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Interventional Anesthesiologists

Ira Fox, MD, DABPM, FIPP, ABIPP
Jay E. Lasner, MD, DABPM, FIPP, ABIPP
Winston Parris, MD, DABPM
Cuneyt Ozaktay, MD

Ira Fox, MD, DABPM, FIPP, ABIPP

Dr. Fox founded Anesthesia Pain Care Consultants in June 1996. He has spent more than 20 years treating patients with acute and chronic pain. Dr. Fox attended medical school at the U.A. of Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico and is bilingual. He completed his medical education at State University of NY at Stony Brook, NY. Dr. Fox did his residency in anesthesiology at Monmouth Medical Center in NJ where he was Chief Resident.

Dr. Fox maintains the following board certifications: American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians (ABIPP); World Institute of Pain – Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP); American Board of Pain Medicine; and the American Board of Anesthesiology with added certification in Pain Management. Dr. Fox serves as an examiner for the FIPP Board Certification. As an Examiner he observes applicants performing procedures and assesses their techniques. He is also a member of the World Institute of Pain Advisory Board.

Most recently he was elected “America’s Top Physician” by the Pain Management Consumers’ Research Council of America, and listed as a Top Doctor in Broward County by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. Anesthesia Pain Care Consultants has won the South Florida Business Journal Award for Excellence in Health Care in 2008. Dr. Fox has been published, lectures internationally as a pain specialist, provides expert witness testimony and has had multiple media appearances which can be seen on the Anesthesia Pain Care Consultants website www.anesthesiapaincare.com/news.html

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Jay E. Lasner, M.D., DABPM, FIPP, ABIPP

Dr. Lasner co-founded Anesthesia Pain Care Consultants in June 1996. He received his medical education at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and completed his residency in anesthesiology at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center in Tucson. He was a Fellow in Pain Management at both the Roswell Park Cancer Institute at the State University of New York at Buffalo and the Pain Control Center at Wake Forest University Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In addition, Dr. Lasner was a Naval Flight Surgeon for the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute in Pensacola, Florida.

Dr. Lasner maintains the following board certifications: World Institute of Pain; American Board of Pain Medicine; and the American Board of Anesthesiology with added certification in Pain Management.

Dr. Lasner is a member of the American Pain Society, the International Association for the Study of Pain, the International Spinal Injection Society, the North American Spine Society, the Southern Pain Society, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the Florida Medical Association, the Broward County Medical Association and is a Life Member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.

He was elected to “Best Physicians in the USA” in 2003, 2004 & 2005 by the Consumer Research Council. Dr. Lasner sits on several local hospital committees and advisory panels, and is frequently asked to speak on various pain medicine topics.

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Winston Parris,MD, DABPM

Dr. Parris is a pain specialist who has been treating patients at Anesthesia Pain Care Consultants since September 2003. He now serves as our Director of Clinical Research. He most recently accepted the position as Professor of Anesthesia and Chief of the Pain Programs at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.

Dr. Parris attended medical school at the University of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica and completed his residency in anesthesiology as the Chief Resident at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Dr. Parris was a founding member of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. He was also a founding member and served as President of the American College of Pain Medicine, the American Board of Pain Medicine and the Tennessee Pain Society. Most notably, Dr. Parris served as President of the World Society of Pain Clinicians, developing pain clinics in Africa, Latin American, the Caribbean, the Far East and Eastern Europe. He founded the Vanderbilt Pain Control Center and served as their Medical Director for fifteen years.

Dr. Parris received the Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) for his service and accomplishments in the field of Pain Medicine from the Queen of England. In addition to lecturing extensively, he has published three books and written well over a hundred scientific articles.

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Cuneyt Ozaktay, MD

Dr. Ozaktay joined Anesthesia Pain Care Consultants in July 2008. He attended medical school at University of Istanbul, Cerrahpasa Medical School. He received his degree in anesthesiology ay Wayne State University, Detroit Medical School in Michigan and completed a fellowship in pain management at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Dr. Ozaktay was named Pain Awareness Ambassador this year. He has been honored by the Tuck School of Business Administration for the “Medical Care and The Corporation Course” and for being a lecturer at the Dartmouth Medical School Pain Management Education Day for his course on “Low Back Pain, Translational Research, Animals to Humans or vice versa.”

Dr. Ozaktay is a member of numerous organizations including the American Pain Society, American Academy of Pain Medicine and the American Society of Anesthesiologists. He has done extensive research on pain management been published in several orthopedic and neuroscience medical journals. Dr. Ozaktay is a noted lecturer, and has held various teaching appointments throughout his career.

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Eduardo H. Marti, M.D.

Dr. Marti is a pain specialist who joined Anesthesia Pain Care Consultants in September 2001 as a staff anesthesiologist. He attended medical school at the Universidad Complutense De Madrid in Madrid, Spain, and completed his residency in anesthesiology at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida.

Dr. Sogal joined Anesthesia Pain Care Consultants in September 2003 as a staff anesthesiologist. He attended medical school at Karnatak University in India and completed his residency in anesthesiology at Grant Medical College in Bombay, India and Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Dr. Gallardo joined Anesthesia Pain Care Consultants in February 2004 as a staff anesthesiologist. He attended medical school at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, School of Medicine in Bogota, Columbia and completed his residency in anesthesiology at the University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida.

Marie-Ange joined Anesthesia Pain Care Consultants in December 2003 as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. She attended school at the Harlem School of Anesthesia in New York, NY. In addition to being a CRNA, Ms. Angus earned her RN degree and Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) degree.

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Gary M. Sebert has been a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist with Anesthesia Pain Care Consultants since November of 2007, working closely with the physicians to assess the patient and provide assistance in the application of anesthesia. He is a licensed by the Council on Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists. He graduated from Charleston General Hospital School of Anesthesia and also earned an Associates Degree in Applied Sciences - Nursing from Parkersburg Community College.

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Albert DiLoreto, Physician Assistant

Albert DiLoreto is a Physician Assistant at APCC since April 2004 providing valuable support to the physicians in the practice. He is a licensed Physician Assistant with a national Commission of Certification of Physicians Assistants. DiLoreto earned his Bachelor of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Nova Southeastern University and has a Masters of Science in Public Health, also from Nova.

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Giovanna C. DeOliveira, Nurse Practitioner

Giovanna C. DeOliveira, has been a Nurse Practitioner with APCC since January 2006. She provides an essential starting point for patients’ interventional pain management treatment. She is a Florida Registered Nurse, maintains her ACLS certification and American Academy of Nurse Practitioners national certification. DeOliveira earned her Masters of Science in Nursing as an Adult Nurse Practitioner from Wayne State University and has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, also from Wayne State.

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Tania Montalvo, Physician Assistant

Tania Montalvo joined Anesthesia Pain Care in June 2008. Tania is a licensed Physician Assistant and provides compassionate care to our patients who suffer from chronic pain.

Tania earned her degree from Nova Southeastern University in Naples, FL in August 2007. She also holds the degree of Master of Science in Medical Science from Nova Southeastern. She is a member of the American Association of Physician Assistant.

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Certified by American Board of Anesthesiology in Pain Management and Anesthesiology
Certified by American Board of Pain Medicine
Certified by World Institute of Pain
Certified by American Society Of Interventional Pain Physicians