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Leonardo Kapural, M.D., Ph.D.

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Appointed: 2002
Gender: Male
Languages: English
Serbo-Croatian
Pain Management
Phone:(216) 444-6325
Location:Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code C25
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
Outcomes Research
Phone:(216) 444-6325
Location:Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code C25
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
 
 
Biographical Sketch

Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD, is Director of Pain Management Clinical Research in the Department of Pain Management at Cleveland Clinic's main campus. Dr. Kapural is also Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western University. Dr. Kapural's interests include discogenic low back pain, visceral abdominal pain and spinal cord stimulation.

Dr. Kapural earned a medical degree and a doctorate of philosophy at the University of Zagreb, School of Medicine in the Republic of Croatia. He completed research fellowships at McGill University's Anesthesia Research Department in Montreal, Canada and Physiology Department, University of Connecticut, Farmington, Conn. Dr. Kapural completed his residency at the Cleveland Clinic's Anesthesiology Institute and a fellowship in pain management at Cleveland Clinic where he was honored with the "Ethelee R. Smith, MD" Pain Management Fellow of the Year Award.

Dr. Kapural is an active member of several professional organizations including the American Academy of Pain Medicine, International Association for the Study of Pain, International Spinal Injection Society, American Neuromotor Society and World Institute of Pain. In addition, he is an invited speaker to many national and international meetings.

Dr. Kapural's experience is broad and encompasses teaching and clinical education, extensive research and investigational research studies involving innovative pain treatments. His noteworthy research findings have been published in more than 60 journal articles, more than 50 abstracts and four book chapters.

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Professional Highlights
  • Editorial board, several pain journals
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Education & Fellowships
Medical School:University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
 
Internship:New York Medical College, Medicine, Valhalla, NY
Internship:Clinical Hospital, Post Doctoral, Split, Croatia, Croatia
Residency:Cleveland Clinic, Anesthesiology, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship:Cleveland Clinic, Pain Management, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship:McGill University, Research, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Other Education:(Doctorate) University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Other Education:(Undergraduate) Medical Educational Center, SPL17, Croatia, Croatia
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Certifications

Pain Medicine

Anesthesiology

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Specialty Interests
Abdominal and pelvic pain, Abdominal Pain, abdominal pain and spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain, back, back neuropathic, Back Pain, evaluation of back and neck pain, interventional pain management, interventional pain management for back and neck pain, Low Back Pain, Neck Pain, neuropathic, neuropathic pain, pain, pain management, pain management including spine, spinal cord stimulation, spine, spine pain.
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Awards & Honors
  • Scientific Poster Award, American Academy of Pain Medicine, 2005
  • Innovator Award, Cleveland Clinic, 2005
  • Innovator Award, Cleveland Clinic, 2006
  • Research funding for multiple chronic pain studies
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Professional Memberships
  • International Association for Study of Pain (IASP)
  • North American Spine Society
  • World Institute of Pain
  • American Academy of Pain Medicine
  • North American Neuromodulation Society
  • International Spine Intervention Society                               
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Specializes in Diseases and Conditions
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Specializes in Services
  • Anesthesia
  • Celiac Plexus Block
  • Cervical, Thoracic And Lumbar Radiofrequency Ablation
  • Cervical,thoracic And Lumbar Epidural Injections
  • Cervical,thoracic And Lumbar Facet Joint Blocks
  • Diagnostic And Therapeutic Joint Injections
  • Diagnostic Epidural Differential Blocks
  • Discograms
  • Epidural Steroid Injection
  • Epiduroscopy
  • Facet Median Nerve Branch Block
  • Hypogastric Plexus Block
  • Implantable Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems
  • Implantable Spinal Cord Stimulaters Therapy
  • Intradiscal Intervention (idet, Biacculoplasty)
  • Intradiscal Procedure For Pain Relief
  • Intrathecal Baclofen Pump
  • Joint Injections
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Lumbar Sympathetic Block
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Nerve Blocks
  • Occipital Nerve Block
  • Occipital Nerve Stimulation
  • Peripheral Nerve Blocks
  • Placement Of Cervical And Lumbar Tunneled Epidural Catheters
  • Radifrequency Ablation
  • Selective Nerve Root Injection
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation (dorsal Column Stimulation)
  • Splanchenic Nerve Block
  • Stellate Ganglion Block
  • Sympathetic Nerve Blocks
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Industry Relationships
Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists may collaborate with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries to help develop medical breakthroughs or provide medical education about recent trends. The collaborations are reviewed as part of the Cleveland Clinic’s procedures. The Cleveland Clinic publicly discloses payments to its physicians and scientists for speaking and consulting of $5,000 or more per year, and any equity, royalties, and fiduciary relationships in companies with which they collaborate. In publicly disclosing this information, the Cleveland Clinic tries to provide information as accurately as possible about its doctors’ connections with industry and those of their immediate family members. As of 8/4/2008, Dr. Kapural has reported the financial relationships with the companies listed below. Patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the Cleveland Clinic’s policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.

Consulting.  Dr. Kapural receives fees of $5,000 or more per year as a paid consultant or speaker for the following companies:
  • Elan Pharmaceuticals
  • Kimberly-Clark
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