Michael L. Weinberger_______________________
`Department of Anesthesiology - Division of Pain Medicine
`Columbia University Medical Center
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`622 West 168th Street
`PH 5E-500
`New York, NY 10032
`Office: 212.305.7114
`Fax: 212.305.8883
`mlw@columbia.edu
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`1983
`1979
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`New York, NY
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`M.D.
`B.A. Worcester, MA
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`EDUCATION
`Columbia University
`Clark University
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`POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
`Field Institution
`Date
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`1983–1984 Internship
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` St. Vincent's Hospital/Medical Center
` Internal Medicine New York, NY
`1984–1986 Resident
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` St. Vincent's Hospital/Medical Center
` Internal Medicine New York, NY
`1986–1989 Resident
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` Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
`Anesthesiology
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` New York, NY
`1989-1990 Fellow, Pain Management Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr.
` New York, NY
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`LICENSED PHYSICIAN
` YEAR
` LICENSE NUMBER
`1984
`165889
`1992
`58457
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`BOARD CERTIFICATION
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`American Board of Internal Medicine
`American Board of Anesthesiology
`American Board of Anesthesiology (Pain Management)
`American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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` STATE OF ISSUE
` New York
`New Jersey
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`1986
`1990
`1993, 2003
`2006
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`POSITIONS & APPOINTMENTS
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`Date
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`1986–1989
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`1989–1990
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`1989–1990
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`1989–1990
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`1990–1992
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`1990–1992
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`1990–1992
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`Title and Department
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`Visiting Fellow
`Anesthesiology
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`Clinical Assistant Anesthesiologist
`Department of Anesthesiology
`Critical Care Medicine
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`Clinical Assistant
`Department of Anesthesiology
`Critical Care Medicine
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`Instructor in Anesthesiology
`Department of Anesthesiology
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`Assistant Attending Anesthesiologist
`Department of Anesthesiology
`Critical Care Medicine
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`Assistant Clinical Member
`Department of Anesthesiology
`Critical Care Medicine
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`Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
`Department of Anesthesiology
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`1992–1998
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`Assistant Attending Anesthesiologist
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`1998–2001
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`Assistant Attending Anesthesiologist
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`1999–2001
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`Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
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`1999–2001
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`Fellowship Director
`Pain Management
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`2000–2001
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`Medical Director
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`2001–
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`Medical Director
`The Pain Management Center,
`Department of Anesthesiology
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`Institution
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`Columbia University
`New York, NY
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`Memorial Hospital for Cancer and
`Allied Diseases
`New York, NY
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`Memorial Sloan Kettering
`New York, NY
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` Cornell University Medical College
` New York, NY
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`Memorial Hospital for Cancer and
`Allied Diseases
`New York, NY
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`Memorial Sloan Kettering
`New York, NY
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` Cornell University Medical College
` New York, NY
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`Overlook Hospital
`Summit, NJ
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`St. Vincent’s Hospital/Medical Center
`New York, NY
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`New York Medical College
`Valhalla, NY
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`St. Vincent’s Hospital/Medical Center
`New York, NY
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`University Pain Center
`New York, NY
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` Columbia University Medical Center
`(New York Presbyterian
`Hospital) New York, NY
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`2001–
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`2001–2003
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`Fellowship Director
`Division of Pain Medicine
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`Assistant Clinical Professor
`Anesthesiology
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`2003 -
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`2007-2010
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`Associate Clinical Professor
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`Medical Director
