Dr. Richeimer's triple board certifications in pain management,
anesthesiology, & psychiatry provide him with unique qualifications to
assess issues related to pain & suffering, pain management & pain
medications.
Dr. Richeimer has extensive experience as a pain educator & public speaker
which has been invaluable in his work as an expert consultant in medical-legal cases. Dr. Richeimer is an
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology & Psychiatry, & the director of the multidisciplinary pain management
program at the University of Southern California.
Expert Consulting on a variety of Medical-Legal issues
- Malpractice regarding pain medications
- Malpractice regarding nerve blocks & spinal injections
- Malpractice regarding spinal pumps & stimulators
- Affects of pain & pain medications on legal & personal decision making
- Degree of impairment & disability caused by pain
- Diagnosis & treatment of reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD or CRPS)
- Diagnosis & treatment of back pain
CURRICULUM VITAE (abbreviated)
- Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology, April 1995, #25792
- Diplomate, ABA with Subspecialty Certification in Pain Management, September 1996, #25792
- Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry), March 1988, #30074
- Medical License: California G51560
PRESENT POSITIONS
- August, 2001 to Present - Director of Pain Management
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
- August, 2001 to Present - Director of Pain Management
Norris Cancer Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
- August, 2001 to Present - Associate Professor
Departments of Anesthesiology & Psychiatry
University of Southern California
- August, 1998 to Present
Medical-Legal Consultant
Richeimer Pain Medical Group
Los Angeles, CA
- January, 1995 to Present - Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
University of California at Davis
- January, 2000 to Present - Founder & Webmaster
helpforpain.com
PAST POSITIONS
- 1998 to 2001 - Medical Director & CEO
Richeimer Pain Medical Group
Los Angeles Pain Institute
Santa Monica, CA
- 1998 to 2001 - Director of Pain Management
Saint John's Health Center
Santa Monica, CA
- 1995 to 1998 - Director, Pain Treatment Center
Department of Anesthesiology
University of California Davis Medical Center
- 1986 to 1995 - Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Psychiatry
University of California at Los Angeles
- 1989 to 1991 - Psychiatry
Private Practice, Burbank, CA
1986 to 1988 - Associate Unit Director
Adult Psychiatry Inpatient Service
UCLA - Neuropsychiatric Hospital
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- January, 1994 to December 1994 - Fellow in Pain Management
Beth Israel Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology
Harvard School of Medicine
- 1991 to 1993 - Resident in Anesthesiology
UCLA Department of Anesthesiology
- 1985 to 1986 - Chief Resident in Psychiatry, Adult Inpatient
UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute
- 1983 to 1985 - Resident in Psychiatry
UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute
- 1982 to 1983 - Medical Internship
UCLA/Wadsworth VA Hospital
EDUCATION
- 1978 to 1982 - Doctor of Medicine
U.C. San Francisco, School of Medicine
- 1974 to 1978 - Bachelor of Arts, with Distinction
Stanford University, Program in Human Biology
LECTURE & TEACHING APPOINTMENTS (partial list)
- Lecturer: Pain Management for the Workers Compensation Adjuster
Insurance Educational Association Classes, Pasadena & Huntington Beach
- Lecturer: Nerve Blocks: A Guided Tour
6th, 7th, & 8th Annual UCD Pain Management Conferences, 1997, 1998, & 1999
UC Davis School of Medicine
- Lecturer & Panelist: Evaluation & Treatment of Low Back Pain
Family Practice Rounds, Saint John’s Health Center
- Lecturer: Surgery Rounds: Post-operative Pain Management
Centinella Hospital, Los Angeles
- Course Director: Primary Care Treatment of Pain
The 5th, 6th, & 7th Annual UCD Pain Management Conferences
At Yosemite & Lake Tahoe, CA, 1996-1998
UC Davis School of Medicine
- Guest Speaker: The Art & the Technology of Pain Medicine
The Leadership Council, UC Davis Medical Center
- Lecturer: Case Studies in Regional Anesthesia
Resident Seminar in Anesthesiology, 1995 - 1998
UC Davis School of Medicine
- Lecturer: Overview of Pain Management for Psychiatrists
23rd Annual Midwinter Program in Continuing Medical Education
Dept. of Psychiatry, UC Davis School of Medicine
- Lectures: Understanding Neuropathic Pain
Review of Acute Pain Management
ASA Regional Refresher Course, Chicago
- Lecturer: Assessing the Pain Patient
6th Annual UCD Pain Management Conference, at Lake Tahoe, CA
UC Davis School of Medicine
- Lecturer: Ethical Problems in the Pain Clinic
Harvard Medical School--Knoll Pharmaceutical Dinner Symposium
- Lecturer: Pharmacological & Psychological Complications of Pain Management
Gr& Rounds in Psychiatry
UC Davis School of Medicine
- Lecturer: The Physiology & Treatment of Pain
Neuroscience: 2nd Year Core Curriculum
UC Davis School of Medicine
- Lecturer: Chronic Pain in Occupational Medicine
Gr& Rounds in Occupational Medicine
UC Davis School of Medicine
- Lecturer: The Psychology of Chronic Pain
Psychology Internship Seminar
UC Davis School of Medicine
PUBLICATIONS (partial list)
BOOKS
- The Psychiatric Drug Handbook, Guze B, Ferng H, Szuba M, Richeimer S.
Mosby, St. Louis, 1992.
- The Handbook of Psychiatry. Editors: Guze B, Richeimer S, Siegel D. Mosby,
Chicago, 1990.
ARTICLES - ABSTRACTS - CHAPTERS
- Guze BH, Siegel DJ, Richeimer SH, Jackson M: Affective Disorders; in, The
Handbook of Psychiatry, Editors:
- Guze B, Richeimer S, Siegel D. Yearbook Medical Publisher, Chicago, 1990,
pp 93-104.
- Macres SM, Richeimer SH, Duran PD: Adjunctive Pharmacology for the Treatment
of Neuropathic Pain; in,
- Warfield CA, Bajwa ZH (Eds): Principles & Practice of Pain Management, 2nd
edition. McGraw Hill, in press.
- Macres SM, Richeimer SH: Understanding Neuropathic Pain: Pathophysiology
& Treatment Modalities.
- Current Reviews in Clinical Anesthesia 19(2)14-20,1998.
- Macres SM, Richeimer SH: Review of Acute Postoperative Pain Management.
Current Reviews in Clinical Anesthesia 19(14)147-156,1999.
- Richeimer SH: Pain Problems in the Emergency Room. Lifeline (Newsletter of
Calif American College of Emergency Physicians), September 2000.
- Richeimer SH, Case GA: Ethical Issues And Problems Of Trust In The
Management Of Chronic, Nonmalignant Pain; in, Warfield CA, Bajwa ZH (Eds):
Principles & Practice of Pain Management, 2nd edition. McGraw Hill, in
press.
- Richeimer SH, Bajwa ZH, Kahraman S, Ransil BJ,Warfield CA: Utilization
Patterns of Tricyclic Antidepressants in a Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic. The Clinical Journal of Pain
13(4):324-329, 1997.
- Richeimer SH: Evaluation of the Patient with Pain; in, Gershwin ME,
Hamilton M (Eds): The Pain Management Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Diagnosis & Treatment. Humana Press,
1998.
- Richeimer SH, Macres SM: Psychological & Medical Complications of Chronic
Pain Management. Seminars in Anesthesia 15(3):224-237, 1996.
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