Scott Pritzlaff

Title(s)Associate Professor of Clinical, MED: Anesth & Pain Medicine
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address4860 Y Street, Suite 3020
CA 95817
Phone916-734-6824
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    1. Quality or Quantity? The Quiet Influence of Industry-Sponsored Centers of Excellence. J Pain Res. 2025; 18:2375-2377. Pritzlaff SG, Flower V, Salmasi V, Sheth SJ, Schatman ME. PMID: 40371315; PMCID: PMC12075948.
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    2. Analyzing Trends in the Pain Fellowship Match - A Survey of Program Directors. J Pain Res. 2025; 18:2335-2341. Jueng J, Pritzlaff SG, Mehta N, Gulati A, Schatman ME, Wahezi SE, Day M, Durbhakula S, Pak DJ. PMID: 40356685; PMCID: PMC12067977.
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    3. Device Evaluation, Treatment, and Explantation Recommendations (DETER): Review and Best Practices for Managing Neuromodulation Device Infections. J Pain Res. 2025; 18:2147-2161. Pritzlaff SG, Goree JH, Dare RK, D'Souza RS, Lee DW, Dudas AA, Kalia H, Orhurhu V, Singh N, Hagedorn JM, Mousavi A, James W, Leong MS, Meacham KW, Gulati A, Sheth SJ, Pena I, Shah JR, Murphy MZ, Nashi SE, Nasseri M, Khoury AM, Dorsi MJ, Falowski SM, Petersen EA, Tomycz ND, Wahezi S, Chakravarthy KV, Pope JE, Schatman ME, Amirdelfan K, Sayed D, Deer TR. PMID: 40297490; PMCID: PMC12036694.
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    4. Letter to the editor: Negative pressure wound therapy for infection control. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2025 Apr 18. Jung MJ, Sulahria A, Chan C, Pritzlaff S. PMID: 40250976.
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    5. Mentorship in Pain Medicine Fellowship: Addressing the Gaps and Advocating for Change. J Pain Res. 2025; 18:1563-1567. Wahezi SE, Yener U, Staats PS, Eshraghi Y, Day M, Schatman ME, Pritzlaff SG. PMID: 40161202; PMCID: PMC11952058.
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    6. Are Chronic Pain Fellowships Disguised as Acute Pain Fellowships Which Manage Chronic Pain? How to Recognize and Repair. J Pain Res. 2025; 18:1511-1514. Wahezi SE, Yener U, Day M, Staats PS, Gilligan C, Schatman ME, Pritzlaff SG. PMID: 40135189; PMCID: PMC11934883.
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    7. Spinal Cord Stimulation Explantation and Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Technology Recommendations. J Pain Res. 2025; 18:1327-1340. Wahezi SE, Yener U, Naeimi T, Lewis JB, Yerra S, Sgobba P, Ciftci HB, Vydyanathan A, Chiu E, Cherkalin D, Darji JY, Masterson R, Lee D, Jarusriwanna A, Palee S, Ortiz NR, Caparo M, Dayon E, Fontaine C, Bikson M, Schatman ME, Pritzlaff SG, Deer TR, Hunter CW. PMID: 40124536; PMCID: PMC11929510.
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    8. Patient Experience with Open-Loop Spinal Cord Stimulation Devices Across Manufacturers and Waveforms: Results of a Double-Blind Survey. Pain Physician. 2025 Mar; 28(2):E205-E214. Pritzlaff SG, Desai J, Li S, Murphy MZ, Orhurhu V, Provenzano DA, Vucetic HE, Robertson K, Archila L, Johanek LM, Franke A, Gulve A. PMID: 40168574.
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    9. Telehealth is Crucial for Pain Medicine: Patients and Doctors are at the Brink, and Medicare Must Act Now. J Pain Res. 2025; 18:1057-1059. Pritzlaff SG, Singh N, Sanghvi C, Schatman ME. PMID: 40046186; PMCID: PMC11881763.
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    10. Enhancing early career development in pain medicine: the comprehensive role of mentorship. Pain Med. 2025 Mar 01; 26(3):129-130. Eshraghi Y, Barad M, Pritzlaff S, Emerick T, Wahezi S, Anitescu M, Kohan L. PMID: 39689028.
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    11. Employer Perspective on Pain Fellowship Education: A Survey to Understand the Current State of Pain Medicine Training. J Pain Res. 2024; 17:4573-4582. Wahezi SE, Yener U, Naeimi T, Choi H, Eshraghi Y, Pritzlaff SG, Emerick T, Hunter CW, Caparo M, Schatman ME, Ahadian F, Argoff C, Deer T, Sayed D, Day M, Abd-Elsayed A, Lo Bianco G. PMID: 39759217; PMCID: PMC11699877.
