Dr. Perry G. Fine MD
Anesthesiology
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Areas of Expertise for Dr. Fine
This doctor provides the following types of care. The more often a doctor has treated a particular condition or has performed a particular surgery, the more expertise they may have in treating patients with similar needs. Based on three years (2020-2022) of Medicare data, each scale below indicates the volume of episodes compared to other doctors who treat the same condition. Click here to learn more about our methodology.
Lower back painLower back pain is discomfort in the lower part of the spine and can vary in severity.
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Muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb painMuscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain can cause discomfort and reduced movement.
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50 N Medical Dr, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132
(801) 581-6393Affiliated Hospitals
University of Utah Hospital
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University Of Utah Adult Services
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Hospital Affiliations
Education & Experience
Medical School & Residency
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Medical School
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital
Internship, Transitional Year, 1981-1982
University of Utah Health
Residency, Anesthesiology, 1982-1984
Certifications & Licensure
American Board of Anesthesiology
Certified in Anesthesiology
UT State Medical License
Active through 2026
CO State Medical License
Active through 1997
Awards, Honors & Recognitions
CMS Stage 1 EHR, 2013
Publications
The epidemiology of fire-related deaths in Alabama, 1992-1997.
McGwin, G., Chapman, V., Rousculp, M., Robison, J., Fine, P.
Reliability of physical examination in patients with chronic pain.
Nepomuceno, C., Richards, S., Langford, K., Vinik, R., Fine, P.
Myofascial trigger point pain in children.
Fine, P. G.
Methadone for pain: No. 75.
Gazelle, G., Fine, P. G.
Reply.
Mission Support.
Fine, P.G.
Impact of opioid-induced constipation on healthcare resource utilization and costs for cancer pain patients receiving continuous opioid therapy
Perry G. Fine, Yen-Wen Chen, Eric Wittbrodt, Catherine Datto
Opioid utilization patterns among patients with cancer and non-cancer pain.
Catherine Datto, Yiqun Hu, Eric Wittbrodt, Perry G. Fine
Effective Treatments for Pain in the Older Patient
Paul J. Christo, Sean Li, Stephen J. Gibson, Perry G. Fine, Haroon Hameed
A Systematic Assessment and Monitoring Intervention to Improve Pain Management and Quality Reporting Among Home Hospice Patients
J. Cameron Muir, Malene S. Davis, Perry G. Fine, Emily A. Kuhl, Stephen R. Connor
Hospice Underutilization in the U.S.: The Misalignment of Regulatory Policy and Clinical Reality.
Perry G. Fine
Anesthesiology and Palliative Care: Past, Present, and Future.
Perry G. Fine, Malene S. Davis, James Cameron Muir, Michael G. Byas-Smith
Pain Management.
Perry G Fine, Michael A Ashburn
Common Adverse Effects and Complications of Long‐Term Opioid Therapy
Perry G. Fine, Martin D. Cheatle
A Model for Effective and Efficient Hospice Care: Proactive Telephone-Based Enhancement of Life Through Excellent Caring, "TeleCaring" in Advanced Illness.
Malene S. Davis, Krista L. Harrison, James F. Rice, Alanna Logan, Barry Hess, Perry G. Fine, J. Cameron Muir
All due gratitude.
Perry G. Fine
Time to Declare Victory and Unite Pain and Palliative Medicine
Perry G. Fine
Clinic-Based Outpatient Palliative Care Before Hospice Is Associated With Longer Hospice Length of Service
Carl Scheffey, Matthew Kestenbaum, Melissa W. Wachterman, Stephen R. Connor, Perry G. Fine, Malene S. Davis, J. Cameron Muir
Palliative medicine competencies for anesthesiologists.
Sarah Gebauer, Perry G. Fine
Cannabinoids for neuropathic pain.
Perry G. Fine, Mark J. Rosenfeld
Alternative Routes to Oral Opioid Administration in Palliative Care: A Review and Clinical Summary
Matthew Kestenbaum, Agustin O. Vilches, Stephanie Messersmith, Stephen R. Connor, Perry G. Fine, Brian Murphy, Malene S. Davis, J. Cameron Muir
Evaluation of the Performance Improvement CME Paradigm for Pain Management in the Long‐Term Care Setting
Perry G. Fine, David H. Bradshaw, Mitchell J. M. Cohen, Stephen R. Connor, Gary W. Donaldson, Christopher Gharibo, Barry E. Gidal, James Cameron Muir, Helen N. Tselentis
NSAIDs Supplement Forward
Perry G. Fine, Steven P. Stanos
The Endocannabinoid System, Cannabinoids, and Pain
Perry G. Fine, Mark J. Rosenfeld
Bridging the Gap: Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
Perry G. Fine, Malene S. Davis, Cameron Muir, David Schwind, Biniam Haileab
Care at the end-of-life: one chance to get it right.
