Scott Pritzlaff, M.D.
Associate Professor
General Anesthesiology and Chronic Pain Medicine
Director, Pain Medicine Fellowship
BOOKS
Kreis P, Pritzlaff S, Copenhaver D, Fishman S, eds. Spinal Cord Stimulation: Percutaneous Implantation Techniques. 2nd Edition. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2023.
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Strand N, D’Souza RS, Hagedorn JM, Pritzlaff S, Sayed D, Azeem N, Abd-Elsayed A, Escobar A, Huntoon MA, Lam CM, Deer TR. Evidence-Based Clinical Guidelines from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience for the Use of Implantable Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment of Chronic Pain. J Pain Res 2022;15:2483–504.
Tieppo Francio V, Gill B, Hagedorn JM, Pagan Rosado R, Pritzlaff S, Furnish T, Kohan L, Sayed D. Factors involved in applicant interview selection and ranking for chronic pain medicine fellowship. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2022;47:592–7
Kalia H, Pritzlaff S, Li AH, Ottestad E, Gulati A, Makous J, Chakravarthy K. Application of the novel NaluTMNeurostimulation System for peripheral nerve stimulation. Pain Manag 2022;12:795–804.
Pritzlaff SG, Goree JH, Hagedorn JM, Lee DW, Chapman KB, Christiansen S, Dudas A, Escobar A, Gilligan CJ, Guirguis M, Gulati A, Jameson J, Mallard CJ, Murphy MZ, Patel KV, Patel RG, Sheth SJ, Vanterpool S, Singh V, Smith G, Strand NH, Vu CM, Suvar T, Chakravarthy K, Kapural L, Leong MS, Lubenow TR, Abd-Elsayed A, Pope JE, Sayed D, et al. Pain Education and Knowledge (PEAK) Consensus Guidelines for Neuromodulation: A Proposal for Standardization in Fellowship and Training Programs. J Pain Res 2023;16:3101–17.
Aggarwal AK, Ottestad E, Pfaff KE, Huai-Yu Li A, Xu L, Derby R, Hecht D, Hah J, Pritzlaff S, Prabhakar N, Krane E, D’Souza G, Hoydonckx Y. Review of Ultrasound-Guided Procedures in the Management of Chronic Pain. Anesthesiol Clin 2023;41:395–470
Macres S, Aldwinckle RJ, Saldahna U, Pritzlaff SG, Jung M, Santos J, Kotova M, Bishop R. Reconceptualizing Acute Pain Management in the 21st Century. Adv Anesth 2023;41:87–110.
Singh N, Pritzlaff S, Bautista B, Yan C, Wilson MD, Chang J, Fishman SM. Correlation between epidural space depth measured with ultrasound and MRI compared to clinical loss of resistance when performing lumbar epidural steroid injection. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2024:rapm-2023-105135.
Pritzlaff SG, Jung M, Singh N, Cho J, Skoblar M, Jagtiani M, Prasad R, Leong MS, Salmasi V. A Review of the Factors and Outcomes of Institutional Interdisciplinary Neuromodulation Committees: A Multicenter Experience. Neuromodulation 2024:S1094-7159(24)00024-2.
Pritzlaff SG, Day M, Wahezi SE, Schatman ME; Pain Medicine Luminaries. Post-Doctoral Training in Pain Medicine: Too Little, Yet Not Too Late?. J Pain Res. 2024;17:687-689. Published 2024 Feb 19. doi:10.2147/JPR.S462429
Christiansen S, Pritzlaff S, Escobar A, Kohan L: A sudden shift for Pain Medicine fellowships – A recount of the 2024 match 2024; 3:p 100404
Wahezi SE, Emerick TD, Caparó M, Choi H, Eshraghi Y, Naeimi T, Kohan L, Anitescu M, Wright T, Przkora R, Patel K, Lamer TJ, Moeschler S, Yener U, Alerte J, Grandhe R, Bautista A, Spektor B, Noon K, Reddy R, Osuagwu UC, Carpenter A, Gerges FJ, Horn DB, Murphy CA, Kim C, Pritzlaff SG, Marshall C, Kirchen G, Oryhan C, Swaran Singh TS, Sayed D, Lubenow TR, Sehgal N, Argoff CE, Gulati A, Day MR, Shaparin N, Sibai N, Dua A, Barad M. The current state of training in pain medicine fellowships: An Association of Pain Program Directors (APPD) survey of program directors. Pain Pract. 2024 Mar 30. doi: 10.1111/papr.13373. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38553945.
Sayed D, Deer T, Hagedorn J, et al. A systematic guideline by the ASPN workgroup on the evidence, education, and treatment algorithm for painful diabetic neuropathy: SWEET. J Pain Res. 2024;17:1461-1501. doi:10.2147/jpr.s451006
Pritzlaff SG, Latif U, Rosenow JM, et al. A review of prospective studies regarding percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation treatment in the management of chronic pain. Pain Manag. Published online 2024:1-16. doi:10.1080/17581869.2024.2352398
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES
2021–23: Co-Chair, Annual Meeting Committee
Pacific Spine and Pain Society
2023–present: Director-at-Large
The Association of Pain Program Directors
2024–present: Member, Advocacy and Policy Committee (APC)
North American Neuromodulation Society
COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
2022–present: Human Anatomy and Surgical Skills Lab Planning Workgroup
School of Medicine, University of California, Davis