Your Medical Team for Interventional Pain
At University of Colorado Hospital, your medical team may include the following pain medicine specialists. You also may need to see additional specialists who can help treat and/or determine the underlying cause of your pain.
Featured Practitioners
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Dr. Jason Krutsch is a board-certified anesthesiologist who received pain management training at the Barolat Institute and the University of Colorado. His pain management interests include spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation, radiofrequency, vertebroplasty, headache, spine pain and cancer pain.
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Lynn Hornick is a women's health care nurse practitioner who received her nursing training from the University of Colorado and the University of Pittsburgh. She focuses on treating the whole patient – body, mind and spirit – for optimal pain control.
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Pain Specialists
- Anesthesiologist – A doctor who is licensed to give anesthesia, which is the medicine given to relieve pain.
- Surgeon – A doctor who is licensed to perform operations.
- Pain Medicine Specialist – A doctor who is licensed to treat pain.
- Pain Medicine Nurse Practitioner – A nurse who provides patient care in collaboration with physicians.
- Pain Medicine Nurse – A nurse who assists in the treatment of patients and provides vital education about pain and treatment options.
- Radiology Technician – A certified technologist who assists physicians with diagnostic and complicated procedures.
- Clinical Psychologist – A licensed professional who can assess coping skills and help develop a comprehensive treatment plan.