Providers

Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine

• Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  Lynchburg, VA

University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
  Biddeford, ME

University of Massachusetts Lowell

• Biotechnology
  Lowell, MA

University of Massachusetts Lowell

• Biology
  Lowell, MA

Unger MD, Gulyanich TM. Parotid tumour presents as acute onset neck pain: a case report. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016; 2(2): 82-84.

Unger MD, Pleticha J, Collins JE, Armien AG, Brazzell JL, Newman LK, Heilmann LF, Scholz JA, Maus TP, Beutler AS. Fatal meningitis in swine after intrathecal administration of adeno associated virus expressing syngeneic interleukin-10. Mol Ther. 2017; 25(11): 2526-32.

Unger MD, Maus TP, Puffer RC, Newman LK, Currier BL, Beutler AS. Laminotomy for lumbar dorsal root ganglion access and injection in swine. J Vis Exp. 2017; 0(128): e56434.

Unger MD, Georges J, Hamza S, Kavi T. Moyamoya tipping point: Fatal bilateral MCA territory infarction following cocaine abuse. BMJ Case Rep. 2018; 0(0): bcr2017222883.

Unger MD, Pleticha J, Heilmann LF, Newman LK, Maus TP, Beutler AS. Human interleukin-10 delivered intrathecally by self-complementary adeno-associated virus 8 induces xenogeneic transgene immunity without clinical neurotoxicity in swine. J Gene Med. 2018; 20(7-8): e3026.

Unger MD, Murthy NS, Kanwar R, Strand KA, Maus TP, Beutler AS. Clinical magnetic resonance-enabled characterization of mono-iodoacetate-induced osteoarthritis in a large animal species. PLoS One. 2018; 13(8): e0201673.

Unger MD, Pleticha J, Steinauer J, Kanwar R, Diehn F, LaVallee KT, Banck MS, Jones B, Yaksh TL, Maus TP, Beutler AS. Unilateral epidural targeting of resiniferatoxin induces bilateral neurolysis of spinal nociceptive afferents. Pain Med. 2019; 20(5): 897-906. 8. Maus TP, Felmlee JP, Unger MD, Beutler AS. MRI guidance technology development in a large animal model for hyperlocal analgesics delivery to the epidural space and dorsal root ganglion. J Neurosci Methods. 2019; 312(0): 182-186.

Rajendran K, Murthy NS, Frick MA, Tao S, Unger MD, LaVallee KT, Larson NB, Leng S, Maus TP, McCollough CH. Quantitative knee arthrography in a large animal model of osteoarthritis using photon-counting detector CT. Invest Radiol. 2020; 55(6): 349-356.

LaVallee KT, Maus TP, Stock JD, Stalder KJ, Karriker LA, Murthy NS, Kanwar R, Beutler AS, Unger MD. Quantitation of gait and stance alterations due to monosodium iodoacetateinduced knee osteoarthritis in Yucatan swine. Comp Med. 2020; 70(3): 248-257.

Unger MD, Palmer JL, Thorsvik NM. Incidence rate of somatic dysfunction in previously undiagnosed spotted fever rickettsiosis: A case report. Cureus. 2022; 14(4): e24416.

Unger MD, Barr JN, Brower JA, Kingston JC, Heller GR, Palmer JL. Defining the landscape of patient harm after osteopathic manipulative treatment: synthesis of an adverse event model. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2023; 23(407): 1-13.

LaVallee KT, Unger MD, Scholz JA, Maus TP, Beutler AS. Placement and use of an indwelling epidural catheter with concurrent behavioral assessment in Yucatan minipigs [abstract PS30]. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2019; 58(5): 607-726.

Blaukovitch C, Unger MD, Thorsvik NM, Heller GR. Nervous system under attack. AAO J.2023; 33(2): 20.

Beutler AS, Unger MD, Banck MS, Maus TP. Response to “Unilateral Periganglionic Resiniferatoxin (RTX) for Personalized Pain Treatment.” Pain Med. 2021; 22(3):768-769.

Institution: Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Position: Assistant Professor of OMM & OPP
Years: 2024 - Present

Association: Virginia Osteopathic Medicine Association
Position: Member

2021 - Present

Association: American Osteopathic Association
Position: Member

2021 - Present