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    12. Correlation between epidural space depth measured with ultrasound and MRI compared to clinical loss of resistance when performing lumbar epidural steroid injection. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2024 Dec 02; 49(12):871-876. Singh N, Pritzlaff S, Bautista B, Yan C, Wilson MD, Chang J, Fishman SM. PMID: 38267075.
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    13. Declining pain medicine fellowship applications from 2019 to 2024: A concerning trend among anesthesia residents and a growing gender disparity. Pain Pract. 2025 Jan; 25(1):e13441. Pritzlaff SG, Singh N, Sanghvi C, Jung MJ, Cheng PK, Copenhaver D. PMID: 39548886; PMCID: PMC11683513.
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    14. Taking a hard look at the 2024 match: a critical moment for the future of pain medicine training. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2024 Nov 02. Pritzlaff S, Sanghvi C, Singh N. PMID: 39489528.
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    15. From Pain Medicine to Pain Surgery: How Our Specialty Lost Its Way. J Pain Res. 2024; 17:3137-3138. Pritzlaff SG, Schatman ME. PMID: 39346517; PMCID: PMC11438455.
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    16. Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines on Regenerative Medicine Treatment for Chronic Pain: A Consensus Report from a Multispecialty Working Group. J Pain Res. 2024; 17:2951-3001. D'Souza RS, Her YF, Hussain N, Karri J, Schatman ME, Calodney AK, Lam C, Buchheit T, Boettcher BJ, Chang Chien GC, Pritzlaff SG, Centeno C, Shapiro SA, Klasova J, Grider JS, Hubbard R, Ege E, Johnson S, Epstein MH, Kubrova E, Ramadan ME, Moreira AM, Vardhan S, Eshraghi Y, Javed S, Abdullah NM, Christo PJ, Diwan S, Hassett LC, Sayed D, Deer TR. PMID: 39282657; PMCID: PMC11402349.
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    17. A review of prospective studies regarding percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation treatment in the management of chronic pain. Pain Manag. 2024; 14(4):209-222. Pritzlaff SG, Latif U, Rosenow JM, Chae J, Wilson RD, Huffman WJ, Crosby ND, Boggs JW. PMID: 38939963; PMCID: PMC11234914.
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    18. A Systematic Guideline by the ASPN Workgroup on the Evidence, Education, and Treatment Algorithm for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: SWEET. J Pain Res. 2024; 17:1461-1501. Sayed D, Deer TR, Hagedorn JM, Sayed A, D'Souza RS, Lam CM, Khatri N, Hussaini Z, Pritzlaff SG, Abdullah NM, Tieppo Francio V, Falowski SM, Ibrahim YM, Malinowski MN, Budwany RR, Strand NH, Sochacki KM, Shah A, Dunn TM, Nasseri M, Lee DW, Kapural L, Bedder MD, Petersen EA, Amirdelfan K, Schatman ME, Grider JS. PMID: 38633823; PMCID: PMC11022879.
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    19. The current state of training in pain medicine fellowships: An Association of Pain Program Directors (APPD) survey of program directors. Pain Pract. 2024 Sep; 24(7):895-903. Wahezi SE, Emerick TD, Caparó M, Choi H, Eshraghi Y, Naeimi T, Kohan L, Anitescu M, Wright T, Przkora R, Patel K, Lamer TJ, Moeschler S, Yener U, Alerte J, Grandhe R, Bautista A, Spektor B, Noon K, Reddy R, Osuagwu UC, Carpenter A, Gerges FJ, Horn DB, Murphy CA, Kim C, Pritzlaff SG, Marshall C, Kirchen G, Oryhan C, Swaran Singh TS, Sayed D, Lubenow TR, Sehgal N, Argoff CE, Gulati A, Day MR, Shaparin N, Sibai N, Dua A, Barad M. PMID: 38553945.
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    20. A sudden shift for Pain Medicine fellowships - A recount of the 2024 match. Interv Pain Med. 2024 Jun; 3(2):100404. Christiansen S, Pritzlaff S, Escobar A, Kohan L. PMID: 39238587; PMCID: PMC11372934.
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    21. Post-Doctoral Training in Pain Medicine: Too Little, Yet Not Too Late? J Pain Res. 2024; 17:687-689. Pritzlaff SG, Day M, Wahezi SE, Schatman ME, Pain Medicine Luminaries. PMID: 38405683; PMCID: PMC10888019.
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    22. A Review of the Factors and Outcomes of Institutional Interdisciplinary Neuromodulation Committees: A Multicenter Experience. Neuromodulation. 2024 Jul; 27(5):805-811. Pritzlaff SG, Jung M, Singh N, Cho J, Skoblar M, Jagtiani M, Prasad R, Leong MS, Salmasi V. PMID: 38323974.
