Research Summary
During his research training and under the mentorship of Dr. Srinivasa N. Raja and Dr. Yun Guan, Dr. Shechter studied the role and mechanism of peripheral opioids, as well as dorsal column stimulation in treating pain arising from a lesion or disease affecting the nervous system.

He has received a research grant from the Blaustein Pain Research Fund to further investigate a novel treatment for chemotherapy-induced nerve pain.