Gary Saff, M.D.

Pain management, interventional and medical-30 yrs

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PRIVATE PRACTICE October 2009 Integrated Pain Solutions of South Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida PRIOR CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS January 2004 – Director Pain Management/Anesthesiologist September 2009 Cleveland Clinic Florida - Weston, Florida July 1994 – Assistant Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Management; Director Pain October 2003 Management Fellowship - Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons TRAINING July 1993 - June 1994 Pain Management Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY July 1990 – June 1993 Anesthesia Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA July 1989 - June 1990 Medical Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA July 1988 – June 1989 Medical Internship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION July 1984 – May 1988 University of South Florida College of Medicine, Doctorate of Medicine September 1980 – June 1984 University of Texas at Austin HONORS Cum Laude, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Fraternity, Golden Key National Honor Society, Deans List, College Scholar Award MEDICAL LICENSE Florida CERTIFICATIONS April 1994, American Board of Anesthesiology 1997 American Society of Pain Management 2010 American Board of Independent Medical Examiners PUBLICATIONS "Chemoimmunotherapy of Spontaneous Mammary Tumors in C3H/OUJ Mice by Cyclophosphamide and Interleukin." Presented at The New York Academy of Sciences, May 13-15, 1987 Quinn, Frau, Saff: Neurological "Complication of Pelvic Intra-arterial Chemoembolisation Performed with Collagen Material and Cisplatin." Radiology, Volume 167, Number 1 Saff, Frau, Murtagh, Silbiger: "Mucormycosis Associated with Carotid Cavernous Sinus Fistula and Carotid Mycotic Aneurysm." Journal of the Florida Medical Association. October, 1989 76(10). Hadzic, Vloka, Marshak, Saff, Hertz, Thys: “‘The Three-In-One Block’ For Treatment of Pain in a Patient with Acute Herpes Zoster Infection.” Regional Anesthesia 22(6):575-578, 1997 Saff, Marks, Kuroda, Rozan, Hertz: “Analgesic Effect of Bupivacaine on Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Hernia Repair.” Presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists 10/97. Anesth Analg 1998; 87:377-81 “What A Pain” A Doctor’s Guide to Understanding and Treating Pain by Gary Saff. Copyright © 2010 BG Publishing International. “Baby Benny’s Boo-Boo” by Gary Saff, MD and Illustrated by Damien Ramirez. Copyright © 2011 BG Publishing International. “How Many Doctors Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb?” by Gary Saff, MD and Illustrated by Damien Ramirez. LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS RS Lagasse, HJ Jiang, K Ciccone, M Jakubowski, C Agin, G Saff, M Sugarman, D Strogatz, EM Kitain: “Effect of Practice Guideline Dissemination Strategies on Physician Behavior and Patient Outcomes” Presented 10/98 ASA Meeting “Interventional Therapies of Neuropathic Pain”. Sponsored by the Neuropathy Association and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, August 2001, Rome Italy. “A Practical Approach to Management of a Patient with Neurologic Injury Following Regional Anesthesia”. 2nd Annual Comprehensive Review of Regional Anesthesia. December, 2003, New York, New York Acute Pain Lecturer and Web-site creator for the Health Administration of New York State and New York State Society of Anesthesiologists (www.nyssa-pg.org) Interventional Pain Management Lecturer at Universidad Francisco Maroquin, Guatemala City, May 8, 2007 ASSOCIATIONS American Society of Anesthesiology American Society of Regional Anesthesia INTERESTS Private Pilot, Licensed Amateur Radio Operator, Licensed Scuba Diver