Brian A. BraithwaiteMD · JD

Media & press

Dr. Brian Braithwaite in the news

Television, print and online coverage featuring and quoting Brian A. Braithwaite, MD, JD, on treating chronic neck, back and joint pain without surgery.

392placements, July–September 2025
229Mcombined audience
340+TV airings via CNN Newsource
181stations in 41 states

Featured coverage

Highlights

Print & online
New York Post

This Could Be the Stealthy Source of Your Pain — How to Fix It Without Surgery

Syndicated to American Talk, USA Times, Network Today and Opera News.

TV
FOX 35 Orlando (WOFL)

Neck and back pain survey segment

Also aired on WOGX FOX 51 Gainesville.

In his words

Quoted

“Surgery is kind of that last resort. Most patients get better, and I’d say probably greater than 80% to 85% of patients with chronic pain get better without ever needing surgery.”
KNOE / CNN Newsource, August 2025
“We want patients living their best life. We want patients to be able to do the things they love with their family and friends.”
Orlando Health national survey release, July 2025
“Longevity and happiness aren’t just about living pain-free. It’s about maintaining function.”
Orlando Health national survey release, July 2025

Print & online

Articles and news releases

Broadcast

Television stations that aired his segments

National and local stations that aired Dr. Braithwaite’s chronic pain segments in July–September 2025, including through CNN Newsource. Also streamed on CBS News Texas and aired internationally on CNC3 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Alabama

WAAY (Huntsville), WAFF (Huntsville), WALA (Mobile), WSFA (Montgomery)

Arizona

KVOA (Tucson), KECY (Yuma), KSWT (Yuma)

Arkansas

KFSM (Fort Smith), KAIT (Jonesboro), KTHV (Little Rock)

California

KBAK (Bakersfield), KIEM (Eureka), KVIQ (Eureka), KFTV (Fresno), KMIR (Palm Springs)

Colorado

KCEC (Denver), KTVD (Denver), KUSA (Denver)

Connecticut

News 12 Connecticut (Hartford-New Haven)

Florida

WOGX (Gainesville), WFTV (Orlando), WOFL (Orlando), WRDQ TV 27 (Orlando), WECP (Panama City), WJHG (Panama City), WCTV (Tallahassee), WWSB ABC 7 (Tampa Bay)

Georgia

WTVM (Columbus), WMAZ (Macon), WMGT (Macon), WJCL (Savannah), WTOC (Savannah)

Idaho

KPVI (Idaho Falls)

Illinois

WAND (Champaign), WRSP (Champaign), WEEK (Peoria), KHQA (Quincy), WGEM (Quincy), WREX (Rockford)

Indiana

WEVV (Evansville), WFIE (Evansville), WFFT (Fort Wayne), WPTA (Fort Wayne), WISH (Indianapolis), WNDY (Indianapolis), WLFI (Lafayette), WSBT FOX Michiana (South Bend), WSJV (South Bend), WTHI (Terre Haute)

Iowa

WQAD (Davenport), KWWL (Iowa City), KTVO (Ottumwa)

Kansas

WIBW (Topeka), KAKE (Wichita), KSCW (Wichita)

Kentucky

WBKO (Bowling Green), WKYT (Lexington), WAVE (Louisville), WSIL (Paducah)

Louisiana

KALB (Alexandria), KPLC (Lake Charles), KVHP (Lake Charles), KAQY (Monroe), KNOE (Monroe), KSLA (Shreveport)

Maine

WGME (Portland), WPFO (Portland), WAGM (Presque Isle)

Maryland

WBAL (Baltimore), WMDT (Salisbury), WRDE Coast TV (Salisbury)

Massachusetts

WUNI Univision Boston (Boston)

Michigan

WDIV (Detroit), WNEM (Flint), WILX (Lansing), WFQX (Traverse City), WPBN (Traverse City), WWTV (Traverse City)

Minnesota

KQDS (Duluth), KIMT (Rochester)

