ASIPP & WIP Review Course & Workshop.  Educational Activity.  American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.  Memphis, Tennessee. March 9-13, 2006.

 

Radiofrequency Lecture. Special Lecture. Stryker. Mountain View. January 27, 2006.

 

Lumbar Workshop. Special Lecture. International Spine Interventional Society Phase 1 Lumbar Workshop. Burlingame, CA.  January 6, 2006.

 

Intervertebral Disc Lesioning. Special Lecture. World Institute of Pain. Budafest, Hungary.   September 4 – 9, 2005.

 

Interventional Spinal Injection Procedures.  Special Lecture.  Florida Academy of Pain Medicine Annual Meeting.  Kissimmee, Florida.   July 29-31, 2005.

 

Injection Techniques.  Special Lecture.  American College of Spine Surgery 7^th Annual Spine Symposium.  Riverside, CA.   July 27, 2005.

 

Mechanical Decmpresion.  Special Lecture.  International Spine Interventional Society 13^th Annual Scientific Meeting.  New York City, NY.   July 15-17, 2005.

 

Interlaminar & caudal epidurals / CT-guided injection procedures.  Moderator.  2^nd European Scientific Meeting of the International Spine Intervention Society.  Hamburg, Germany.  June 11-12, 2005.

 

The Rational Use and Limitations of Provocative Discography.  Special Lecture. 18^th Annual International Intradiscal Therapy Society.  San Diego, CA.           May 25-27, 2005.

 

Algorithm from DOI through studies, diagnosis and intervention.  Back to work percentages by type of intervention.   University of Washington Medical School Program.  Helena, Montana. April 20-21, 2005.

 

Interventional Management of Cervical and Thoracic Spinal Pain.  Moderator.  7th Annual Meeting and Symposium for the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.  New Orleans, Louisiana. April 1-3, 2005.

 

Interventional Spine Cadaver Course.  Special Lecture.  Stanford University School of Medicine.  Stanford, CA. March 12-13, 2005.

 

Non-operative course for Interventional PMR physicians and Spine surgeons.  Faculty.  1^st Annual Emerging Technologies Spine Education Summit.  Telluride, Colorado. March 3-5, 2005.

 

The Cervical & Thoracic Spine – Integrative Diagnosis and Treatment.  Educational Activity.  American Association of Orthopaedic Medicine.  Colorado Springs, Colorado. January 7-8, 2005.

 

Advanced Diagnosis & Treatment of Neck & Back Pain.  Educational Symposium.  American Back Society.  Las Vegas, Nevada, December 9-11, 2004.

 

Pressure-Controlled Manometric Discography in Chronic Axial LBP Patient Discs: Influence of Psychological Factor and Pain Tolerance.  The 3rd Congress of the World Institute of Pain (WIP). Barcelona, Spain, September 21-25, 2004.

 

Lumbar Disc Annular Disruption in the Determination of Discogenic Pain Sources. The 3rd Congress of the World Institute of Pain (WIP). Barcelona, Spain, September 21-25, 2004.

 

Cervical Techniques.  International Spinal Injection Society Cervical Intensive Workshop: A Personalized Course Using Cadavers.  Memphis, TN, June 5-6, 2004.

 

Vertebroplasty: A Hands-On Course.  Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology.  Stanford, CA, May 22, 2004.

 

An In Vivo Study of Radiofrequency Energy-Induced Intra-Ligamentous Thermal Shrinkage of Rabbits.  The 11th Congress of the International Musculoskeletal Laser Society.  Seoul, Korea, May 12-15, 2004.

 

An Experimental Safety Study in Nucleoplasty; Thermo-mapping and Histological Study in Human Cadavers.  The 11th Congress of the International Musculoskeletal Laser Society.  Seoul, Korea, May 12-15, 2004.

 

Non-Operative Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment of Discogenic LBP.  The 11th Congress of the International Musculoskeletal Laser Society.  Seoul, Korea, May 12-15, 2004.

