Working in st Antonius hospital in Nieuwegein and Utrecht in the Netherlands. Anestesia nurse and pain consultant. Anestesia since 2001 in st Antonius hospital. Since 2006 involved in pain and neuromodulation. In our hospital we implant about 130 patients a year.(Abbott and Saludamedical) Intrathecal pumps for pain end spasticity (Medtronic)

I currently work in a private university hospital, the Quironsalud university hospital, although for half of my career I was working in a public university hospital, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital. During my career I have been president of the Spanish chapter of the INS, I am currently its secretary, I have been a member of INS globalization, I have been secretary of the Spanish chapter of WIP, president of the Madrid Pain Society and I am currently the vice president of a new pain society in Spain, SEMDOR. Investigational activities have been developed under several action lines: clinical studies —mainly in the field of neurostimulation— and basic investigations —especially in the field of pulsed radiofrequency. As far as clinical studies are concerned, we have thoroughly investigated two fields: electrical parameters management with non-rechargeable and rechargeable systems, as well as the cost-benefit analysis of both. Another stimulation modality that has been studied and developed in our Unit is subcutaneous stimulation, of which we have written an editorial in Neuromodulation, being the most frequently read article in this publication, which is probably the most important one in this therapy. We have also designed a way to locate the leads' exact implantation depth to get the most adequate stimulation level in this therapeutic modality. With reference to pulsed radiofrequency, we have analyzed, on one hand, the possibility to perform a voltage-mediated treatment and the likeliness of producing lesions with this technique.

Professor Ahmadi holds the position as senior consulant and head of the Division of Operative Pain Therapy at the Department of Neurosurgery of the University Hospital Heidelberg. She was born in Iran and moved to Germany to continue her medical school which she began at the University of Tehran. In 1999, she finished her studies at the Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg. After becoming a board-certified neurosurgeon in 2006, she dedicated to specialize in neuro-oncology, for which she obtained the personal certification of the Neurosurgeon´s Academy (NCAW) for this focus and the venia legendi as a neurosurgeon in 2017. While raising her two daughters born in 2006 and 2010 Prof. Ahmadi decided to shift her focus on additional neurosurgical subspecialties which ultimately led to the attainment of the additional designation of specialized pain management and neuro-intensive care from the state medical board. In 2018 Prof. Ahmadi became the current elected speaker of the division of functional Neurosurgery of the German Neurosurgical society (DGNC) In this role, she is delegated and involved in creation of new and revision of existing national therapy guidelines related to this focus. Furthermore, she is involved in the creation of the personal certification for neurosurgical pain management as a member of the Neurosurgeon´s Academy (NCA) and as an expert advisory board member in the German Pain Society (Deutsche Schmerzgesellschaft e.V.). In August 2022 she received the professorship (APL) at the Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg.

Dr Al-Kaisy is currently consultant at the Pain Management and Neuromodulation Centre at Guy’s & St. Thomas’ NHS trust and Reader in Pain Medicine at Kin’s Collage London. He trained in Chronic Pain Medicine at The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool. He has a fellowship in Chronic Pain Management at University of Toronto Hospital, Canada. Dr Al-Kaisy has an international reputation as a leading expert in Pain Management and has extensive experience in working toward the advancement of electrical neuromodulation techniques within this specialty. Dr Al-Kaisy led the first multicenter and multinational study on the safety and efficacy of 10kHz SCS in the management of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS). He has subsequently clinically pioneered the use of this novel therapy in the management of different chronic pain conditions including the feasibility study on chronic back patients without prior surgery. He has successfully designed groundbreaking research including a randomized double blind placebo control study examining different frequency in the management of FBSS. He is the innovator of a number techniques including transgrade dorsal root ganglion stimulation using monopolar electrical stimulation. Dr Al-Kaisy continues to teach and lecture on essential and pioneering topics in pain management in the United States, Europe, Australia.

Dr Anitescu, Professor of Anesthesia&Pain Medicine, is Section Chief of Pain Management Services and Program Director for the Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Fellowship Program at the University of Chicago. Following surgical internship at the University of Iowa, anesthesia residency at University of Pittsburgh and interventional pain medicine fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Foundation she joined faculty at the University of Chicago. During her tenure, her academic accomplishments included: peer review articles, textbooks author, book chapters contributor, member of scientific planning committees and invited lecturer at national and international meeting (ASRA, ASA, ESRA, NANS, INS, AAPM, SAAAPM). She holds leadership positions in many scientific and professional societies such as ASA, ASRA, and many others. She is an accomplished educator and mentored many generations of pain physicians. She currently serves as a Director-at-large for both NANS and INS Board of directors. She is Past-President of the Association of Pain Medicine Program Directors and of the Anesthesia Subspecialty Fellowship Programs. Dr Anitescu’s main research focuses on various mechanisms of action of neuromodulation devices in improving clinical outcomes and she is a PI for several clinical trials on this topic. Other research topics: infusion therapies, novel OA pain treatments, psychiatric co-morbidities in chronic pain.

I am working as a Nurse Specialist in chronic pain since 2011 in the Radboud Expertise Centre for Pain and Palliative Medicine of the Radboud University, Nijmegen in the Netherlands. I work with patients with chronic severe pain with specific experience in pain education and care for the patients with spinal cord stimulation and motor cortex stimulation. I am involved in studies for spinal cord stimulation and motor cortex stimulation. In 2015 a reached my PhD degree doing research in managing the complications of intravenous devices in the neonatal intensive care unit where I worked for 17 years before my switch to the pain center. Develop or support in practical research which can be used directly in the care for the patient, especially with nurse experience and knowledge is one of my goals since this previous job.

Dr G Baranidharan has been a Pain Medicine Consultant at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom, since 2006. He is the clinical lead for Pain Medicine. He holds an appointment as an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Leeds. Dr Baranidharan completed his MBBS from Madras Medical College (1996), Madras, India. He pursued his anaesthesia and Pain Medicine training at Yorkshire Deanery, UK and McMaster University, Canada (1999-2006). He has a Fellowship in Anaesthesia (FRCA) and Pain Medicine (FFPMRCA) from the Royal College of Anaesthesia and the Faculty of Pain Medicine. Dr Baranidharan developed the Neuromodulation Centre in Leeds from a small service to one of the most significant units in Europe. He is active in research and teaching. Most of his research activities are on Neuropathic pain and Neuromodulation. He has a particular interest in managing the pain of visceral origin. He has significantly contributed to developing a National Neuromodulation Registry for the United Kingdom and currently chairs the Data set Committee. Dr Baranidharan is the current Vice Dean of the Faculty of Pain Medicine, the Deputy Chair of the Board of Examiners and the Chair of the Professional Standards Committee and has contributed to various national initiatives. He has successfully run his annual cadaver workshop in Leeds since 2008 (www.paincourse.co.uk). Dr Baranidharan enjoys cycling, running, cricket and Badminton in his spare time.

Simon Bayerl practices in Berlin, Germany. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Familial Multiple Lipomatosis, Chronic Pain, Spinal Fusion, and Laminectomy. His clinical research consists of co-authoring 36 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials in the past 15 years.

I am interested in researching residual deficits in spinal cord injuries, which can be alleviated by improving efficacy of standard interventions and by developing newer techniques that harness the potential of surviving neuronal systems for recovery. My research also focuses on new insights into cellular and molecular mechanisms that restore neuronal function following SCI. Some of my latest studies include use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS); spinal cord diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), which provides a quantitative assessment of neural damage in various spinal cord pathologies; and other electroneurophysiological signals.