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    • International Neuromodulation Society
    • Institute of Neuromodulation >
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      • ION Publications
    • History >
      • Past Presidents
      • Past Award Recipients
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  • Advocacy
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    • 2026 Call For Abstracts
    • 2026 Call for Proposals
    • For Exhibitors
  • Education & Events
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      • For Exhibitors
      • Onsite Information
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    • Member Login
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    • Renew
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      • Women in Neuromodulation
  • Career Center
  • For Patients
    • Deep Brain Stimulation
    • Drug Delivery
    • Neuroprosthetics
    • Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
    • Spinal Cord Stimulation

Residents and Fellows

Welcome to the NANS Residents and Fellows and Young Neuromodulators Section! Here you will find resources dedicated to residents, fellows, students and young neuromodulators interested in or training in the field of neuromodulation. In addition to fellowship and job listings, we provide opportunities for education, conferences, and courses. We encourage you to become a member, get involved, and explore what NANS has to offer!
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In order to stay up to date, please join our mailing list by emailing [email protected] Follow us on Instagram and follow us on Twitter. 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Apply now for funding to attend the 2024 NANS Annual Meeting. Applications for Early Career Travel Grants and the Diversity and Outreach Committee Pipeline Grants are open through October 25. Learn more here.
MEMBERSHIP
As a Trainee member, you are eligible for valuable benefits that far exceed the annual membership fee, including:
  • Preference to the annual and mid-year Hands-On Cadaver Courses, which are only available to NANS members. This unbiased course represents all device manufacturers with intimate teaching by world-class faculty.​​
  • Access to the online version and resources of our society’s journal Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface.
  • Membership in the International Neuromodulation Society by courtesy.
  • Eligibility for travel awards to attend the NANS Annual Meeting.
  • Mentorship from a group of highly accomplished, multidisciplinary neuromodulation thought leaders, including contact information of mentors in NANS and access to a summary of landmark papers.
  • Networking and employment opportunities to secure your future.
  • Opportunities to become involved in a growing, state-of-the-art association.
  • As current residents and fellows, we personally feel that NANS membership has proved invaluable to our professional development. No other organization gives you more of the support you need to advance your career than NANS! Click here to join NANS now.
EDUCATION AND RESOURCES
CLINICAL CASE SERIES
Please see below for eight clinical cases that have been created for the NANS Clinical Case Discussion Series. Although there may be some case by case variation by topic, each case follows a standardized format that is meant to highlight core educational concepts within neuromodulation that are relevant to Fellows and Residents in training. These cases were created by RFS board members as well as those Fellows participating in the Mentorship program. Each case was carefully reviewed and created in conjunction with a NANS faculty mentor.

  1. FBSS Case
  2. DRG for PHN
  3. Neuropathic Pain Case
  4. Occipital Neuralgia Case
  5. Arulkumar Explant Case
  6. Anticoagulation in SCS
  7. Chronic Pelvic Pain
  8. IDDS for Cancer Pain
VISUAL ABSTRACT SERIES 
Click the links below to view our visual abstract series. Our visual abstracts, released each month through our Twitter account, summarize new key articles published within the neuromodulation space.
  1. Effective Relief of Pain and Associated Symptoms with Closed-Loop Spinal Cord Stimulation System
  2. Sensor-Driven Position-Adaptive Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain
  3. 10KHZ HF SCS Effective for Chronic Low Back Pain: A 24 Month Study
  4. SCS Intervention Decreased or Stabilized Opioid Usage at 1-Year Post-Implant
  5. SCS Frequency Study
  6. IDDS vs. CMM for Refractory Cancer Pain
  7. Efficacy of Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
  8. A Multicenter Study Evaluating DRG Stimulation and Predictors for Trial Success
  9. The Cost Effectiveness of SCS in the Treatment of FBSS
  10. Safety and Efficacy of Peripheral Electrical Stimulation to Treat Chronic Pain
  11. Multicolumn SCS for Predominant Back Pain in FBSS Patients
  12. SCS Infection Rate and Risk Factors: Results from a United States Payer Database
  13. Percutaneous PNS Provides Sustained Relief in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain
  14. 10KHZ HF SCS Effective for Chronic Low Back Pain: A 24 Month Study
  15. Sensor-Driven Position-Adaptive Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain
  16. Effective Relief of Pain and Associated Symptoms with Closed-Loop Spinal Cord Stimulation System
  17. Burst SCS for Limb and Back Pain
  18. PROCO-RCT Frequency & Analgesia in SCS
  19. Neurostimulation for Chronic Pain and Ischemic Diseases: Consenus Recommendations

