Draft:Noor Gajraj

Noor Gajraj, MD (born, November 4, 1959) is a British-American physician, academic scholar, educator and author. He specializes in anesthesiology, pain management, addiction medicine and longevity medicine. He has authored numerous scientific articles [1] and two books, Power Spiritual Stories (2024) [2] and 100 Pathways to Longevity (publishing 2025). He has given more than 500 lectures, both nationally and internationally [3]. He has also made several media appearances. [4}

Education Noor Gajraj attended Salesian School, Chertsey, Surrey, UK (1978-1983). He studied medicine at Kings College Hospital, London. He completed his anesthesiology training in England at St. Thomas’s Hospital London and the Queens Medical Center, Nottingham.

Carrer: Dr. Gajraj has been an assistant and then associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas. After ten years in academia he established private practice treating patients with chronic pain as well as addiction. In 2023, he established the North Texas Medical Anti-aging Center. He is the CEO of Longevity clinics of America.

Board Certifications:

October 1996 Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology April 1998 Diplomate, American Board of Pain Medicine

May 1999 American Board of Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine November 2002 American Society of Addiction Medicine April 2003 American Academy of Pain Management

Awards: Who’s Who in America 2005, 2006, 2007. 2008 Americas Top Anesthesiologists 2006, 2008 Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare 2006,2007, 2008 Who’s Who in the World 2007, 2008 D Magazine Best Doctors in Collin County 2014 D Magazine Best Doctors in Collin County 2021 D Magazine Best Doctors in Collin County 2024

Early life Dr. Gajraj was born in Middlesex, London. He is the child of Irish and Indian immigrants. His mother Mary was born in Ireland. She emigrated to England and studied nursing at Hammersmith Hospital in London. She then went on to open her own home for the elderly. His father, Harold was born in Guyana, South America. He emigrated to London, where he studied law at Middle Temple, London.

Personal Life Dr. Gajraj lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife Sharol and son Gavin,

References

[1] Selected publications 1. Parkes JD, Thompson C, Brennan L, Gajraj N, Howcroft B, Ruiz J. Rolipram in Parkinson's Disease. Advances in Neurology 40;563-565:1984.

2. Gajraj NM, Victory RA, Pace NA, Van Elstraete AC, Wallace DH. Comparison of an ephedrine infusion with crystalloid administration for prevention of hypotension during spinal anesthesia. Anesthesia and Analgesia 76;1023-6:1993.

3. Pennant JH, Pace NA, Gajraj NM. Role of the laryngeal mask airway in the immobile cervical spine. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 5;226-230:1993.

4. Van Elstraete AC, Pennant JH, Gajraj NM, Victory RA. Tracheal tube cuff inflation as an aid to blind nasotracheal intubation. British Journal of Anaesthesia 70;691-693:1993.

5. Gajraj NM, Wallace DH, Pace NA. Supraventricular tachycardia in a parturient under spinal anesthesia. Regional Anesthesia 18;261-263:1993.

6. Sharma SK, Gambling DR, Gajraj NM, Troung C. Anesthetic Management of a Parturient with Mixed Mitral Valve Disease and Uncontrolled Atrial Fibrillation. International Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia 3;157-62:1994.

7. Gajraj NM, Chason DP, Shearer VE. Cervical Spine Movement During Orotracheal Intubation: Comparison of the Belscope and Macintosh Blades. Anaesthesia 49;772-4:1994.

8. Pace NA, Gajraj NM, Pennant JH, Victory RA, Johnson ER, White PF. Use of the laryngeal mask airway following oesophageal intubation. British Journal of Anaesthesia 73;688-689:1994.

9. Nathanson MH, Gajraj NM, Newson CD. Tracheal intubation in a mannequin: comparison of the supine and left lateral positions. British Journal of Anaesthesia 73;690-1:1994.

10. Sharma SK, Gajraj NM, Willis C, Wallace DH, Sidawi E. Epidural Anesthesia for a Patient with Moyamoya disease presenting for Cesarean Section. Anesthesia and Analgesia 79;183-5:1994.

11. Gajraj NM, Pennant JH, Watcha MF. Emla Cream: A Review. Anesthesia and Analgesia 78;574-83:1994.

12. Victory RA, Gajraj NM, Pace NA, Ostman LP, White PF. Nebulized bupivacaine attenuates the heart rate response following tracheal intubation. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 7(1);9-13:1995.

