Publications

• Pain and Opioid Addiction: What is the Connection?
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Pain. An Evidence-Based Review
• CRPS Review Book Chapter
• Chronic Pain in Torture Victims
• CRPS Book Chapter: All I had was a knee bursectomy; Now do I have RSD / CRPS?
• The Expert Witness and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
• Scientific Contributions: Research Gate Link

Specialties & Experience

General Specialties: Pain Management - Medicine and Anesthesiology

Specialty Focus: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), Nerve Injury, Pain Medicine, Opioids, Opioid Abuse, Opioid Overdose, Opioid Addiction, Standard of Care, Medical Necessity, Medical Fraud and Abuse.

Education: B.S., Summa Cum Laude, Pace University; M.D., Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Resident - Anesthesiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital; Fellow - Pain Medicine, MGH / Harvard Medical School

Years in Practice: 12

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs: 18

Additional Information

Dr. Adam J Carinci, M.D. is a nationally recognized and sought after clinician, speaker and expert witness with over a decade of pain medicine experience. He is double-board certified in both Anesthesiology and in Pain Medicine and maintains an active, full time medical practice. Dr. Carinci is Chief of the Pain Management Division and Director of the Pain Treatment Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Prior to his current position, Dr. Carinci was the Director of the Pain Medicine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Carinci trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He has been involved in over 50 cases as an expert witness for both plaintiff (35%) and defense (65%). He has qualified as an expert witness in federal court. He has authored over 30 expert reports, and has offered testimony under oath at both depositions and trials. Dr. Carinci is pleased to provide attorney references and redacted sample reports. He is an active member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, The American Academy of Pain Medicine and the American Pain Society. He lectures nationally as an expert on opioids and pain. He is a consultant for several Federal Agencies including; CDC, HHS and USDVA. Pain Management Credentials: -Board Certification in Anesthesiology (ABMS) -Board Certification in Pain Medicine (ABMS) -Expertise: CRPS, RSD, Opioids -Division Chief and Director at URMC -Prior Director of the MGH Center for Pain Medicine -Active clinical practice in pain management Litigation Support -Extensive expert witness experience -Standard of care opinions, Case merit -Medical Necessity Standards, Medical Fraud and Abuse CDC Interview: https://experts-blog.com/2018/08/22/pain-and-addiction-expert-witness-72000-opioid-deaths-in-2017/