Perry G. Fine
An examination of adherence to pain medication plans in older cancer patients in hospice care.
Sara Sanders, Keela Herr, Perry G. Fine, Catherine A. Fiala, Xiongwen Tang, Chris Forcucci
American Academy of Pain Medicine response to PROP petition to the FDA that seeks to limit pain medications for legitimate noncancer pain sufferers.
Perry G. Fine, Lynn R. Webster, Charles E. Argoff
Ask The Experts: Pain management and end-of-life care.
Perry G. Fine
The Effect of a Translating Research into Practice (TRIP)-Cancer Intervention on Cancer Pain Management in Older Adults in Hospice
Keela Herr, Marita G. Titler, Perry G. Fine, Sara Sanders, Joseph E. Cavanaugh, John Swegle, Xiongwen Tang, Chris Forcucci
Recommendations for urine drug monitoring as a component of opioid therapy in the treatment of chronic pain.
John F. Peppin, Steven D. Passik, Joseph E. Couto, Perry G. Fine, Paul J. Christo, Charles Argoff, Gerald M. Aronoff, Daniel S. Bennett, Martin D. Cheatle, Kieran A. Slevin, Neil I. Goldfarb
Overdose deaths demand a new paradigm for opioid rotation.
Lynn R. Webster, Perry G. Fine
Review and critique of opioid rotation practices and associated risks of toxicity.
Lynn R. Webster, Perry G. Fine
Treatment Guidelines for the Pharmacological Management of Pain in Older Persons
Perry G. Fine
Transformation of acute cancer pain to chronic cancer pain syndromes.
Allen W. Burton, Perry G. Fine, Steven D. Passik
This is our time
Perry G. Fine
Incomplete financial disclosures in a letter on reducing opioid abuse and diversion.
Perry G. Fine
Our academy, our mission, our work!
Perry G. Fine
Reducing opioid abuse and diversion.
Perry G. Fine, Scott M. Fishman
Long‐Term Consequences of Chronic Pain: Mounting Evidence for Pain as a Neurological Disease and Parallels with Other Chronic Disease States
Perry G. Fine
The relationships among pain, nonpain symptoms, and quality of life measures in older adults with cancer receiving hospice care.
Brianne Black, Keela Herr, Perry G. Fine, Sara Sanders, Xiongwen Tang, Kimberly Bergen-Jackson, Marita G. Titler, Chris Forcucci
An Analysis of the Root Causes for Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths in the United States
Lynn R. Webster, Susan Cochella, Nabarun Dasgupta, Keri L. Fakata, Perry G. Fine, Scott M. Fishman, Todd C. Grey, Erin M. Johnson, Lewis Lee, Steven D. Passik, John F. Peppin, Christina A. Porucznik, Albert Ray, Sidney H. Schnoll, Richard L. Stieg, Wayne W. Wakeland
If Not Us, Then Who?
Perry G. Fine
Strategy for a Bright Future: President‐Elect Message, January 2011
Perry G. Fine
Relationship between Fibromyalgia and Obesity in Pain, Function, Mood and Sleep
Akiko Okifuji, Gary W. Donaldson, Lynn Barck, Perry G. Fine
Long-term safety and tolerability of fentanyl buccal tablet for the treatment of breakthrough pain in opioid-tolerant patients with chronic pain: an 18-month study.
Perry G. Fine, John Messina, F. Xie, James P. Rathmell
Protect your patients, protect your practice: practical risk assessment in the structuring of opioid therapy in chronic pain.
Perry G. Fine, Thomas F. Finnegan, Russell K. Portenoy
Opioid pharmacotherapy for chronic non-cancer pain in the United States: a research guideline for developing an evidence-base.
