Meet the Faculty

Dr. Abdallah, President of APICO Pain Management. He completed his MD and PhD at the Medical University of South Carolina, his Anesthesia residency at Rush University in Chicago, and his Pain Medicine fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, where he served as Chief Fellow. He is board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. He served as faculty at Temple University Health and Chief of the Interventional Pain Division at the University of Vermont Health. He then transitioned to private practice.
Dr. Abdallah offers expertise in the treatment of headaches, back and neck pain, cancer pain, knee pain, abdominal pain, chronic post-surgical pain, fibromyalgia, industrial and accidental injuries, complex regional pain syndrome, and other complex pain syndromes. He tackles pain treatment in a multimodal fashion by coordinating pharmacotherapy, interventional therapy, physical therapy, chiropractic therapy, and psychotherapy. His interventional treatments span from simple spine injections to cutting edge therapies and implantable devices.
Dr. Abdallah is actively involved and serves as teaching faculty in the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, North American Neuromodulation Society, International Neuromodulation Society, World Academy of Pain Medicine United, among others. He is actively involved in pain research in the quest to advance pain therapies.
Dr. Abdallah strongly believes that every patient should be treated like a family member.

Dr. Alaa A. Abd-Elsayed, MD, MBA, MPH, CPE, FASA, FASIPP is an internationally recognized leader in anesthesiology and pain medicine, currently serving as Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. A board-certified anesthesiologist and chronic pain specialist, he is widely regarded as one of the most prolific and influential voices in modern pain medicine.
Dr. Abd-Elsayed completed his anesthesiology residency and pain medicine fellowship at the University of Cincinnati after a clinical research fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. He further advanced his executive leadership expertise through completion of an MBA and certification as a Physician Executive. Throughout his career, he has founded and expanded multidisciplinary pain programs, led system-wide opioid stewardship initiatives, and driven innovation in interventional pain and neuromodulation services.
A remarkably prolific scholar, Dr. Abd-Elsayed has authored more than 460 peer-reviewed manuscripts, contributed over 150 book chapters, and edited more than 60 medical textbooks, solidifying his reputation as one of the most published pain physicians globally. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of Pain Medicine Case Reports and sits on numerous editorial boards, shaping the academic direction of the specialty. His research portfolio has secured multimillion-dollar funding and has influenced clinical practice guidelines, education, and health policy worldwide.
Beyond academia, Dr. Abd-Elsayed is a sought-after speaker, mentor, inventor, and healthcare innovator. He is recognized for combining visionary leadership with compassionate, patient-centered care—advancing the science of pain medicine while transforming how pain is treated across healthcare systems globally.

My relationship with my patients comes from collaboration, honesty and dedication to work for them. I am always pushing myself to become a better doctor and surgeon so that I can take on anything my patients may need from me.

Officially, I am called a ‘functional neurosurgeon’. This simply means that I help individuals with neurological disorders live as productive lives as possible. This varies from reducing pain to managing seizures and movement disorders.

Neither medicine nor surgery may get patients back to 100%. I think that it is important to be an advocate for patient resources so that they may connect with other patients, receive education materials and see the progression of research.

Dr. Rushna Ali is an Associate Professor and Director of the Stereotactic and Functional Fellowship in the Department of Neurological Surgery. She is a board-certified neurosurgeon with expertise in all salient aspects of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery including advanced surgical treatments to treat chronic and cancer-related pain, facial pain and other neuralgias, movement disorders, stroke rehabilitation and recovery, as well as surgical management of epilepsy. Dr. Ali earned her medical degree from Aga Khan University Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. She completed neurosurgery residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and her Stereotactic, Functional, Pain and Epilepsy surgery fellowship at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She is an Associate Professor and Fellowship Director of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Fellowship at Mayo Clinic, Rochester. She currently holds appointments at various neurosurgical and neuromodulation national organizations including CNS, NANS and ASSFN and serves on various committees and editorial boards of peer-reviewed journals. Her research interests are centered around the theme of innovation and education. Her research focuses on studying the disease-modifying role of neuromodulation for various indications and improving functional outcomes through innovation.

Dr. Mansoor Aman, MD works in Oshkosh, WI as a Pain Medicine Physician.
Dr. Aman is board certified in Anesthesiology and graduated from Windsor University School of Medicine. Dr. Aman has has worked on more claims relating to All Headaches (incl. Migraine) and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) than other providers in the area. At present, Dr. Aman has received an average rating of 2.0 from patients and has been reviewed 8 times. Dr. Aman is affiliated with Aspirus Wausau Hospital and Aurora Medical Center-Oshkosh. Dr. Aman’s office is not accepting new patients at this time. Dr. Aman practices at Practice in Oshkosh, WI and has additional offices in Wautoma, WI and Fond du Lac, WI.

Ashley Bailey-Classen is a quadruple board-certified interventional pain management physician. She graduated medical school from University of North Texas Health Science Center – Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. She then moved north of the Red River to complete an anesthesiology residency at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. After her time in Oklahoma, she then traveled to Ohio to complete a pain medicine fellowship at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic. She is a Diplomate of both the American Board of Anesthesiology and the American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology. She is also Board Certified in Pain Management by both the American Board of Anesthesiology and the American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology. After completing her training she returned to her home state of Texas to join Trinity Interventional Pain and Spine. She has a heart to view the patient as a whole and not just a collection of symptoms. Her goals are to not only relieve her patients of their pain but also return them to an improved level of functionality. In her spare time, she can be found among her horses and her dog in the barn.

Douglas P. Beall, MD, is board-certified in Diagnostic Radiology, has an added fellowship in Musculoskeletal Radiology, is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Pain Management and is a Fellow of the Society of Interventional Radiology, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and a Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice and board certified by the World Institute of Pain. He is currently in private practice focused on interventional pain management and minimally invasive surgical procedures.

Scott Becker is a partner in the healthcare department at McGuireWoods. He previously served on the Board of Partners of the firm and chaired the healthcare department for nearly 13 years.

Scott is the founder and publisher of Becker’s Hospital Review and Becker’s Healthcare.
He represents hospitals and health systems, healthcare companies, surgery center chains, large practices and private equity funds.

Scott is a Harvard law graduate and certified public accountant.

Dr. Christina Brooks, MD works in Appleton, WI as an Anesthesiologist.
Dr. Brooks is board certified in Anesthesiology and graduated from St. Georges University School of Medicine. Dr. Brooks is affiliated with ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano, ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton and ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah. Dr. Brooks’ office accepts new patients and has telehealth appointments. Dr. Brooks practices at Practice in Appleton, WI.