 

 

Free Papers Session VII.  Chair.  The 11th Congress of the International Musculoskeletal Laser Society.  Seoul, Korea, May 12-15, 2004.

 

Free Papers Session III.  Chair.  The 11th Congress of the International Musculoskeletal Laser Society.  Seoul, Korea, May 12-15, 2004.

 

Interventional Spinal Diagnostics & Treatment.  Special Lecture.  Korea Clinical Pain Society.  Seoul, Korea, May 12, 2004.

 

Lumbar Discography.  Live Surgery Demonstration & Teaching.  Hanyang University Hospital.  Seoul, Korea, May 12, 2004.

 

Intradiscal Restorative Injections in the Treatment of Low Back Pain.  Special Lecture.  Korea University Guro Hospital.  Seoul, Korea, May 11, 2004.

 

Diagnosis & Non-Operative Treatment of Discogenic Low Back Pain.  Special Lecture.  Seoul National University Hospital.  Seoul, Korea, May 10, 2004.

 

Debate: Cervical Spine – Transforaminal vs. Interlaminar vs. Interlaminar with Catheter Approaches.  North American Spine Society Spring Break 2004.  Boca Raton, FL, April 22-24, 2004.

 

Symposium: Nonoperative Treatment of Low Back Pain.  North American Spine Society Spring Break 2004.  Boca Raton, FL, April 22-24, 2004.

 

Treatment of Low Back Injuries - IDET: Fact or Fiction.  Spine Network of California Annual Conference.  Las Vegas, NV, February 7-8, 2004.

 

The Evaluation of the Injured Worker: The Use of Injections for Diagnosis.  Spine Network of California Annual Conference.  Las Vegas, NV, February 7-8, 2004.

 

New Innovations in Spinal Treatment.  California Chiropractic Association Meeting.  San Francisco, CA, January 13, 2004.

 

Interventional Spinal Diagnostics & Treatment.  American Association of Orthopaedic Medicine’s The Lumbar Spine and Pelvis – Integrative Diagnosis and Treatment.  Colorado Springs, CO, January 9-11, 2004.

 

Lumbar Intradiscal Interventional Treatments.  Grand Rounds Presentation, Interventional Pain Management, Texas Tech University, December 10, 2003.

 

A Prospective Analysis of Lumbar Discography in Select Participants without Low Back Symptoms.  North America Spine Society 18^th Annual Meeting.  San Diego, CA, October 21-23, 2003.

 

Patient Selection for Cervical Procedures.  Cadaver Workshop by Arthrocare.  San Francisco, CA, October 11, 2003.

 

Discography.  Stanford Interventional Cadaver Course.  Stanford, CA, September 20, 2003.

 

Treatments for Discogenic Pain.  International Spinal Injection Society 11^th Annual Scientific Meeting.  Orlando, FL, August 8-10, 2003.

 

Diagnosis of Internal Disc Derangement.  Maricopa Integrated Health System and Spinal Diagnostics and Treatment Center Symposium of Soft Tissue Injuries of the Spine: New Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment.  San Francisco, CA, July 18-19, 2003.

 

A Prospective Analysis of the Findings on Lumbar Discography in Select Participants without Low Back Symptoms.Poster Presentation. International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine 30^th Annual Meeting. Vancouver, Canada, May 13-17, 2003.

 

Comparison of Intradiscal Electrothermal Treatment (IDET) and Intradiscal Restorative Injections in Treatment of Low Back Pain.  Poster Presentation.  International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine 30^th Annual Meeting.  Vancouver, Canada, May 13-17, 2003.

 

Diagnosing and Treating Internal Disc Disruption Syndrome.  University of South Florida College of Medicine.  Coral Springs, FL, May 3, 2003.

 

Techniques.  Hands-on Workshop.  International Spinal Injection Society Intensive Workshop, Memphis, TN, April 5 & 6, 2003.

 

A Prospective Analysis of the Findings on Lumbar Discography in Select Patients Without Low Back Pain.  International Intradiscal Therapy Society, Inc. 16^th Annual Meeting.  Chicago, IL, April 3, 2003.

