In this episode we discussed how Dr. Ajay Antony and Dr. John Stevenson collaborated together and used the MILD procedure to treat their patients. They talked about the common challenges when introducing the MILD procedure or other minimally invasive surgical procedures to spine surgeons. They gave advice on how to establish a similar partnership between the pain physician and spine surgeon. 

Host, Patrick Buchanan, MD:

Dr. Buchanan is double board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. His goal is to help his patients get their life back by managing their pain and focus on things they love and enjoy.

https://www.californiapaindoctors.com/patrick-buchanan-m-d/

https://www.instagram.com/patdbmd/?hl=en

Host, Timothy Deer, MD:

Dr. Deer is the president and CEO of the Spine and Nerve Centers of the Virginias. Dr. Deer has led a revolution in interventional spine and nerve care by teaching thousands of physicians an algorithmic approach to care including methods that are less invasive at a lower risk for complications.

https://centerforpainrelief.com/about/tim-deer-md/

https://twitter.com/doctdeer?lang=en

https://www.instagram.com/timdeer30a/?hl=en

Guest, Dr. Ajay Antony, MD:

Dr. Antony is a double board-certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician. He specializes in minimally invasive options to relieve pain and improve function. 

https://spinecarepartners.org/physician/ajay-antony-m-d/

Guest, Dr. John Stevenson, MD:

Dr. Stevenson is a board-certified neurosurgeon who specializes in spine surgery. Dr. Stevenson became a neurosurgeon because of his love for neuroscience and the influence of his father.

https://www.toi-health.com/physicians/john-c-stevenson-m-d/

About ASPN: ASPN was created to bring the top minds in the fields of pain and neuroscience together. ASPN has a mission to improve education, highlight scientific curiosity, establish best practice, and elevate each other in a quest to improve the field of pain and neuroscience. All initiatives of ASPN are dedicated to improving patient outcomes, education, research, and innovation.

ASPN's website and social links:

https://aspnpain.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixMNhEtOiRm1aQmDWtzxmg

https://www.instagram.com/aspn_painneuro/

https://www.facebook.com/PainNeuro

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aspn/

https://twitter.com/aspn_painneuro

Our sponsors:

Mainstay Medical: The Only FDA Approved Restorative Therapy for Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain caused by Multifidus Dysfunction. Restore Control, Restore Function, Restore Stability, ReActiv8 Life.

https://mainstaymedical.com/

Vertos Medical: The company behind the mild Procedure. Move beyond palliative therapies and address a major root cause of LSS, without leaving any implants behind.

https://www.vertosmed.com/

Spinal Simplicity: Minuteman is an outpatient, minimally invasive, spine fusion therapy that decreases recovery time, and can alleviate pain for patients with chronic back and leg pain. Minuteman stabilizes and fixates the spine, addressing the core etiology. Get back to life with Minuteman!

https://spinalsimplicity.com/

APM Wealth: Justin Harvey is a financial advisor and founder of APM Wealth. He specializes in helping pain physicians make smart financial decisions. He also hosts a podcast called APMSucces.

https://apm-wealth.com/

https://apmsuccess.com/

In this episode we discussed how Justin Harvey came to specialize with pain physicians and why he partnered with ASPN. He talked about the different factors when choosing a practice and what to look for in an employment contract. Justin discussed several ways for physicians to build wealth and take advantage of taxes. 

Host, Patrick Buchanan, MD:

Dr. Buchanan is double board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. His goal is to help his patients get their life back by managing their pain and focus on things they love and enjoy.

https://www.californiapaindoctors.com/patrick-buchanan-m-d/

https://www.instagram.com/patdbmd/?hl=en

Special Guest Host, Dawood Sayed, MD:

Dr. Dawood Sayed is a 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.

https://www.kumc.edu/dsayed.html

https://twitter.com/dsayed1 

Guest, Justin Harvey, CFP:

Justin Harvey is a financial advisor and founder of APM Wealth. He specializes in helping pain physicians make smart financial decisions. He also hosts a podcast called APMSucces.

https://apm-wealth.com/

https://apmsuccess.com/

About ASPN: ASPN was created to bring the top minds in the fields of pain and neuroscience together. ASPN has a mission to improve education, highlight scientific curiosity, establish best practice, and elevate each other in a quest to improve the field of pain and neuroscience. All initiatives of ASPN are dedicated to improving patient outcomes, education, research, and innovation.