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    23. Pain Education and Knowledge (PEAK) Consensus Guidelines for Neuromodulation: A Proposal for Standardization in Fellowship and Training Programs. J Pain Res. 2023; 16:3101-3117. Pritzlaff SG, Goree JH, Hagedorn JM, Lee DW, Chapman KB, Christiansen S, Dudas A, Escobar A, Gilligan CJ, Guirguis M, Gulati A, Jameson J, Mallard CJ, Murphy MZ, Patel KV, Patel RG, Sheth SJ, Vanterpool S, Singh V, Smith G, Strand NH, Vu CM, Suvar T, Chakravarthy K, Kapural L, Leong MS, Lubenow TR, Abd-Elsayed A, Pope JE, Sayed D, Deer TR. PMID: 37727682; PMCID: PMC10505612.
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    24. Reconceptualizing Acute Pain Management in the 21st Century. Adv Anesth. 2023 12; 41(1):87-110. Macres S, Aldwinckle RJ, Saldahna U, Pritzlaff SG, Jung M, Santos J, Kotova M, Bishop R. PMID: 38251624.
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    25. Review of Ultrasound-Guided Procedures in the Management of Chronic Pain. Anesthesiol Clin. 2023 Jun; 41(2):395-470. Aggarwal AK, Ottestad E, Pfaff KE, Huai-Yu Li A, Xu L, Derby R, Hecht D, Hah J, Pritzlaff S, Prabhakar N, Krane E, D'Souza G, Hoydonckx Y. PMID: 37245950.
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    26. Evidence-Based Clinical Guidelines from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience for the Use of Implantable Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment of Chronic Pain. J Pain Res. 2022; 15:2483-2504. Strand N, D'Souza RS, Hagedorn JM, Pritzlaff S, Sayed D, Azeem N, Abd-Elsayed A, Escobar A, Huntoon MA, Lam CM, Deer TR. PMID: 36039168; PMCID: PMC9419727.
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    27. Application of the novel Nalu™ Neurostimulation System for peripheral nerve stimulation. Pain Manag. 2022 Oct; 12(7):795-804. Kalia H, Pritzlaff S, Li AH, Ottestad E, Gulati A, Makous J, Chakravarthy K. PMID: 35946308.
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    28. Factors involved in applicant interview selection and ranking for chronic pain medicine fellowship. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2022 Jun 27. Tieppo Francio V, Gill B, Hagedorn JM, Pagan Rosado R, Pritzlaff S, Furnish T, Kohan L, Sayed D. PMID: 35760514; PMCID: PMC9411898.
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    29. Latest Evidence-Based Application for Radiofrequency Neurotomy (LEARN): Best Practice Guidelines from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN). J Pain Res. 2021; 14:2807-2831. Lee DW, Pritzlaff S, Jung MJ, Ghosh P, Hagedorn JM, Tate J, Scarfo K, Strand N, Chakravarthy K, Sayed D, Deer TR, Amirdelfan K. PMID: 34526815; PMCID: PMC8436449.
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    30. Implementation of Virtual Multiple Mini-Interviews for Fellowship Recruitment. Pain Med. 2021 08 06; 22(8):1717-1721. Singh N, DeMesa C, Pritzlaff S, Jung M, Green C. PMID: 33871655; PMCID: PMC8083225.
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    31. Peripheral Nerve Stimulation of Complex Upper Extremity Amputation Pain May Be Variable. A A Pract. 2021 04 01; 15(4):e01441. Jung MJ, Pritzlaff SG. PMID: 33793432.
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    32. Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for the 21st Century: Sural, Superficial Peroneal, and Tibial Nerves. Pain Med. 2020 08 01; 21(Suppl 1):S64-S67. Hanyu-Deutmeyer A, Pritzlaff SG. PMID: 32804232.
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    33. Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Severe Refractory Upper Extremity Post-Amputation Pain. Neuromodulation. 2021 Aug; 24(6):1127-1128. Jung MJ, Pritzlaff SG. PMID: 32734623.
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    34. A Case Report of Combined Ultrasound and Fluoroscopic-Guided Percutaneous Radiofrequency Lesioning of the Obturator and Femoral Articular Branches in the Treatment of Persistent Hip Pain in a Pediatric Patient. Pain Pract. 2019 01; 19(1):52-56. Khan JS, Krane EJ, Higgs M, Pritzlaff S, Hoffinger S, Ottestad E. PMID: 29896934.
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    35. Targeting systemic inflammation in patients with obesity-related pain: Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome: an often overlooked but treatable condition. J Fam Pract. 2013 Sep; 62(9 Suppl CHPP):S16-21. Pritzlaff S, Carinci AJ, Christo PJ. PMID: 24080567.
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