Curriculum Vitae

Richard M. Rosenthal, M.D.

Nexus Pain Care
3585 North University Avenue, Suite 150
Provo, Utah 84604
Phone: (801) 356-6100; Fax: (801) 356-2113
rmrmd@nexuspaincare.com

Present Positions

Fellowship Director
Utah Center for Pain Management & Research, Inc.
Utah Center for Pain Management & Research, Inc. (Developed Interventional Pain Management Fellowship program including extensive written curriculum outlining specific weekly study topics, unique method of teaching needle handling skills using beef simulation model, tiered approach to learning procedures, rigorous written preparation requirement prior to procedure performance, and weekly lectures/journal review; oversees the training of 3 fellows each year in minimally invasive spinal procedures and interventional pain management.)

President - Utah Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

Member - ISIS Education Committee

Hospital Appointments
Staff Physician
Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, Provo, Utah.
           
Staff Physician
Orem Community Hospital, Orem, Utah.
           
Staff Physician
Mountain View Hospital, Payson, Utah.
           
Staff Physician
Timpanogos Regional Hospital, Orem, Utah.
           
Staff Physician
American Fork Hospital, American Fork, Utah.

Birth Date                 September 28, 1953
Citizenship                United States

Educational Background

May 1985            University of Utah, Salt Lake, Utah - M.D.
May 1979            University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming - B.S. Biology

Postgraduate Training

1990 - 1993         Residency, Anesthesiology
University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, Texas

1985 - 1986         Internship, Internal Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah

Professional Background

2006 - Present        Fellowship Director, Utah Center for Pain Management & Research

2003 - Present        Medical Director, Nexus Pain Care

1998 - 2003          Medical Director, Origin Pain & Spine Center
           
2001 - Present       Instructor – International Spine Intervention Society             

2001 - 2002          Attending Physician, Intermountain Spine Institute
                       
1998 - 2000          Director, HealthSouth Pain Management Program

1996 - 1998        Attending PHysician, Alpine Pain Medicine

1995 - 1997        Partner, Wasatch Anesthesia Associates
                            Associated with Paracelsus Health Care

1993 - 1996         Medical Director, Wasatch Pain Medicine
                            Associated with Wasatch Anesthiesia

1993 - 1995        Staff Anesthesiologist, FHP Hospital

1987 - 1990        Attending Physician, Emergency Department
                           Evanston Regional Hospital, Evanston, WY

1987 - 1990        Medical Director
                           Wyoming Downs Race Track, Evanston, WY

1986 - 1987        Attending Physician
                           Instacare of Wyoming-Casper, WY

Licensure and Certification

Medical License:

Utah               #180329
Wyoming        # 3961A

Board Certification              Diplomate American Board of Anesthesiology, September 13, 1994.
No. 24874

Diplomate American Board of Pain Medicine, February 19, 1996.

Diplomate American Society of Addiction Medicine, February 15, 1999. 
No. 6597

Fellow of Interventional Pain Physicians, March 23, 2004.

Professional Affiliations

           
International Spine Intervention Society
           
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
                               
American Academy of Pain Medicine
                               
World Institute of Pain

American Medical Association    

American Society of Addiction Medicine
           
International Neuromodulation Society
           
Christian Medical and Dental Society

Utah State Society of Anesthesiologists

Utah Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

Utah Medical Society

Elected by his peers for inclusion in Best Doctors in Americaâ from 1994 to 2004

Presentations at National Annual Meetings.
           