ASPN's website and social links:

https://aspnpain.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixMNhEtOiRm1aQmDWtzxmg

https://www.instagram.com/aspn_painneuro/

https://www.facebook.com/PainNeuro

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aspn/

https://twitter.com/aspn_painneuro

Our sponsors:

Mainstay Medical: The Only FDA Approved Restorative Therapy for Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain caused by Multifidus Dysfunction. Restore Control, Restore Function, Restore Stability, ReActiv8 Life.

https://mainstaymedical.com/

Vertos Medical: The company behind the mild Procedure. Move beyond palliative therapies and address a major root cause of LSS, without leaving any implants behind.

https://www.vertosmed.com/

Spinal Simplicity: Minuteman is an outpatient, minimally invasive, spine fusion therapy that decreases recovery time, and can alleviate pain for patients with chronic back and leg pain. Minuteman stabilizes and fixates the spine, addressing the core etiology. Get back to life with Minuteman!

https://spinalsimplicity.com/

In this episode we discussed how to improve your brand as a physician and get involved with ASPN. Our guest, Dr. Melissa Murphy, shared her journey coming out of fellowship to now being one of the key opinion leaders in the pain medicine field. She shared her experience with the ASPN poster to podium program. Dr. Murphy, Dr. Deer, and Dr. Buchanan gave their advice on how to get involved with ASPN and enhance your brand. 

Takeaways from the episode:

• Dr. Murphy shared her experience with ASPN and the poster to podium program

• Dr. Murphy, Dr. Deer, and Dr. Buchanan shared their advice on professional development.  

Host, Patrick Buchanan, MD:

Dr. Buchanan is double board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. His goal is to help his patients get their life back by managing their pain and focus on things they love and enjoy.

https://www.californiapaindoctors.com/patrick-buchanan-m-d/

https://www.instagram.com/patdbmd/?hl=en

Host, Timothy Deer, MD:

Dr. Deer is the president and CEO of the Spine and Nerve Centers of the Virginias. Dr. Deer has led a revolution in interventional spine and nerve care by teaching thousands of physicians an algorithmic approach to care including methods that are less invasive at a lower risk for complications.

https://centerforpainrelief.com/about/tim-deer-md/

https://twitter.com/doctdeer?lang=en

https://www.instagram.com/timdeer30a/?hl=en

Guest, Dr. Melissa Murphy, MD:

Dr. Murphy is a fellowship-trained, double-board-certified interventional spine and pain specialist. She is dedicated to working with each patient individually to develop a personalized treatment plan to improve function and quality of life.

https://www.ntxortho.com/doctors/melissa-z-murphy-md-mph

About ASPN: ASPN was created to bring the top minds in the fields of pain and neuroscience together. ASPN has a mission to improve education, highlight scientific curiosity, establish best practice, and elevate each other in a quest to improve the field of pain and neuroscience. All initiatives of ASPN are dedicated to improving patient outcomes, education, research, and innovation.

ASPN's website and social links:

https://aspnpain.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixMNhEtOiRm1aQmDWtzxmg

https://www.instagram.com/aspn_painneuro/

https://www.facebook.com/PainNeuro

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aspn/

https://twitter.com/aspn_painneuro

Our sponsors:

Mainstay Medical: The Only FDA Approved Restorative Therapy for Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain caused by Multifidus Dysfunction. Restore Control, Restore Function, Restore Stability, ReActiv8 Life.

https://mainstaymedical.com/

Vertos Medical: The company behind the mild Procedure. Move beyond palliative therapies and address a major root cause of LSS, without leaving any implants behind.

https://www.vertosmed.com/

In this episode we discussed the various stimulation therapy options for low back pain. Our guest, Dr Rob Heros, shared his treatment algorithm for low back pain. He discussed the current data on different stimulation studies treating low back pain. He shared his experience with consulting for various medical device companies and the opportunities to be a research investigator in these studies. Dr. Heroes’ patient shared his experience with low back pain and his treatment with Reactiv8. 

Takeaways from the episode:

• Dr. Heros shares his algorithm for low back pain and discusses the current data for stimulation to treat low back pain. 

• Dr. Heros and Dr. Sayed discuss how they balance consulting and research with patient care

• Dr. Heros’ patient shares his experience with Reactiv8 therapy.  