Dr. Candido, award winning physician, board certified in pain management, has led the pain management efforts at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical center since 2007.  A graduate and resident at New York Medical College, Dr. Candido completed his residency and pain management fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Dr. Krishnan Chakravarthy, MD, PhD, is an interventional pain and spine physician. Dr. Chakravarthy is Chairman and founder of the Empower You Chronic Pain Foundation focusing on patient access, advocacy and knowledge. Dr. Chakravarthy is an affiliate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, and Affiliate Professor in the Department of Nanoengineering at UCSD Health and VA San Diego Healthcare. Dr. Chakravarthy instructs medical students, residents and fellows at the VA hospital. His research interests include incorporating new technology into advancing pain care. His research work has been featured in national and international venues and has been published in top journals, including Anesthesiology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, and Pain. He has to date lectured in over three hundred regional, national, and international venues, and has more than hundred published works. Expertscape’s PubMed-based algorithms placed Dr. Chakravarthy in top 0.1% of scholars writing about Pain Management over the past 10 years defining him as a “World Expert.”

Dr. Kenneth Chapman is the director of pain management at Staten Island University Hospital, part of the Northwell Health System, and is an assistant clinical professor at NYU Langone Medical Center. He completed his Interventional Pain Management Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, and his Anesthesiology residency at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, New York.
Dr. Chapman directs the fellowship program at the Spine and Pain Institute of NY and is actively involved in teaching and lecturing both nationally and internationally. Dr. Chapman also frequently serves as a pain management Board Examiner for certification on the Fellowship of Interventional Pain Practice Pain Boards. He has won numerous peer validated awards including ‘America’s Best Anesthesiologists’ and ‘Most Compassionate Doctors,’ and was one of the youngest physicians to ever be named as both a NY Times ‘Super Doctor’ and NY Magazine ‘Top Doctor’ when he first received the recognition in 2014. While at the Cleveland Clinic Dr. Chapman also received the “Ethlene R. Smith’s Most Outstanding Fellow” award. He is Vice President of the NYS Interventional Pain Society and on the advisory board to the NYS Worker’s Compensation Board responsible for writing the NYS Worker’s Compensation Guidelines, which all injured workers in the state are treated by.
Dr. Chapman’s interests include translational research pertaining to spinal cord stimulation and dorsal root ganglion stimulation mechanism of action, and studies involving the use of DRG-S to treat conditions traditionally considered to be mechanical pain syndromes.

Dr. Deer is the world leader in research, product development, and education in the practice of Interventional Spine and Pain treatment. He is the President and CEO of The Spine and Nerve Centers of the Virginias. He is also a Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology at the West Virginia University School of Medicine. Dr. Deer has been a leader in the field of interventional techniques and neuromodulation for more than two decades. His enduring research career has included many pivotal studies to achieve FDA approval and many “first in human” approved devices. Dr. Deer has provided cadaver-based training to over 3000 physicians in novel methods of pain relief to improve function and relieve suffering. His work has led to more than 300 peer-reviewed publications, several book chapters, and many classic textbooks. Dr. Deer has held many national and international society positions including his current roles as the Chairman of the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience, Past President of the International Neuromodulation Society (INS), and President Emeritus of the West Virginia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (WVSIPP). He is the Past Chairman of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee of Pain Medicine and a Charter Member of the West Virginia Controlled Substance Monitoring Program and has been involved in the peer review process to improve the quality of research in the international arena. In addition to his many endeavors in Medicine, Dr. Deer is an accomplished endurance athlete., with accolades including winning the Ultrarunning World Masters Championship in the Badwater 135-mile run in 2021 and competing in the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii on many occasions. Dr. Deer is blessed with a more than 30-year marriage to his wife, Melissa, and has four children.

A double board-certified interventional pain and spine specialist and anesthesiologist, Dr. Didier Demesmin is a leader in treating the full spectrum of various joint and spinal disorders with the most advanced and novel therapies. Dr. Demesmin serves as an expert consultant on emerging technologies in healthcare and is involved in ongoing clinical research to remain at the forefront of medicine. He is an associate program director of the Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Fellowship program at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute and director of the Pain Medicine Department at Saint Peters University Hospital in New Jersey. He is also an assistant professor at Rutgers RWJ Medical School and has both lectured on and taught minimally invasive surgical procedures nationally and internationally, including as a faculty member for the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience and the Latin American Pain Society. He has written numerous chapters and peer reviewed journal articles focusing on minimally invasive pain procedures, which have been featured in several textbooks and peer reviewed medical journals widely employed by pain physicians worldwide.

MEDICAL TRAINING: Rutgers RWJ Medical School (MD); SUNY Downstate Medical Center (residency); Columbia University/St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Medical Center (fellowship).

David Dickerson, MD, is the Section Chief of Pain Medicine and the Medical Director of Anesthesia Pain Services at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to this he served as Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago and as the Director of the Acute Pain Services at University of Chicago Medical Center where he worked extensively with MALS patients before, during, and after surgery. He has authored numerous articles on pain management and has held leadership roles with the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA). He received his Bachelor of Science at the University of Indiana Bloomington and his Doctor of Medicine from the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago

Dr. Díez Tafur did his Pain Medicine Fellowship at McGill University. Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit- Montreal General Hospital, Canada. He is Certified by the World Institute of Pain (WIP) with both, FIPP and CIPS certifications and has an MSc degree in Pain Study and Treatment from Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid, Spain. He is a BOARD Certified Physiatrist with an Expert Diploma in MSK Ultrasound trained at Severo Ochoa University Hospital in Madrid, Spain. Born and raised in Lima, Perú. Dr. Díez Tafur moved back to Lima in 2018 aiming to provide high standards of care for pain-suffering patients and educate in this field. He is currently leading a private hospital’s pain service and is the Medical Director of two private pain centers in Lima, Peru.

Dr. Sudhir Diwan is a nationally and internationally recognized leader in pain management. He is President of Park Avenue Spine and Pain in New York and Associate Clinical Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Formerly Director of Pain Medicine at Weill Cornell, he has published extensively and co-edited several major textbooks. Dr. Diwan serves on editorial boards of leading journals, is an examiner for ABIPP and FIPP, and lectures globally. He is Executive Director of NYSIPP, Chair of the NYNJ Pain Medicine Congress and President of LAP (Latin American Pain Society), and a past President of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP).

