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Purvi Patel, MD Dr. Patel is board-certified in Anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology and currently sees patients at our Clear Lake clinic location. She uses a multidisciplinary approach to pain management by using interventional, medical, and rehabilitative techniques. Dr. Patel believes in creating a personalized treatment plan for each patient in order to treat painful conditions and improve quality of life. Dr. Patel obtained her Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences from Rutgers University and
her medical degree from the UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey. She then went on to complete both her residency in anesthesiology and a fellowship in interventional pain medicine at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, North American Neuromodulation Society, and Texas Pain Society.
J. Lance LaFleur, MD, MBA Using a comprehensive approach to the treatment of chronic pain, Dr. Lance LaFleur’s ultimate goal with every patient is to eliminate suffering, restore functionality, and maximize quality of life. He is board certified in both anesthesiology and pain medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dr. LaFleur currently sees patients at our Sugar Land and Clear Lake clinic locations. Dr. LaFleur obtained his Bachelor of Science in neuroscience from Tulane University where
I implanted is the most significant advance in spinal modulation therapy in the last decade,” said Dr. Burton. “This device will set the standard for future implantable pain control devices and ensures that patients can still have the MRI needed to provide the best possible care.” “Until now, removal of spinal cord stimulation devices to ensure a safe body MRI scan was unavoidable,” said Dr. Smith. “With this technology, patients who are receiving SCS therapy to manage their chronic pain now have access to the full benefits of MRI scans without compromising their healthcare.” MRI scans allow physicians to make a wide range of health diagnoses by viewing highly detailed images of internal organs, blood vessels, muscle, joints, tumors, areas of infection and more. MRI utilizes strong magnetic fields and radio frequency pulses to create images of structures inside the body. While CT scans are used for imaging hard materials in the body, like bones, MRI scans are used to image soft tissue.
he graduated magna cum laude. He then completed a four-year MD/MBA program in Health Organization Management at Texas Tech University School of Medicine. Dr. LaFleur then moved to Houston where he completed both his transitional internship and anesthesiology residency at the University of Texas Medical School. He concluded his training with an interventional pain medicine fellowship at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle.
“With this technology, patients who are receiving SCS therapy to manage their chronic pain now have access to the full benefits of MRI scans without compromising their healthcare.” As advancements in technology have increased accuracy, effectiveness and patient comfort, MRI use has increased dramatically in recent years. It is estimated that 60 million MRI procedures are performed worldwide each year. In the United States, the number of scans has nearly doubled in the past decade, with 32 million
scans – more than one MRI per second – performed in 2011. Neurostimulation therapy for chronic pain uses a medical device placed under a patient’s skin to deliver mild electrical impulses to the spinal cord, which block pain signals from reaching the brain. Medtronic’s new MRI-compatible neurostimulation systems are specially designed to reduce or eliminate the hazards produced by the MRI environment. The devices also include a proprietary SureScan feature, which sets the device into an appropriate mode for the MRI environment.
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