ASIPP - ASC Industry Leader to Know - Scott Glaser, MD
Scott Glaser is a Medical Doctor and a pain management specialist that works to help patients with chronic pain and restores quality of life, increase function and regain wholeness. Dr. Glaser has worked with his Pain Specialists of Greater Chicago co-founder Ira Goodman, MD, for over a 10 years, treating syndromes ranging from the typical lower back pain to nerve damage. The doctors use various minimally invasive techniques to manage pain, including nerve blocks, small joint injections and medication infusion pumps.
Dr. Glaser graduated from the University of Notre Dame and Indiana University School of Medicine and completed his anesthesia residency and fellowship at Northwestern University in Chicago. He has worked as a pain management specialist in the private practice setting since 1990 and was named to the Becker’s ASC Review list of notable ASC physicians in 2009.
Through his work in pain management, Dr. Glaser has become invested in the struggle against controlled substance misuse. He lobbied to ensure passage of the NASPER bill, which aims to protect patients and physicians from substance misuse by setting up prescription monitoring programs. The bill was signed into law in 2005, and Dr. Glaser continues to work to implement a prescription monitoring program in Illinois. He also speaks to physician groups and other health providers about the risks of controlled substance abuse.
Dr. Glaser was elected as director of the national board of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians in 2008 by his fellow specialists. Since, he has become a diplomat of the American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians. Plus, he is acknowledged to be the highest level of credentialing in his field, the first year it was offered.
At the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Dr. Glaser is an instructor. ASIPP promotes excellence in the field of pain management and is a society that provides training for interventional pain management specialists. Dr. Glaser also teaches physicians how to perform minimally invasive procedures, plus frequently lectures on continuing medical education at ASIPP meetings.
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