ISIS 13th annual Scientific Meeting International Spinal Injection Society. Invited Speaker. New York, New York. July 2005.  “Use of Pulsed Radio Frequency in the Treatment of Spinal Pain.”     (Presented)        

Teaching Positions and Special Projects

Lecturer, Interventional Pain Institute

Lecturer, Stryker Radiofrequency Division

Instructor and Lecturer, International Spine Intervention Society

Lecturer/Facilitator, Boston Scientific/Spinal Cord Stimulator division

Staff Physician, Dannemiller Memorial Foundation Website-Pain.com

Executive Director, Utah Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

Special Lecturer, Brigham Young University Nurse Practitioner Program

Center of Excellence, PEHP Healthcare

Organizer and first President, Utah Spinal Injectionists

Preceptor, Kirksville, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Teaching Positions and Special Projects

Brian K. Olenslager, M.D. November 2004-November 2005

Jay Rosenfeld, M.D. January 2006-January 2007

Michael J. Behrend, M.D. April 2006-May 20007

William C. Scott, D.O. July 2006-June 2007

Alex Phan, M.D. July 2007-June 2008

Michael M. Chen, D.O. July 2007-June 2008

Peter R. Bodnar, M.D. November 2007

Publications

  “A Multi-Center Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) for Axial Low Back Pain.” In process for publication. 

Poster presentation. 50 Patient Observational Study of SCS for Axial Low Back Pain and Radicular Pain. Presented at American Academy of Pain Medicine. Orlando, Florida. February, 2008.

Raj, P.:Principles and Practices of Interventional Pain. Second edition.Rosenthal, RM: Chapter17.Lumbar Spinal Neuroaxial Procedures. (expected publication date: April 2008)

Image Guided Spine Interventions.  2nd Edition.  Editors: Dr.s John Mathis, Stanley Golovac. Chapter – Pulsed RF Procdeures. Expected publication date: January 2009.

Behrend M, Rosenthal RM: Acquisition of Spine Injection Skills Using a Beef Injection Simulator.
Pain Physician 2007; 10:591-598

Poster Presentation: “Successful Control of Back and Leg pain with a Next Generation Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) Device Following Initial Treatment Failure: Case Reports.” Presented at the North American Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, Nevada. December, 2006.

Lefever EB, Rosenthal RM, Ramamurthy S: Intrapulmonary placement of a pleural
catheter. Regional Anesthesia 17 (2): 107-109, 1992.

Rosenthal RM, Neurolytic Nerve Blocks.  Decision Making in Pain Management,
Ed. Ramamurthy & Rogers; Mosby – Yearbook, Inc. 1993.

Merdith GM, Rosenthal RM. Acupuncture. Decision Making in Pain Management,
Ed. Ramamurthy & Rogers; Mosby – Yearbook, Inc., 1993.

Clinical Research Experience (past and ongoing)

An Open-Label, Long Term Effectiveness and Safety Study of a study medication (ER) in Patients with Cancer or Neuropathic Pain.

An Open-Label, Long-term Safety and Tolerability Study of a study medication Administered Intrathecally to Patients with Chronic, Severe Pain, Sub-investigator.

5-Week, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Multi-center Study of a study medication in Patients with Postherpatic Neuralgia (PHN), who are Gabapentin Treatment Failures.         

A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of a study medication XXX Extended-Release (HHER) Compared to Placebo in Subjects with Persistent Pain Compared to Placebo in Subjects with Persistent Pain

A 4-Week Randomized, Multicenter, Double-blind, Placebo- and Active-controlled, Parallel-group, Forced-titration Phase IIB Study Comparing Efficacy and Safety of Ascending Doses of a study medication to Placebo in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Chronic Pain Due to Osteoarthritis of the Knee

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Multicenter Phase IIb Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Multiple XXXX Dosage Regimens for the Treatment of Opioid-Induced Bowel Dysfunction in Subjects with Chronic Pain of Non-Malignant Origin

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Dose Finding Study of XXXX for the Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Fixed-Dose, Parallel-group Comparison of Controlled-Released Hydromorphone Hydrochloride HCL vs Placebo in Subjects with Osteoarthritis

Effectiveness of the PrecisionÒ Spinal Cord Stimulation system in patients with failed back surgery syndrome and axial low back pain. Dr. John Oakley-Principle Investigator, Dr. Richard M. Rosenthal-Site Principle Investigator, et al.

