- Fellowship - Duke University Hospital (2018-2019), Pain Medicine
- Residency - Baylor College of Medicine (2012-2015), Anesthesiology
- Internship - University of Illinois Medical Center (2011-2012), Anesthesiology
- Medical School - Baylor College of Medicine (2006-2011)
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Nenna Nwazota, M.D.
- Anesthesiology and Pain Management
- Acute Pain Management
- Chronic Pain Management
Biography
Nenna Nwazota, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in acute and chronic pain management.
Dr. Nwazota earned her medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine, where she also completed a residency in anesthesiology. She gained advanced training in pain medicine through a fellowship at Duke University Hospital.
Certified in anesthesiology and pain management by the American Board of Anesthesiology, she first joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2019, during which time she co-founded the Acute Pain Service at the VA North Texas Healthcare System. She then served as Director of the Acute Pain Service at JPS Hospital in Fort Worth from 2021 until she returned to UT Southwestern in 2023.
In addition to her roles at UTSW, Dr. Nenna is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Daughters of the Diaspora, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating sustainable sexual health education and increasing reproductive health literacy among adolescents throughout the African diaspora.
Her publications include a contribution to the book A Case Approach to Perioperative Drug-Drug Interactions and the articles “Peripheral Nerve Injections,” “Device Review: Pulsante sphenopalatine ganglion microstimulator,” and “Outcomes in Pregnant Women with Acute Aortic Dissection.”
Personal Note
When she’s not at work, Dr. Nwazota enjoys traveling and spending time with her family.
Education & Training
Professional Associations & Affiliations
- American Society of Pain Medicine & Regional Anesthesia
- American Society of Anesthesiology
Books & Publications
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Books
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Nicardipine notes: Fatal forty DDI: Nicardipine, tacrolimus, CYP3A4 in A Case Approach to Perioperative Drug-Drug Interactions
Nwazota N, Dull RO (2015), New York, Springer
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Nicardipine notes: Fatal forty DDI: Nicardipine, tacrolimus, CYP3A4 in A Case Approach to Perioperative Drug-Drug Interactions
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Publications
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Peripheral Nerve Injections.
Ori A, Jindal A, Nwazota N, Pearson ACS, Yalamuru B, Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America 2022 May 33 2 489-517 -
Device review: Pulsante™ sphenopalatine ganglion microstimulator.
Nwazota N, Pyati S, Fisher K, Roy L, Pain management 2019 Nov 9 6 535-541 -
Outcomes in pregnant women with acute aortic dissections: a review of the literature from 2003 to 2013.
Rajagopalan S, Nwazota N, Chandrasekhar S, International journal of obstetric anesthesia 2014 Nov 23 4 348-56
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Peripheral Nerve Injections.
Research
- Clinical research
Clinical Focus
- Acute Pain Management
- Chronic Pain Management
Results: 1 Locations
University Hospital Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic
at Seay Biomedical Building 2201 Inwood Road, 3rd Floor, NC3.140Dallas, Texas 75390 469-852-0110 Directions to University Hospital Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic Parking Info for University Hospital Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic