Keith Scarfo

About

Keith Scarfo is a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Brown University. He holds a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, obtained in 2006. His educational background also includes a Master of Science from Thomas Jefferson University, earned in 2002, and a Bachelor of Science from Bucknell University, completed in 2000. Dr. Scarfo's professional role involves clinical practice and teaching within the field of neurosurgery, contributing to the academic and medical community at Brown University.

Research topics

• Computer Science
• Artificial Intelligence
• Surgery
• Medicine
• Neuroscience
• Physical therapy
• Physical medicine and rehabilitation
• Audiology
• Anesthesia
• Pathology

Selected publications

• Latest Evidence-Based Application for Radiofrequency Neurotomy (LEARN): Best Practice Guidelines from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN)

  Journal of Pain Research · 2021 · 76 citations

  Radiofrequency neurotomy (RFN), also known as radiofrequency ablation (RFA), is a common interventional procedure used to treat pain from an innervated structure. RFN has historically been used to treat chronic facet-joint mediated pain. The use of RFN has more recently expanded beyond facet-joint mediated pain to peripherally innervated targets. In addition, there has also been the emergence of different radiofrequency modalities, including pulsed and cooled RFN. The use of RFN has been particu…

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• Pain phenotypes classified by machine learning using electroencephalography features

  NeuroImage · 2020 · 65 citations

  Pain is a multidimensional experience mediated by distributed neural networks in the brain. To study this phenomenon, EEGs were collected from 20 subjects with chronic lumbar radiculopathy, 20 age and gender matched healthy subjects, and 17 subjects with chronic lumbar pain scheduled to receive an implanted spinal cord stimulator. Analysis of power spectral density, coherence, and phase-amplitude coupling using conventional statistics showed that there were no significant differences between the…

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• Treatment of Refractory Low Back Pain Using Passive Recharge Burst in Patients Without Options for Corrective Surgery: Findings and Results From the DISTINCT Study, a Prospective Randomized Multicenter Controlled Trial

  Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface · 2023-08-28 · 35 citations

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  OBJECTIVE: Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is effective for relieving chronic intractable pain conditions. The Dorsal spInal cord STImulatioN vs mediCal management for the Treatment of low back pain study evaluates the effectiveness of SCS compared with conventional medical management (CMM) in the treatment of chronic low back pain in patients who had not undergone and were not candidates for lumbar spine surgery. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Patients were randomized to passive recharge burst therapy (n…

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• Surgical treatment of refractory low back pain using implanted BurstDR spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in a cohort of patients without options for corrective surgery: Findings and results from the DISTINCT study, a prospective randomized multi-center-controlled trial

  North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) · 2024-06-21 · 4 citations

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  Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a highly prevalent, disabling condition affecting millions of people. Patients with an identifiable anatomic pain generator and resulting neuropathic lower extremity symptoms often undergo spine surgery, but many patients lack identifiable and/or surgically corrective pathology. Nonoperative treatment options often fail to provide sustained relief. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is sometimes used to treat these patients, but the lack of level 1 evidence limits i…

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• Comparing Conventional Medical Management to Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of Low Back Pain in a Cohort of DISTINCT RCT Patients

  Journal of Pain Research · 2024-08-01 · 3 citations

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  Aim: Low Back Pain (LBP) is a prevalent condition. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has emerged as a more effective, long-term treatment compared to conventional medical management (CMM). The DISTINCT study enrolled and randomized chronic LBP patients with no indication of traditional spine surgery. This analysis focuses comparing study outcomes on patients initially randomized to receive CMM treatment and subsequently crossed over to SCS after 6 months. Purpose: To compare the therapeutic effectiv…

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Frequent coauthors

• Edward Braun

  14 shared

• Timothy R. Deer

  The Spine & Nerve Centers of the Virginias

  10 shared

• Susan M. Moeschler

  10 shared

• Christopher Gilligan

  Brigham and Women's Hospital

  10 shared

• Patrick Buchanan

  8 shared

• James J. Yue

  8 shared

• Ajay Antony

  8 shared

• Robert Funk

  Indiana Spine Group

  8 shared

Education

• B.S.

  Bucknell University

  2000

• M.S.

  Thomas Jefferson University

  2002

• Other

  Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

  2006

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