C. Richard Chapman, David L. Lipschitz, Martin S. Angst, Roger Chou, Richard C. Denisco, Gary W. Donaldson, Perry G. Fine, Kathleen M. Foley, Rollin M. Gallagher, Aaron M. Gilson, J. David Haddox, Susan D. Horn, Charles E. Inturrisi, Susan S. Jick, Arthur G. Lipman, John D. Loeser, Meredith Noble, Linda Porter, Michael C. Rowbotham, Karen M Schoelles, Dennis C. Turk, Ernest Volinn, Michael Von Korff, Lynn R. Webster, Constance Weisner
Approaches to Improve Pain Relief While Minimizing Opioid Abuse Liability
Lynn R. Webster, Perry G. Fine
Treatment of Breakthrough Pain with Fentanyl Buccal Tablet in Opioid‐Tolerant Patients with Chronic Pain: Appropriate Patient Selection and Management
Perry G. Fine, Arvind Narayana, Steven D. Passik
The Cancer Pain Practice Index: A Measure of Evidence-Based Practice Adherence for Cancer Pain Management in Older Adults in Hospice Care
Perry G. Fine, Keela Herr, Marita G. Titler, Sara Sanders, Joseph E. Cavanaugh, John Swegle, Chris Forcucci, Xiongwen Tang, Kari R. Lane, Jimmy Reyes
Assessing and Treating Pain in Hospices: Current State of Evidence-Based Practices
Keela Herr, Marita G. Titler, Perry G. Fine, Sara Sanders, Joseph E. Cavanaugh, John Swegle, Chris Forcucci, Xiongwen Tang
Implementing evidence-based practices: considerations for the hospice setting
Sara Sanders, Melissa Lehan Mackin, Jimmy Reyes, Keela Herr, Marita G. Titler, Perry G. Fine, Chris Forcucci
Commentary on "Defending patient autonomy: the case of the challenging spouse".
Perry G. Fine
Determining Community Provider Practices in Hospices: The Challenges of Documentation.
Kimberly Bergen-Jackson, Sara Sanders, Keela Herr, Perry G. Fine, Marita G. Titler, Chris Forcucci, Jimmy Reyes, Patricia McNichol
Establishing "best practices" for opioid rotation: conclusions of an expert panel.
Perry G. Fine, Russell K. Portenoy
Opioid Rotation: The Science and the Limitations of the Equianalgesic Dose Table
Helena Knotkova, Perry G. Fine, Russell K. Portenoy
Chronic Pain Management in Older Adults: Special Considerations
Perry G. Fine
Long-Acting Opioids and Short-Acting Opioids: Appropriate Use in Chronic Pain Management
Perry G. Fine, Gagan Mahajan, Mary Lynn McPherson
Clinical approaches to special issues related to opioid therapy.
Perry G. Fine
Research participation by older adults at end of life: barriers and solutions.
Melissa Lehan Mackin, Keela Herr, Kimberly Bergen-Jackson, Perry G. Fine, Chris Forcucci, Sara Sanders
Opioid therapy for nonspecific low back pain and the outcome of chronic work loss.
Ernest Volinn, Jamison D. Fargo, Perry G. Fine
Transforming Long‐Term Care Pain Management in North America: The Policy–Clinical Interface
Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Gregory P. Marchildon, Perry G. Fine, Keela Herr, Howard A. Palley, Sharon Kaasalainen, François Béland
Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Chronic Opioid Therapy in Chronic Noncancer Pain
Roger Chou, Gilbert J. Fanciullo, Perry G. Fine, Jeremy A Adler, Jane C. Ballantyne, Pamela Stitzlein Davies, Marilee I. Donovan, David A. Fishbain, Kathy M. Foley, Jeffrey Fudin, Aaron M. Gilson, Alexander Kelter, Alexander Mauskop, Patrick G. O'Connor, Steven D. Passik, Gavril W. Pasternak, Russell K. Portenoy, Ben A. Rich, Richard G. Roberts, Knox H. Todd, Christine Miaskowski
Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: prediction and identification of aberrant drug-related behaviors: a review of the evidence for an American Pain Society and American Academy of Pain Medicine clinical practice guideline.
Roger Chou, Gilbert J. Fanciullo, Perry G. Fine, Christine Miaskowski, Steven D. Passik, Russell K. Portenoy
Research Gaps on Use of Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain: Findings From a Review of the Evidence for an American Pain Society and American Academy of Pain Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline
Roger Chou, Jane C. Ballantyne, Gilbert J. Fanciullo, Perry G. Fine, Christine Miaskowski
Educating generalist physicians about chronic pain: live experts and online education can provide durable benefits.
