Pacific Spine and Pain Society Podcast (PSPS)

Jun 28 2024 23 ep. 30 mins 32
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A casual conversation like the ones had after a presentation, in the fluoro suite, or in the clinic designed to give you insight about interventional spine, pain medicine, neuromodulation, regenerative medicine, and minimally-invasive spine techniques.

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S1E1 - Dr. Kasra Amirdelfan talks about spinal cord stimulators

Jun 07 2020 34 mins  

S1E2 - Cancer Pain w/Dr. Sandy Christiansen

Sep 09 2020 32 mins  
On the episode today we talk about addressing pain in patients with cancer. Dr. Christiansen is a double board certified physician in anesthesiology and pain medicine who specializes in chronic pain management. Dr. Christiansen joined the faculty of the Comprehensive Pain Center in 2016 after completing her fellowship in pain medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She currently sees

S1E3 - Private Practice Pearls w/Dr. Denis Patterson

Sep 09 2020 37 mins  
Dr. Patterson is a Board Certified Pain Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician. He is the founder and owner of Nevada Advanced Pain Specialists in Reno, Nevada. He was nominated as one of the top 25 physicians in Northern Nevada by Nevada Business Magazine in 2012 and 2013. In 2013, under the leadership of Dr. Patterson, Northern Nevada Medical Center’s Pain

S1E4 - Upstander, He For She, Manels & More w/ Dr. Natalie Strand

Dec 03 2020 22 mins  
Episode Notes Dr. Natalie H. Strand, MD. Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Arizona Dr. Natalie Strand is a double board certified pain physician at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. She is the director of neuromodulation and the director of pain research. She was awarded the Lisa Stearns Legacy Diversity Award this year by ASPN. She lives with typ

S1E5 - Fellowship Interviews During COVID w/Dr. Scott Pritzlaff

Dec 25 2020 28 mins  
Episode Notes Dr. Pritzlaff is an assistant clinical professor in the department of anesthesiology and pain medicine at the University of California, Davis. He also serves as the associate program director for the pain medicine fellowship. Dr. Pritzlaff's clinical interests including opioid-sparing pain management strategies, peripheral nerve stimulation, and innovative use of ultr

S1E8 - Surgical and Minimally Invasive Options for Spinal Stenosis

Jan 11 2021 96 mins  
Episode Notes For the full episode please check out the Youtube link here

S1E6 - RFAs, Emerging Indications and Designing a Good Study w/Dr. Zack McCormick

Jan 15 2021 22 mins  
Episode Notes Associate Professor of PM&R, Director of Clinical Spine Research, Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine Fellowship Director. Dr. McCormick is a board-certified specialist in Pain Medicine and PM&R. He received his MD at the University of Pennsylvania and completed residency and fellowship at Northwestern University. He is an Associate Professor of

S1E9 - Why does Interventional Pain Managment Matter and Where is the Field Going? With Ramo Naidu MD

Mar 01 2021 22 mins  
Dr. Ramana (Ramo) Naidu is an anesthesiologist and pain physician who is the medical director of pain management at MarinHealth Medical Center and the medical director of Marin Specialty Surgery Center. He helps patients manage, reduce, or eliminate pain and suffering that occurs after medical illness, trauma, or surgery and puts an emphasis on preventing pain from becoming persist

S1E10 - Peripheral Nerve Stimulation with Einar Ottestad MD

Mar 08 2021 31 mins  
He completed residency and fellowship at Stanford University. Since 2009 he has served as Clinical Associate Professor Director Inpatient Pain Service and Director Stanford comprehensive interdisciplinary pain program. He is the Past President World Academy of Pain Medicine United (formerly Ultrasonography) and also presented at 100 national and 40 international meetings including

S1E11 - Relationships between Pain Medicine and Spine Surgeons with Steven Falowski MD

Mar 15 2021 24 mins  
Dr. Falowski underwent his 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. He completed a functional neurosurgical fellowship at Rush University in Chicago. His practice specializes in neuromodul