EP 1041B - Electric Aspirin: How Non Invasive Nerve Stimulation is the New Pain Killer

Guest Bio: Dr. Peter Staats

Dr. Peter Staats was the founder of the Division of Pain Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, where he was the director for 10 years. He is currently Chief Medical Officer of National Spine and Pain Centers, the largest integrated network of pain physicians in the United States, Chief Medical Officer of electroCore, Inc., a company he co-founded in 2005, and President of the World Institute of Pain. 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 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, having served in multiple capacities including Chair of the Board of Examination. Dr. Staats is internationally recognized for his work in developing and implementing minimally invasive procedures for chronic pain, as well as neuromodulation strategies.

Dr. Staats has written or co-edited 12 books and over 400 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 both 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 and the North American Neuromodulation Society.