13. Victory RA, Gajraj NM, Van Elstraete A, Pace NA, Johnson ER, White PF. Effect of pre-incision versus post-incision infiltration with bupivacaine on postoperative pain. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 7(3);192-6:1995.

14. Gajraj NM, Sharma S, Souter AJ, Pole J, Sidawi E. A survey of obstetric patients who refuse regional anaesthesia. Anaesthesia 50;740-1:1995.

15. Nathanson MH, Gajraj NM, Russel JA. Prevention of pain on injection of propofol: a comparison of lidocaine with alfentanil. Anesthesia and Analgesia 82;469-71:1996.

16. Sharma SK, Gajraj NM, Sidawi JE, Lowe K. EMLA effectively relieves the pain of spinal needle insertion. Regional Anesthesia 21;561-564:1996.

17. Gajraj NM, Nathanson MH. Preventing pain during injection of propofol; the optimal dose of lidocaine. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 8;575-7:1997.

18. Sharma SK, Gajraj NM, Sidawi JE. Prevention of hypotension during spinal anesthesia: comparison of intravascular administration of hetastarch versus lactated Ringer's solution. Anesthesia and Analgesia 84;111-4:1997.

19. Chen J, Gajraj NM, Clavo A, Joshi GP. Posterior subcapsular cataract formation is associated with multiple lumbar epidural steroid injections. Anesthesia and Analgesia 86; 1054-5; 1998.

10. Nathanson MH, Gajraj NM. Perioperative management of atrial fibrillation. Anaesthesia 53;665-676:1998.

20. Ahmed HE, Craig WF, White PF, Ghoname EA, Hamza MA, Gajraj NM, Taylor SM. Percutaneous nerve stimulation: an alternative to antiviral drugs for acute herpes zoster. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1998;87:911-4.

21. Ghoname EL, Craig WF, White PF, Ahmed HE, Hamza HA, Gajraj NM, Vakharia AS, Noe CE. The effect of stimulus frequency on the analgesic response to electrical stimulation in patients with chronic low back pain. Anesthesia and Analgesia 88;841-6:1999.

22. Ghoname EL, Craig WF, White PF, Ahmed HE Hamza MA, Henderson BN, Gajraj NM, Huber PJ, Gatchel RJ. Percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for low back pain. JAMA 281(9);818-823:1999.

23. Joshi GP, Duffy L, Chehade J, Wesevich J, Gajraj N, Johnson ER. Effects of prophylactic nalmefene on the incidence of morphine-related side effects in patients receiving intravenous patient-controlled analgesia. Anesthesiology 90;1007-11:1999

24. Hamza MA, Ghoname EL, White PF, Craig WF, Ahmed HE, Gajraj NM, Vakharia AS, Noe CE. Effect of the duration of electrical stimulation on the analgesic response in patients with low back pain. Anesthesiology 91;1622-7:1999.

25. Hamza MA, White PF, Craig WF, Ghoname EL, Ahmed HE, Proctor TJ, Noe CE, Vakharia AS, Gajraj N. Percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. A novel therapy for diabetic neuropathic pain. Diabetes Care 23;365-370:2000.

26. Ahmed HE, White PF, Craig WF, Hamza MA, Ghoname EL, Gajraj NM. Use of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) in the short-term management of headache. Headache 40;311-315, 2000.

27. Gatchel RJ, Noe CE, Gajraj NM, Vakharia AS, Polatin PB, Deshner M, Pulliam C. Treatment carve-out practices: their effect on managing pain at an interdisciplinary pain center. The Journal of Workers Compensation 10(2);50-63:2001.

28. Robinson RC, Gatchel RJ, Polatin P, Deschner M, Noe C, Gajraj N. Screening for problematic prescription opioid use. Clinical Journal of Pain 2001;17:220-8.

29. Ahmed AB, Nathanson MH, Gajraj NM. Tracheal intubation through the laryngeal mask airway using a gum elastic bougie; the effect of head position. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 13;427-9:2001.

30. Gatchel RJ, Noe CE, Pulliam C, Robbins H, Deshner M, Gajraj NM, Vakharia AS. A preliminary study of MPI profile differences in predicting treatment outcome in a heterogenous chronic pain patient cohort. Clinical Journal of Pain 2002;18;139-43.

