Experience

Pain and Wellness Solutions of the Carolinas

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Physician Owner

  • Mar 2018 - Present

  PWSC is the premier pain management interventional and medical practice in the Triangle, with an emphasis on individualized, balanced, compassionate, and comprehensive care to the client whose needs we are able to assess and anticipate as their association with us develops. Services rendered include spinal, musculoskeletal, and peripheral nerve injection techniques using fluoroscopy or ultrasound image guidance, complex medication management, electromedicine/horizontal therapy, wellness techniques, and medication assisted treatment. Show less



University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Professor

  • Jul 2016 - Mar 2018

  Expertise in delivery of educational content to diverse groups from lay persons to specialized physicians via public speaking and directorship of large continuing medical education programs such as the Pain, Addiction, and the Law conference, a large annual regional platform for the community held annually in Chapel Hill, attended by almost 300 participants. Professional networking and fundraising ability yielded additional pharmaceutical and medical device industry support totaling more than $100,000 for mutual educational and commercial promotion. Show less

• Division Director of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology

  • Mar 2013 - Dec 2017

  Administrative, clinical, and medical chief pain medicine and the UNC Pain Management Center; ultimate responsibility for operational, educational, and clinical directives of the division and it's outward face to the Department of Anesthesiology and the UNC Healthcare System. Leveraged this experience while serving as Chair of the Pain & Anesthesiology Pharmaceuticals & Therapuetics Subcommittee as well as a steering member of the UNC Hospitals Pharmaceuticals & Therapeutics Committee. Fiscal stewardship and strategic planning skills demonstrated by serving as the pain medicine consultant and voting member to the Department Finance Committee. Orchestrated the successful start up of UNC's Pain Management Center second location at Hillsborough Hospital, expanding access and services to thousands of new patients. Show less

• Fellowship Director of Pain Medicine

  • Jul 2014 - Jul 2017

  Chief clinical educator, supervisor, and mentor to pain medicine fellows. Administrative head of the pain medicine curriculum. Responsible for continued accreditation of the fellowship by the American Council of Graduate Medical Education and for facilitating entry into the workforce of newly trained pain medicine specialists. Received more than $80,000 in medical device and pharmaceutical industry supported grants for education and training.

• Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2009 - Jul 2016

  Clinical care to patients undergoing anesthesia and having acute and chronic pain. Graduate medical education and training to anesthesiology residents and pain medicine fellows.



Rush University Medical Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Pain Medicine Fellow

  • Aug 2008 - Jul 2009

  Specialty training in comprehensive and interventional pain management, acute pain management, and regional anesthesia Specialty training in comprehensive and interventional pain management, acute pain management, and regional anesthesia



Emory University School of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Anesthesiology Resident

  • Jul 2005 - Jun 2008

  Residency training in general anesthesia, pediatric anesthesia, critical care, obstetric anesthesia, regional anesthesia, regional anesthesia and acute pain, chronic pain management, out-of-O.R. anesthesia, and quality and safety Residency training in general anesthesia, pediatric anesthesia, critical care, obstetric anesthesia, regional anesthesia, regional anesthesia and acute pain, chronic pain management, out-of-O.R. anesthesia, and quality and safety



Air Force Research Laboratory

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Flight Surgeon

  • May 2003 - Jul 2004

  Medical Monitor for Human Performance studies and Flight Surgeon at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH Medical Monitor for Human Performance studies and Flight Surgeon at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH



United States Air Force

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Flight Surgeon

  • May 2002 - May 2003

  Squadron Medical Element Leader for the 36 Fighter Squadron (F-16) with clinical and operational medical experience and regular flight hours and occupational medicine duties. Medical lead on air show medical readiness response. Medical Officer at the 51 Medical Group.

• Flight Surgeon

  • Oct 2000 - May 2002

  Flight Commander of the Medical Operations for the 613 Contingency Response Squadron and Medical Officer at the 36 Medical Group