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Find a Doctor![]() Robert Ackerman, MD
Program: Anesthesiology
Overview
Dr. Ackerman received his MD degree from University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. He completed an Anesthesiology Residency at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management. Dr. Ackerman most recently completed a Pain Medicine Fellowship at Duke University Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Ackerman’s clinical interests include pre-operative optimization, prehabilitation and enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS). His clinical focus in pain management includes peripheral nerve and spinal cord stimulation, perioperative pain management as well as interventional spine and cancer pain procedures. His research interests include onco-anesthesia, perioperative immune function, prehabilitation and perioperative nutrition; his pain medicine research focus includes the acute-to-chronic pain transition, peripheral nerve stimulation and quality improve-ment/patient safety. Dr. Ackerman will be dividing his time between the OR and the Interventional Pain Section. Education & Training
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4.3
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