 

Intradiscal Therapies.  Conference Group UC San Francisco.  San Francisco, CA, March 24, 2003.

 

Invasive Therapies for Discogenic Back Pain.  American Academy of Pain Medicine 19^th Annual Meeting.  New Orleans, LA, February 18-23, 2003.

           

Lumbar Treatment Guidelines.  Organizational Meeting of Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.  Atlanta, GA, February 16, 2003.

 

Intradiscal Treatment Options.  Organizational Meeting of Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.  Atlanta, GA, February 16, 2003.

 

Discography.  Stanford Interventional Cadaver Course.  Stanford, CA, October 12, 2002.

 

Outcome Comparisons Between Intradiscal Solutions, IDET and Combined Nucleoplasty/ IDET. International Spinal Injection Society 10th Annual Scientific Meeting. Austin, TX, September 6-8, 2002.

Predictors of Outcome Following IDET. International Spinal Injection Society 10th Annual Scientific Meeting. Austin, TX, September 6-8, 2002.

My Experience with Intradiscal Injections. American Academy of Orthopedic Medicine A Seminar on Spinal Disc Disease. Daly City, CA, August 24, 2002.

Selective Nerve Root Injection. Stanford Interventional Cadaver Course. Stanford, CA, April 6-7, 2002.

Interventional Procedures: Lumbosacral Region. American Academy of Pain Medicine. San Francisco, CA, February 26-March 3, 2002.

Lumbar Algorithm with Treatment Guidelines. International Spinal Injection Society Presents: The Guidelines. Orlando, FL, February 16-17, 2002.

Thoracic Algorithm with Treatment Guidelines. International Spinal Injection Society Presents: The Guidelines. Orlando, FL, February 16-17, 2002.

Injections Procedures. Stanford Interventional Spine Cadaver Course. Stanford, CA, February 25, 2002

Intradiscal Techniques-Cadaver Workshop.  Alaska Symposium on Future Techniques in Pain Management.  Anchorage, AK, June 23-24, 2001.

 

Radionics Disctrode Procedure.  Alaska Symposium on Future Techniques in Pain Management.  Anchorage, AK, June 23-24, 2001.

 

Discography.  Stanford Interventional Spine Cadaver Course.  Stanford, CA, June 2-3, 2001.

 

Post Surgical Outcome Studies - IDET.  St Luke’s Episcopal Hospital 37^th Annual Symposium Controversies in Spine Care.  Houston, TX, April 28, 2001.

 

Debate: Discography is of Value in the Assessment of Low Back Pain.  St Luke’s Episcopal Hospital 37^th Annual Symposium Controversies in Spine Care.  Houston, TX, April 28, 2001.

 

Debate: Injection Technique Value in the Treatment of Low Back Pain.  St Luke’s Episcopal Hospital 37^th Annual Symposium Controversies in Spine Care.  Houston, TX, April 28, 2001.

 

Henry Crock and Chemical Discopathy.  Workshop.  American Academy of Orthopedic Medicine Daly City, CA, February 23-25, 2001.

 

IDET Today.  Workshop.  American Academy of Orthopedic Medicine.  Daly City, CA, February 23-25, 2001.

 

The Treatment of Discogenic Low Back Pain: Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET).   American Academy of Pain Medicine 17^th Annual Meeting.  Miami Beach, FL, February 14-18, 2001.

 

Anatomy and Imaging for Advanced Techniques.  Workshop.  International Spinal Injection Society Radiofrequency Lesioning and Intradiscal Electro Thermo Coagulation.  Phoenix, AZ, December 9-10, 2000.

 

Diagnostic SNRBs and Therapeutic Transforaminal and Interlaminar Lumbar Epidurals.  Hands-On Cadaver Course.  Physiatric Association of Spine, Sport and Occupational Rehabilitation.  San Francisco, CA, October, 31-November 1, 2000.

 

Epidurals: Pros/Cons.  North America Spine Society 15^th Annual Meeting.  New Orleans, LA, October 26-28, 2000.

