Founder,
The Center for Pain Relief, Tri-State, LLC
Chief Medical Officer, Nevro
David Caraway, MD, PhD joined Nevro in 2014 as their Chief Medical Officer. Previously, Dr. Caraway was the CEO of The Center for Pain Relief, Tri-State, L.L.C., in partnership with St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia.
Dr. Caraway has maintained an active medical practice for over 20 years and has held leadership positions in the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP).
As a nationally recognized expert in the treatment of chronic pain, he has lectured regionally, nationally, and internationally in the field of Interventional Pain Medicine and authored numerous publications in this field. Dr. Caraway received a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia School of Engineering, an MD from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, and a PhD in Biophysics from the University of Virginia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He also received post-graduate training in Anesthesiology and Pain Management from the University of Virginia.
Dr. Caraway is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology.
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Sessions at Neurovations Events
2014 Napa Pain Conference
- Targeted Drug Delivery (TDD) and the Polyanalgesic Consensus Conference (PACC) Guidelines
2013 Napa Pain Conference
- Minimally Invasive Resection: Ligamentum Flavum for Spinal Stenosis
2013 3rd Annual Targeted Drug Delivery for Pain and Neurologic Disease
- Challenges and Adverse Events in IT Infusion
- Intrathecal Drug Delivery: Anything new that matters?
2012 Napa Pain Conference
- Length of SCS Trial and Type of Lead
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression: A Panel Discussion
2011 Napa Pain Conference
- DRG Stimulation in the Treatment of Chronic Pain: New Developments
2009 Napa Pain Conference
- The Interplay of Depression and Pain
- The Difficult to Treat Patient: How to Manage Opiate Therapy with a Patient Who is Actively Abusing Drugs and Alcohol
2008 Napa Pain Conference
- Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Conundrum
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Select Publications
- Manchikanti, L., Abdi, S., Atluri, S., Balog, C. C., Benyamin, R. M., Boswell, M. V., … & Burton, A. W. (2012). American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) guidelines for responsible opioid prescribing in chronic non-cancer pain: Part 2–guidance. Pain physician, 15(3 Suppl), S67-116.
- Manchikanti, L., Abdi, S., Atluri, S., Benyamin, R. M., Boswell, M. V., Buenaventura, R. M., … & Cash, K. A. (2013). An update of comprehensive evidence-based guidelines for interventional techniques in chronic spinal pain. Part II: guidance and recommendations. Pain physician, 16(2 Suppl), S49-283.
- Deer, T. R., Mekhail, N., Provenzano, D., Pope, J., Krames, E., Leong, M., … & Buvanendran, A. (2014). The Appropriate Use of Neurostimulation of the Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nervous System for the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Ischemic Diseases: The Neuromodulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee. Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, 17(6), 515-550.
- Deer, T., Krames, E. S., Hassenbusch, S. J., Burton, A., Caraway, D., Dupen, S., … & Levy, R. (2007). Polyanalgesic consensus conference 2007: recommendations for the management of pain by intrathecal (intraspinal) drug delivery: report of an interdisciplinary expert panel. Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, 10(4), 300-328.
- Deer, T. R., Prager, J., Levy, R., Rathmell, J., Buchser, E., Burton, A., … & Erdek, M. (2012). Polyanalgesic Consensus Conference 2012: recommendations for the management of pain by intrathecal (intraspinal) drug delivery: report of an interdisciplinary expert panel. Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, 15(5), 436-466.
- Manchikanti, L., Abdi, S., Atluri, S., Balog, C. C., Benyamin, R. M., Boswell, M. V., … & Burton, A. W. (2012). American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) guidelines for responsible opioid prescribing in chronic non-cancer pain: Part I–evidence assessment. Pain Physician, 15(3 Suppl), S1-65.
- Prager, J., Deer, T., Levy, R., Bruel, B., Buchser, E., Caraway, D., … & Staats, P. (2014). Best practices for intrathecal drug delivery for pain. Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, 17(4), 354-372.
- Henderson, J. M., Schade, C. M., Sasaki, J., Caraway, D. L., & Oakley, J. C. (2006). Prevention of mechanical failures in implanted spinal cord stimulation systems. Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, 9(3), 183-191.