Courses and Lectures

88. ISIS Radiofrequency Bio-Skills Lab. International Spine Intervention Society. Phoenix, Arizona. (Presented) November 2008.

87. ISIS Radiofrequency Bio-Skills Lab. International Spine Intervention Society. Sine Masters Institute. Burr Ridge, Illinois. (Presented) August 2008.

86. ISIS Radiofrequency Hands-on Workshop. International Spine Intervention Society. Dallas, Texas. (Presented) April 2008.

85. Invited speaker.  Neurotherm Master Class on Radiofrequency Lesioning.  Neurotherm. Boston, Massachusetts. March 2008. (Presented)    

 84. ISIS Spinal Cord Stimulation Advanced Workshop. International Spine Intervention Society. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. February 2008. (Presented)

83. Brigham Young University Health Center.  “Use of Opiates for Non-malignant Pain.” Provo,
Utah. November, 2007. (Presented)

82. ISIS Radiofrequency Hands-on Workshop. International Spine Intervention Society. October 2007. (Presented)

81. Radiofrequency Lesioning Procedures. Interventional Pain Institute. September 2007. (Presented)

80. Advanced Radiofrequency Ablation Techniques. Stryker.  August 2007. (Presented)

 79.  ISIS 15th Annual Scientific Meeting. International Spine Intervention Society. Baltimore, Maryland. July, 2007. (Attended)

 78. ISIS Radiofrequency Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spine Intervention Society. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. June 2007. (Presented)

77. Radiofrequency Lesioning Procedures.         Interventional Pain Institute. May 2007. (Presented)
           
76. ISIS Radiofrequency Hands-on Workshop.. International Spine Intervention Society. March 2007. (Presented)
        
 75. Advanced Radiofrequency Ablation Techniques. Stryker.  February2007. (Presented)

74. Phase 1 Lumbar Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spine Intervention Society. Burlingame, California. January 2007. (Presented)
        
73. “Interventional Pain Management.”  Nurse Practitioner program.  Brigham Young University. Provo, Utah.  November, 2006.

72. ISIS Advanced Lumbar Workshop. International Spine Intervention Society. Phoenix, Arizona. November 2006.  (Presented)

71. Integrated Addiction Treatment of Body, Mind, and Spirit. Albert Einstein College of Medicine. New York, New York. October 2006. (Attended)

70. ISIS Cervical &  Thoracic Workshop. International Spine Intervention Society. Memphis, Tennessee. September, 2006. (Presented)

69. ISIS Radiofrequency Workshop. International Spine Intervention Society. Boston,
Massachusetts. August. 2006. (Presented)

68. ISIS 14th Annual Scientific Meeting. International Spine Intervention Society. Salt Lake City, Utah. July 2006. (Attended)

67. ISIS Practice Management Seminar. International Spine Intervention Society. San Francisco, California. June 2006. (Attended)

66. ISIS Phase 4 Discography Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spine Intervention Society. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. May 2006. (Presented)

65.  Brigham Young University Health Center.  “Use of Opiates for Non-malignant Pain.” Provo, Utah. May 2006. (Presented)
        
64. Utah Chiropractic Physicians Association.    “Diagnosis and Treatment of Lumbar Back Pain” Salt Lake City, Utah. April 2006. (Presented)

   63.  ISIS Radiofrequency Workshop: A hands-on course utilizing cadavers. International Spine Intervention Society. Dallas, Texas. April 2006. (Presented)
        
62. ISIS Phase 3 Cervical Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spine Intervention Society. Orlando, Florida. March 2006. (Presented)
        
61. ISIS Radiofrequency Workshop: A hands-on course utilizing cadavers. International Spine Intervention Society. Phoenix, Arizona. February 2006. (Presented)