31. Robbins H, Gatchel RJ, Noe C, Gajraj N, Polatin P, Deschner M. A prospective one-year outcome study of interdisciplinary chronic pain management: compromizing its efficacy by managed care policies. Anesthesia and Analgesia 2003; 97(1):156-62.

32. Adams LL, Gatchel RJ, Robinson RC, Polatin P, Gajraj N, Deschner M, Noe C. Development of a self-report screening instrument for assessing potential opioid medication misuse in chronic pain patients. J Pain Symptom Management 2004; 27(5):440-459.

33. Gajraj NM. The effect of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitors on bone healing. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2003;28(5):456-65.

34. Gajraj NM. COX-2 inhibitors. Anesthesia and Analgesia 2003; 96(6):1720-38.

35. Gajraj NM. Selective Nerve Root blocks for low back pain and radiculopathy. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2004;29(3):243-56.

36. Gajraj NM. Role of NSAIDs and COX-2 inhibitors in postoperative pain management. Anesthesiology Clinics of North America Anesthesiol 2005;23(1):49-72. 37. Gajraj NM. Botulinum toxin A injection of the obturator inturnus muscle for chronic perineal pain. Journal of Pain 2005;6(5)333-337.

38. Gajraj NM. Pregabalin for pain management. Pain Practice 2005;5(2):95-102.

39. Gajraj NM. COX-2 Inhibitors Celecoxib and Parecoxib: Valuable Options for Postoperative Pain Management. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 2007;7(3):235-49.

Book Chapters

1. Gajraj NM, Giesecke AH, Pennant JH. Cervical Spine Trauma and Airway Management. Current Opinion in Anesthesiology 6;369-374:1993.

2. Gajraj NM. Anaesthetics. Medical Review 1(1);4-5:1994.

3. Gajraj NM. FRCA: Multiple-choice questions in anesthesia. British Journal of Hospital Medicine 52;275-7:1994.

4. Gajraj N, White PF. Clinical Pharmacology and Practical Applications of Ketamine. In: Bowdle TA, Horita A, Kharasch ED, eds. The Pharmacological Basis of Anesthesiology: Basic Science and Clinical Applications. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1994:375-92.

8. Gajraj NM. FRCA: Multiple-choice questions in anaesthesia. British Journal of Hospital Medicine 54(5);212-3:1995.

10. Nathanson MH, Gajraj NM, Anaesthesia for cerebral aneurysm surgery. British Journal of Hospital Medicine 54(8);405-8:1995. 11. Hardman JG, Gajraj NM. Epidural blood patch. British Journal of Hospital Medicine 56;268-9:1996.

16. Gajraj NM. Local Anesthesia. In: Toghill ed. Practical Procedures. London: Arnold, 1996.

17. Gajraj NM. Local Anesthetics. In: White PF, ed. Anesthesia Drug Manual. WB Saunders, 1996.

18. Gajraj NM, Giesecke AH. Resuscitation and trauma: Outcomes. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiolgy 10;119-23:1997.

19. Gajraj NM, Whitten CW. Morbid obesity. In: Atlee J ed. Complications in Anesthesia. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 1998.

20. Brown RS, Gajraj NM. Complications of adrenal surgery. In: Atlee J ed. Complications in Anesthesia. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 1998.

21. Gajraj NM, Giesecke AH. Pain management in the operating room. In: Perioperative Pain Management and Regional Anesthesia for the Trauma Patient. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 2000.

22. Noe CE, Gajraj NM, Vakharia A. Injection procedures. In: Mayer TG, Gatchel RJ, Polatin PB, eds. Occupational musculoskeletal medicine: function, outcomes, and evidence. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 2000.

23. Polatin PB, Gajraj NM. Integration of pharmacotherapy with psychological treatment (pages 276-298). In: Gatchel RJ, Turk DC, eds. Psychological Approaches to Pain Management. Guilford Press, 2002

Abstracts

1. Pennant JH, Pace NA, Gajraj NM. Use of the Laryngeal Mask Airway in the Immobilized Cervical Spine (abstract). Anesthesiology 77:3A;A1063:1992.

2. Gajraj NM. Diabetes and the anesthesiologist. Abstracts of the Ophthalmic Anesthesia Society. 6th Scientific Meeting, November 1992.