VIDEOS
Implantation of a Baclofen Pump
Implantation of Thoracic SCS

KNOT TYING VIDEOS (COURTESY OF ANTIMATED KNOTS)​ 
One-handed Tie
Two-handed Tie
Surgeon's Knot

NANS SCS WORKSHOP FOR FELLOWS/RESIDENTS VIDEO PRESENTATIONS:
(Warning these links access some rather large video files, they may take a while to download)
Vagus Nerve Stimulation
The Mechanics of Programming for DBS
Programming DBS for Parkinson's Disease

Below are educational resources offered by system manufacturers directed towards patients. You may find it useful not only to direct your patients to these websites, but also to use them for your own understanding of each implantable system.
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SPINAL CORD STIMULATION
Boston Scientific
Control your Pain

Medtronic
Living with Chronic Pain

St. Jude Medical
Discovering Neurostimulation

INTRATHECAL BACLOFEN PUMP THERAPY
Medtronic
Living with Chronic Pain

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION
Medtronic
Living with Parkinson’s Disease

​VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION
Cyberonics
VNS Therapy for Epilepsy
UPCOMING COURSES AND MEETINGS FOR RESIDENTS & FELLOWS
MEETINGS & PRACTICAL COURSES
Save the Date! NANS 2024 Annual Meeting January 18-21, 2024 at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, NV.
FELLOWSHIP DIRECTORY AND JOB LISTINGS​
FELLOWSHIP DIRECTORY
View our Fellowship Directory to see a list of institutions, fellowship coordinators, and their contact information.

PAIN MANAGEMENT
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians website
Pain Management Employment Resources
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NEUROSURGERY
AANS Career Center website
CNS Jobseeker's website
NANS RESEARCH COLLABORATION PROGRAM
Welcome to the NANS Research Collaboration Program! Our objective of this platform is to promote research collaboration in the field of neuromodulation amongst resident physicians, fellows, and attendings in the field of Pain Medicine.

If you are a researcher looking for other collaborators to join your project or a collaborator looking for research projects to join, please fill out the NANS Research Collaboration form.
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After submission, NANS RFS will connect researchers with collaborators to facilitate the production research projects! If you have any questions about the program please email us at [email protected]
Committee Leadership
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Preet Patel, MD
Senior Advisor

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Interventional Pain | Anesthesiology
Founder at Gramercy Pain & Neuroscience Center
[email protected]


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Rushna Ali, MD
Young Neuromodulators Co-Chair
Neurological Surgery- Assistant Professor
Spectrum Health Medical Group Grand Rapids, Michigan
[email protected]


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Ryan D'Souza, MD
Young Neuromodulators Co-Chair
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Interventional Pain Physician Anesthesiologist, Assistant Professor
Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
[email protected]



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Vwaire Orhurhu, MD MPH
Young Neuromodulators Co-Chair
Interventional Pain Physician, Anesthesiologist, Assistant Professor 
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
[email protected]

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Ankur A. Patel, DO
RFS Co-Chair

PM&R (PGY4) Rising Pain Medicine Fellow
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia and Cornell
[email protected]


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Soun Sheen, MD
Vice Chair - RFS


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​PM&R (PGY3- admin chief)
University of Rochester
[email protected]

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Elliot Klein, DO MPH
Secretary

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Anesthesiology (PGY2)
Hofstra/Zucker School of Medicine at Northwell Health
[email protected]


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Wenyu Pan, MD
Education Liaison

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​Anesthesiology; Interventional Pain Fellow
University of Chicago Medical Center
[email protected]


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Anihsinder Prakash, MD
Mentorship Liaison

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PGY3)
Tower Health Reading Rehabilitation Hospital- Drexel University COM at Tower Health
[email protected]



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Danika Paulo, MD
Mentorship Liaison

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Neurosurgery (PGY5)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
[email protected]



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Jay Karri, MD MPH
Early Development Career Liaison

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PM&R, Pain Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
[email protected]



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Amir Ahmadian, DO
Chief Technology Officer

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PM&R, Pain Medicine
UT San Antonio Pain Medicine Fellowship
[email protected]

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Ahish Chitneni, DO
Research Liaison

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PM&R (PGY2)
New York Presbyterian- Columbia & Cornell PM&R
[email protected]


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"Sisi" Siyun Xie, MD
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

​Anesthesiology (PGY3)
University of Texas Medical Branch- Galveston
[email protected]



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Tessa Harland, MD
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
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​Neurosurgery (PGY3)
Albany Medical College
[email protected]

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Brandon Smith, MD
Webinar and Podcast Liaison


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PM&R (PGY2)
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN


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Samantha Erosa, MD
Young Neuromodulators Member-at-Large


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PM&R, Pain Medicine
University of California San Diego


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