Curriculum Vitae Carlos Omar Viesca, M.D.
CARLOS OMAR VIESCA, MD Mailing Address: 1720 Murchison El Paso, Texas 79902 OBJECTIVE: EDUCATION: To maintain a superior standard of ethical and advance knowledge, in the treatment of patients with Pain disorders. Interventional Pain Medicine Fellowship Interventional Pain Medicine Program Texas Tech University HSC at Lubbock Lubbock, Texas July 2002 June 2003 Anesthesiology Residency Anesthesiology Residency Program El Paso, Texas July 1999 June 2002 Surgical Residency Internship General Surgery Preliminary Residency Program El Paso, Texas July 1998 June 1999 General Surgery Residency Training Hospital General de Cd. Juárez and the Universidad Autónoma de Cd. Juárez (UACJ) Cd. Juárez, Chih, México March 1996 May 1998 Social Service General Practitioner in Ricardo Flores Magón, Chih, México Social Service required by the Mexican licensing authorities. February 1995 - January 1996 Rotational Internship Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) Hospital General de Zona no. 35 Cd. Juárez, Chih, México January 1994 -- December 1994
Medical Degree Universidad Autónoma de Cd. Juárez (UACJ) Cd. Juárez, Chih. México January 1989 -- December 1993 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: El Paso Orthopaedic Surgery Group El Paso Pain Management Center 1720 Murchison El Paso, Texas 79902 September 7, 2004 to present Texas Tech University HSC Lubbock, Texas June, 2003 to September, 2004 PRESENT APPOINTMENTS: Texas Pain Society Board Member 2007-2009 Pfizer Speaker 2002-present Director Pain Management Services El Paso Pain Management Center El Paso Orthopaedic Surgery Group PAST APPOINTMENTS: Assistant Professor International Pain Institute (Interventional Pain Medicine department)/anesthesiology Texas Tech University HSC Lubbock August 2003-Present Director of Acute Pain Management Services International Pain Institute, Anesthesiology Department Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX November 2003-Present Medtronic Fellow Texas Tech University HSC Lubbock Faculty Member (Visiting Professor) Texas Tech University HSC Lubbock Resident Co-Editor of the American Society of Anesthesiology Newsletter
Member of the Editorial Committee of the American Society of Anesthesiology Newsletter Chief Resident Department of Anesthesiology El Paso, Texas July 2001-June 2002 Chief Resident All Postgraduate Departments Hospital General de Ciudad Juarez Juarez, Mexico March 1997-May 1998 President Alumni Society Juarez, Mexico January 1993-December 1993 HONORS AND AWARDS: TEACHING EXPERIENCE: UACJ Scholarship For research project Comparative Analysis of Contaminated Surgical Wound Closure in Complicated Appendicitis Second Place at the Instituto Mexicano Del Seguro Social 1994 Rotational Internship Program Second Place at the Medical School 1993 graduating class Merit Scholarships During the 1st, 8th, 9th and 10th Semesters Robins Award Freshmen year at the Faculty Staff / Assistant Professor July 2002- Present Resident Instructor Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso July 1998 June 2002 Resident Instructor General Surgery Department Hospital General de Ciudad Juarez
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico ATLS Instructor Actively teaching in ATLS courses at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center/ R. E. Thomason General Hospital Department of Trauma 1999-2003 RESEARCH: Pulsed mode radiofrequency lesioning of the suprascapular nerve for chronic shoulder: a case report Shah, Rinoo; Viesca, Carlos O.; Raj Phulchand P Abstract Presented at ASRA Fall Pain Meeting, November 2002, Phoenix, AZ Recognition of subarachnoid and subdural compartments during epiduroscopy: a case series Shah, Rinoo; Heavner, James E; Viesca, Carlos O. Abstract Presented at ASRA Fall Pain Meeting, November 2002, Phoenix, AZ Removal of LMA in awake vs. deeply anesthetized patient Adviser: Kallol Chaudhuri, MD, Ph.D. Abstract Presented at the IARS 75 th Clinical & Scientific Congress. Comparative Analysis of Contaminated Surgical Wound Closure in Complicated Appendicitis Adviser: Dr. Guillermo Bermudez, General Surgery Professor, Department of Surgery Hospital General de Cd. Juárez. Sinusitis and Asthma Radiological Relationship (MD Thesis) Advisers: Dr. Juan C. Melendrez and Dr. Gustavo Martínez Community Study" Health statistics and recommendations, for primary care planning in a rural community. Ricardo Flores Magón, Chih. México Supervised by the Health Services Dept. of the State of Chihuahua, Nuevo Casas Grandes Jurisdiction (SSA, Edo.de Chihuahua, Jurisdicción de Nuevo Casas Grandes). PUBLICATIONS: Special Techniques in Pain Management: Lysis of Adhesions, Anesthesiology Clinics of North America, Volume 21, Number 4, December 2003, Pages 745-766 Removal of LMA in Awake Vs Deeply Anesthetized Patient, Anesthesia & Analgesia February 2001, Vol. 92, Number 2S, S16. LMA Removal at End of Surgery is Safe, Anesthesiology News July 2001, Vol. 27, Number 7, Page 44. LECTURES: Pulsed Mode Radiofrequency and Cadaver Workshops 21 st Annual Pain Symposium
June 11-13 th 2004 Neuropathic Pain Neurology Grand Rounds 03/17/04 Covenant Health Care System Pfizer Acute Pain Management for the Surgical Ward General Surgery Department Grand Rounds, January 23, 2004 Spinal Cord Stimulation in the Treatment of Intractable Angina Grand Rounds Department of Cardiology July 2003 Spinal Cord Stimulation: Theories of Mechanisms of Action Anesthesiology/ Pain Management Department Grand Rounds, June 12, 2003 GRANTS: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2002, $1000.00Dlls Scholarship for Fall Pain Meeting Expenses American Pain Society 2001 Meeting Scholarship, all Expenses Paid 1997 $1000.00 Dlls. Awarded for Comparative Analysis of Contaminated Surgical Wound Closure in Complicated Appendicitis Study OTHER: General Practitioner in Ricardo Flores Magón, Chih, México Social Service required by the Mexican licensing authorities. February 1995 - January 1996 LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS: Subspecialty Certification in Pain Medicine American Board of Anesthesiology September 9, 2006 December 31, 2016 Diplomat American Board of Pain Management Board Certification in Pain Medicine American Board of Pain Medicine February 27, 2006 February 27, 2016
Diplomat American Board of Anesthesiology Board Certification in Anesthesiology American Board of Anesthesiology May 30, 2004 December 31, 2014 Medical License Texas Board of medical Examiners License Number: L5602 Issue Date: 10/07/2002 Medical License New Mexico Board of Medical Examiners License Number: 2002-0293 Issue Date: 08/02/2002 Certificate of Completion Pain Fellowship Pain Management Division/ Anesthesiology Department July 2002- June 2003 Certificate of Completion Anesthesiology Residency Program July 1999-June 2002 Certificate of Completion Preliminary Surgery Program July 1998-June 1999 ATLS Instructor Certification Expires August 2006 BCLS Recertification Expires June 2006 ACLS Recertification Expires June 2006 ECFMG Certification Valid Indefinitely Medical License Public Department of Education General Council of Professions Medical License Number: 2311877 Mexico Issue Date: 10 th of June 1996 Valid Indefinitely LANGUAGES:
Spanish (Fluent written and spoken) English (Fluent written and spoken) REFERENCES: Excellent references furnished upon request.