PREVIOUS FACULTY

Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD

Associate Professor & Anesthesiologist
First Division Chief, Anesthesiology Department
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Wisconsin, USA

Kasra Amirdelfan, MD

Vice President of Business Development & Director of Clinical Research
Boomerang Healthcare, California, USA

David Abejon, MD

Vice President,

Spanish Multidisciplinary Pain Society
Head of Pain Unit, Quirónsalud Madrid University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Magdalena Anitescu, MD

Professor of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Chief, Division of Pain Management, Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine Department, University of Chicago Medicine, Illinois, USA

Adnan Al-Kaisy, MD

Reader in Pain Medicine, King’s College London
Consultant in Pain Medicine, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

Nomen Azeem, MD

Director of Membership Engagement,

Board of Directors
American Society of Pain & Neuroscience, New York, USA

Ganesan Barani, MD

Consultant in Anesthesia and Pain Management
Honorary Clinical Associate Professor
University of Leeds, United Kingdom

Jonathan Carlson, MD

Interventional Pain Specialist & CEO, Hawai'i Pain and Spine, Hawai'i, USA
Treasurer, American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN)

Ashley Bailey-Classen, MD

Associate Medical Director
Trinity Pain Medicine Associates,

Pennsylvania, USA

Krishnan Chakravarthy, MD

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Physician
San Diego Va Health Care Syst,

California USA

Kenneth Chapman, MD

Director, Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Staten Island University Hospital
Assistant Clinical Professor, NYU Langone Medical Center
Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor, Zucker School of Medicine, New York, USA

Ashley G. Comer, APRN, NP-C

Lead Nurse Practitioner
Spine & Nerve Center of the Virginias,

West Virginia, USA

Timothy Deer, MD

President and CEO, The Spine and Nerve Center of the Virginias, West Virginia, USA
Chairman, American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN)

Didier Demesmin, MD, MBA

Medical Director and CEO, University Pain and Spine Center
Director of Interventional Pain Fellowship Program, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, New Jersey, USA

Preeti Doshi, MD

Director, Pain Medicine Department
Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre,

Mumbai, India

Steven Falowski, MD

Brain Orthopedic Spine Specialists
Argires Marotti Neurosurgical Associates of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Vice President, American Society Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN)

Eric Francois, MD

Consultant Pain Physician
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE

Tony George, MD

Interventional Pain and Musculoskeletal Physiatrist
University Orthopaedic Associates, New Jersey, USA

Stanley Golovac, MD

Co-Founder, Florida Pain Specialists
Director, Space Coast Pain Institute (SCPI), Florida, USA

Zohra Hussaini, MSN, FNP-BC, MBA

Advanced Practice Provider Coordinator
Department of Anesthesia/Pain Management
University Of Kansas Health System
Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Hemant Kalia, MD

Interventional Pain & Cancer Rehabilitation Medicine Specialist
Managing Director, Greater Rochester Region
Medical Director, Invision Spine & Pain,

New York, USA

Jan-Willem Kallewaard, MD

Pain Specialist, Rijnstate General Hospital
Anesthesiologist, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, The Netherlands

Stanley Lam, MD

President, Hong Kong Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor (Honorary), Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD

Professor of Anesthesiology, Florida Atlantic University, Florida, USA
Pain Physician and Researcher, Carolinas Pain Institute and Center for Clinical Research, North Carolina, USA

Usman Latif, MD

Interventional Pain Physician
Director of Advanced Analytics and Informatics
University of Kansas Health System,

Kansas, USA

Talal Khan, MD

President, University of Kansas Physicians
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
University of Kansas Medical Center,

Kansas, USA

Carina Li, MD

Specialist Anaesthesiologist
Clinical Assistant Professor (Honorary), Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Sean Li, MD

Regional Medical Director,

National Spine and Pain Centers
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, New Jersey, USA

Ankit Maheswari, MD

Founder, Texas Pain Intervention Clinic
Texas, USA

Jesus Medina, MD

Certified Interventional Pain Sonologist
Anesthesiologist, University of Guadalajara, Mexico

Pankaj Mehta, MD

Clinical President and Chief Medical Officer
Pain Specialists of America, Texas, USA

Vahid Mohabbati, MD

Head of Department, Pain and Palliative Medicine, Sydney Adventist Hospital
Medical Director, Sydney Pain Research Centre, Sydney, Australia

Stefan Motov, MD

Senior Physician for Neurosurgery
St. Gallon Cantonal Hospital, Switzerland

Harold Nijhuis, MD

Anesthesiologist and Pain Specialist
St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands

Erika Petersen, MD

Program Director,

Neurosurgery Residency Program
Professor, Director of Functional & Restorative Neurosurgery and Neuromodulation
Vice-Chair for Education, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas, USA

Jason E. Pope, MD

President and CEO, Evolve Restorative Center, Northern California, USA
Immediate Past President, American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN)

Manish Raj, MD

Department Head of Interventional Pain Medicine
Emirates Hospital, Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE

Amar Salti, MD

President of the World Society of Pain Clinicians
Consultant Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE

David Reece, MD

Chief, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland, USA

Dawood Sayed, MD

Professor & Division Chief of Pain Medicine
The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas, USA
Vice Chairman of the Board, American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN)

Marc Russo, MD

President International Neuromodulation Society
Specialist Pain Medicine Physician
Hunter Pain Clinic, Broadmeadow, Australia

Ashish Shetty, MD

Consultant in Pain Medicine, University College London Hospitals
Consultant in Pain Medicine & Neuromodulation
Cleveland Clinic London, United Kingdom

Victor Silva, MD

Interventional Pain Physician
Hospital Zambrano Hellion, Monterrey, Mexico
President, Latin American Pain Society (LAPS)

Gurtej Singh, MD

Lead Interventional Spine and Pain Specialist,
The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics, Maryland, USA

Reda Tolba, MD

ISPN Chair
Consultant Pain Management, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE
Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, USA

Ali Valimahomed, MD

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician
Gramercy Pain Center, New Jersey, USA

Jean-Pierre Van Buyten, MD

Consultant Pain Management, Neuro Rehabilitation Center TrainM/ BrainM Antwerp
Chairman, Multidisciplinary Pain Management Center, VITAZ Hospital, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium

Paul Verrils, MD

Medical Director
Metro Pain Group, Clayton, Australia

Jan Vesper, MD

Head of Departement for Functional Neurosurgery and Stereotaxy
Neurosurgical Clinic, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany

Welcome to the 1st ISPN-Middle East and South East Asia Conference

We are excited to announce that we will be having our 1st ISPN- Middle East and South East Asia Conference at Novotel Al Bustan Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE on December 13 - 15, 2024.

ISPN society will serve the core mission of the parent society ASPN: to improve education, highlight scientific curiosity, establish best practices, and elevate each other in a quest to improve the field.

The meeting will bring renowned US and international key opinion leaders in the field of pain and neuroscience. The event will span two days and will include cutting-edge updates and discussions on pain and neuroscience topics.

We are excited to expand our reach to the international community and look forward to seeing you all in United Arab Emirates!

PREVIOUS FACULTY

Welcome to the 1st ISPN-Middle East and South East Asia Conference

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