3. Gajraj NM, Pace NA, Pennant JH, Victory RA, Johnson ER, White PF. Use of the laryngeal mask airway following unintentional esophageal intubation (abstract). Anesthesia and Analgesia 76;S112:1993.

4. Gajraj NM, Victory RA, Pace NA, Van Elstraete AC, Wallace DH. Prevention of hypotension during spinal anesthesia: Comparison of an ephedrine infusion with volume preloading (abstract). Anesthesia and Analgesia 76;S113:1993.

5. Newson C, Pace N, Over D, Gajraj N, White PF. Airway management following esophageal intubation (abstract). Anesthesia and Analgesia 76;S276:1993.

6. Van Elstraete AC, Pennant JH, Gajraj NM, Victory RA. Endotracheal tube cuff inflation as an aid to blind nasotracheal intubation (abstract). Anesthesia and Analgesia 76;S443:1993.

7. Gajraj NM, Chason DP, Shearer VE. Cervical spine movement during orotracheal intubation: comparison of the Belscope and Macintosh blades. Abstracts of the 7th Annual Trauma Anesthesia and Critical Care Symposium 1993.

8. Victory RA, Newson C, Gajraj NM, Ostman P, White PF. Nebulized Bupivacaine Obtunds the Hemodynamic Response to Tracheal Intubation (abstract). Anesthesiology 79:3A;A133:1993.

9. Victory R, Gajraj N, Van Elstraete A, Pace N, Newson C. Pre-emptive Analgesia Fails to Decrease Pain Following Hysterectomy (abstract). Anesthesiology 79:3A;A902:1993.

10. Wallace D, Armstrong A, Darras A, Gajraj N, Gambling D. The Effect of Desflurane on Uterine Tone at Cesarean Delivery, Placental Transfer and Recovery (abstract). Anesthesiology 79:3A;A1019:1993.

11. Pennant J, Gajraj N, Miller J. Resistance of the Laryngeal Mask Airway to the CO2 Laser (abstract). Anesthesiology 79:3A;A1055:1993.

12. Gajraj NM, Bala S, Newson CD, Joshi GP. Outpatients View of Their Anesthesia in the USA (abstract). Anesthesia and Analgesia 78;S125:1994.

13. Gajraj NM, Sharma S, Souter AJ, Pole J, Sidawi E. A Survey of Patients Who Refuse Regional Anesthesia (abstract). Anesthesia and Analgesia 78;S126:1994

14. Joshi GP, Beck PM, Gajraj NM, Newson CD. Anesthesiologists Attitudes to HIV Testing (abstract). Anesthesia and Analgesia 78;S182:1994.

15. Joshi GP, Morrison SG, Gajraj NM, Okonkwo N, White PF. Hemodynamic Changes During Emergence from Anesthesia: Use of the laryngeal Mask Airway vs Endotracheal Tube (abstract). Anesthesia and Analgesia 78;S185:1994.

16. Nathanson MH, Newson C, Gajraj NM, Mendel PR. Intubation in the Left Lateral Position: A Forgotten Art? (abstract). Anesthesia and Analgesia 78;S311:1994.

17. Sharma S, Gambling D, Gajraj N, Wallace D, Sidawi E, Herrera E, Sack D, Lowe K. EMLA cream effectively relieves the pain of spinal needle insertion (abstract). Anesthesiology 81;A1003:1994.

18. Joshi GP, Morison SG, Okonkwo N, Gajraj NM, Pennant JH, White PF. Continuous pH monitoring: use of the laryngeal mask airway versus tracheal tube (abstract). Anesthesiology 81;A1281:1994.

19. Sharma S, Sidawi E, Gambling D, Gajraj N. Hetastarch versus lactated Ringer's preload: prevention of hypotension following spinal anesthesia (abstract). Anesthesia and Analgesia 80;S431:1995.

20. Gajraj NM, Nathanson MN. Preventing pain during injection of propofol; the optimal dose of lidocaine (abstract). Anesthesiology 83;A835:1995.

21. Joshi G, Chehade J, Weisevich J, Duffy L, Gajraj N, Johnson ER. Effects of prophylactic nalmefene on morphine-related side effects in patients receiving IV-PCA (abstract). Anesthesiology 87;A723:1997.

22. Ghoname EA, Craig WF, White PF, Ahmed HE, Hamza MA, Henderson BN, Gajraj NM, Huber PJ, Gatchel RJ. Percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS): An alternative to TENS and exercise for the management of chronic low back pain (abstract). Anesthesiology 89;A1100:1998.

