Dr. Timothy Lubenow, Professor, Rush Medical College, Director of Postoperative Analgesia Services, Director of Rush University Pain Center and Director of Pain Management, Rush University Medical center will be presented with a Lifetime Achievement award at the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) conference this summer at the awards symposium.
Lindsay Maess fulfilled a lifelong passion by working with monkeys, chimps and gorillas at US zoos and often returning to Africa for field research at the Pandrillus conservation organization and sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees and endangered drill monkeys in Nigeria.
Cutting edge therapies for chronic pain are being developed in Chicago at Rush hospital. "The incidence of chronic pain is significant," said Dr. Asokumar Buvanendran the Anesthesiology Department Chair at Rush University Medical Center.
Medical Assistants (MAs) Recognition Week is Oct. 18 through Oct. 22, and University Pain Centers is celebrating the hard work of each and every one of our MAs, who are an integral part of the multifaceted team.
According to the CDC, 50+ million people nationwide are struggling with chronic pain that lasts six months or longer without finding relief. Unfortunately, less than half of those surveyed in Illinois are aware of drug-free, minimally-invasive, interventional therapies helping patients return to activities they love and regain hope for their future.