60. ISIS Phase 1 Lumbar Workshop. International Spine Intervention Society. Burlingame, California. January 2006. (Presented)
        
59. ISIS Advanced European Radiofrequency Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spine Intervention Society. Munster, Germany. October 2005. (Presented)

58. ISIS Phase 3 Cervical Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spine Intervention Society. Burlingame, California. October 2005. (Presented)

57. ISIS Spinal Cord Stimulators and Intraspinal Drug Infusion Systems Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spine Intervention Society.  Boston, Massachusetts. August 2005. (Presented)

56.  Interventional Pain Institute. May 2005. (Presented)

55.  Physician Assistant Conference. “Lumbar Spine Intervention Techniques” Mesquite, Arizona. April 2005. (Presented)

54.  ISIS Phase 2 Lumbar With Discography Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spine Intervention Society. Phoenix, Arizona. March 2005. (Presented)

53. “Proper use of Opiates in the Treatment of Chronic Benign Pain.” Janssen Pharmaceuticals. Provo, Utah. March 2005. (Presented)

52. Interventional Pain Institute.  February 2005. (Presented)

51. ISIS Phase 1 Lumbar Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spine Intervention Society.   Burlingame, California. January 2005. (Presented)
        
50. ISIS Phase 4 Discography Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spinal Injection Society. Burlingame, California. November 2004. (Presented)

•  ISIS Phase 3 Cervical Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spinal Injection Society.

Atlanta, Georgia. October 2004. (Presented)
        
48.  ISIS Phase 1 Lumbar Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spinal Injection Society.
Memphis, Tennessee. August 2004. (Presented)  

•  ISIS Cervical Intensive Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spinal Injection Society.

Memphis, Tennessee. June 2004. (Presented)
        
 46.  Physician Assistant Conference. “Lumbar Spine Intervention Techniques” Mesquite, Arizona. April 2004. (Presented)

45.  ISIS Phase 3 Cervical Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spinal Injection Society. Dallas, Texas. April 2004. (Presented)

44.  ISIS Phase 2 Lumbar & Thoracic Spinal Injection Workshop using Cadavers. International Spinal Injection Society.  Phoenix, Arizona. March 2004. (Presented)

43.   Interventional Pain Techniques. Park City, Utah. March 2004. (Attended)

42.  A Comprehensive Interventional Cadaver Workshop/ Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar.  University of Louisville School of Medicine Continuing Health Sciences Education. March 2004. (Attended)

41.  ISIS Phase 1 Lumbar Injection Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spinal Injection Society. Burlingame, California. January 2004. (Presented)

40.  ISIS Phase 1 Lumbar Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spinal Injection Society. Muenster, Germany. November 2003. (Presented)

39.  Western Regional Drictors Conference.  “Principles of Safe Opiate Prescribing.” Janssen Pharmceuticals.  Newport Beach, California.

38.  ISIS Phase 3 Cervical Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spinal Injection Society. Burlingame, California. September 2003. (Presented)

37.   ISIS Phase 1 Lumbar Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spinal Injection Society. Thornton, Colorado.  June 2003. (Presented)

36.  Physician Assistant Conference.  “Opiate Use in Non-Malignant Pain” Mesquite, Arizona. April 2003. (Presented)

35.  Intensive Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spinal Injection Society.  Memphis, Tennessee. April 2003. (Presented)

34.  Phase 2 Lumbar & Thoracic Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spinal Injection Society.  February 2003. (Presented)

33.  ISIS Phase 3 Cervical Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spinal Injection Society. November 2002. (Presented)

32.  ISIS Phase 6 Annuloplasty, CoBlation, IDET, LASE Nucleoplasty Workshop using Cadavers. International Spinal Injection Society.  July 2002. (Presented)

31. ASAM’s 18th Annual Meeting with Review. American Academy of Pain Medicine. San Francisco, California. March 2002. (Attended)

30.   Idaho Industrial Commission Workers Compensation Seminar.  Keynote Speaker. “Pearls in Dealing with Chronic Pain Patients.” 2002. Idaho. (Presented)