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`Columbia University Medical Center
`(New York Presbyterian Hospital)
`New York, NY
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`Columbia University Medical Center
` New York, NY
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`Columbia University Medical Center
`Pain Medicine
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`Columbia University Medical Center
`Palliative Medicine
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`SCIENTIFIC & MEDICAL SOCIETIES
`American Pain Society
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`Eastern Pain Association, President
`International Association for the Study of Pain
`American Society of Anesthesiologists
`New York State Society of Anesthesiologists
`International Anesthesia Research Society
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`2010 -
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`International Spinal Injection Society
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`COMMITTEES
` 2010-
`President, Eastern Pain Association
` 2008 -
`Board of Directors Executive Committee, Eastern Pain Association
`Palliative Medicine Special Interest Group, American Pain Society 2005-
`Chairperson, Palliative Medicine SIG, American Pain Society
` 2006-
`Board of Directors, Eastern Pain Association 2005-
`Program Committee (GRIPE), New York Pain Group 2005-
`Program Committee, Eastern Pain Society Annual Meeting 2004
`Oncology Operations Council, New York Presbyterian Hospital 2004-
`Pain Medicine Subcommittee, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, CUMC 2004-
`New York State Pain Initiative
` 2003-
`President, New York State Pain Initiative
` 2004-
`Faculty Practice Organization, New York Presbyterian Hospital
` 2003-2005
`Ethics Committee, NYPH / Columbia University Medical Center, CUMC
` 2001-
`Department of Anesthesiology Resident Education Committee, CUMC
` 2001-
`Department of Anesthesiology Service Committee, CUMC
` 2001-
`JCAHO Pain Task Force, New York Presbyterian Hospital(NYPH)
` 2001
`Palliative Care Quality Improvement Committee, NYPH / CUMC
` 2001
`JCAHO Pain Task Force, St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center
` 2000
`Geriatric Pain Treatment Committee, St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center 1998–1999
`Executive Committee, NJSSA 1995-1998
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`Vice Chairman, Pain Subcommittee, NJSSA
`Pain Task Force, Overlook Hospital
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`1995–1997
`1992–1994
`Post Graduate Assembly, Social Activity Committee, NYSSA 1990–1992
`House Staff Education and Surveillance, St. Vincent's Hospital 1983–1986
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`PAPER
`1. Dodds TM, Stone JG, Coromilas J, Weinberger M, Levy DG. Prophylactic
`nitroglycerin infusion during noncardiac surgery does not reduce perioperative
`ischemia. Anesth Analg 1993; 76:705-13
` 2. Barakat R, Sararian K, Sheperd G, Weinberger M, Hoskins WJ. Allergy to
`Latex Surgical Gloves: An unfamiliar cause of intraoperative anaphylaxis.
`Gynecol Oncol 1992; 6: 381-83
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`BOOK CHAPTERS
`Cervical Disc Disorders in Head, Face and Neck Pain: Science, Evaluation and
`Management. N. Mehta, G Maloney, D Bana, SJ Scrivani. Publisher WJ Wiley Blackwell
`2009
`Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in Merritt’s Neurology Twelfth Edition Lewis P
`Roland, Timothy A Pedley Publisher Wolters Kluwer Lippincot Williams & Wilkins
`Philadelphia 2010
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`LECTURES
`1. Hospice Saint John. “Spinal Opioids.” Wilkes-Barre, PA; 09/13/90.
`2.
`Surgical Grand Rounds, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
`“The Use of Calcium Channel and Beta Receptor Blocking Agents in the
`Perioperative Period.” New York, NY; 02/27/91.
`3. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Current Concepts in Cancer and Acute
`Pain Management. “Spinal Opioids.” New York, NY; 12/06/91
`4. Surgical Grand Rounds, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. “The Role of
`Epidural Narcotics in Postoperative Analgesia.” New York, NY; 01/15/92.
`5. Why Do We Care: Pain and Symptom Control, Psychiatric Issues and Ethical
`Dilemmas in the Care of Patients with Cancer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
`Center. “Epidural Infusions and Anesthetic Blocks in Cancer Pain Patients.”
`New York, NY; 04/04/92.
`6. Orthopedic Grand Rounds, St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center.
`“Neural Blockade and Low Back Pain.” New York, NY; 1998.
`7. Division of Geriatric Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center.
`“Geriatric Pain Management.” New York, NY; 1999.
` General Surgery Grand Rounds, St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center.
` “Cancer Pain Management.” New York, NY; 1999.
`9. Palliative Care Grand Rounds, St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center.
`“Multi-disciplinary Pain Management.” New York, NY; 1999
`10. 53rd Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologists. “Challenges in Acute Pain Management.” New York, NY;
`12/12/99
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`11. 53rd Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologist. “Interventional Chronic Pain.” New York, NY; 12/13/99.
`Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center.
`“Neural Blockade and Low Back Pain.” New York, NY; 08/2000.
`13. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. “Neural Blockade and Low Back
`Pain.” New York, NY; 11/2000.
`14. 54th Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologist. “Management of Chronic Pain: Evaluation and Treatment.”
`New York, NY; 12/09/00.
`15. 54th Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologist. “Challenges in Acute Pain Management.” New York, NY;
`12/09/00.
`16. Grand Rounds, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Health
`Sciences. “Current Concepts in Low Back Pain.” 03/2001.
`17. Grand Rounds, Department of Medicine, Bergen Regional Medical Center. “Pain
`Management in the Elderly.” Paramus, NJ; 04/2001.
`18. Grand Rounds, Pain Management Divisions of Mt. Sinai, NYU, and Hospital for
`Joint Disease. “Current Concepts in Low Back Pain.” New York, NY; 03/2001.
`19. 55th Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologist. “Interventional Pain Management.” 12/2001.
