Publications

• Pain Education and Knowledge (PEAK) Consensus Guidelines for Neuromodulation: A Proposal for Standardization in Fellowship and Training Programs
• Latest Evidence-Based Application for Radiofrequency Neurotomy (LEARN): Best Practice Guidelines from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN)
• 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
• Spinal Cord Stimulation: Percutaneous Implantation Techniques, 2nd Edition
• A Review of the Factors and Outcomes of Institutional Interdisciplinary Neuromodulation Committees: A Multicenter Experience
• Device Evaluation, Treatment, and Explantation Recommendations (DETER): Review and Best Practices for Managing Neuromodulation Device Infections
• Spinal Cord Stimulation Explantation and Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Technology Recommendations
• A Systematic Guideline by the ASPN Workgroup on the Evidence, Education, and Treatment Algorithm for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: SWEET

Pain Medicine & Neuromodulation Expert Witness

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

Additional Information

Dr. Scott Pritzlaff is a nationally recognized pain medicine physician with focused expertise in procedural complications related to interventional pain management, spinal procedures, and neuromodulation therapies. He provides expert consultation and testimony in matters involving standard of care, causation, procedural risk, informed consent, device related complications, neurologic injury, postoperative pain, and adverse outcomes following pain management and spine procedures. Dr. Pritzlaff completed his Anesthesiology residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School program, followed by fellowship training in Pain Medicine at Stanford University. He later served as faculty in the Stanford Division of Pain Medicine, where he developed expertise in neuromodulation, advanced pain therapies, and complex spinal interventions. He is currently a Clinical Professor and Fellowship Program Director in the Division of Pain Medicine at the University of California, Davis. In this role, he trains physicians in fluoroscopic and ultrasound guided pain procedures, spinal cord stimulation, dorsal root ganglion stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, and the prevention and management of procedural complications. Dr. Pritzlaff is board certified in both Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology. He has published more than 50 peer reviewed articles and is the editor and author of the textbook Spinal Cord Stimulation: Percutaneous Implantation Techniques, published by Oxford University Press in 2023. He has also contributed to multiple national guideline and position papers in Pain Medicine. His professional leadership includes past service as a Board Member of the Pacific Spine and Pain Society and Board Member of the Association of Pain Program Directors. He is also a current member of the Advocacy Committee for the North American Neuromodulation Society. Dr. Pritzlaff is particularly well suited for cases involving complications from interventional pain procedures, spinal injections, radiofrequency ablation, neuromodulation implants, and advanced pain therapies. His prior service as a Navy Flight Surgeon and combat veteran adds a unique perspective on complex pain conditions, injury causation, functional impairment, disability, and medical legal evaluation. He is widely respected for his ability to explain complex anatomy, procedural decision making, risk management, causation, and standard of care issues in a clear and accessible manner for attorneys, judges, juries, and patients.