Dr. Sarah A. Endrizzi is an anesthesiologist in Mequon, Wisconsin. She received her medical degree from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and has been in practice between 11-20 years. Dr. Sarah A. Endrizzi has expertise in treating neck pain and spine problems, among other conditions.

Brain and Spine Surgery
Neurosurgical residency training at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia with a focus on Spinal
Cord Stimulation and Pain management, complex spinal procedures, and treatment for movement disorders such as deep brain stimulation.

• Graduate functional neurosurgical fellowship at Rush University in Chicago
• Member, American Medical Association, American Academy of Neurology, and the Pennsylvania Medical Society
• Board member and secretary for the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS), as well as annual meeting program chair
• Course director of the annual NANS spinal cord stimulation/ neuromodulation workshop that is the largest training course available.
• Involved in numerous clinical research studies and novel developments for spinal cord stimulation, pain management, deep brain stimulation, and spinal procedures.
• Winner of the research award at the PAN Philadelphia Neurosurgical Conference in 2009 for his work dealing with DBS
  in a depression model and its effect on neuroplasticity.
• Board Certified

Dr. Thomas J. Faull is an anesthesiologist in Madison, Wisconsin and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Upland Hills Health-Dodgeville and SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital-Madison. He received his medical degree from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and has been in practice between 11-20 years. Dr. Thomas J. Faull has expertise in treating neck pain and spine problems, among other conditions.

Dr. Ferguson earned his medical degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He went on to complete his residency in Anesthesiology and a subsequent Interventional Pain Management fellowship at the same institution. Dr. Ferguson is board-certified in Anesthesiology and carries sub-specialty certification in Pain Management through the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dr. Ferguson is the Vice President of the Wisconsin Pain Society at the time of writing this biography. Dr. Ferguson is also on the Education Committee of the North American Neuromodulation Society. He is also on the Wisconsin Medical Board at the time of this writing. He authored the 2-hour CME for the State of Wisconsin regarding Opioid and Pain Management. He has presented at national conferences and authored peer-reviewed articles and textbook chapters.

Dr. Matthew Fischer, MD works in Appleton, WI as a Pain Management Specialist.
Dr. Fischer is board certified in Anesthesiology and graduated from UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN / EAU CLAIRE. At present, Dr. Fischer has received an average rating of 2.6 from patients and has been reviewed 10 times. Dr. Fischer is affiliated with ThedaCare Medical Center-Berlin, ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton and ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah. Dr. Fischer’s office accepts new patients and has telehealth appointments. Dr. Fischer practices at Practice in Appleton, WI and has additional offices in Berlin, WI, Menasha, WI and Neenah, WI.

Miguel de la Garza, M.D., Dedicated to the practice of pain management and treatment, Dr. Miguel de la Garza is committed to the study and advancement of pain medicines and therapies in the treatment of pain associated with physical injury and chronic disease.

Background: Dr. de la Garza finished anesthesia residency at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida in 2006. He received his Doctor of Allopathic Medicine from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas. Board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine he completed an interventional pain management fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic in July 2007. He then joined Comprehensive Pain Management Partners in August of 2006.

Professional: He is licensed to practice in Ohio and Florida. Dr. de la Garza has published abstracts and articles on peer reviewed journals on anesthesia and pain management. He has special interests in the treatment of disc bulges pain with new minimally invasive techniques which require no surgery. He also performs spinal cord stimulation and peripheral nerve stimulation. He is a frequent lecturer on the topics. He is a member of the ASRA, FSA, IASP, ASA, and ABPM.

Ramis Gheith, MD, FASA, is an interventional pain physician and healthcare executive with extensive experience in advanced pain management, practice optimization, and physician-APP collaboration. He serves as CMO of DxTx Pain and Spine and as Founder and Medical Director at Interventional Pain Institute in St. Louis, MO, where he focuses on evidence-based care, innovative procedural therapies, and operational excellence in both office and ASC settings. Dr. Gheith is a frequent speaker and educator, known for bridging clinical expertise with strategic leadership to improve patient outcomes and practice performance.

Casey Grillo is a certified Nurse Practitioner at The Spine & Pain Institute of NY and has recently transitioned into the role of Lead Advanced Practice provider for the practice. She collaborates with her physicians, managing and educating patients of all ages with chronic pain. Casey received her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Seton Hall University and a Master’s degree in Science of Nursing from Wagner College. Casey stays engaged in the field of pain management through participation in various pain societies, serving as faculty for NYNJSIPP, ASPN, and NANS. One of her goals as a nurse practitioner is to promote and educate the advancement of other APP’s, maximizing their roles in the field of neuromodulation in order to improve patient outcomes.

Dr. Gupta is a board-Certified, fellowship-trained interventional pain Management Physician. He is the president and CEO of KSIPP (Kansas Society of Interventional Pain Physician). He was the Chairman Of the Department of Surgery at St Luke’s Cushing Memorial Hospital from 2014-2018. He had served as President of the House Staff Association at Jhon H. Stroger Cook County Hospital in Chicago, IL.
Dr. Gupta has been awarded multiple awards for research presentations in nationally recognized conferences. Dr. Gupta is an internationally recognized speaker on numerous topics relating to pain management. He has been actively involved in training and education throughout the united States and abroad. He currently serves on the medical editorial board of multiple accredited pain journals.

His highly specialized practice focuses on providing patients suffering from spinal and skeletal pain with the most advanced cutting-edge state of the art treatments using the most advanced diagnostic tools and minimally invasive surgical and nonsurgical techniques. He is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and holds two additional board certifications in the subspecialty of Pain Medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology and the American Board of Pain Medicine.

After graduating, with honors, from King Edward Medical University, Dr. Haider completed a surgical internship at the East Carolina University School of Medicine in North Carolina. He completed his residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the Northshore University/Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York and served as the Chief Resident at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He then completed a fellowship in Interventional Pain Management at the Spinal & Skeletal Pain Institute in New York.

Dr. Haider is affiliated with several prestigious hospitals across the United States. He serves as the Chairman of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Faxton-St. Lukes Healthcare in New York and he was the former president of the New York State Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. He is currently the Fellowship Training Director for Interventional Pain Management at the Minimally Invasive Pain Institute.

Dr. Hunt is a physiatrist specializing in chronic pain management including pain related to the spine, musculoskeletal system, neuropathic pain, and cancer-associated pain. She has particularly clinical and research interests in neuromodulation, complex regional pain syndrome, and innovative ways to study and treat neuropathic pain.

