The Pain Management Center of the Department of Anesthesiology provides training to residents and fellows in anesthesiology in all aspects of adult and pediatric acute and chronic pain management in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. The learning experience for trainees includes aspects of medical, interventional, behavioral and alternative techniques to manage pain.
Clinical experience is gained in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.
Inpatient experience includes adult and pediatric acute pain mangement utilizing intravenous, epidural and perineural drug infusions. Cancer pain and symptom management is also an integral part of the inpatient service. The pain problems treated run the entire spectrum of somatic and neuropathic painful conditions. In addition to conventional medical pain management techniques, behavioral therapy and acupuncture techniques are employed. The Pain Center staff includes a full-time fellowship trained pain psychologist and a physician licensed as medical acupuncturist.