Jennifer F Waljee
Adjunct Professor of Surgery
Medical School
Section of Plastic Surgery
1500 E. Medical Center Dr. / 2130 Taubman Center, SPC 5340
Ann Arbor, MIchigan 48109

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Jennifer F Waljee
Adjunct Professor
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    About

    My clinical interests include the care of individuals with acute and chronic conditions of the upper extremity, as well as reconstruction of thermal related injuries including acute and late care.

    Qualifications
    • Fellow
      University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Hand Surgery, 2012
    • Resident
      University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Plastic Surgery, 2011
    • Resident
      University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, General Surgery, 2009
    • Chief Resident
      University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, General Surgery, 2009
    • Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program
      University of Michigan Medical Center, 2007
    • MS, Health Services Research
      University of Michigan Medical School, 2006
    • MD, Medicine, with honors
      Emory University, 2002
    • MPH, Epidemiology, with honors
      University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1998
    • BS, Biology
      University of Michigan, 1996
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center
    Research Overview

    The incorporation of patient experiences into measures of surgical quality and treatment effectiveness, and the application of patient-reported outcomes assessment tools into clinical practice.

    Best practices in opioid stewardship and postoperative pain management

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      “Doing the best we can”: Qualitative study of clinician experiences with opioid use disorder care in emergency departments
      Szczygiel LA, Hosea F, Kocher KE, Dahlem CH, Dora-Laskey A, Bicket MC, Waljee J, Byrnes ME. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2025 May 1; 91: 195 - 197. DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2024.11.067
      PMID: 39613532
    • Journal Article
      Comparing Analgesic Regimen Effectiveness and Safety after Surgery (CARES): Protocol for a pragmatic, international multicentre randomised trial
      Bicket MC, Ladha KS, Haroutounian S, McFarlin K, Neff M, McDuffie RL, Waljee JF, Wijeysundera DN, Brummet C, Li Y. BMJ Open, 2025 Apr 5; 15 (4): DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099925
    • Journal Article
      Mapping and Crosswalk of Patient-Reported Pain Measures After Surgery in the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative Registry.
      Kulkarni AJ, Vinales J, Gunaseelan V, Brummett CM, Lai Y-L, Waljee J, McGee MF, Englesbe M, Bicket MC. Pain Med, 2025 Apr 2; DOI:10.1093/pm/pnaf041
      PMID: 40172913
    • Journal Article
      Comparison of methods to identify individuals prescribed opioid analgesics for pain
      Farjo R, Hu HM, Waljee JF, Englesbe MJ, Brummett CM, Bicket MC. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2025 Mar 1; 50 (3): 225 - 230. DOI:10.1136/rapm-2023-105164
      PMID: 38272570
    • Journal Article
      Risk factors for persistent postoperative opioid use: an entity distinct from chronic postsurgical pain
      Ramo S, Frangakis S, Waljee JF, Bicket MC. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2025 Feb 5; 50 (2): 121 - 128. DOI:10.1136/rapm-2024-105599
      PMID: 39266222
    • Preprint
      Unintended Prolonged Opioid Use: Protocol for a Case-Controlled Trial (Preprint)
      Hooten WM, Erickson DJ, Chawarski M, Scholz NA, Waljee JF, Brummett CM, Jeffery MM. 2025 Mar 27; JMIR Preprints, DOI:10.2196/preprints.72032
    • Journal Article
      Accuracy of patient-reported opioid use to verified prescription fills before and after surgery
      Simha S, Lamonge R, Waljee JF, Lai YL, Gunaseelan V, Englesbe MJ, Brummett CM, Bicket MC. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2025 Jan 1; DOI:10.1136/rapm-2024-106090
      PMID: 40096994
    • Journal Article
      Can theory-driven implementation interventions help clinician champions promote opioid stewardship after childbirth? Protocol for a pragmatic implementation study
      Moniz MH, Kilbourne AM, Peahl AF, Waljee JF, Cocroft S, Simpson C, Kane Low L, Bicket MC, Englesbe MJ, Stout MJ, Gunaseelan V, Bourdeau A, Hu M, Miller C, Smith SN. Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2025 Jan 1; 6: DOI:10.3389/fgwh.2025.1504511
    Featured News & Stories
    News Release
    U-M awarded $3.6M to study post-surgery pain management for individuals with opioid use disorder
    The University of Michigan will use a new $3.6 million federal grant to study how pain and opioids after surgery impact people with opioid use disorder, how guidelines might be adjusted to address post-surgical pain and how to prevent opioid-related harms.
         Mark Bicket, Jenn Waljee
    Department News
    New study aims to develop guidelines to improve perioperative care for patients with opioid tolerance
    New study aims to develop guidelines to improve perioperative care for patients with opioid tolerance - Anesthesiology's Mark Bicket, MD, PhD, and Surgery's Jennifer Waljee, MD, will lead the study, which recently received NIH funding through the National Institute on Drug Abuse