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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

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