Dr. Michael W. Jung is a fellowship trained minimally invasive pain specialist who treats patients with acute and chronic pain of the spine, joints, muscles, tendons and nerves. Dr. Jung offers patients a multi-modal treatment plan to help control their pain and regain the function that they have lost. Dr. Jung employs both non-procedural and minimally invasive procedures to address and treat the symptoms that can arise from disorders of the musculoskeletal and nervous system. As someone who looks to utilize the most sophisticated and newest research backed treatment options, Dr. Jung was one of the first physicians to offer a minimally invasive ultrasound based technique to reduce and eliminate tendon pain of the elbows, knees, achilles and plantar fascia.
He also has a special interest in neuromodulation for the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome, post-surgical pain of the back and joints as well as neuropathic pain. He was the first to trial and implant, a dorsal root ganglion neuromodulation system, for patients in Wisconsin.

Dr. Jung has won multiple awards recognizing his dedication to patient care including the Compassionate Doctor Recognition and Patient’s Choice Award. He also has been recognized and awarded for his community partnership with area clinics for the exceptional care given to those who otherwise would not have had access to quality medical care. Dr. Jung recognizes that pain patients each come with a unique medical and personal history that require tailoring treatments to their particular needs.
Dr. Jung also has an extensive research history with multiple peer-reviewed publications to his name. He most recently has been involved in a multi-center study utilizing a minimally invasive, percutaneous spine decompression device, enabling patients restoration of function without the need for major back surgery. His knowledge and experience in research has allowed him to utilize the best evidence based research and data to help treat his patients.
Dr. Jung practices at multiple locations in the region including Milwaukee and surrounding communities, and is expanding sites across Wisconsin.

Dr. Kalia specializes in interventional spine and cancer pain management with special expertise in advanced neuromodulation procedures. He earned his medical degree from Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College in Indore; India and a Master’s degree in Public Health from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY. His first residency was in Preventive Medicine & Public Health followed by Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Rochester. He subsequently completed an ACGME-approved Pain Medicine fellowship at the University of Rochester and additional FIPP (Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice) certification from the World Institute of Pain. Dr. Kalia is a member of numerous national/international professional societies and sits on various sub-committees. He is on the Board of Directors for NYSIPP (New York Society of Interventional Pain Physicians); ASPN (American Society of Pain & Neuroscience) and President-Elect of Monroe County Medical Society. As part of the faculty at national and international hands-on cadaveric workshops for interventional spine and pain procedures, he is involved in teaching young neuromodulators and interventional spine & pain physicians. He also is an examiner for the reputable FIPP certification course through the World Institute of Pain. Dr. Kalia has presented his work on cancer pain and advanced neuromodulation at multiple national and international conferences including publications in peer-reviewed journals in the field of Pain Medicine. He served as an Editor-in-Chief of Advances in Clinical Medical Research & Health Care Delivery open access Journal and currently serves as section editor or part of the editorial board for numerous pain and neuromodulation journals. He successfully started the Interventional Spine & Cancer Pain fellowship program at Rochester Regional Health System. He currently serves as the founder and CEO of the Center for Research and Innovation in Spine & Pain (CRISP) and Managing Director of Savya Spine & Pain, Invisionhealth in Rochester, NY.

Leonardo Kapural, M.D., Ph.D. is a Pain Physician at the Carolinas Pain Institute and Center for Clinical Research. He is also a member of the clinical faculty of Wake Forest University, School of Medicine. Dr. Kapural served as a Professor of Anesthesiology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western University and Wake Forest University over the last 15 years. Dr. Kapural’s interests include spinal cord stimulation, discogenic low back pain, and visceral abdominal and pelvic pain. Dr. Kapural is an active member of a number of professional organizations including the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, North American and International Neuromodulation Societies, and the World Institute of Pain. In addition, he is an invited speaker to many national and international meetings. He served as Director-At-Large of the American Academy of Pain Medicine and International Neuromodulation Society, and currently is the Director-At-Large of the North American Neuromodulation Society. Dr. Kapural’s experience is broad and encompasses teaching and clinical education, extensive research, and innovations in the area of pain treatments which brought him two Innovator Awards. His noteworthy research findings have been published in more than 160 journal articles, more than 200 abstracts, two books, and 35 book chapters. He is listed by his peers in the “Best Doctors in America”.

Doctor of Medicine – The Ohio State University – Columbus, OH (2012)
Fellowship in Pain Management – Medical College of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, WI (2017)
Residency in Anesthesiology – Medical College of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, WI (2016)

Dr. Knezevic received his MD and Ph.D. degrees from the School of Medicine, the University of Belgrade in Serbia. He completed his training at the University of Illinois-Chicago and joined the anesthesia team at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in April, 2009 as the Director of Anesthesiology Research.

He has extensive expertise in basic and clinical research, which makes him an irreplaceable member of translational grants reviewing committees and IRB board.

Dr. Knezevic is managing several clinical trials (phases I-IV) and testing different pain medications and medical devices for acute and chronic pain in our clinic.  Dr. Knezevic is a recognized lecturer in many national and international conferences with multiple awards for outstanding achievements.

Dr. Kohr is a double board-certified neurosurgeon and pain physician with a dedicated focus on interventional pain management and neuromodulation. At the Department of Pain Medicine, Tertiary Referral Clinic Löwenstein, SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn — one of Germany’s leading centers for pain treatment — she serves as a senior consultant and head surgeon in interventional pain therapy training. She also leads the Outpatient Clinic for Neuromodulation, driving clinical innovation and is committed to improving patients’ quality of life through advanced neuromodulatory techniques.

Wendell Lake, MD, is a UW Health neurosurgeon (brain, spine and nerve surgeon). He’s also an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in the Department of Neurological Surgery.

Dr. Lake diagnoses and treats people with brain and spine diseases. These conditions include epilepsy, essential tremor, Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. He also treats trauma (sudden injury), fractures and degenerative (worsening) spine conditions.

As a neurosurgeon, Dr. Lake often performs advanced brain and spine surgery and other procedures, such as deep brain stimulation.

To deliver the best care, Dr. Lake listens closely to patients and their families. He works to learn how their disorder impacts their daily lives. Then, he carefully outlines treatment options that will help to address their needs. His goal is to improve each person’s function and quality of life as much as possible.

To advance patient care, Dr. Lake’s research focuses on learning more about epilepsy and other diseases in which the nerve cells lose function.

