Vanderbilt Anesthesiology Department News Newton wins AMA award for international work https://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/rssfeed/feed_entry.php?entry_id=214 When Mark Newton, M.D., speaks of the urgent need to reach medically underserved populations throughout the world, his words of compassion are backed up by more than 14 years’ worth of action. Dr. Newton’s humanitarian efforts in healthcare were recently applauded by the American Medical Association with the presentation of the Dr. Nathan Davis International Award in Medicine. Named for AMA’s founder, the award recognizes physicians whose influence reach the international patient population and change the future of their medical care.

Dr. Newton, an associate clinical professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and a pediatric anesthesiologist at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, was instrumental in founding, and now directs, the Vanderbilt International Anesthesia (VIA) program. VIA is a global service, education, and research division which focuses on anesthesia and ICU issues in low income countries. Under Dr. Newton’s guidance, young doctors travel to medically underserved regions of the world to both receive training and to educate others in anesthesia provision. Newton also developed an anesthesia education and training program for indigenous anesthesia providers in Kenya. Dr. Newton divides his time between being a pediatric anesthesiologist at Vanderbilt and serving as chief anesthesiologist for Kijabe Hospital in Kenya.

Click here to watch an AMA video celebrating Dr. Newton and his work. Click here to read more about the award.

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Vanderbilt Department of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine Division Chief Dr. Marc Huntoon has been named to the prestigious role of Editor-in-Chief of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, succeeding Dr. Joseph Neal. This bimonthly journal is the official publication of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRAPM) as well as the European, Asian/Oceanic, Latin American and African Societies of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapies. The journal has a 30-year track record as the leading journal of record for this global subspecialty.

Dr. Huntoon joined Vanderbilt’s Department of Anesthesiology in July 2011, and he leads multidisciplinary pain management efforts, including oversight of the Vanderbilt Pain Management Center, and the Vanderbilt Interventional Pain Clinic, as well as the medical center’s Adult Acute Pain Service which provides pain management for post-operative patients. He came to Vanderbilt from Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where he served as Chairman of the Division of Pain Medicine. Dr. Huntoon had previously functioned as an Editor for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and as Deputy Editor- in- Chief for the journal Pain Practice.

 

]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:36:21 +0700https://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/rssfeed/feed_entry.php?entry_id=194 Pain Management Center Opens http://www.vanderbilthealth.com/painmedicine/ Chronic pain affects 116 million people in the United States – more than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined – according to the Institute of Medicine. Because pain is complex and often involves physiological, psychological, emotional and environmental factors, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s new Pain Management Center takes a multidisciplinary approach to pain care, offering thorough evaluations, consultations, and referrals to a wide range of treatment modalities.

During their first visit, a patient’s medical history is thoroughly reviewed, and their condition evaluated by Vanderbilt pain specialists to develop a team-based treatment plan. Part of the treatment plan could include referral to the Vanderbilt Interventional Pain Clinic or to the Vanderbilt Center for Integrative Health. Pain Management Center physicians also work closely with a patient’s primary care providers.

The Pain Management Center is located at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks. To reach the Center, call 615-875-PAIN.
 

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