Interventional Pain Management & Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
“Our practice philosophy is that less is better, and to utilize less invasive treatments to help patients.”
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TEACHING APPOINTMENTS
- Visiting Professor, Department of Orthopedics & Pain, Central-South University, Changsha, China, 2007
- Teaching Faculty, World Congress, American Academy of Minimally Invasive Spine Medicine & Surgery, 2003 to present
- Teaching Faculty, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, 2003
AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
- Diagnosis & treatment of cervical, thoracic, & lumbar spine conditions
- Clinical research & teaching of Minimally Invasive Spine procedures
CERTIFICATIONS
- Interventional Pain, American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians, 2003
- Fellow, American Academy of Minimally Invasive Spine Medicine & Surgery, 2000
- Fellow, Interventional Pain Practice, World Institute of Pain, 2003
- Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology, 1988
- Subspecialty Board in Interventional Pain Medicine, American Board of Anesthesiology, 2000
EDUCATION/TRAINING
- Surgical/Medical Internship, Mercy Hospital, 1983
- Anesthesiology Residency, University of Washington, 1985
- Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, University of Colorado, 1988
- Interventional Pain Fellowship, Perth, Australia, 1998
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery & Orthopedics Fellowship, Germany, 2002
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Fellowship, California Spine Institute for Minimally Invasive
- Spine Surgery, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
- Masters in Healthcare Administration, University of Washington, 1999
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Fellow, World Institute of Pain
- Member, American Academy of Pain Management
- Member, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
- Member, International Spinal Injection Society
- Member, International Neuromodulation Society
- Member, American Society of Anesthesiology
- Fellow, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons (USA)
- Fellow, American College of Healthcare Executives
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING
Proctored training for surgical spinal cord stimulation catheter & device implantation, Seattle 1990 – 1998
Third Budapest Workshop on Interventional Procedures for Chronic Pain & Cadaver course, World Institute of Pain, Budapest, Hungary, 1998
Minimally Invasive Surgery: Technique for Percutaneous Electrothermal Treatment of Discogenic Pain (IDET), sponsored by ORATEC Interventions, 1998
Advanced Interventional Pain Management Technique, Cadaver Surgical Skills Lab, Maricopa Integrated Health System, 1999
Interventional Pain Management: Radiofrequency Lesioning & Discogenic Pain Techniques Course, sponsored by Radionics, 2000
Interventional Pain Management: Interactive Cadaver Surgical Skills Laboratory, sponsored by Krieger Medical Education, 2000
Cadaver Course, Association of Pain Management Anesthesiologists, covering advanced interventional techniques for IDET, epiduroscopy, radiofrequency lesioning, & spinal endoscopy, 2000
Interventional Pain Management Techniques Cadaver Course, Maricopa Integrated Health System CME, 2000
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery hand-on cadaver course, case review and hands-on proctoring at Squaw Peak Surgical Facility, 2000
Surgical Preceptorship Program in Endoscopic Surgery, Germany, 2000
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery & Orthopedics Fellowship, including proctoring in advanced techniques for lateral recess lesions and open spine discectomies with orthopedic and neurosurgeons, Germany, 2002
Percutaneous Discectomy Clinical Training for Perc-D Disc Wands, sponsored by Arthrocare Spine, 2003
Physician Surgical Preceptorship Certification: Spinal Stabilization Device Implantation, sponsored by Disc-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Germany, 2003
Eighth Budapest Workshop on Interventional Procedures for Chronic Pain Conference, including advanced cadaver lab for vertebroplasty, spinal endoscopy & epiduroscopy, radiofrequency lesioning, IDET and coblation disc techniques, World Institute of Pain, Hungary, 2003
Surgical Preceptorship Training in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Germany, 2004
Open Discectomy Clinical Training, hands-on-surgical techniques, proctored by orthopedic & neurosurgeons, product by Nuvasive, Germany, 2004
Inter-Spinal Distraction Management Techniques and Cadaver course, hands-on surgical training program with orthopedic & neurosurgeons, product by Paradigm Spine, Germany, 2005
Clinical Preceptorship Program in Open Spine Surgery, hands-on-proctoring by neurosurgeons & orthopedic surgeons, Germany, 2006