Erika Petersen

High Impact

Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

Neurosurgery, College of Medicine

29 h-index 201 pubs 2,985 cited

Research Areas

Pain Management and Opioid Use Neuromodulation Neurological disorders and treatments Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Anesthesia and Pain Management Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Erika Petersen's research focuses on the development of novel devices, indications, and treatment methodologies for chronic pain, particularly through the application of neuromodulation techniques. As Director of the Section of Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery at UAMS Medical Center and a professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, she leads efforts in this specialized area. Her clinical practice involves treating movement disorders, spasticity, and chronic pain using surgical interventions and stereotactic radiosurgery.

Dr. Petersen investigates new applications for deep brain stimulation and other neuromodulation strategies for pain management. This work involves collaborations with specialists in interventional pain, neuroradiology, neurology, and psychiatry to explore and advance these therapeutic options. Her scholarly contributions include numerous publications detailing the efficacy and outcomes of various spinal cord stimulation protocols and neuromodulation techniques for conditions such as painful diabetic neuropathy and refractory back pain.

With an h-index of 29 and over 200 total publications, Dr. Petersen is recognized as a highly cited researcher. Her academic background includes undergraduate studies at Princeton University and a medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, followed by neurosurgery residency at the University of Texas Southwestern and a fellowship in deep brain stimulation at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London. She also holds administrative roles at UAMS, serving as Vice-Chair for Education and program director for the neurosurgery residency.

Research Overview

Dr. Petersen directs the Section of Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery at UAMS Medical Center. She is a professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at UAMS, Vice-Chair for Education, and program director for the neurosurgery residency. Dr. Petersen is a board certified neurosurgeon whose clinical practice focuses on neuromodulation, treating movement disorders, spasticity, and chronic pain through surgical procedures and stereotactic radiosurgery. Dr. Petersen's research interests focus on developing new devices, indications, and methods for treating chronic pain using neuromodulation. Her collaborations with colleagues in interventional pain, neuroradiology, neurology and psychiatry are aimed toward identifying new applications for the use of deep brain stimulation and neuromodulation for pain. Dr. Petersen completed her undergraduate education at Princeton University and received her medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She trained in neurosurgery at the University of Texas Southwestern with a fellowship in deep brain stimulation at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London. Dr. Petersen has served on the Joint Section on Pain of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)/Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) and the CNS Scientific Programming Committee and sits on the Executive Board of the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience, where she is president. She serves as associate editor of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery for Operative Neurosurgery, section editor for the Journal of Pain Research, and on the editorial board of Neuromodulation and Neurosurgery, and contributes as a reviewer for several other journals. Dr. Petersen lectures frequently at national and international meetings on neuromodulation for pain, emerging considerations and uses of neuromodulation, chronic pain management and deep brain stimulation. She has authored numerous articles and book chapters related to stereotactic and functional neurosurgery and neuroscience.

Metrics

  • h-index: 29
  • Publications: 201
  • Citations: 2,985

Selected Publications

  • Next-Generation SCS Programming Platform: Enhancing ECAP Fidelity and Objectivity to Improve Patient Experience (2026) DOI
  • Long‐term efficacy of 10 <scp>kHz</scp> spinal cord stimulation in managing painful diabetic neuropathy: A post‐study survey (2025) DOI
  • An Evidence-Based Consensus for the Use of Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Non-Surgical Low Back Pain: The NEURON Group (2025) DOI
  • The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) Guidelines and Consensus on the Definition, Current Evidence, Clinical Use and Future Applications for Physiologic Closed-Loop Controlled Neuromodulation in Chronic Pain: A NEURON Group Project (2025) DOI
  • Validation of a holistic composite outcome measure for the evaluation of chronic pain interventions (2024) DOI
  • High-Frequency 10-kHz Spinal Cord Stimulation Provides Long-term (24-Month) Improvements in Diabetes-Related Pain and Quality of Life for Patients with Painful Diabetic Neuropathy (2024) DOI
  • Long-Term Treatment of Chronic Postamputation Pain With Bioelectric Nerve Block: Twelve-Month Results of the Randomized, Double-Blinded, Cross-Over QUEST Study (2024) DOI
  • Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy with 10 kHz Spinal Cord Stimulation: Long-Term Improvements in Hemoglobin A1c, Weight, and Sleep Accompany Pain Relief for People with Type 2 Diabetes (2024) DOI
  • Maximal Analgesic Effect Attained by the Use of Objective Neurophysiological Measurements With Closed-Loop Spinal Cord Stimulation (2024) DOI
  • Identifying SCS Trial Responders Immediately After Postoperative Programming with ECAP Dose-Controlled Closed-Loop Therapy (2024) DOI
  • The Neurostimulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee (NACC)®: Recommendations for Spinal Cord Stimulation Long-Term Outcome Optimization and Salvage Therapy (2024) DOI
  • Primary 3-Month Outcomes of a Double-Blind Randomized Prospective Study (The QUEST Study) Assessing Effectiveness and Safety of Novel High-Frequency Electric Nerve Block System for Treatment of Post-Amputation Pain (2024) DOI
  • A Systematic Guideline by the ASPN Workgroup on the Evidence, Education, and Treatment Algorithm for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: SWEET (2024) DOI
  • First evidence of a biomarker-based dose-response relationship in chronic pain using physiological closed-loop spinal cord stimulation (2024) DOI
  • Improvement in Protective Sensation: Clinical Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial for Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy With 10 kHz Spinal Cord Stimulation (2024) DOI

Grants & Funding

  • No FP attached Nevro Corp. Principal Investigator
  • No FP attached Nevro Corp. Principal Investigator
  • Neural Enabled Prosthesis for Upper Limb Amputees (IRB 274358) NIH/Nat. Inst. of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering - Pass Through: University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Principal Investigator
  • No FP attached ReNeuron - Pass Through: Duke University Principal Investigator
  • No FP attached ReNeuron - Pass Through: Duke University Principal Investigator
  • 274358 DOD - Neural Enabled Prosthesis for Upper Limb Amputees US Department of Defense - Pass Through: University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Principal Investigator
  • No FP attached Nevro Corp. Principal Investigator
  • No FP attached Nevro Corp. Principal Investigator

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Johnathan Goree University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 13 shared publications Brooke Elberson University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Diana Muñoz-Mendoza University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Viktoras Palys University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Austin Brown University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Gregory L. Smith University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Corey J. Hayes University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Brett Glenn University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication

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