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Neuromodulation and Interventional

Pain Education and Knowledge (PEAK) Consensus Guidelines for Neuromodulation: A Proposal for Standardization in Fellowship and Training Programs

Scott G Pritzlaff1 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Johnathan H Goree2 Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0548-852X
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Jonathan M Hagedorn3 Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1039-8166
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David W Lee4 Fullerton Orthopedic Surgery Medical Group, Fullerton, CA, USA
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Kenneth B Chapman5 The Spine & Pain Institute of New York, New York, NY, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1799-3411
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Sandy Christiansen6 Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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Andrew Dudas7 Mays & Schnapp Neurospine and Pain, Memphis, TN, USA
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Alexander Escobar8 Department of Anesthesiology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
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Christopher J Gilligan9 Division of Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4769-9907
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Maged Guirguis10 Division of Pain Management, Ochsner Health, New Orleans, LA, USA
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Amitabh Gulati11 Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1654-8639
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Jessica Jameson12 Axis Spine Center, Coeur D’Alene, ID, USA
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Christopher J Mallard13 Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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Melissa Z Murphy14 North Texas Orthopedics and Spine Center, Grapevine, TX, USA
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Kiran V Patel15 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Northwell Health, Hempstead, NY, USA
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Raj G Patel16 Capitol Pain Institute, Austin, TX, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1267-1330
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Samir J Sheth17 Interventional Pain Management, Sutter Health, Roseville, CA, USA
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Stephanie Vanterpool18 Department of Anesthesiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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Vinita Singh19 Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8103-1401
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Gregory Smith2 Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4595-9149
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Natalie H Strand20 Interventional Pain Management, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9489-2550
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Chau M Vu21 Evolve Restorative Center, Santa Rosa, CA, USA
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Tolga Suvar22 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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Krishnan Chakravarthy23 Coastal Pain and Spinal Diagnostics Medical Group, San Diego, CA, USA
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Leonardo Kapural24 Carolinas Pain Institute, Winston-Salem, NC, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2718-5837
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Michael S Leong25 Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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Timothy R Lubenow22 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2938-9684
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Alaa Abd-Elsayed26 Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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Jason E Pope21 Evolve Restorative Center, Santa Rosa, CA, USA
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Dawood Sayed27 Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8867-2140
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Timothy R Deer28 The Spine and Nerve Center of the Virginias, Charleston, WV, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8907-7730
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Pages 3101-3117 | Received 07 Jun 2023, Accepted 23 Aug 2023, Published online: 13 Sep 2023

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