Mississippi

WLOX (Biloxi), WXXV (Biloxi), WTVA (Columbus), WABG (Greenville), WNBD NBC 33 (Greenville), WXVT Delta CBS (Greenville), WDAM (Hattiesburg), WDBD (Jackson), WLBT (Jackson), WTOK (Meridian)

Missouri

KQFX (Columbia), KCTV (Kansas City), KSMO (Kansas City), KSPR (Springfield), KYTV (Springfield), KQTV (St. Joseph)

Nebraska

KSNB (Lincoln), KNOP (North Platte), WOWT (Omaha)

Nevada

KVVU (Las Vegas), KOLO (Reno)

New York

WBNG (Binghamton), WENY (Elmira), BronxNet (New York), News 12 The Bronx (New York), News 12 Westchester (New York), WKTV (Utica)

North Carolina

WCNC (Charlotte), WITN (Greenville), WRAL (Raleigh), WRAZ (Raleigh), WECT (Wilmington)

North Dakota

KVLY (Fargo), KVRR (Fargo), KXJB (Fargo), KFYR (Minot), KMOT (Minot), KUMV (Minot)

Ohio

WKYC (Cleveland), WLIO (Lima), FOX Lima (Lima), WLMO (Lima), WLQP (Lima), WFMJ (Youngstown), WHIZ (Zanesville)

Oklahoma

KFOR (Oklahoma City)

Oregon

KEZI (Eugene), KDRV (Medford), KOBI (Medford), KPDX FOX 12 Plus (Portland)

Pennsylvania

WFMZ-TV 69 (Philadelphia), WUVP Univision 65 (Philadelphia), WPXI (Pittsburgh)

South Carolina

WIS (Columbia), WOLO (Columbia), WLOS (Greenville), WFXB (Myrtle Beach), WMBF (Myrtle Beach)

South Dakota

KEVN (Rapid City), KSFY (Sioux Falls)

Tennessee

WBIR (Knoxville), WVLT (Knoxville), WSMV (Nashville)

Texas

KVII (Amarillo), KAKW Univision 62 (Austin), KBTV (Beaumont), KUVN (Dallas), KDBC (El Paso), KVIA (El Paso), KPRC 2 (Houston), KTRK ABC13 (Houston), KLDO Univision (Laredo), KOSA (Odessa), KWES (Odessa), KXII (Sherman), KETK (Tyler), KLTV (Tyler), KYTX (Tyler), KAVU (Victoria), KBTX (Waco), KAUZ (Wichita Falls), KSWO (Wichita Falls)

Utah

KSL (Salt Lake City)

Virginia

WRLH (Richmond), WWBT (Richmond), WDBJ (Roanoke), WSLS (Roanoke)

Washington

KREM (Spokane), KXLY (Spokane)

West Virginia

WSAZ (Charleston), WDTV (Clarksburg), WVFX (Clarksburg), FOX 9 (Wheeling)

Wisconsin

WEAU (La Crosse), WKBT (La Crosse), WMTV (Madison), WYTU Telemundo (Milwaukee), WAOW (Wausau), WJFW (Wausau)

Wyoming

KCWY (Casper), KGWN (Cheyenne)

Honors

Top doctor awards

Scholarship

Publications and presentations

  • 2016
    Rana H, Braithwaite B. Physician conviction for prescription related deaths: How will this affect the opioid debate?. Journal of Opioid Management 12(4):241–242.
  • 2015
    Lange EM, Shah AM, Braithwaite BA, You WB, Wong CA, Grobman WA, Toledo P. Readability, content, and quality of online patient education materials on preeclampsia. Hypertension in Pregnancy 34(3):383–390.
  • 2013
    Braithwaite BA, et al. Quadriplegic parturient with autonomic dysreflexia on therapeutic anticoagulation for pulmonary embolism. Case report, American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, San Francisco.

Media inquiries: Orlando Health Communications, or contact Dr. Braithwaite through LinkedIn.