John M. Harris, Thomas E. Elliott, Bennet Davis, Charles Chabal, John V. Fulginiti, Perry G. Fine
IL10 and Neuropathic Pain
Perry G. Fine
Fentanyl buccal tablet.
John Messina, Mona Darwish, Perry G. Fine
The National Agenda for Quality Palliative Care: The National Consensus Project and the National Quality Forum
Betty Ferrell, Stephen R. Connor, Anne Cordes, Constance Dahlin, Perry G. Fine, Nancy Hutton, Mark Leenay, Judy Lentz, Judi Lund Person, Diane E. Meier, Ken Zuroski
An interdisciplinary expert consensus statement on assessment of pain in older persons
Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Keela Herr, Dennis C. Turk, Perry G. Fine, Robert H. Dworkin, Robert D. Helme, Kenneth C. Jackson, Patricia A. Parmelee, Thomas E. Rudy, B. Lynn Beattie, John T. Chibnall, Kenneth D. Craig, Betty Ferrell, Bruce A. Ferrell, Roger B. Fillingim, Lucia Gagliese, Romayne Gallagher, Stephen J. Gibson, Elizabeth Harrison, Benny Katz, Francis J. Keefe, S.J. Lieber, David Lussier, Kenneth E. Schmader, Raymond C. Tait, Debra K. Weiner, Jaime Williams
Opioid use and survival at the end of life: a survey of a hospice population.
Russell K. Portenoy, Una Sibirceva, Randall J. Smout, Susan D. Horn, Stephen R. Connor, Ronald H. Blum, Carol Spence, Perry G. Fine
Hospice: Comprehensive Care at the End of Life
Perry G. Fine, Malene S. Davis
Intranasal sphenopalatine ganglion block: minimally invasive pharmacotherapy for refractory facial and headache pain.
Christian Obah, Perry G. Fine
Dexmedetomidine: A Novel Analgesic with Palliative Medicine Potential
Kenneth C. Jackson, Paul Wohlt, Perry G. Fine
Restless legs syndrome: an update on diagnosis and management.
Christian Obah, Perry G. Fine
The use of 'as-needed' range orders for opioid analgesics in the management of acute pain: a consensus statement of the American Society for Pain Management Nursing and the American Pain Society.
Debra B. Gordon, June L. Dahl, Peggy Phillips, Jan Frandsen, Charlene Cowley, Roxie L. Foster, Perry G. Fine, Christine Miaskowski, Scott M. Fishman, Rebecca S. Finley
The evolving and important role of anesthesiology in palliative care.
Perry G. Fine
Bisphosphonates for metastatic bone pain.
Perry G. Fine, Cassandra Bellamy
Meeting the challenges in cancer pain management.
Perry G. Fine, Christine Miaskowski, Judith A. Paice
Cancer pain demands an integrated approach.
Perry G. Fine
Pharmacological management of persistent pain in older patients.
Perry G. Fine
The use of "as-needed" range orders for opioid analgesics in the management of acute pain: a consensus statement of the American Society for Pain Management Nursing and the American Pain Society.
Debra B Gordon, June Dahl, Peggy Phillips, Jan Frandsen, Charlene Cowley, Roxie L Foster, Perry G Fine, Christine Miaskowski, Scott Fishman, Rebecca S Finley
Quality of care, teaching responsibilities, and patients' preferences.
Hugh C. Gilbert, Ben A. Rich, Perry G. Fine
Opioid insights:opioid-induced hyperalgesia and opioid rotation.
Perry G. Fine
The ethics of end-of-life research.
Perry G. Fine
Clinical application of opioid equianalgesic data.
Arnold R. Gammaitoni, Perry G. Fine, Nancy A. Alvarez, Mary Lynn McPherson, Suzette Bergmark
Methadone for the treatment of pain #75.
Gail Gazelle, Perry G. Fine
CPR in hospice.
Perry G. Fine, Bruce Jennings
Maximizing benefits and minimizing risks in palliative care research that involves patients near the end of life.
Perry G. Fine
COX-2 selective NSAIDs and advancing legal issues in palliative care.
Perry G. Fine
The role of rofecoxib, a cyclooxygenase-2-specific inhibitor, for the treatment of non-cancer pain: a review.
Perry G. Fine
Palliative radiation therapy in end-of-life care: evidence-based utilization.
Perry G. Fine
Caring about what dying patients care about caring.
Perry G. Fine, D. F. Peterson
The ethical imperative to relieve pain at life's end.