During his free time, Dr. Lake enjoys spending time with his family and commuting to work on his bicycle.

Dr. Usman Latif is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine at The University of Kansas Medical Center and a Board-certified Anesthesiologist at The University of Kansas Health System.
Dr. Latif received his medical degree from the University of Kansas and then went on to complete his anesthesiology residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Latif also completed a fellowship in Interventional Pain Management at Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Before training in Anesthesiology, Dr. Latif completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Wake Forest University Medical Center and served as faculty at Yale University School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital. During this time, he earned an MBA and served as a Sub-Investigator at the Pfizer Clinical Research Unit. While completing his pain fellowship, Dr. Latif was awarded a scholarship to earn a certificate in Value-Based Healthcare at Harvard Business School.

Sean Li, M.D. specializes in interventional pain management. His clinical interest is in neuromodulation therapy such as spinal cord stimulation, high-frequency stimulation, dorsal root ganglion stimulation, and peripheral nerve stimulation. Prior to joining National Spine & Pain Centers, Dr. Li served as the medical director of Premier Pain Centers LLC. In addition to his work at National Spine & Pain Centers, Dr. Li continues to serve as an attending physician at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, NJ, and Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, NJ. Dr. Li serves on the Education Committee and Young Neuromodulators Committee at the International Neuromodulation Committee (INS), is a director at large for the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN), and is the current president of the New Jersey Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (NJSIPP). Dr. Li earned his medical degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and underwent residency training in general surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, and later in anesthesiology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. He completed his fellowship in interventional pain medicine at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.

Dr. Mahmoud is a double board-certified Pain Medicine specialist and Anesthesiologist who is passionate about exceptional comprehensive pain management care with a goal of providing pain relief and functional improvement.  Dr. Mahmoud cares for a wide variety of painful conditions and develops individualized treatment plans surrounding each patient’s values and goals.
Dr Mahmoud develops positive and lasting patient physician relationships founded in trust, knowledge, and advocacy. He aims to empower his patients with the necessary knowledge to understand their pain problem, allowing them to become active partners in managing their health.  His favorite part of being a pain management physician is seeing his patients return to the activities they previously enjoyed.
Dr. Mahmoud first fell in love with Pain Medicine while completing his anesthesiology residency at John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County in Chicago, IL.  He completed a multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Fellowship at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic Institute where he gained expertise in advanced and cutting-edge pain therapies.
In addition to his clinical activities, Dr. Mahmoud is active in research and education, organized medicine, and providing mentorship to residents and fellows. He authors expert content and publishes in high-impact scientific journals.
His hobbies include spending time with his family and friends, traveling and exercise.

Dr. Philippe Mavrocordatos was born in Greece and grew up in Switzerland. He studied medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. After training as a specialist in internal medicine, he specialized in anesthesiology.
In Australia, he trained in interventional pain medicine at the Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney. After his return to Switzerland in 1997, he was appointed “Chief of the Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Management” at the Centre Hospitalier du Nord Vaudois. During this period (1999), he also opened the Interventional Pain Medicine Center at the Clinique Cecil in Lausanne.
In 2002, he decided to return to a more academic activity and was appointed Associate Physician, at the University Hospital of Geneva. Together with his colleague, they set up the Center for Interventional Pain Management. This center was certified ISO 9001 in 2003. The pain management center Clinique Cecil, founded in 1999, was also certified ISO 9001 in 2004.
He has been a Fellow of Interventional Pain practice (FIPP) since 2006, an examiner for the FIPP exams in Budapest since 2008, and President of the WIP for Switzerland from 2008 to 2015. From 2010 to 2018, he was president of the SGIPM. In this role he led the creation of TARMED for the specialty of interventional pain medicine and the foundation of the Congress in Montreux.
In 2016, he founded the Swiss Pain Institute, where he chairs the Board of Directors and serves as Medical Director.

Dr. Mehta is currently the Clinical Network Director of Pain Services Barts Health NHS Trust, a combination of several hospitals and community care services in London, one of the largest institutions in the UK. He also heads the Academic Pain Medicine division of the Trust and is Honorary Reader at William Harvey Institute and Queen Mary University, London. He has been awarded the Bronze award by National Clinical Excellence Awards committee in 2021 a public acknowledgment of his professional expertise and sustained and dedicated contribution to the NHS over and above his contractual requirements. Dr. Mehta has been appointed as the Vice Chair of the Examinations Board at the  Fellowship of Pain Medicine (FFPM), Royal College of Anaesthesia (RCOA). He has been elected Treasurer of NSUKI (Neuromodulation Society of UK and Ireland). He has been involved in supporting and drafting commissioning policies for neuromodulation by NHS England, particularly for headache services. He is an eminent speaker and has lectured at over 200 clinical and academic meetings. He has published extensively in the field of pain. His work on functional and restorative neurostimulation has been recognised by the international neuromodulation society and received one of the top 5 research in World Congress for 2017. His multicentre three-year outcome data on multifidus stimulation was one of the top 5 research in the UK for the year 2022.

Dr. Moore is a nationally recognized Interventional Pain Physician and Anesthesiologist, serving as Medical Director of Interventional Pain for the Midwest region at Advocate Health. She leads a team of over 70 physicians and advanced practice providers and has pioneered the integration of advanced, minimally invasive spine procedures across the system.
She co-leads Advocate’s enterprise Spine Program, directs the Interventional Pain Medicine Fellowship, and holds leadership roles on multiple surgical strategy committees. Dr. Moore also serves as the Team Interventional Pain Physician for Marquette University Athletics.
A sought-after speaker, published author, and Advocacy Committee member for the Wisconsin Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Dr. Moore lives and practices in the Milwaukee area with her husband and three children.

Dr. Patel is an active member of the Wisconsin Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (WISIPP) where he serves on the education committee. He is also a member of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA), North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS), International Neuromodulation Society (INS), American Medical Association (AMA) and American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN). Dr. Patel attends regional, national, and international Pain conferences to provide his patients with the most evidence-based cutting edge innovations to alleviate pain. He is an expert in advanced spinal pain care, complex regional pain syndrome, and diabetic neuropathy. Dr. Patel offers spinal cord stimulation, dorsal root ganglion, peripheral nerve stimulation, kyphoplasty, intrathecal drug delivery, minimally invasive decompression (mild procedure), and joint fusion techniques for chronic pain.