Pain Management – Spinal Injection.  3^rd Annual Herman Lohman, M.D.  Memorial Symposium State of the Art Management of Chronic Low Back Pain.  Livingston, NJ, October 7, 2000.

 

The Reported Effects on Referred Leg Pain Post Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy.  International Spine Injection Society Annual Meeting.  San Francisco, CA, September 8-10, 2000.

Intradiscal Electrothermal Annuloplasty (IDET): A Novel Approach for Treating Chronic Discogenic Pain.  International Spine Injection Society Annual Meeting.  San Francisco, CA, September 8-10, 2000.

 

Innovative Injections.  San Diego Comprehensive Spine Care Symposium.  San Diego, CA, July 27-30, 2000.

 

Satellite/Live Presentation/The IDET Procedure, Commentary.  San Diego Comprehensive Spine Care Symposium.  San Diego, CA, July 27-30, 2000.

 

Diagnostics and Treatment of Internally Disrupted Disc.  The National Pain Foundation Worldwide Pain Conference.  San Francisco, CA, July 15-21, 2000.

 

What About IDET?  Spine Network of California Annual Meeting.  Las Vegas, NV, February 27-28, 2000.

 

IDET – Initial Experience.  Selby Spine Conference 2000.  Winter Park, CO, February 10, 2000.

 

IDET.  Neurospine Institute Spine Day.  San Francisco, CA, January 7, 2000.

 

A Hands on Cadaver Workshop.  Course Instructor.  International Spinal Injection Society.  Memphis, TN, November 20-21, 1999.

 

Mechanisms of Leg Pain in Patients with Intervertebral Disc Disorders: Referred Pain Patterns Resulting from Intradiscal Thermal Stimulation.  Poster Presentation.  Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting.  Boston, MA, October 30-November 4, 1999.

Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET).  Poster Presentation.  Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting.  Boston, MA, October 30-November 4, 1999.

 

Provocative Annulography for the Diagnosis of Outer Annular Lesions.  North American Spine Society 14^th Annual Meeting.  Chicago, IL, October 20-23, 1999.

 

Mechanisms of Leg Pain in Patients with Intervertebral Disc Disorders: Referred Pain Patterns Resulting from Intradiscal Thermal Stimulation.  North American Spine Society 14^th Annual Meeting.  Chicago, IL, October 20-23, 1999.

 

Choosing the Appropriate Technique.  The California Society of Anesthesiologists Lumbar Spinal Workshop Using Cadavers.  Santa Monica, CA, September 18-19, 1999.

 

Precision Injection Techniques for Diagnosis and Treatment of Lumbar Disc Disease.  8^th Annual Current Issues of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.  San Francisco, CA, August 29-September 1, 1999.

 

Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET): A Follow-Up Report.  Poster Presentation.  International Association for the Study of Pain 9^th World Congress on Pain.  Vienna, Austria.  August 22-27, 1999.

 

Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET).  International Spinal Injection Society 7^th Annual Meeting.  Las Vegas, NV, August 13-15, 1999.

 

Provocative Annulography for the Diagnosis of Outer Annular Lesions.  International Spinal Injection Society 7^th Annual Meeting.  Las Vegas, NV, August 13-15, 1999.

 

Provocative Annulography for the Diagnosis of Outer Annular Lesions.  International Intradiscal Therapy Society and International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery Combined Meeting.  Cambridge, England, August 1-5, 1999.

 

Mechanisms of Leg Pain in Patients with Intervertebral Disc Disorders: Referred Pain Patterns Resulting from Intradiscal Thermal Stimulation.  International Intradiscal Therapy Society and International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery Combined Meeting.  Cambridge, England, August 1-5, 1999.

 

Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET): A Novel Approach for Treating Chronic Discogenic Back Pain.  International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine 26^th Annual Meeting.  Kona, HI, June 21-25, 1999.

 

Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Spinal Pain.  California Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Seminar.  San Francisco, CA, May 20-23, 1999.

