Biography
Dr. Amrhein is Vice President of the ASSR and Research Committee Co-Chair. He previously served as Secretary / Treasurer and a Member at Large on the Executive Committee.Dr. Amrhein is a Tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology at Duke University Medical Center, where he is also the Director of Spine Intervention. He completed residency training in Diagnostic Radiology at Duke, serving as chief resident, and stayed to complete a Neuroradiology fellowship.Dr. Amrhein leads a team of spine researchers focusing on Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension and CT-guided pain interventions. He has authored over 90 peer-reviewed publications and has written numerous book chapters. His work has been published in JAMA Neurology, PLOS Med, Nature: NPJ Digital Medicine, Radiology, American Journal of Radiology, Headache, and the American Journal of Neuroradiology, with features in the popular press ranging from national outlets such as the New York Times, Bloomberg, and Reuters to the local media (WRAL). Dr. Amrhein’s research has been supported through multiple grants, including several highly competitive national foundation awards: the RSNA Research Scholar Grant, ASNR Comparative Effectiveness Award, Spine Intervention Society Research Grant, the American Heart Association Bugher Fellowship, and a Spinal CSF Leak Foundation Grant. Further, Dr. Amrhein is the PI for some of the first multi-institutional efforts in SIH, with submissions to the FDA and NIH working toward the first randomized controlled clinical trial investigating the efficacy of blood patching CSF leaks.Dr. Amrhein has lectured nationally and internationally, including invited talks in Brazil (JPR), Canada, and Europe, and regularly at RSNA, ASNR, ARRS, and ASSR.