Midwest Sports and Interventional Spine is an all-encompassing interventional pain medicine practice in Lake Geneva and Kenosha, Wisconsin, led by Cyril Philip, MD. Dr. Philip is double board-certified in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine and uses his vast skillset to treat patients from all walks of life. He prioritizes minimally invasive treatments and non-opioid medications in his care.

Dr. Matthew A. Pilecki is an anesthesiologist in Racine, Wisconsin and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Aurora Medical Center-Kenosha and Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center. He received his medical degree from McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University and has been in practice between 6-10 years. Dr. Matthew A. Pilecki accepts Aetna, Blue Cross, United Healthcare – see other insurance plans accepted.

Michelle Poliak-Tunis, MD, is a UW Health physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor specializing in pain medicine and an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Dr. Poliak-Tunis diagnoses and treats patients with chronic (long-term) pain, particularly those with conditions affecting the neck, back, spine, hips and knees. She provides a wide range of non-invasive treatments, including physical and occupational therapy, medications and pain psychology. She also specializes in interventional pain management methods, such as injections, nerve blocks and surgery.
Dr. Poliak-Tunis understands that pain can impact every aspect of daily life. She partners with her patients to find solutions that improve their overall function and quality of life. Above all, she believes in treating her patients like family. Through open communication and shared decision-making, she makes sure they feel comfortable expressing their needs.
Outside of work, Dr. Poliak-Tunis enjoys photography, traveling and spending time with her family.

Dr. Kavita Poply is a highly accomplished and respected professional in the field of Pain Medicine and Neuromodulation. Currently serving as a consultant in Pain medicine and Neuromodulation at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University, London. She has dedicated her career to advancing medical education and research in neuromodulation andpain management and providing exceptional care to her patients.
She has been accredited with the Fellowship of Royal College of Anaesthetics and Faculty of Pain Medicine (FRCA, FPM RCA), London. She earned Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from Queen Mary University of London for her novel and ground-breaking research on “Dynamic brain imaging (PET) response to SCS Differential Frequencies: A double blind RCT”, which has contributed significantly to understanding the effects of spinal cord stimulation treatment algorithms at the brain level in exploring objective outcome biomarkers.
Her area of expertise encompasses a wide range of painful conditions, including headaches (migraine, cluster headache and facial pains), trigeminal neuralgia, back pain, sciatica, neck pain, brachialgia, CRPS, fibromyalgia, shingles/pleuritic pain, shoulder, knee, hip and ankle joint pains, musculoskeletal pains, chronic abdominal, chronic pelvic pain, chronic groin pain (post-surgical/neuropathic), chronic anal pain, vulvodynia, cancer pain, bruxism and nonsurgical treatment for foot corns/callosities etc.Dr Poply is well-versed with the pain interventions and routinely performs various pain procedures, such as, Medial branch block, Dorsal root block, Epidurals, Radiofrequency (RF) treatments, Trigger point injections, Peripheral nerve blocks, Genicular nerve block and RF (knee pains), Intercostal nerve block and RF (shingle and chronic pleuritis), Stellate ganglion/Splanchnic nerves/Coeliac plexus/Ganglion of impar blocks, Botox infiltration (chronic migraine, bruxism and musculoskeletal pains) and Intravenous lignocaine infusions (Fibromyalgia). She offers the latest and advanced antiCGRP therapies to headache patients.Dr Poply is highly skilled in the advanced stimulation therapies (Spinal cord stimulator, Multifidus stimulator, Peripheral nerve stimulator) for the multiple refractory painful conditions, such as Back pain with or without Sciatica, Neck pain with or without brachialgia, CRPS, Diabetic neuropathy, Osteoarthritic knee/Hip Pain, Ankle pain and Groin pain as a conservative and minimally invasive surgical option. Her neuromodulation expertise extends into occipital nerve stimulation for chronic migraine and cluster headaches. Her clinical practice is entirely based on authentic evidence-based practices founded on research and education.
Her commitment to the patient’s well-being is evident through the excellent feedback she receives. Apart from her clinical roles, Dr Kavita Poply is running various research projects including NIHR trial and actively contributes to the medical community through various leadership positions and educational roles. She serves as the Program Lead for the “PGcert in Neuromodulation and Pain Management program” at Queen Mary University, London and Co-director for the Executive Education Program In Neuromodulation (EEPIN), City university of London. She is successfully running these programs with international faculty collaboration across the globe.Dr Poply’s dedication to medical education extends her role beyond the geographical boundaries in the Education Committees, Examinership and Pain journal’s editorship

After completing his active-duty tour in the United States Navy as a physician and Flight Surgeon for the HMHT-302 Squadron, Dr. Keth Pride went on to complete his chronic pain fellowship training at the Virginia Commonwealth University. In 2018, he was then hired as faculty at UW-Madison Anesthesiology Department, serving as a full time Chronic Pain
Physician.
He is currently the Associate Director for the UW Chronic Pain Fellowship program, section head of Neuromodulation, and the director for the Anesthesia Resident Pain Rotation. He is involved in multiple ongoing research studies with one studying the efficacy of lumbar
radiofrequency ablation. He is also actively involved at the UW Medical School where he teaches medical students as a Partner Longitudinal Teacher Coach. As a chronic pain provider, he strives to incorporate and utilize multimodal therapy, but has a special interest in interventional pain medicine and the field of peripheral nerve stimulation, specifically its application in the treatment of chronic and neuropathic pain.

Dr Rapcan currently works at EuroPainClinics / Norrlands University Hospital, Sweden EuroPainClinics (EPC). It is an independent healthcare network clinic with a first-class record of achieving quality, innovation and efficiency in providing interventional pain healthcare to patients. Our Clinical Advisory Board consists of five members – Theodor Gorozseniuk, Andrzej Kroll, Ash Shetty, Arun Bhaskar and Sherdil Nath. Clinics are located in Slovakia (Bardejov, Kosice, Bratislava) and Czech Republic (Prague, Hradec Kralove, Ostrava and Brno). EPC provides specialised interventional pain diagnostic/ treatment services and movement impairment diagnostics and treatments. At EuroPainClinics he performs all mini – invasive spine procedures including epiduroscopies and advanced endoscopic procedures (discectomy, facet and SI joint denervation). In collaboration with University Hospital Bratislava, Neurosurgical Clinic, he also provides complex neuromodulation care, including implantations of spinal cord stimulators for not only FBSS but also for pelvic, abdominal pain and headaches.

