Managing Chronic Pain in an Age of Addiction (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781538109236)

Akhtar Purvez, MD, is a researcher, interventional pain physician, author and pain advocate. He is certified by the American Board of Pain Medicine, the American Board of Anesthesiology in Pain Medicine, and the American Board of Disability Analysts. He has been in pain practice since 2002. He is a member of Spine Intervention Society (SIS), American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain medicine (ASRA), and American Medical Association. Purvez has been involved in training physician assistants, medical students, residents, fellows and other physicians. He was Adjunct Clinical Professor at Lincoln Memorial University, TN and writes, lectures, and speaks on radio and TV about pain related issues. He supports pain advocacy, pain policy, training and research.