Elliot S. KramesElliot S. Krames, MD, is a board-certified anesthesiologist who has been practicing pain medicine solely since 1987. He is a worldwide-recognized leader and educator in the field of neuromodulation for pain control. He has written extensively on implntable technologies for pain management and has conducted national and international symposia related to this topic. He is co-founder of the National Pain Foundation, a founding member of the North American Neuromodulation Society and has participated on the boards of the North American Neuromodulation Society, the International Neuromodulation Society, the World Institute of Pain, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and the American Board of Pain Medicine. Dr. Krames has published more than 100 research papers, serves on several editorial boards, and co-edited a number of books. Dr. Krames was the founding editor of Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, the journal of the International Neuromodulation Society, serving as Editor-in-Chief from 1998 until September 2009, when he became Emeritus Editor-in-Chief. Dr. Krames served as INS President from 2006 to 2009, as immediate Past President from 2009 to 2011, and since 2011 has been Emeritus Director-at-Large. Read More Read Less