 

Medial Branch Neurotomy.  Workshop.  American Academy of Pain Medicine.  Palm Springs, CA, February 10, 1999.

 

Spinal Diagnosis – The Next Step.  American Academy of Orthopedic Medicine 16^th Annual Meeting.  Las Vegas, NV, February 18-20, 1999.

 

Radiological Evaluation of Spinal Disorders.  Workshop and Case Presentations.  American Academy of Orthopedic Medicine 16^th Annual Meeting.  Las Vegas, NV, February 18-20, 1999.

 

Discography - Indications and Techniques. International Spinal Injection Society Advanced Discography A Hands on Cadaver Workshop. Memphis, TN, November 20-21, 1999.

Discography: How Does It Help You in Diagnosing Your Patient, and How Does it Help in Making Decisions for Surgery?  American Back Society Advanced Diagnosis and Treatment of Neck and Back Pain.  Las Vegas, NV, December 10-12, 1998.

 

Diagnostic Value of Lumbar Epidural Spinal Injections.  Hands on Epidural Workshop. Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation.  Seattle, WA, November 3-4, 1998.

 

Intradiscal Electrothermal Annuloplasty.  North American Spine Society 13^th Annual Meeting.  San Francisco, CA, October 28-31, 1998.

 

Advanced Spine Techniques.  7^th International Spinal Injection Society Masters Workshop.  San Francisco, CA, October 24-25, 1998.

 

The Ability of Pressure Controlled Discography to Predict Surgical and Non-Surgical Outcome.  International Spinal Injection Society and the Australian Faculty of Musculoskeletal Medicine Combined Meeting.  Sydney, Australia, September 26-27, 1998.

 

Intradiscal Electrothermal Annuloplasty.  International Spinal Injection Society and the Australian Faculty of Musculoskeletal Medicine Combined Meeting.  Sydney, Australia, September 26-27, 1998.

 

Interventional Spine Techniques.  Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco 7^th Annual Current Issues of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.  San Francisco, CA, September 9-12, 1998.

 

Where Does the Pain Come From?  Conference of Comprehensive Musculoskeletal Care: Feeling Better vs. Getting Better.  San Diego, CA, July 31-August 1, 1998.

 

The Ability of Pressure Controlled Discography to Predict Surgical and Non-Surgical Outcome.  Special Poster Presentation.  The Annual International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine.  Brussels, Belgium, June 9-13, 1998.

 

Hands on Cervical Thoracic Cadaver Workshop.  Course Instructor.  International Spinal Injection Society Meeting.  Atlanta, GA, May 1998.

 

Intradiscal Electrothermal Annuloplasty.  International Intradiscal Therapy Society.  San Antonio, TX, May 15-16, 1998.

 

Discography.  Workshop.  International Spinal Injection Society.  Daly City, CA, March 28-29, 1998.

 

Discography: Clinical Perspectives.  Presentation and Hands on Discography Workshop.  Clinical Education Services, Inc.  Palm Springs, CA, February 21-22, 1998.

 

Lumbar Discography.  Interventional Pain Management Technique Seminar.  Palm Springs, CA, February 21-22, 1998.

 

Intradiscal Radiofrequency Thermo Coagulation: A Prospective Pilot Study.  American Back Society Annual Meeting.  San Francisco, CA, December 10-13, 1997.

 

Discography Can Predict Outcome.  American Back Society Annual Meeting.  San Francisco, CA, December 10-13, 1997.

 

Intradiscal Thermal Modulation.  7^th Annual Napa Pain Conference.  Napa, CA, November 21-23, 1997.

 

Discography Can Predict Outcome.  North American Spine Society 12^th Annual Meeting.  New York, NY, October 22-25, 1997.

 

Intradiscal Radiofrequency Thermo Coagulation: A Pilot Study.  International Spinal Injection Society 5^thAnnual Meeting.  Denver, CO, October 4-5, 1997.

 

Interventional Procedures for Chronic Pain.  Hands-on Cadaver Workshop.  World Institute of Pain.  Budapest, Hungary, September 28-October 1, 1997.