Host, Patrick Buchanan, MD:

Dr. Buchanan is double board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. His goal is to help his patients get their life back by managing their pain and focus on things they love and enjoy.

https://www.californiapaindoctors.com/patrick-buchanan-m-d/

https://www.instagram.com/patdbmd/?hl=en

Special Guest Host, Dawood Sayed, MD:

Dr. Dawood Sayed is a 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.

https://www.kumc.edu/dsayed.html

https://twitter.com/dsayed1

Guest, Dr. Rob Heros, MD:

Dr. Heros is an interventional pain physician at Spinal Diagnostics in Oregon. He is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and has been practicing Pain Medicine for over 16 years. He has been involved in several landmark clinical research studies for stimulation to treat low back pain. 

https://spinaldx.com/

About ASPN: ASPN was created to bring the top minds in the fields of pain and neuroscience together. ASPN has a mission to improve education, highlight scientific curiosity, establish best practice, and elevate each other in a quest to improve the field of pain and neuroscience. All initiatives of ASPN are dedicated to improving patient outcomes, education, research, and innovation.

ASPN's website and social links:

https://aspnpain.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixMNhEtOiRm1aQmDWtzxmg

https://www.instagram.com/aspn_painneuro/

https://www.facebook.com/PainNeuro

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aspn/

https://twitter.com/aspn_painneuro

Our sponsors:

Mainstay Medical: The Only FDA Approved Restorative Therapy for Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain caused by Multifidus Dysfunction. Restore Control, Restore Function, Restore Stability, ReActiv8 Life.

https://mainstaymedical.com/

In this episode we announced our first sponsorship for Season 1, Mainstay Medical, and gave our thoughts on their therapy, Reactiv8. We discussed how Painteq president, Michael Enxing, got into the medical device industry and specifically the interventional pain space. He shared his advice to individuals that are just starting in the medical device industry. He discussed  why he and his companies choose to partner with ASPN. He gave a few pearls of wisdom on how to partner with industry. He shared the key ingredients on how to commercialize a medical device company. Finally, he discussed where he thinks Painteq and the  interventional pain space are headed. 

Takeaways from the episode:

• Mainstay Medical is the first sponsor for Season 1

• Michael Enxing shares his advice for newcomers in the medical device industry and for physician looking to partner with industry

• We discuss where we think Painteq and the interventional pain space is headed

Host, Patrick Buchanan, MD:

Dr. Buchanan is double board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. His goal is to help his patients get their life back by managing their pain and focus on things they love and enjoy.

https://www.californiapaindoctors.com/patrick-buchanan-m-d/

https://www.instagram.com/patdbmd/?hl=enHost, Timothy Deer, MD:

Dr. Deer is the president and CEO of the Spine and Nerve Centers of the Virginias. Dr. Deer has led a revolution in interventional spine and nerve care by teaching thousands of physicians an algorithmic approach to care including methods that are less invasive at a lower risk for complications.

https://centerforpainrelief.com/about/tim-deer-md/

https://twitter.com/doctdeer?lang=en

https://www.instagram.com/timdeer30a/?hl=en

Guest, Michael Enxing, President of Painteq

Michael has been involved in the medical device industry for 3 decades. He has held several executive roles including the Global VP of Sales and Marketing for Nevro, CCO for Vertiflex, and CCO for Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Division. He has been a part of 4 acquisitions and mergers and 5 IPOs. He currently serves as the president of Painteq.

About ASPN: ASPN was created to bring the top minds in the fields of pain and neuroscience together. ASPN has a mission to improve education, highlight scientific curiosity, establish best practice, and elevate each other in a quest to improve the field of pain and neuroscience. All initiatives of ASPN are dedicated to improving patient outcomes, education, research, and innovation.

ASPN's website and social links:

https://aspnpain.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixMNhEtOiRm1aQmDWtzxmg

https://www.instagram.com/aspn_painneuro/

https://www.facebook.com/PainNeuro

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aspn/

https://twitter.com/aspn_painneuro

We discussed the exciting news of our partnership with the NFL and NFL Players Association. They have provided a grant funding first-of-its-kind research that will take an in-depth look into the non-invasive treatment of concussions! We're hoping this leads to more accessible therapy with low-risk options. Our guest, Erika A. Petersen, MD, is leading the team that is executing this study.

Dr. Petersen is ASPN's president. She became involved with ASPN through Dr. Deer. She is a neurosurgeon who has also been a professor of neurosurgery at the University of Arkansas since 2010. She has seen so much innovation in the space with new devices and new opportunities.

Future plans for ASPN as president: Dr. Petersen recognizes that ASPN is at a critical time, having just finished its first five years. Her goal is to keep the momentum and tone going while still maintaining the authenticity of the early days of ASPN.