`20. Pain Management Rounds, New York University Medical Center. “Back Pain:
`Perspectives from the Pain Clinic.” New York, NY; 2002.
`21. Grand Rounds, Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia Division of New
`York Presbyterian Hospital. New York, NY; 2002.
`22. Anesthesia Pain Group, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. “Back Pain:
`Perspectives from the Pain Clinic.” New York, NY; 04/2002.
`Integrative Pain Medicine. “Review of Invasive Procedures and Devices in Pain
`Medicine.” New York, NY; 05/16/02.
`24. Grand Rounds, Division of Hematology Oncology, Columbia Division of New
`York Presbyterian Hospital. “Evolving Concepts in Neuraxial Analgesia.” New
`York, NY; 06/2002.
`25. Grand Rounds, New York Orthopaedic Hospital. “Update on Opioid Analgesia.”
`New York, NY; 10/2002.
`26. Grand Rounds, Division of Hematology Oncology, Columbia Division of New
`York Presbyterian Hospital. “Terminal Sedation.” New York, NY; 10/2002.
`27. 56th Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologist. “Interventional Pain Management.” New York, NY;
`12/2002.
`28. Anesthesia in the 21st Century. “Back Pain; Perspectives from the Pain Clinic.”
`02/2003.
`29. Anesthesia in the 21st Century. “Current Concepts in Opioid Analgesia.”
`02/2003
`30. Grand Rounds, Department of Anesthesiology, New York University. “Low
`Back Pain.” New York, NY; 03/2003.
`Integrative Pain Medicine. “Review of Invasive Procedures and Devices in Pain
`Medicine.” 05/16/03.
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`32. Pain Update, Hackensack University Medical Center. “Update on Opioid
`Mechanisms.” Hackensack, NJ; 10/2003.
`33. Grand Rounds, Internal Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital of Bridgeport. “Back
`Pain.” Bridgeport, CT; 11/2004.
`the 21st Century. “Intrathecal Therapies: Indications and
`34. Anesthesia
`in
`Limitations.” Miami, FL; 02/2004.
`35. Anesthesia in the 21st Century. “Pain and Palliative Care: New Drugs, New
`Techniques.” Miami, FL; 02/2004.
`36. Grand Rounds, Department of Medicine, Allen Pavilion, New York Presbyterian
`Hospital. “Pain and Palliative Care: New Drugs, New Techniques.” New York,
`NY; 04/15/04.
`Integrative Pain Medicine, Third Annual Conference, Columbia University
`Medical Center. “Review of Invasive Procedures and Devices in Pain
`Medicine.” New York, NY; 04/16/04.
`38. Care of the Dying Patient: The Nursing Perspective, Columbia University
`Medical Center. “Pain Management and Palliative Sedation in Palliative Care.”
`New York, NY; 05/05/04.
`2004 Annual Update and Intensive Review of Internal Medicine, Columbia
`University Medical Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. “Chronic
`Pain Management.” New York, NY; 08/06/04.
`40. Department of Emergency Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia
`Campus. “Interventional Approaches to Back Pain.” New York, NY; 09/29/04.
`41. 58th Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologist. “Interventional Pain Management.” New York, NY;
`12/2004.
`42. Quad Institutional Pain Medicine Grand Rounds, Department of Anesthesiology,
`New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Campus. “Opioids in Chronic Pain.”
`New York, NY; 01/12/05.
`Integrative Pain Medicine 4th Annual Conference, Columbia University Medical
`Center. “Update on Opioid Therapy: From Poppies to Long-Acting Opioids.”
`New York, NY; 04/15/05.
`Integrative Pain Medicine 4th Annual Conference, Columbia University Medical
`Center. “Review of Invasive Procedures and Devices in Pain Medicine.” New
`York, NY; 04/16/05.
`45. CA-1 Resident Lecture, Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University
`Medical Center. “Chronic Pain Management.” New York, NY; 04/27/05.
`46. Department of Internal Medicine, Allen Pavilion, New York Presbyterian
`Hospital. “Geriatric Pain Management and Palliative Care.” New York, NY
`05/11/05
`47. Department of Internal Medicine Noon Conference, New York Presbyterian
`Hospital-Columbia Campus. “Palliative Care.” New York, NY; 06/03/05.
`48. CA-2 Resident Lecture, Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University
`Medical Center. “Palliative Care.” New York, NY; 06/28/05.
`49. 2005 Annual Update and Intensive Review of Internal Medicine. Columbia
`University Medical Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. “Chronic
`Pain Management.” New York, NY; 08/05/05.
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`50. Quad-Institutional Pain Medicine Grand Rounds, Weill Medical College of
`Cornell University. “Opioids in Chronic Pain.” New York, NY; 08/17/05.
