Dr. Amirdelfan is the Vice President on Business Development and the Director of Clinical Research at Boomerang Healthcare, Inc., headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. He received his medical degree from Texas A&M University, College of Medicine and completed his residency at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, an affiliated facility with UT Southwestern School of Medicine. Dr. Amirdelfan completed his fellowship in Interventional Pain Medicine at Pacific Pain Treatment Centers with Dr. Elliot Krames, in collaboration with California Pacific Medical Centers in San Francisco. He has served as the Department Chair of Pain Medicine at several hospitals in his area. He performs extensive research and lectures on various cutting-edge methods in pain management at the national and international levels. He is regarded as one of the foremost global key opinion leaders in the field of Interventional Pain Management and Neuromodulation. He also continues to be actively involved in conducting research for the development of new technologies to help improve pain management worldwide. He has authored over 270 scientific peer-reviewed publications in his specialty. He is also the Vice President of Clinical Affairs and an executive board member of the American Society of Pain & Neuroscience (ASPN). He is also one of the founders of Pacific Spine & Pain Society (PSPS). Dr. Amirdelfan has a special interest in Spinal diseases, spinal cord stimulation and stem cell technologies research.
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 and an examiner for FFPMRCA. He has successfully run his annual cadaver workshop in Leeds since 2008 (www.paincourse.co.uk).
Jonathan D. Carlson, MD, Founder of Hawai'i Pain & Spine, is a double board-certified interventional pain specialist. Passionate about patient care, he blends innovation with the aloha spirit to treat chronic pain holistically. Dr. Carlson is a published researcher, educator, and advocate, actively involved in national and international pain management efforts. He also dedicates time to humanitarian missions and community service, believing in giving back. He is the current president of the Hawaii Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (HawaiiSIPP) and the immediate past national treasurer and current executive board member of the American Society of Pain & Neuroscience (ASPN)
St Vincent's Private, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Chris O'Brien Lifehouse
NSW Australia
Dr Jonker is an Australian neurosurgeon specializing in operative neurosurgery and stereotactic radiosurgery. He practices at St Vincent’s Public and Private Hospitals, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse in Sydney. With subspecialty expertise in Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) and MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) for movement disorders, he leads advancements in neurosurgical treatment. A Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, he is also Chairman of Neurosurgery at St Vincent’s Private Hospital and serves on the Board of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia. His practice, Central Neurosurgery, focuses on treating brain and spinal conditions with innovative techniques.
Neurosurgeon Starship Child Health
Auckland, New Zealand
Dr. Phoebe Matthews is a neurosurgeon specializing in pediatric neurosurgery. She earned her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery with Honours (MB BS Hons) from the University of Sydney in 2012 and became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in Neurosurgery in 2021. Dr. Matthews is registered as a neurosurgeon in New Zealand since February 10, 2017. In 2022, she was awarded the Stuart Morson Neurosurgery Grant by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, which supported her fellowship in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. Additionally, Dr. Matthews has experience as a registrar at Westmead Hospital in Sydney.
