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Steven P. Stanos, DO, is medical director of the Center for Pain Management at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) in the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, lllinois. The Center for Pain Management is a tertiary pain care center providing patients with formal interdisciplinary functional restoration-based programs and more individualized-based treatment. Dr. Stanos also practices interventional spine medicine, focusing on lumbar spine conditions. He is active in resident education and is currently Assistant Program Director for the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Multidisciplinary Pain Fellowship.

A Diplomate of the American Board of Pain Medicine, Dr. Stanos is a member of such organizations as the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Pain Society, and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, for which he is cochair of the Pain Task Force. In 2009, the Center for Pain Management was awarded the Clinical Center of Excellence by the American Pain Society for its leading work in interdisciplinary care.

As an author, Dr. Stanos has contributed to original articles, books, and abstracts. He is on the editorial board of Pain News and serves as a section editor for the American Pain Society Bulletin. Dr. Stanos has provided presentations on chronic pain management around the country and abroad.

Dr. Stanos is currently involved in studying clinical outcomes in multi- and interdisciplinary pain treatment and also serves as an investigator in a number of ongoing pharmacological drug trials related to the treatment of chronic pain. He has been involved in the development and publication of treatment guidelines related to rehabilitation approaches to chronic pain.

Dr. Stanos received his DO degree from Nova Southeastern University in Miami, Florida. He completed his residency in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Dr. Stanos is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation with subspecialty certification in pain management.