`51. 59th Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologist. “Interventional Pain Management Workshop.” New York,
`NY; 12/2005.
`52. 59th Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologist. “Update on Interventional Pain Management.” New York,
`NY; 12/2005.
`53. Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, School of Nursing, Columbia University.
`“Chronic Pain Management.” New York, NY; 01/25/06.
`Integrative Pain Medicine. “Review of Invasive Procedures and Devises in Pain
`Medicine.” New York, NY; 04/07/06.
`55. American Pain Society Annual Meeting 2006. “Palliative Medicine in Acute
`Care and Outpatient Settings.” San Antonio, TX; 05/04/06.
` 2006 Annual Update and Intensive Review of Internal Medicine. Columbia
`University Medical Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. “Chronic
`Pain Management.” New York, NY; 08/05/06.
`57. New York University (NYU) Current Review of Pain Medicine. “New Spinal
`Drugs and Systems.” New York, NY; 11/17/06.
`58. 60th Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologist. “Interventional Pain Management Workshop.” New York,
`NY; 12/2006.
` 60th Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologist. “Update on Interventional Pain Management.” New York,
`NY; 12/2006.
`Chinese Association for the Study of Pain. “Intrathecal Therapies” Beijing
`10/13/07
`“Pain Medicine in the United States” Ruijin Hospital. Shanghai Jiaotong
`University School of Medicine Shanghai, China 10/17/07
`Back Pain : “Perspectives from an Interventionalist and the Intersection with
`radiology” Dept of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section. Columbia University
`Medical Center New York, NY 10/24/07
`63. Grand Rounds. “Pain Management Review and Update”. Creedmor Psychiatric
`Center Queens Village, N.Y. 11/8/07
`64. 61th Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologist. “Update on Interventional Pain Management.” New York,
`NY; 12/2007.
`65. 61th Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologist. “Interventional Pain Management Workshop.” New York,
`NY; 12/2007.
`66. Pain Medicine Grand Rounds, Department of Anesthesiology, New York
`Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Campus. “Post Graduate Training Education: A
`Roadmap for Success.” New York, NY; 05/21/08.
`2008 Annual Update and Intensive Review of Internal Medicine. Columbia
`University Medical Center. “Pain Medicine and Palliative Medicine Update.”
`New York, NY; 07/25/08
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` 62th Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologist. “Update on Interventional Pain Management.” New York,
`NY; 12/2008..
` 62th Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologist. Scientific Panel “Intradiscal techniques” New York, NY;
`12/2008.
` 63th Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologist. “Update on Interventional Pain Management.” New York,
`NY; 12/2009.
` 64th Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologist. “Update on Interventional Pain Management.” New York,
`NY; 12/2010.
`64th Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologist. “Prevention of Injuries with Spinal Interventions in Pain
`Management Facet Radiofrequency Rhizotomy.” New York, NY; 12/2010.
`New York Chapter of Geriatric Care Managers “Pain Management in the Elderly”
`New York, NY; 6/1/2011
`Annual Update and Intensive Review of Internal Medicine 2011
`“Principles of Pain Medicine” New York, NY; 7/25/2011
`Grand Rounds, Department of Anesthesiology Columbia University
`“Lessons from Closed Claims Data: Spinal Cord Injury and Interventional Pain”
`New York, NY; 8/4/2011
`Current Concepts in Opiod Therapy for Chronic Intractable Pain
`“Current Concept in Management of Chronic Non-Malignant Pain and the Role of
`Opioids” New York, NY; 11/12/2011
`65th Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologist. “Interventional Pain Management Update” New York;
`12/2011
`Grand Rounds, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Vermont.
`“Palliative Medicine and the Anesthesiologist”, Burlington, VT; 3/1/2012
`Eastern Pain Association Annual Meeting “MILD – “Minimally Invasive Lumbar
`Decompression” New York, NY 12/8/2012
`66th Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologists. “Update on Interventional Pain” New York, NY 12/14/2012
`66th Annual New York Post Graduate Assembly (PGA), New York State Society
`of Anesthesiologists. “Common Interventional Pain Procedures: What is the
`Evidence” New York, NY 12/16/2012
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`VISITING PROFESSORSHIP
`“Palliative Medicine and the Anesthesiologist”
`Grand Rounds, Department of Anesthesiology
`University of Vermont College of Medicine
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`“Current Concepts in Low Back Pain”
`Grand Rounds, Department of Anesthesiology
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`GRANTS & AWARDS
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`Oak Foundation - Palliative Medicine
`Samuels Foundation Grant – Palliative Care Program
`Boston Scientific – Pain Fellowship – PI
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