"Precision Care, Painless Tomorrow"
Dr. Dressler is originally from Connecticut. He began practicing in New Hampshire in 2019 after completing his Pain Medicine Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where he served as Chief Fellow. He completed his residency in Anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center prior to fellowship. Dr. Dressler completed his intern year at Greenwich Hospital part of Yale-New Haven Health.
He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut where he graduated as an honor scholar. He obtained his medical doctorate from New York Medical College. Dr. Dressler completed the Executive Physician Leadership Program through Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
He is Board Certified in both Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology.
Dr. Dressler has a specific interest in the utilization of neuromodulation including spinal cord stimulation, dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation and peripheral nerve stimulation. He is trained in both ultrasound and fluoroscopic guided procedures for the treatment of chronic pain. He is trained in the use of implantable devices such as Superion for the treatment of spinal stenosis and neurogenic claudication.
Honors
2019 Pennsylvania Medical Society- Top Doctors under 40
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Wang, S., Polsunas, P., Zhang, C., Farrell, M. E., Clary, A. M., Dressler, A., Engle, A. M., Giedraitis, A., McDermott, S., Hickey, S., Zheng, D., Brancolini, S., & Emerick, T. (2022). Employment contract financial models for the pain physician: A Primer. Pain Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnac143
Dressler AM, Gillman AG, Wasan AD. A narrative review of data collection and analysis guidelines for comparative effectiveness research in chronic pain using patient-reported outcomes and electronic health records. J Pain Res. 2019;12:491-500. Published 2019 Jan 24. doi:10.2147/JPR.S184023
Ormond DR, Dressler A, Kim S, Ronecker J, Murali R. Lumbar drains may reduce the need for permanent CSF diversion in spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 2013, Apr; 27(2): 171-174. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 23190179.
Sala KA, Carroll CL, Tang YS, Aglio T, Dressler AM, Schramm CM. Factors associated with the development of severe asthma exacerbations in children. The Journal of Asthma: Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma. 2011, Jun; 48(6): 558-64. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 21644817.
Spinella PC, Dressler A, Tucci M, Carroll CL, Rosen RS, Hume H, Sloan SR, Lacroix J. Survey of transfusion policies at US and Canadian children's hospitals in 2008 and 2009. Transfusion. 2010, Nov; 50(11): 2328-2335. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 20529008.
Dressler AM, Finck CM, Carroll CL, Bonanni CC, Spinella PC. Use of a massive transfusion protocol with hemostatic resuscitation for severe intraoperative bleeding in a child. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2010, Jul; 45(7): 1530-1533. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 20638538.
Book Chapter
Dressler AM, Brancolini SA, Yealy DM. Trauma Pain Management. In: The Trauma Manual: Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer; 2020:219-228.
Poster Presentations
Dressler AM, Parness J (October 2017). Tension Pneumothorax in the Prone Pediatric Patient. Presented at Anesthesiology 2017; Boston, MA, USA.
Dressler AM, Ondecko-Ligda K. (October, 2016). Peripheral Nerve Blockade as Perioperative Anesthetic and Pain Management of Patient with Severe Aortic Stenosis for Charcot Foot Reconstruction Poster presented at: Anesthesiology 2016; Chicago, IL, USA.
Dressler AM, Lin CJ. (March, 2016). Intraoperative Rhabdomyolysis and Myoglobinuria in Prolonged Multistage Spinal Procedure. Poster presented at: Anesthesiology 2016; Chicago, IL, USA.
Dressler AM, Ondecko-Ligda K.. (March, 2016). Peripheral Nerve Blockade as Preoperative Anesthetic and Pain Management of Patient with Severe Aortic Stenosis for Charcot Foot Reconstruction Poster presented at: 41st Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting; New Orleans, LA, USA.
Educational Video Content
Dressler, AM. “Neuromodulation.” CaseJournals. 2017. https://casejournals.com
Podcasts
Dressler, A. and Gray, R., 2020. A Look Into Community Pain Medicine. [podcast] Specialty Stories. Available at: <https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/specialty-stories/id1171842065?i=1000467429316>
Dressler, A. and Phimister, W. 2020, November 10. “Each Patient Has It’s Own Unique Treatment of Chronic Pain. [podcast] 21st Century Pain Solutions. Available at: <https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21st-century-pain-solutions/id1360477037?i=1000498064537>
Digital Lectures
Dressler, A., 2020. Eshadowing: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Meded Media Medical School Headquarters).
Dressler, A. (2020, October 25). Perioperative and Procedure Podiatric Pain Prevention. Lecture presented at New Hampshire Podiatric Medical Association Annual Conference.