carolina University teaching Chronic Pain Management. Dr. Wade instituted an acute and chronic pain management service at a hospital in Michigan where he performed a variety of Interventional Pain Procedures using Fluoroscopy and Ultrasound.
Education and Fellowship
- Bachelor of Science Nursing, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
- Master of Science, Barry University, Miami, FL
- Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) University of Michigan, Flint, MI
- Fellowship in Advanced Pain Management, Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN
Board Certification
- National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists
Professional Affiliations
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
- American Academy of Pain Medicine
Clinical Interests
- Clinical Research
- Back pain
- Joint pain
- Trigger points
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Neuropathic and cancer pain
- Fibromyalgia