29.  ISIS Phase 1 Lumbar Spinal Injection Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spinal Injection Society.  January 2002. (Presented)

28. “Innovative Treatment Strategies with Anticonvulsants: A Focus on Neuropathic Pain. Strategic Implications. Vienna Virginia. December 2001. (Attended)

27.  Principles of Safe Opiate Prescribing. Janssen Pharmaceuticals. Las Vegas, NV.  2001.

26.  ISIS Phase 4 Discography Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spinal Injection Society. Memphis, Tennessee. October 2001. (Presented)

 25.  Principles of Safe Opiate Prescribing. Janssen Pharmaceuticals St. George, Utah,  2001.

24.   Arthrocare Spine.  “Percutaneious Disc Decompression.” Stanford University. Palo Alto, California.  June 2001. (Presented)

23.   11th Annual Spine Symposium. Current Issues in Spine Care:  Surgery, Physiatry, Psychology. Salt Lake City, Utah, March 2001.  (Presented)

22.   ISIS Cervical Spinal Injection Workshop Using Cadavers, International Spinal Injection Society. Rosemont, Illinois. March 2001.  (Presented)

21.   Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET): Advanced Concepts Workshop. Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California. March 2001. (Attended)
        
20.   ISIS Phase 1 Lumbar Course. International Spinal Injection Society. Burlingame, California. January 2001. (Presented)

19.  19th Annual Scientific Meeting/Professional Development Courses. American Pain Society. Atlanta, Georgia. November 2000. (Attended)

18.  Principles of Safe Opiate Prescribing. Janssen Pharmaceuticals. Provo, Utah. 2000.

17.  Principles of Safe Opiate Prescribing. Perdue Frederick. Salt Lake City, Utah. 2000

16.  World Wide Pain Conference. San Francisco, California.  July 2000. (Attended)

15.   ISIS Phase 4 Discography Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spinal Injection Society. 2000. (Attended)      

14.  ISIS Discography Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spinal Injection Society. Cambridge, Massachusetts. June 2000 (Attended)

13.  ASAM’s 31st annual Medical-Scientific Conference. Chicago. Illinois. April 2000. (Attended)

12.  ASAM’s Pain and Addiction: Common Threads Course. Chicago, Illinois. April 2000. (Attended)

11.  ISIS Lumbar & Thoracic Spinal Injection Workshop Using Cadavers. International Spinal Injection Society. Salt Lake City, Utah. April 2000. (Attended)

10.  ISIS Phase 1 Lumbar Course. International Spinal Injection Society. Burlingame, California. 2000. (Attended)

9. Oratec Technique for Percutaneous ElectroThermal Treatment of Discogenic Pain. September 1999. (Attended)

8.  Stanford University School of Medicine Disc Puncture Workshop. Palo Alto, California. September 1999. (Attended)

7.  Principles of Safe Opiate Prescribing.  Janssen Pharmaceuticals. Price, Utah. 1999

6.Interventional Pain Management Techniques. Maricopa Health Systems. Redondo Beach, California. March 1999. (Attended)      
 
5.American Society of Addiction Medicine.  ASAM’s Review Course in Addiction Medicine. Chicago, Illinois. October 1998. (Attended)

4. Idaho Industrial Commission Workers’ Compensation Seminar “Pain Management in worker’s Compensation” Boise, Idaho. October 1998. (Presented)

3.Charles R. Drew University. “Clinical Electromedical Research Academy Symposium 1998.”  May 1998. (Attended)

2.  American Society of Additcion Medicine.  ASAM’s 29th Annual Medical-Scientific Conference.  New Orleans, Louisiana. April 1998.  (Attended)
        
1.  IHC Salt Lake Valley Hospitals.  “Healing your patients, Protecting Your License.”  Salt Lake City, Utah.  February 1998. (Presented)