Chris Gilligan, MD, MBA
Position
Staff Physician in Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Pain Medicine; Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Pain Medicine; Instructor in Anesthesia and Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Specialty
Pain Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Professional Activities
Clinical Care: My clinical expertise is focused on the treatment of pain related to disorders of the spine. I also treat patients with a wide range of pain conditions, including cancer related pain, complex regional pain syndrome, and post-herpetic neuralgia.
Education and Research: My research focuses on clinical trials of new interventions, devices and medications for the treatment of pain. I teach fellows, residents, and medical students about the evaluation treatment of pain conditions. In addition, I author book chapters and original articles, and give lectures on selected topics in pain medicine.
Medical Training
- Harvard University, BA
- Cambridge University, MPhil
- Yale University, MD
- Harvard Business School, MBA
- New York Hospital, Surgical Internship
- Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Surgical Residency
- Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Emergency Medicine Residency
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Fellowship in Pain Medicine
Publications
Original Articles
Modlin IM, Gilligan CJ, Lawton GP, Tang LH, West AB, Darr U. Gastric Carcinoids. The Yale experience. Arch Surg 1995; 130: 250-255.
Lawton GP, Tang LH, Miu K, Gilligan CJ, Absood A, Modlin, IM. Adrenergic and cromolyn sodium modulation of ecl cell histamine secretion. J Surg Res 1995; 58: 96-104.
Linn S, Knoller N, Gilligan CJ, Dreifus U. The sky is a limit: errors in prehospital diagnosis by flight physicians. Am J Emerg Med 1997; 15: 316-320.
Reviews, Chapters, and Editorials
Gilligan CJ, Lawton GP, Tang LH, West AB, Modlin IM. Gastric carcinoid tumors: the biology and therapy of an enigmatic and controversial lesion. Am J Gastroenterol 1995; 90: 338-352.
Pignatelli M, Gilligan CJ. Transforming growth factor beta in gastrointestinal neoplasia, wound healing and immune response. Baillieres Clin Gastroenterol 1996; 10: 65-81.
Abstracts
Zeldis JB, Xi-Xao Z, Ling Q, Melton LB, Hadro E, Gilligan C, Bertoux N, Strom TB. Hepatitis B virus inhibits T cell proliferation via the IL2 receptor pathway but stimulates human macrophages. Gastroenterology 1989; 96: A676-7
Related Links
Center for Pain Medicine
Contact Information
Clinical Office:
Center for Pain Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Wang Ambulatory Care Center, Suite 324
15 Parkman Street Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-8810
Fax: 617-726-3341
Academic Office:
Division of Pain Medicine
Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Wang Ambulatory Care Center, Suite 333
15 Parkman Street Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-3332
Fax: 617-724-2719
Public Transportation Access: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes
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