Serving Those Who Served: Advancing Pain Care for Veterans

In this episode, Dr. Gabriel Pagani and Dr. David Reece share their journeys into pain medicine and their commitment to caring for veterans, highlighting the unique pain syndromes and psychological complexities often seen in this population. They emphasize the role of minimally invasive spine solutions like Minuteman and Liberty in improving mobility and quality of life, while also underscoring the importance of understanding military culture for effective care. Looking ahead, they advocate for greater innovation and awareness in veteran-focused pain management, urging civilian providers to build cultural competency and individualized treatment approaches. Host, Patrick Buchanan, MD: Dr. Buchanan is double board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. His goal is to help his patients get their life back by managing their pain and focus on things they love and enjoy. https://www.californiapaindoctors.com/patrick-buchanan-m-d/ https://www.instagram.com/patdbmd/?hl=en Host, Timothy Deer, MD: Dr. Deer is the president and CEO of the Spine and Nerve Centers of the Virginias. Dr. Deer has led a revolution in interventional spine and nerve care by teaching thousands of physicians an algorithmic approach to care including methods that are less invasive at a lower risk for complications. https://centerforpainrelief.com/about/tim-deer-md/ https://twitter.com/doctdeer?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/timdeer30a/?hl=en Guest, Dr. David Reece, DO: Dr. Reece is an Interventional Spine & Pain Physiatrist. His primary specialty Board Certification is in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) with additional subspecialty Board Certifications in Interventional Spine & Pain Medicine, as well as Neuromuscular Electrodiagnostics. Dr. Reece specializes in treating complex pain and neuromuscular disorders, acute and chronic musculoskeletal sports injuries, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, headaches, and polytrauma amputee rehabilitation. https://rosm.org/david-reece-do/ Guest, Dr. Gabriel Pagani, MD: Dr. Pagani is a Mayo Clinic trained, double board-certified pain management specialist and neurologist, with procedural competency in axial and peripheral fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided procedures, neuromodulation device implantation, minimally invasive spine surgical procedures and EMG. https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriel-pagani-estevez-3a04858a/ About ASPN: ASPN was created to bring the top minds in the fields of pain and neuroscience together. ASPN has a mission to improve education, highlight scientific curiosity, establish best practice, and elevate each other in a quest to improve the field of pain and neuroscience. All initiatives of ASPN are dedicated to improving patient outcomes, education, research, and innovation. ASPN's website and social links: https://aspnpain.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixMNhEtOiRm1aQmDWtzxmg https://www.instagram.com/aspn_painneuro/ https://www.facebook.com/PainNeuro https://www.linkedin.com/in/aspn/ https://twitter.com/aspn_painneuro Our sponsors: Saluda Medical: Saluda is the first to directly measure the spinal cord's physiologic response to stimulation. A 10+ year journey since the first ECAP measurement to transform the science and practice of SCS using Evoked Compound Action Potentials (ECAPs) to pioneer smart neuromodulation therapy. The Evoke® System listens and responds to each patient's neural signature.  https://www.saludamedical.com/ Spinal Simplicity: Spinal Simplicity is a medical device company dedicated to creating simple, innovative procedure solutions for our physician partners to help improve their patient's pain and quality of life. A life where pain no longer defines the day. That's the future we fight for. Chronic pain steals independence, freedom, and joy. At Spinal Simplicity, we believe patients deserve more—lasting relief, restored mobility, and renewed hope.   https://spinalsimplicity.com/   Mainstay Medical:   Mainstay Medical is a global medical device company offering a new therapeutic solution for people suffering from mechanical chronic low back pain (CLBP). ReActiv8 is a restorative therapy designed to address impaired neuromuscular control and multifidus dysfunction linked to CLBP. We aim to transform lives everyday by improving function and alleviating pain.   https://mainstaymedical.com/