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Juan C Mora Herrera

Juan C Mora Herrera, MD

Assistant Professor Of Anesthesiology; Medical Director, Pain Medicine Surgical Center

Department: MD-ANEST-CHRONIC PAIN MED
Business Phone: (352) 265-7777
Business Email: jmora@anest.ufl.edu

About Juan C Mora Herrera

Juan Mora, M.D. earned his medical degree from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogota, Colombia. He completed his residency in anesthesiology at the University of Florida in Jacksonville, where he served as a chief resident. Dr. Mora also completed a pain management fellowship at UF, in Gainesville. Dr. Mora has completed research in cervical spine contusion at the Mayo Clinic Foundation in Rochester, Minnesota. In 2010, Dr. Mora was a rural physician in Colombia. He also provided medical attention to different underserved areas in Colombia as a volunteer general practitioner. Dr. Mora has made over 20 research contributions including poster presentations, publications and online modules pertaining to anesthesiology and pain management. He is a recipient of various leadership awards, including the American Board of Anesthesiology Outstanding Performance on the Basic Examination Award as well as the Anesthesia Star Award from UF Jacksonville Anesthesiology Program.

Accomplishments

Outstanding Performance on the Basic Examination
2015 · The American Board of Anesthesiology
Exceptional Education
2014 · University of Florida General Surgery Clerkship Students

Board Certifications

  • Anesthesiology
    American Board of Anesthesiology
  • Pain Medicine
    American Board of Anesthesiology

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Anesthesiology
Subspecialties
  • Pain Medicine
Areas of Interest
  • Abdominal pain
  • Back pain – when you see the doctor
  • Cervical Herniated Disk
  • Chest pain
  • Chronic pain – resources
  • Complex regional pain syndrome
  • Compression fractures of the back
  • Epidural injections for back pain
  • Face pain
  • General anesthesia
  • Headache
  • Hip pain
  • Joint pain
  • Knee pain
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Leg pain
  • Low back pain – acute
  • Low back pain – chronic
  • Lumbar Herniated Disk
  • Neck pain
  • Neuralgia
  • Shoulder pain
  • Spinal and epidural anesthesia
  • Spinal cord stimulation
  • Spinal fractures
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Vertebroplasty

Research Profile

Areas of Interest
  • Neuromodulation
  • Pain
  • Pain Management
  • Spinal Stenosis

Publications

2021
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Using a Head-Mounted Video Display: A Randomized Clinical Study.
Pain physician. 24(1):83-87 [PMID] 33400431.
3 citations · PubMed
2018
A Better Way to Evaluate Postoperative Pain?
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 19(12):2334-2335 [DOI] 10.1093/pm/pny193. [PMID] 30339242.
PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2018
Knee osteoarthritis: pathophysiology and current treatment modalities.
Journal of pain research. 11:2189-2196 [DOI] 10.2147/JPR.S154002. [PMID] 30323653.
127 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2018
Trends in Anesthesia-Related Liability and Lessons Learned.
Advances in anesthesia. 36(1):231-249 [DOI] 10.1016/j.aan.2018.07.009. [PMID] 30414640.
2 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2017
Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems (IDDS) and Therapy
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2016
Airway Online Module 1 Oxygenation
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2016
The Impact of Midcervical Contusion Injury on Diaphragm Muscle Function.
Journal of neurotrauma. 33(5):500-9 [DOI] 10.1089/neu.2015.4054. [PMID] 26413840.
25 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

Grants

Oct 2020 ACTIVE
A Sequenced-strategy for improving outcomes in people with Knee OsteoArthritis Pain (SKOAP Trial)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY via NATL INST OF HLTH NIAMS
Jun 2019 ACTIVE
Long-Term Real-World Outcomes Study on Patients Implanted with a Neurostimulator
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Education

Fellowship – Pain Management
2017-2018 · University of Florida Health Gainesville
Residency – Anesthesiology
2014-2017 · University of Florida Health Jacksonville
Medical School
2002-2009 · Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 265-7777
Emails:
Business:
jmora@anest.ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
1345 SW Center Drive
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
1345 SW Center Drive, PO Box 100254
 Gainesville FL 32610