Dr Rapcan is also teaches endoscopic procedures for MaxMore company (Germany) and neuromodulation for Medtronic (USA). Eight weeks a year he works at the Norland University Hospital in Umeå, Sweden in a position of Consultant Anaesthesiologist and Pain Medicine.

Dr. David Reece DO, FAAPMR, FAANEM is an Interventional Spine & Pain Physiatrist. He is an Osteopathic Physician (DO) obtaining his Medical Degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. His primary specialty Board Certification is in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) with additional subspecialty Board Certifications in Interventional Spine & Pain Medicine, as well as Neuromuscular Electrodiagnostics. Dr. Reece is also certified in Medical Acupuncture. He completed his internship and residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) and completed an ACGME accredited joint Interventional Pain Fellowship at WRNMMC with Johns Hopkins, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Dr. Reece specializes in treating complex pain and neuromuscular disorders, acute and chronic musculoskeletal sports injuries, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, headaches, and polytrauma amputee rehabilitation. Dr. Reece incorporates an expansive variety of fluoroscopically and ultrasound-guided interventional procedures, neuromodulation, along with regenerative medicine injections, minimally invasive spinal intervention, acupuncture, osteopathic manipulation, and other complimentary alternative medicine modalities into his comprehensive pain management strategy. Dr. Reece is currently the Director of Neuromodulation and Interventional Physiatry at Absolute Pain Management in Rockville, MD. Additional Leadership roles have included: Chief of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation/Pain Medicine at WRNMMC as well as the MSK/Pain Specialty Consultant for the White House Medical Unit

Dr. Reyes is well versed in pain management. He earned his medical degree from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in 1999. He completed an Anesthesia residency at St. Louis University and a Pain management fellowship at Tufts University-St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston. He is board certified in both specialties.

Dr. Reyes works with and listens to his patients to understand and diagnose their pain conditions. He applies traditional and innovative interventional techniques to ensure the best outcomes for his patients. Most of all, Dr. Reyes strives to help his patients learn about their pain and provide education and resources to build their unique treatment plan.

Dr. Rosenberg received his Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology and his MD degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He completed an internal medicine internship at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital, a neurology residency at Wake Forest University, North Carolina Baptist Hospital and an interventional pain management fellowship at Wake Forest University, North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Dr. Rosenberg is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology for both Neurology and Pain Medicine. Currently, he is the only physician in South Carolina that is board certified in both Neurology and Pain Medicine.
Dr. Rosenberg lectures extensively on spinal cord stimulators. He also runs an active research company trialing drugs and devices for the healthcare industry.
Dr. Rosenberg resides in Pawleys Island with his wife and three children.

Dr. Joshua M. Rosenow is the Director of Functional Neurosurgery and Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He specializes in the surgical treatment of movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, tremor, and dystonia, as well as the surgical treatment of epilepsy and chronic pain

Dr. Rosenow graduated from Yale University School of Medicine, completed neurosurgical training at New York Medical College and a fellowship in stereotactic, functional, restorative neurosurgery and epilepsy surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He was awarded the 2003 Ronald Tasker award for pain research by the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Pain. He was one of the members of the team that developed frameless deep brain stimulation surgery. In addition, he was one of the founding members of the Functional Neurosurgery Working Group of the Parkinson’s Study Group.

Nalini Sehgal, MD, is a pain medicine specialist at UW Health. Dr. Sehgal cares for people with many types of persistent pain, including knee, shoulder, back, neck and pelvic pain. She also treats headaches, nerve pain, fibromyalgia, complex regional pain syndrome and pain stemming from cancer and diabetes.

Dr. Sehgal’s special interests include new treatments for chronic nerve pain, including implantable and noninvasive treatments, and innovative ways to diagnose and treat pain with image-guided techniques.

Witnessing a lack of high-quality medical care as she grew up in India, she was determined to become a skilled physician and help improve people’s lives.

As a leader in her field, Dr. Sehgal serves as a professor and vice chair of the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. She is also the principal investigator for research studies examining new medicines for knee osteoarthritis and diabetic neuropathy.

Outside of her practice, Dr. Sehgal relaxes with yard work and calls herself an amateur gardener. She also enjoys travelling, visiting national parks and listening to NPR podcasts.

Interventional pain management professor at the Tecnológico de Monterrey and University of Guadalajara. Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice FIPP and Certified Interventional Pain Sonologist CIPS.

Dr. Gurtej Singh is a double ACGME board certified Physiatrist and Pain Medicine specialist.  He has additional fellowship training in Stem Cell and Regenerative medicine.  He has practiced in the Maryland area both in the Department of Neurosurgery and now as a partner in the Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics.  As a nationally recognized expert in his field, Dr. Singh has spoken or taught on spinal cord stimulation, vertebral augmentation, spine tumor ablation, restorative neurostimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, SIJ fusion, MIS lumbar fusion, and Endoscopic spine surgery, among other topics.  He takes great pride in honing in on the correct diagnosis and having an intimate collaboration with his surgical partners to offer patients the very best treatment options.  Born and raised in Philadelphia, he remains an avid Philly sports fan.

Dr. Prempreet Bajaj, DO, is a physician specializing in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation with a focus on interventional pain management and improving function. He is affiliated with Loyola University Medical Center and practices in the Chicago area, specifically in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.

Konstantin Slavin, MD, FAANS is a Professor, Chief of Section, and Fellowship Director for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Dr. Slavin graduated from medical school in Baku, Azerbaijan in the Soviet Union, and completed his neurosurgery residency in Moscow. He then completed his second neurosurgery residency at UIC and a fellowship in functional and stereotactic neurosurgery at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, OR. Dr. Slavin is the current President of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery and the Past President of the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. He is also the President-Elect of the International Neuromodulation Society (INS) and past Secretary of the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS). For many years, he was an Executive Committee member of the Joint Section on Pain of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Slavin is published in many books and peer-reviewed journals and is an associate editor or editorial board member for a number of publications, including Neuromodulation, Neurosurgery, Brain Sciences, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Acta Neurochirurgica and others; he is the current editor-in-chief of Progress in Neurological Surgery. His first book on Peripheral Nerve Stimulation was published in 2011; another book, co-edited with Sam Eljamel on Neurostimulation: Practice and Principles, came out in 2013; the third one, Stimulation of Peripheral Nervous System: The Neuromodulation Frontier was released in 2015. The most recent book on Neuromodulation for Facial Pain came out in 2021.

