ASC Industry Leader to Know - Scott Glaser, MD - ASIPP
As a pain management specialist, Scott Glaser, MD, works to help patients with chronic pain restore quality of life, increase function and regain wholeness. He has worked with his Pain Specialists of Greater Chicago co-founder Ira Goodman, MD, for over a decade, treating syndromes ranging from common lower back pain to the severe pain associated with nerve damage. The doctors use various minimally invasive techniques to manage pain, including small joint injections, nerve blocks and medication infusion pumps.
The Doctor also graduated from Notre Dame and Indiana University School of Medicine. While there he completed his residency for anesthesia and fellowship at Northwestern. Since 1990 he has worked in the private sector as a pain management specialist. Becker’s ASC Review list has named him notable ASC physicians in 2009.
Through his work in pain management, Dr. Glaser has become invested in the struggle against controlled substance misuse. He lobbied to ensure passage of the NASPER bill, which aims to protect patients and physicians from substance misuse by setting up prescription monitoring programs. The bill was signed into law in 2005, and Dr. Glaser continues to work to implement a prescription monitoring program in Illinois. He also speaks to physician groups and other health providers about the risks of controlled substance abuse.
In 2008, Scott Glaser, MD was elected to serve as a director on the national board of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians by his fellow specialists. The first year it was offered, he became a diplomat of the American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians, which has acknowledged him to be the highest level of credentialing in his field.
At the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Dr. Glaser is an instructor. ASIPP promotes excellence in the field of pain management and is a society that provides training for interventional pain management specialists. Dr. Glaser also teaches physicians how to perform minimally invasive procedures, plus frequently lectures on continuing medical education at ASIPP meetings.
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Posted: August 25th, 2010 under Health.
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