23. Ahmed HE, Craig WF, White PF, Ghoname EL, Hamza, MA, Gajraj NM, Taylor S. Comparison of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) and antiviral drugs for treatment of herpes zoster pain (abstract). Anesthesiology 89;A1099:1998.

24. Pulliam C, Gajraj N, Classsen C, Jenkins J, Staton M, Bogard J, Wall A, Brown P. Effects of interdisciplinary pain management on a county hospital low back pain population. 10th World Congress on Pain. Abstract 1375;2002.

Letters

1. Pennant JH, Gajraj NM, Pace NA. Laryngeal mask airway in cervical spine injuries (letter). Anesthesia and Analgesia 75;1074:1992

2. Gajraj NM, Sidawi E. How Painful is Insertion of a Spinal Needle? (letter). Anesthesia and Analgesia 76;1370,1993.

3. Gajraj NM, Pennant JH, Joshi GP. Laryngeal Mask Airway and Pulmonary Edema (letter). Anesthesiology 79;184:1993

4. Gajraj NM, Pennant JH, Van Elstraete AC, Victory RA. Tracheal Tube Cuff Inflation as an Aid to Blind Nasotracheal Intubation in a Patient with Cervical Spine Injury (letter). British Journal of Anaesthesia 71;772-3:1993.

5. Gajraj NM, Nathanson MH, Pennant JH. Intraoperative Aspiration and the Laryngeal Mask Airway (letter). Anesthesia and Analgesia 78;613:1994.

6. Pennant JH, Gajraj NM, Yamanouchi K. The LMA and Laryngeal Polyposis (letter). Anesthesia and Analgesia 78;1206-7:1994.

7. Gajraj NM, Pennant JH, Van Elstraete AC, Victory RA. Inflation of the Tracheal Tube Cuff as an Aid to Blind Nasotracheal Intubation (letter). British Journal of Anaesthesia 72;139-140:1994.

8. Gajraj NM, Chason DP, Shearer VE. The Belscope Laryngoscope (letter). British Journal of Anaesthesia 72;726-7:1994.

9. Gajraj NM, Pace NA, Pennant JH. The Oesophageal Vent-Laryngeal Mask (letter). British Journal of Anaesthesia 72;726-7:1994.

10. Pennant JH, Gajraj NM, Griffiths C. The LMA and Cuff Puncture (letter). Anaesthesia 49;448:1994.

11. Pennant JH, Gajraj NM. Lasers and the Laryngeal Mask Airway (letter). Anaesthesia 49;448-449:1994.

12. Gajraj NM, Bala SA. Patients' Knowledge of Anaesthetists (letter). Anaesthesia 49;559:1994.

13. Gajraj NM, Pennant JH. Cervical spine stabilization (letter). Anesthesiology 81;1081:1994.

14. Pennant JH, Gajraj NM, Yamanouchi Y. The laryngeal mask airway and laryngeal polyposis (letter, reply). Anesthesia and Analgesia 80:211-2:1995.

15. Gajraj NM, Nathanson MH. Pain during injection of propofol (letter). Anaesthesia 50;186-7:1995

16. Gajraj NM, Nathanson MH, Pennant JH. Authorship in anaesthesia journals (letter). Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia 42;749-50:1995.

17. Gajraj NM, Wallace DH. Treatment of supraventricular tachycardia under spinal anesthesia (letter). Regional Anesthesia 20(4);359:1995.

18. Nathanson MH, Gajraj NM. Reducing the pain on injection of propofol (letter). Anesthesia and Analgesia 82;1307-8:1996.

19. Gajraj NM, Hutter CD. The role of serotonin in pre-eclampsia (letter). British Journal of Anesthesia 76;748-9:1996.

20. Gajraj NM. Tracheal intubation through the laryngeal mask using a gum elastic bougie (letter). Anaesthesia 51;796:1996.

21. Gajraj NM. Use of the laryngeal mask airway during oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (letter). Anaesthesia 51;991:1996.

22. Nathanson MH, Gajraj NM. Propofol on injection of propofol. Anaesthesia 53;608:1998.

23. Gajraj NM, Hervias-Sanz M. Opiate use or undertreatment? (letter) Clinical Journal of Pain 14(1); 90-1: 1998.

24. Greilich NB, Meng J, Gajraj NM. Subcutaneous lidocaine misidentified as cerebrospinal fluid (letter). Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 11;140:1999.

