Vanguard Interventional Pain Specialists, Alhambra CA Medical Director 

• Providing interventional pain management services 

06/2005- Present 

Century City Doctors Hospital, Dept. Anesthesia, Century City, California 

Staff Anesthesiologist 

11/2005-2007 

• Providing general anesthesia coverage for the hospital surgical cases, and pain service for both acute and chronic pain patients 

Good Samaritan Hospital, Department of Anesthesia, Los Angeles, California 

Staff Anesthesiologist 

08/2005-11/2005 

Providing general anesthesia coverage for the hospital surgical cases, and pain service for both acute and chronic pain patients 

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 

Clinical Pain Management Fellow 

07/2004-06/2005 

• Provided clinical care encompassing both malignant and non–malignant chronic pain conditions and interventions, admissions, discharge summaries, and assisting the cancer pain clinic. 
• Assisted in advanced interventional pain cases such as implantable devices, vertebroplasties, and routine interventional pain procedures including steroid injections, chemical neurolysis, radiofrequency nerve ablations, and trigger point injections. 

Treated new and existing pediatric and adult with complex chronic pain syndromes. 

• Cared for a full spectrum of cases in an outpatient pain management clinic. 
• Participated in cadaver workshop for vertebroplasty as teaching faculty 

University of Southern California, Department of Anesthesia, Los Angeles, California 07/2002- 06/2004 

Chief Resident 

• Proficient with general and regional anesthesia techniques for inpatient and outpatient surgical 

cases. 

• Exposed to orthopedic, cardiothoracic, neurological, OB–GYN, and general surgical cases. 
• Organized master schedule for subspecialty electives for all anesthesia residents, establishing acceptance of new methods and standards. 
• Successfully managed complex call schedule for all residents in the department, leading to enhanced resident relationship and quality of life. 

Education 

M.D., Pain Management 

06/2005 

University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 

M.D., Anesthesiology 06/2004 

University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Los Angeles, California 

M.D., Anesthesiology, CA–1 06/2002 

UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson, New Brunswick, New Jersey 

M.D., Internal Medicine, Intern 

06/2001 

Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio 

M.D., Medicine 

10/1999 

American University of The Caribbean School of Medicine, Plymouth, Montserrat, B.W.I. 

M.S., Medical Sciences 

08/1997 

American University of The Caribbean School of Medicine, Plymouth, Montserrat, B.W.I 

B.S., Biology 

12/1994 

University of Houston, Houston, Texas 

Affiliations 

• Active Member, North American Spine Society 
• Active Member, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians 
• Active Member, California Society of Interventional Pain Physicians 
• Active Member, North American Neuromodulation Society 

Licenses and Certifications 

• Physician and Surgeon License, Medical Board of California, 2002 – 2020 

. Certificate, ECFMG, 2000 

Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiologists 

• Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiologists, Pain Management 

Diplomate, National Board of Physicians and Surgeon, Anesthesia and Pain Management 

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certified, A.C.L.S., 2017 – 2019 

Training 

• Endoscopic Spine Decompression Course- ASIPP, Cadaver Workshop, 2017 
• Superion Interspinal Spacer Implant, Workshop, 2017 
• MILD Procedure, Cadaver Workshop, 2014 
• Radiofrequency Ablation, Cadaver Workshop, 2005 
• Percutaneous Cement Injection for Spine Disorders- Vertebroplasty, Cadaver Workshop, 2005 
• Implantable Devices- Spinal Cord Stimulator & Intrathecal Catheter/ Infusion pump Implant, Cadaver Workshop, 2005 

Languages 

Fluent in both Spanish and Chinese (Mandarin), in addition to English 

References 

Available upon request