Members of the American Pain Society Low Back Pain Interventional and
Surgical Therapies Panel, specialty area and affiliation
Paul M. Arnstein, RN, PhD, APRN-BC - Nursing, Boston College
Steven J Atlas, MD, MPH - Internal Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Jamie L. Baisden, MD, FACS - Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin
Claire Bombardier, MD, FRCPC - Rheumatology, University of Toronto
Mark V Boswell, MD - Anesthesiology/Pain Medicine, Texas Tech University
Eugene J Carragee, MD - Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine
John Anthony Carrino, MD, MPH - Radiology, Johns Hopkins University Medical Center
Daniel Cherkin, PhD - Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research, Center for
Health Studies - Group Health Cooperative
Penney Cowan - Patient/consumer Representative, American Chronic Pain Association
Anthony Delitto, PhD, MHS - Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh
Robert J Gatchel, PhD, ABPP - Psychology, University of Texas at Arlington
Lee Steven Glass, MD, JD - Occupational and Environmental Medicine, State of Washington
Department of Labor and Industries
Martin Grabois, MD - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine
John D Loeser, MD - Neurosurgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Timothy R. Lubenow, MD - Anesthesiology/Pain Medicine, Rush Medical College
Kathryn L Mueller, MD, MPH, FACOEM - Occupational and Environmental Medicine,
University of Colorado Health Science Center
Donald R Murphy, DC, DACAN - Chiropractic, Rhode Island Spine Center and Alpert Medical
School of Brown University
Douglas K Owens, MD, MS - Internal Medicine, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Medical Center and
Stanford University
Marco Pappagallo, MD - Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Daniel K Resnick, MD - Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin Medical School
Richard W Rosenquist, MD - Anesthesiology/Pain Medicine, University of Iowa
Kenneth G Saag, MD, MSc - Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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William O Shaffer, MD - Orthopedic Surgery, University Of Kentucky
Paul G Shekelle, MD - Internal Medicine, Southern California Evidence-based Practice
Center/RAND
Steven P Stanos, DO - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Medical
School
Eric M Wall, MD, MPH - Family Practice, Qualis Health - Seattle, Washington
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Conflict of interest disclosure statements for American Pain Society Low Back
Pain Interventional and Surgical Therapies Panel members
Steven J Atlas, MD, MPH
Fee Income:
 Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making: Medical Editor for Low Back Pain.
Foundation provides 15% of salary
 Section editor on spinal disease and back pain for UpToDate, receives royalty payments work
Research Funding:
 National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: Research completed
within the past 3 years includes grants from the National Institute on Aging, Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, the American Osteopathic Association, Harvard Medical
School Osher Institute, and the Aventis Quality Care Research Fund
Claire Bombardier, MD, FRCPC
Research Funding:
 Consultant :Merck Research Laboratories, Schering Canada, Wyeth-Ayerst Research, Pfizer
 Member of Advisory Board: Abbot Laboratories (formerly Knoll Pharmaceutical Co.) for
S.O.N.O.R.A. Study, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Merck Frosst Canada, AMGEN (Global
Advisory Board in Inflammation) and Merck & Co., Inc., (Global Advisory Board)
 Hold Research Grant from: Abbott Laboratories and AMGEN.
Gene Carragee, MD
Employment:
 United States Army
Fee Income:
 United States Army
 Department of Army
 US Justice Department
Research Funding:
 Renovis Grant
 AO Foundation Small Grant
Penney Cowan, Patient/Consumer Advocate
Fee Income:
 Chronic Pain Network: Ligand – Organon, Advisory Committee
John D Loeser, MD
Employment:
 University of Washington Medical Center and UW Physicians
Research Funding:
 Medtronic, Endo, Elan, Neurogesx, Pfizer.
Kathryn L Mueller, MD, MPH, FACOEM
Employment:
 Division of Worker’s Compensation in Colorado, a government agency that produces
guidelines to the public at no cost.
Donald R Murphy, DC, DACAN
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Employment:
 Private Practice specializing in the care of non-surgical spine problems, including back pain.
Ownership Interests:
 Private Practice (see above)
Fee Income:
 Private Practice,
 Consultation with 3rd party payers regarding utilization review
 IME and related activities
 Teaching Postgraduate programs
Marco Pappagallo, MD
Research Funding:
 NIH
 Glaxo SK
 Endo
Richard W Rosenquist, MD
Research Funding:
 Celgene – Radiculopathy study with Lenalidomide
 Endo – Ziconotide treatment for chronic pain
Kenneth G Saag, MD, MSc
Research Funding:
 Pfizer, Inc.: Unrestricted Education Research Grant for arthritis survey
Paul Shekelle, MD
Employment:
 VA Physicians – Treatment of back pain patients
Research Funding:
 ACOVE project – Pfizer, Inc.
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No conflicts to report
Paul Arnstein
Mark Boswell
Jamie Baisden
John Carrino
Daniel Cherkin
Roger Chou
Anthony Delitto
Robert Gatchel
Lee Glass
Martin Grabois
Timothy Lubenow
Douglas Owens
Daniel Resnick
William Shaffer
Steven Stanos
Eric Wall
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