Jan 7, 2022
Guest Name and Bio:
Dr. Peter Staats
Dr. Staats was founder of the Division of Pain Medicine at Johns
Hopkins University, where he was the director for 10 years. In that
capacity he was the first academic anesthesiologist with surgical
privileges and one of the youngest division chiefs at that
University. Dr. Staats is internationally recognized for his work
in developing and implementing minimally invasive and non invasive
procedures for chronic pain, and other medical disorders. He is
currently Chief Medical Officer of National Spine and Pain Centers,
the largest network of pain physicians in the United States, Co
Founder and Chief Medical Officer of electroCore the leader in
non-invasive neuromodulation, a medical advisor for Survivorcorp
and the Wounded Warrior Project
Dr. Staats received his medical degree from the University of
Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor and completed his residency
and fellowship training at the Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine. He was the founding chair of the American Society of
Anesthesiologists task force on chronic pain, is a past President
of the North American Neuromodulation Society, American Society of
Interventional Pain Physicians, New Jersey Society of
Interventional Pain Physicians, and the Southern Pain Society. He
is currently President of the World Institute of Pain and continues
to serve as Chief Medical Officer for National Spine and Pain
Centers, the largest network of pain physicians in the United
States.
Dr. Staats has written or co-edited 14 books and over 450 articles,
abstracts, monographs, and book chapters on pain medicine in
publications that include the Journal of the American Medicine
Association, Pain, Anesthesiology, Lancet Neurology and the Journal
of Clinical Oncology. His work has been highlighted on Good Morning
America, CBS Evening News, Newsweek, and CNN. He has lectured
extensively nationally and internationally. He has received
numerous awards including the physician of the year and the
lifetime achievement awards from the New York, New Jersey, and West
Virginia branches of the American Society of Interventional Pain
Physicians, Best Doctors in America, Top Doctors, and New Jersey
Top Doctor, and the lifetime achievement awards from the American
Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, the American Society of
Pain and Neuroscience and the North American Neuromodulation
society.
What you will learn from this episode:
1) What is the vagus nerve and why is it important
2) How can the vagus nerve impact inflammation
3) What is the role of vagus nerve stimulation in Covid-19
4) What is wrong with current methods of pain management
5) How you can treat recurrent headaches via the vagus nerve
How to learn more about our guest:
www.ElectroCore.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Staats
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