25. Gajraj NM. Opioid therapy for chronic pain. NEJM 350(8);840-2: 2004.

26. Gajraj NM. Effect of COX-2 inhibitors on bone healing. JBJS. January 15, 2004.

27. Gajraj NM. Opioids for non-cancer pain. British Journal of Anesthesia 2004;93(1):149

28. Gajraj NM. Selective nerve root block-Is the position of the needle transforaminal or paraforaminal? Call for a need to reevaluate the terminology. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2004; 29(6): 616-7.

Book Reviews

1. Gajraj NM. Radiographic imaging for regional anesthesia and pain management. Anesthesia and Analgesia 2003;96:1847-1850.

2. Gajraj NM. Image-guided spine intervention. Anesthesia and Analgesia 2003;96:917

3. Gajraj NM. Regional anesthesia: an illustrated procedural guide. Lancet 2003; 361:2165.

4. Gajraj NM. Interventional pain management. Anesthesiology clinics of North America. Anesthesia and Analgesia 2004; 98:1506.

Media Publications

Lack of faith in HIV test accuracy cited as why many doctors do not get test after needle stick injury. Anesthesiology News, June 1994

Study finds optimal dose of lidocaine necessary to blunt propofol injection pain. Anesthesiology News, July 1995

No time for pain. Wired News, March 1999

The whimp factor; it’s genetic. Wired News, July 1999

PENS relieves low back pain. Whole Health MD, February 2000

Team approach helps patients in pain. Center Times, December 2001

Botulinum toxin injections. Dallas Morning News, July 8th 2002

Insurance ruling thwarts ailing pianist. Star Telegram July, 14, 2002

Addiction. Star Telegram October 11, 2003

Addiction to painkillers. U.T.Southwestern News Release, November 2003

Hydrocodone deaths. Star Telegram January 20, 2004

Experts offer myriad ways to combat chronic pain. Chicago Tribune March 9, 2004

Preventing back injuries. U.T.Southwestern News Release, April 2004

Back injuries. Texas Jewish Post. April 15, 2004

[2] Books

Power Spiritual Stories (2024) 100 Pathways to Longevity (publishing 2025).

[3] Invited Lectures

06/98 A Review of Chronic Pain Pain Symposium, UT Southwestern, Dalls Management

06/98 New Drugs for Chronic Pain Pain Symposium, UT Southwestern Management

06/99 A Review of Chronic Pain Pain Symposium, U.T Southwestern Management

04/00 A Review of Chronic Pain Pain Symposium, UT Southwestern Management

02/01 An Overview of Pharmacological Pain Awareness Week Symposium Approaches to Pain Management UT Southwestern Medical Center

03/02 Pharmacological Approaches 5th Annual Update in Pain Management to Pain Management UT Southwestern Medical Center

12/03 Controversies in 6th Annual Update in Pain Management Pharmacological Therapy UT Southwestern Medical Center for Pain Management

10/04 Sympathetic Blocks American Society of Anesthesiology Meeting Las Vegas, NE

11/06 Botulinum toxin injections for Least Invasive Spine Intervention Congress Low Back Pain New Delhi, India

11/06 Injection therapy for facet joint Least Invasive Spine Intervention Congress pain and sacroiliac pain New Delhi, India New Delhi, India

06/011 Qutenza for Post-Herpetic North Texas Pain Nurses Society Neuralgia Dallas, Texas

[4] Media Appearances

June 2002, Early Connect/Texas Cable News, Treatment of osteoarthritis

June 2002, Good Morning Texas/WFAA-TV (ABC), Arthritis management

January 2003, CBS News, Barriers to effective pain management

October 2003, Channel 8, Use of Alprazolam

March 2005, Channel 8, Steroid injections for carpal tunnel syndrome

May 2005, Channel 8, Botulinum Toxin for Pain Management

June 2005, Channel 8, Lidoderm for Pain Management

July 2005, Channel 8, Palladone

December 2005, Channel 8, Pregabalin for Pain Management

February 2007, Channel 8, New Fibromyalgia Research

February 2018, Can We Keep Treating Those in Pain and Still Address the Opioid Epidemic?