Dr. Ioannis M. Skaribas
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11451 Katy Fwy , Ste. 340
Houston, TX, United States
77079
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Biography
Fellowship Trained and Double Board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Dr. Skaribas specializes in Interventional Pain therapies. Dr. Skaribas completed Residency in Anesthesiology and an interventional Fellowship in Pain Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. During his residency, he received the “Intern of the Year” award. He serves on the board of directors of the Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Surgery Center. Dr. Skaribas has an appointment as a clinical assistant professor in Pain Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He has served as an assistant professor of anesthesiology at BCM. He is a nationally known expert in Spinal Cord stimulation, Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) Stimulation, interventional treatment of Headaches, as well as spinal diagnostics and therapeutic interventions. The author of several textbook chapters and journal manuscripts, Dr. Skaribas is a member of local, national and international professional medical societies including the Texas Pain Society, Harris County Medical Society, International Neuromodulation Society, American Board of Anesthesiology and American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.Some of his other clinical interests include the interventional treatment of intractable non-responsive abdominal and pelvic pain, as well as treatment of CRPS-1 and CRPS-2. In 2018 Dr. Skaribas founded Expert Pain P.A. a consortium for advanced pain management interventions and where he serves as the medical director and CEO. Until March of 2018 he has been a partner physician and shareholder with US Anesthesia Partners. He has served as the medical director of the Pain Management branch of USAP.
Languages
- English
- Greek
- Spanish
Education
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Grad. 1991)
- Aristotelian Univ Of Thessaloniki, Fac Of Med, Thessaloniki, Greece (Grad. 1991)
Other Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Phantom pain
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Chronic daily headaches
- Back Pain
- Postherpetic neuralgia
- Spinal cord injury
- Migraine
- Spinal stenosis
- Complex regional pain syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Spinal headaches
- Myofascial pain syndrome
- Arthritis
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Neck pain
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Herniated disk
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Peripheral neuropathy
Awards & Recognitions
- Best Partner of the Year Award, Greater Houston Anesthesiology (2008)
- Best Intern of the Year Award, Baylor College of Medicine, (1996)
- P2P appointed educational site in Excellence in Neuromodulation 2018, Abbott Medical (2018)
- Medical School of Athens for Ph.D. Thesis: Temperature and pH Influences on Heart Cells Electromechanical Dissociation in Vitro (1994)
- Best Intern of the Year Award, Baylor College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology (1996)
Publications & Research
- Calvillo O, Skaribas I, Anatomy and pathophysiology of the sacroiliac joint. J. Curr Rev Pain. 2000; 4 (5): 356-61. Review.
- Skaribas IM, Washburn SN. Successful Treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Chronic Pain with Spinal Cord Stimulation: a Case Study.Neuromodulation. 2010 Jul; 13(3): 224-8
- Ioannis Skaribas: Preoperative Sedation after Nasal Sufentanyl Administration. Acta Anesthesiologica Hellenica. 1992; (26) 284-89
- Skaribas I, Aló K. Ultrasound imaging and occipital nerve stimulation. Neuromodulation. 2010 Apr; 13(2): 126-30.
- Skaribas IM, Khaladkar B. Modification of the Sitting Position for Posterior Brachial Plexus Block by Utilizing an eye Surgery Stretcher. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2007 May-Jun;32(3):272-3.
- Ioannis Skaribas: The use of Ondasendron in the treatment of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. Acta Anaesthesiologica Hellenica.1992 (26) 290-93
- I.M. Skaribas, S. Boutsi, M. Hermoso, F. Giannaka. Full patient recovery after prolonged intraoperative Cardiopulmonary resuscitation following a Bispectral index based decision Acta Anaesthesiol.Hell: 2009; 42: 37-41
- Skaribas I, Alo` K. Technical note: optimizing treatment for holocephalic neuralgia with combined bilateral supraorbital and occipital Neurostimulation electrodes and an internal pulse generator. Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pain 1(1):5-10, 2013.
- Skaribas I, Calvillo O, Delikanaki-Skaribas E. Occipital peripheral nerve stimulation in the management of chronic intractable occipital neuralgia in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2011 May 10; 5:174.
- Ioannis Skaribas: Clinical Experience from Subarachnoid administration of Bupivacaine-Clonidine Mix. Acta Anaesthesiologica Hellenica. 1992; (26) 284-89
- Skaribas, I.; Golding, E. M.; Robertson, C. S.; Bryan, R. M. L-Arginine Restores the Reduced Hypercapnic Response Following Mild Head Injury. Anesthesiology, 1999, 91, 3; B6
- IM Skaribas, CA Durst - US Patent App. 13/875,865, 2013 External, head-worn electrical stimulator for treating headache conditions
- Octavio Calvillo, Ioannis M. Skaribas, and Carl Rocket: Computed tomography—guided pudendal nerve block. A new diagnostic approach to long-term anoperineal pain: a report of two cases. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2000 Jul-Aug; 25 (4): 420-3.
Dr. Skaribas is a very compassionate, caring, and professional pain doctor. His staff at Expert Pain are the best, they’re always kind and helpful. Dr. Skaribas has helped me greatly over the years in getting my pain from CRPS under control. His surgical techniques in spinal cord stimulation implants have reduced my pain to almost zero and has given me my life back. He is an example and spirit of what a pain management provider should be. He goes above and beyond to help his patients to get relief from chronic intractable pain. Words cannot express enough the thanks of how he has helped me. I highly recommend Dr. Skaribas and Staff at Expert Pain!
Submitted Jan. 16, 2024