 

Intradiscal Radiofrequency Thermomodulation: A Pilot Study.  International Intradiscal Therapy Society Meeting.  Naples, FL, May 28-June 1, 1997.

 

Hands-on Workshop: Disc Injury Diagnosis by Discography.  Course Instructor.  International Spinal Injection Society Workshop.  Daly City, CA, May 17-18, 1997.

 

Interventional Pain Management Technique Seminar.  Course Instructor.  Palm Springs, CA.  January 11-12, 1997.

 

Diagnosis and Treatment of Back Pain, The Next Level.  American Back Society.  Saint Mary's Spine Center, San Francisco, CA, December 12-14, 1996. 

 

Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar Cadaver Discography Workshop.  Course Instructor.  International Spinal Injection Society.  Daly City, CA, November 2-3, 1996. 

 

Discography Standards Based on Surgical Outcome - A Patient Satisfaction Survey.  International Spinal Injection Society 4th Annual Meeting.  Vancouver, BC, August 16, 1996.

 

Discography Can Predict Surgical Outcome.  International Spinal Injection Society 4th Annual Meeting.  Vancouver, BC, August 16, 1996.

Precision Diagnosis of Spinal Pain.  International Association for the Study of Pain 8^th World Congress on Pain.  Vancouver, BC, August 17-22, 1996.

 

Interventional Pain Management Techniques.  Maricopa Health Systems Department of Academic Affairs.  Dallas, TX, July 11-14, 1996.

 

Discography Can Predict Surgical Outcome.  International Intradiscal Therapy Society Meeting.  Amsterdam, Holland, May 8-12, 1996.

 

Looking Inside the Disc Through a Small Needle.  International Intradiscal Therapy Society.  Grayslake, IL, March 1996.

 

Discography Can Predict Surgical Outcome.  Advanced Intermediate Hands-on Lumbar Workshop.  International Spinal Injection Society.  Daly City, CA, March 23-24, 1996.

 

Spine in Action.  International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine 10th Annual Instructional Course.  Christchurch, New Zealand, January 22-23, 1996.

 

Discography: Is it Worth a Pain in the Back?  14th Annual Meeting American Pain Society.  Los Angeles, CA, November 9, 1995.

 

Cervical-Thoracic Spinal Injection.  Hands-on Workshop Using Cadavers.  International Spinal Injection Society.  Daly City, CA, November 4-5, 1995.

 

A Prospective Evaluation of Medial Branch Neurotomy for Zygopophysial Joint Pain.  North American Spine Society 10^th Annual Conference.  Washington, DC, October 18-21, 1995.

 

A Prospective Evaluation of Medial Branch Neurotomy for Zygopophysial Joint Pain.  International Spinal Injection Society 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting.  New Orleans, LA, September 23-24, 1995.

 

Hands-On Lumbar Spinal Injection Workshop Using Cadavers.  Course Instructor.  International Spinal Injection Society.  Daly City, CA, July 22-23, 1995.

 

Interventional Spine Diagnostic Procedures and Interventional Spine Pain Management.  Conference of Baptist Medical Center of Oklahoma.  Oklahoma City, IA May 6-7, 1995.

 

The Painful Spine: Surviving into the 21st Century.  Seton Medical Center Conference.  Daly City, CA, March 24-26, 1995.

 

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Injection of the Spine and Joints.  Comprehensive Pain Medicine/Management Certification Examination Review Course.  Dallas, TX, January 12-15, 1995.

 

Hands-on Workshop: Lumbar Spine Injections.  Course Instructor.  International Spinal Injection Society. Daly City, CA, June 4-5, 1994.

 

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Injection of the Spine and Joints.  Pain Net Education, Inc. and Park Medical Center Comprehensive Pain Management Certification Examination Review Course.  Dallas, TX, January 14-16, 1994.

 

Hands-on Workshop:  Cervical and Thoracic Injection Treatments Using Cadavers.  Course Instructor.  International Spinal Injection Society.  Daly City, CA, November 13-14, 1993.

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