As the medical director of Ohio Pain Clinic in Centerville, Ohio, Amol Soin, MD, offers comprehensive care for managing chronic pain and a variety of spinal disorders. Dr. Soin uses an integrative approach to identify the causes of pain and other symptoms to improve each patient’s overall health and wellness.
He has been recognized as one of America’s Top Doctors multiple times and is the recipient of the Patient’s Choice Award, an honor given only to the top 1% of physicians in the country.  Dr. Soin is triple board-certified in pain management and is also a board-certified anesthesiologist. He is currently a clinical assistant professor of surgery at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio.

In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Soin has been involved in medical research since medical school. He is the author of the book Curing America: A Look Inside America’s Failing Health Care System, which focuses on the 40 million Americans living without health insurance in a country that boasts the world’s largest economy. Dr. Soin promoted his book on affiliates of NBC and CBS and numerous radio stations and his work earned him recognition as one of Dayton Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” award-winners. He was also a finalist for the William H. Fallor research award.
Raised in Dayton, Ohio, Dr. Soin earned his medical degree at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. He completed a residency in anesthesiology at Rush University in Chicago and later finished his fellowship training in pain management at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, the oldest and largest academic pain management department in the United States. Throughout his training, Dr. Soin remained actively involved in research studies and authored multiple papers and textbook chapters about pain management.
Dr. Soin brings his extensive knowledge and uses the latest techniques available in pain management to Ohio Pain Clinic for the benefit of his patients. He is known for his compassionate approach and commitment to ethical patient care that focuses on holistic treatments to minimize the use of narcotics in pain management.

Dr. Dawn Sparks currently owns, operates, and runs her private practice called Lighthouse Healing located on the beautiful island of Kaua’i. She serves on the Special Planning Committee for NANS and is honored to have been on this committee for over three years. Dr. Sparks has also published numerous chapters and journal articles. She has reviewed for journals and had articles in the NANS newsletter. Dr. Sparks is pleased to be helping with progression in our field. She recently has attended over seven leadership training programs in furtherance of her expertise. Dr. Sparks is a proud member of the Hawaii Pain Society located in Honolulu. She has been asked to speak in three additional countries as well as the U.S. this year. Dr. Sparks trained at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic with multiple pioneers in pain management. She continues to publish on important topics in the field of pain medicine. Her book chapters are included in Clinical Pain Management, Abdominal Pain, and Spinal Injections and Peripheral Nerve Blocks to name a few. Dr. Sparks has lectured at many conferences across the country as well as having poster presentations internationally. Historically, Dr. Sparks graduated with honors from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland in 1999. Early in her college career, she did research with a pediatric oncologist and saw the need for effective pain control.
Dr. Sparks was perplexed by the ordeals patients faced and hoped to ease the many difficulties patients experience when in unrelenting pain. This early interest in pain medicine led her to Ohio University for medical school, followed by postgraduate training in Anesthesiology and Pain Management at the Cleveland Clinic, which she completed in 2009. After three years as an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dr. Sparks then ventured into private practice. Dr. Sparks is pleased to be a part of various groups promoting the advancement of interventional pain. She is also an active member of Women In Neuromodulation. Dr. Sparks would like to thank everyone who has helped contribute to her growth and success as an aspiring female physician neuromodulator.

Dr. Staats was the founder of the division of Pain Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, where he was the division chief and director for over a decade. In this capacity, he was the youngest major division chief in the history of Johns Hopkins Hospital and was the first anesthesiologist to obtain surgical privileges at any academic university. In 2003 he became a founding partner in Premier Pain Centers in New Jersey which merged with National Spine and Pain Centers (NSPC), the largest pain practice in the United States. He is currently the chief medical officer of National Spine and Pain. He serves on the United States Health and Human Services Pain task force subcommittee.
He is boarded by the American Society of Anesthesiology, the American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians (ABIPP), and the World Institute of Pain (FIPP). He has edited or co-authored 11 textbooks on pain medicine and written over four hundred articles, book chapters, and abstracts on neuromodulation and the diagnosis and management of complex pain problems. His publications have appeared in prominent journals including JAMA, Lancet, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, and others. He has chaired hundreds of meetings devoted to innovation in pain and neuromodulation around the world.
He is listed in America’s Top Doctors, New Jersey Top Doctors, and Best Doctors in America. He is the Past President of (ASIPP), The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS), the southern pain society the New Jersey Society of interventional pain physicians (NJSIPP), and was the first chair of the American Society of Anesthesia’s committee on Interventional pain. He served as chairman of the Board of Examination World Institute of Pain (WIP) and President of the WIP.

Michael D. Staudt, MD, MSc, is a neurosurgeon at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. He is an Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He is the Director of Epilepsy Surgery, and the Co-Director of Pain Surgery and Neuromodulation. His clinical practice and research interests primarily include the surgical treatment of pain, movement disorders and epilepsy, with particular expertise in adult and pediatric neuromodulation. He also specializes in neurosurgical oncology.

He graduated with distinction in medical sciences from the University of Western Ontario in Canada, before pursuing a master’s degree in neurobiology and a medical degree. He then continued his neurosurgical training at London Health Sciences Centre, during which time he completed an enfolded fellowship in Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, followed by a post-graduate fellowship at Albany Medical Center.

After the completion of his fellowship, Dr. Staudt joined the neurosurgical faculty at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital (formerly Beaumont Health) in Royal Oak, Michigan, where he oversaw the development of the comprehensive functional and epilepsy neurosurgery program, and the largest neuromodulation program in the state of Michigan. He was then recruited to UH Cleveland Medical Center in 2024.

Dr. Tolga Suvar, MD is a pain medicine physician in Oak Park, IL. He is affiliated with medical facilities such as Rush University Medical Center and Presence Saint Marys Hospital

Dr. Yeatman is board certified in Interventional Pain Management, Pain Management and Anesthesiology. She is a fellow of the World Institute of Pain, and serves as an instructor for both the American Society of Pain Physicians and for the World Institute of Pain. Dr. Yeatman is honored to be serve as a board examiner for the American Board of Interventional Pain and the Green Bay Packers Pain Physician. She is also an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Dr. Yeatman is trained in all aspects of Interventional Pain Management including medication management, all spinal, joint and peripheral injections, minimally invasive spine procedures and kyphoplasties.
Specialty Interests: Dr Yeatman is interested in using cutting edge technology along with  traditional procedures to help control pain. She is passionate about knowing her patients and helping to decrease their pain to improve their quality of life. She has an interest in spine pain (pre-surgery and post-surgery), compression fractures, joint pain and nerve pain.