Perry G. Fine
Medications for Patient Comfort When Weaning Mechanical Ventilation in Palliative Care
Perry G. Fine
Fear and loathing on the care path: treating pain and suffering.
Perry G. Fine
Controlled clinical drug trials: creating a new paradigm.
Perry G. Fine
Analgesic issues in palliative care gastroesophageal reflux pain and chronic non-cancer pain management.
Perry G. Fine
Analgesic issues in palliative care, furthering our understanding of pain, the stability and cost of opioid infusion therapy, and opioid effectiveness doses in nociceptive and neuropathic pain.
Perry G. Fine
Opioid analgesic drugs in older people.
Perry G. Fine
A Preliminary Study of the Utility of the Brief Hospice Inventory
Hong Guo, Perry G. Fine, Tito R. Mendoza, Charles S. Cleeland
Opioid selection: plaudits, pitfalls, and possibilities.
Perry G. Fine
Analgesia issues in palliative care: bone pain, controlled release opioids, managing opioid-induced constipation and nifedipine as an analgesic.
Perry G. Fine
A novel mechanism for benign essential blepharospasm.
John D. McCann, Mike Gauthier, Ricardo Morschbacher, Robert A. Goldberg, Richard L. Anderson, Perry G. Fine, Kathleen B. Digre
Low-dose ketamine in the management of opioid nonresponsive terminal cancer pain.
Perry G. Fine
Characterization of breakthrough pain by hospice patients and their caregivers
Perry G. Fine, Michael A Busch
A review of oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate: potent, rapid and noninvasive opioid analgesia.
Perry G. Fine, James B. Streisand
Fentanyl in the treatment of cancer pain.
Perry G. Fine
A preliminary laboratory investigation of air embolus detection and grading using an artificial neural network
Kristin Strong, Dwayne R. Westenskow, Perry G. Fine, Joseph A. Orr
Postdural puncture headache: an unusual case and review.
Perry G. Fine, Wong Kc
A Controlled Trial of Regional Sympatholysis in the Treatment of Photo-oculodynia Syndrome
Perry G. Fine, Kathleen B. Digre
Do not resuscitate in the operating room: more than rights and wrongs.
Perry G. Fine, Stephen H. Jackson
Perioperative recognition, management, and pathologic diagnosis of transfusion-related acute lung injury.
Scott R. Florell, Stephen E. Velasco, Perry G. Fine
Slowly developing placebo responses confound tests of intravenous phentolamine to determine mechanisms underlying idiopathic chronic low back pain.
Perry G. Fine, William J. Roberts, Richard G. Gillette, Troy R. Child
Low-dose amitriptyline as an adjunct to opioids for postoperative orthopedic pain : a placebo-controlled trial
Jill M. Kerrick, Perry G. Fine, Arthur G. Lipman, Georgette Love
Anesthesiology and the discipline of medical ethics: challenges and opportunities.
Perry G. Fine
Reviewer gets reviewed.
Bradford D. Hare, Perry G. Fine
An open label study of oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate (OTFC) for the treatment of breakthrough cancer pain
Perry G. Fine, Marco Marcus, A.Just De Boer, Bianca Van der Oord
Evaluation and treatment of chronic pain syndromes.
Michael A. Ashburn, Perry G. Fine
Real-time B-scan ultrasound in middle ear assessment. A preliminary report.
L S Alvord, Perry G. Fine
Sternal wire-induced persistent chest pain: a possible hypersensitivity reaction.
Perry G. Fine, Shreekanth V. Karwande
Oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate for the treatment of breakthrough cancer pain: a case report.
Michael A. Ashburn, Perry G. Fine, T. H. Stanley
Persistent pain following trauma.
Michael A. Ashburn, Perry G. Fine
Epidural abscess following epidural catheterization in a chronic pain patient: a diagnostic dilemma.
Perry G. Fine, Bradford D. Hare, John C. Zahniser
Effect of stellate ganglion block with fentanyl on postherpetic neuralgia with a sympathetic component.
Perry G. Fine, Michael A. Ashburn
Hypersensitivity dermatitis following suction-assisted lipectomy: a complication of local anesthetic.
Perry G. Fine, David L. Dingman
The effects of myofascial trigger point injections are naloxone reversible
Perry G. Fine, R. Milano, Bradford D. Hare
Chylothorax following celiac plexus block.
Perry G. Fine, Constantine Bubela
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