We also talked about why we're focusing on post-traumatic headaches and our reasons behind using the specific modalities that we're using for treatment. We're excited to expand the treatments that are working to see if it can treat more issues than just the one.

Takeaways from the episode:

• Exciting partnership with the NFL and NFL Players Association to research the non-invasive treatment of concussions
• Dr. Petersen, ASPN's president, talks about the future of ASPN
• The non-invasive treatments that ASPN is planning to use to treat post-concussive symptoms
• Why ASPN decided to focus on researching post-traumatic headaches 

Host, Timothy Deer, MD:

Dr. Deer is the president and CEO of the Spine and Nerve Centers of the Virginias. Dr. Deer has led a revolution in interventional spine and nerve care by teaching thousands of physicians an algorithmic approach to care including methods that are less invasive at a lower risk for complications.

https://centerforpainrelief.com/about/tim-deer-md/

https://twitter.com/doctdeer?lang=en

https://www.instagram.com/timdeer30a/?hl=en

Host, Patrick Buchanan, MD:

Dr. Buchanan is double board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. His goal is to help his patients get their life back by managing their pain and focus on things they love and enjoy.

https://www.californiapaindoctors.com/patrick-buchanan-m-d/

https://www.instagram.com/patdbmd/?hl=en

Guest, Erika A. Petersen, MD, FAANS, FACS, ASPN Executive Board President: Dr. Petersen is the Director of the Section of Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery at UAMS. Her clinical practice focuses on neuromodulation, treating movement disorders, spasticity, deep brain stimulation, and chronic pain through surgical procedures and stereotactic radiosurgery.

https://medicine.uams.edu/neurosurgery/team/erika-petersen-m-d/

Twitter: @ErikaPetersenMD

About ASPN:  ASPN was created to bring the top minds in the fields of pain and neuroscience together. ASPN has a mission to improve education, highlight scientific curiosity, establish best practice, and elevate each other in a quest to improve the field of pain and neuroscience. All initiatives of ASPN are dedicated to improving patient outcomes, education, research, and innovation.

ASPN's website and social links:

https://aspnpain.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixMNhEtOiRm1aQmDWtzxmg

https://www.instagram.com/aspn_painneuro/

https://www.facebook.com/PainNeuro

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aspn/

https://twitter.com/aspn_painneuro

On our very first episode, we had guest, Dawood Sayed, MD, Vice Chairman and Co-Founder of ASPN. We talked about how ASPN came about and how its name was decided. ASPN's secret to success and growth in only five years has been attributed to embracing collaboration. Collaboration with scientists and engineers, and collaboration with industry. We believe we can do great things together. The future is bright for ASPN. We will continue to grow the society, not only in membership, but also in new and innovative ways, such as this podcast, direct to patient type events and meetings—things that haven't really been done. ASPN's increasing international presence is really critical. We're really trying to bring this type of energy across the globe. Takeaways from the episode: •How ASPN was founded and named •The purpose of ASPN •The future of ASPN Host, Timothy Deer, MD: Dr. Deer is the president and CEO of the Spine and Nerve Centers of the Virginias. Dr. Deer has led a revolution in interventional spine and nerve care by teaching thousands of physicians an algorithmic approach to care including methods that are less invasive at a lower risk for complications. https://centerforpainrelief.com/about/tim-deer-md/ https://twitter.com/doctdeer?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/timdeer30a/?hl=en Host, Patrick Buchanan, MD: Dr. Buchanan is double board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. His goal is to help his patients get their life back by managing their pain and focus on things they love and enjoy. https://www.californiapaindoctors.com/patrick-buchanan-m-d/ https://www.instagram.com/patdbmd/?hl=en Guest, Dawood Sayed, MD: Dr. Dawood Sayed is a 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. https://www.kumc.edu/dsayed.html https://twitter.com/dsayed1 About ASPN: ASPN was created to bring the top minds in the fields of pain and neuroscience together. ASPN has a mission to improve education, highlight scientific curiosity, establish best practice, and elevate each other in a quest to improve the field of pain and neuroscience. All initiatives of ASPN are dedicated to improving patient outcomes, education, research, and innovation. ASPN's website and social links: https://aspnpain.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixMNhEtOiRm1aQmDWtzxmg https://www.instagram.com/aspn_painneuro/ https://www.facebook.com/PainNeuro https://www.linkedin.com/in/aspn/ https://twitter.com/aspn_painneuro