| Current Positions |
| |
Assistant Clinical Professor, UC Irvine (volunteer faculty)
Interventional Pain Management - Private Practice
|
| Past Positions |
| 1992-2003 |
Chairman, Dept. of Anesthesiology and Pain Management,
OCMMC
Board
of Directors – Tustin Hospital and Medical Center
Assistant
Clinical Professor, UC Irvine
Director,
Anesthesia for Liver Transplant
Assistant
Director, UC Irvine Pain Management Center
Director,
FHP and Kaiser Per Diem Group |
| Education |
| 1984-1988 |
Rutgers (Robert Wood Johnson)
Medical School
Camden, New Jersey
Doctorate of Medicine |
| 1979-1983 |
University of New Hampshire
Durham, New Hampshire
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
Cum Laude with Delta Zeta and Dean's List Honors |
| Postgraduate
Training |
| 1989-1992 |
Residency
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Department of Anesthesiology
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CA-3 Subspecialties: Acute & Chronic Pain, Cardiac Anesthesia,
Ambulatory Anesthesia (Pediatric) |
| 1988-1989 |
Internship
Presbyterian University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Professional
Societies (present and past) |
|
North American Spine Society
American Society of Addiction Medicine
California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery
National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers
International Spinal Injection Society
International Association for the Study of Pain
American Society of Regional Anesthesia
American Medical Association
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
International Anesthesia Research Society
American Society of Chest Physicians
International Liver Transplant Society
|
| Licensure / Certifications |
|
American Board of Addiction
Medicine – Certified
(11/18/2000)
American Board of Anesthesiology – Board Certified (10/1993)
American Board of Anesthesiology – Subspecialty Certification
in Pain Medicine (1/94)
American Board of Pain Medicine – Board Certified (2/20/1995)
Qualified Medical Examiner – Certified (10/15/2000)
Medical Review Officer - Certified
California Medical License -- #G073289
National Board of Medical Examiners – Diplomate
Drug Enforcement Administration – Licensed
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Advanced Trauma Life Support
California Fluoroscopy x-ray Supervisor and Operator License
|
| Research |
| 1985 |
Carbon Fiber Ligament Prosthesis. |
| 1993 |
Joseph J., Torjman M., Bernstein CA: Intraoperative monitoring of dynamic lung compliance during thoracotomy procedures. Abstract published Anesthesiology. |
| 1996 |
Bernstein CA, Torjman
M., Ritter D.: Preoperative glycopyrrolate: PO, IM or IV Administration?
Abstract published Anesthesia & Analgesia. Paper published
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. |
| 1993 |
McNulty S., Odorisio L.,
Bernstein CA: Serotonin variability during CPB: The effect of sampling
site and time. Abstract published Anesthesia & Analgesia. |
|
Heropoulos M., Bernstein CA: Sevoflurane Study: A phase HI, multi-center, open label, randomized, comparative study evaluating the use of Sevoflurane versus isoflurane in the maintenance of anesthesia in elderly, ASA Class I, II and III inpatient. |
| 1996 |
Bernstein CA, Ghouri A.: Propofol Narcotic Mixtures: Assessment of homogenicity. Abstract published Anesthesia and Analgesia. |
| 1996 |
Bernstein CA, Waters JH: Hetastarch versus Albumin: Comparative effects on coagulation via thromboelastography. Abstract published Anesthesia and Analgesia. |
| 1996 |
Waters JH, Bernstein CA: Acid-Base Change Following Hetastarch or Albumin. Abstract published Anesthesia and Analgesia. |
| 1995 |
Waters JH, Miller L., Bernstein CA: Causes of Metabolic Acidosis in Prolonged Surgery. Abstract published IARS. |
| Presentations |
| Feb. 1992 |
Preoperative Glycopyrrolate: PO, IM or
IV administration.
Poster Presentation, IARS
|
| Feb. 1992 |
Glycopyrrolate, Possible silent aspiration prophylaxis.
Medical Monitoring Technology Conference. Vail, CO |
| Jan. 1995 |
New Devices for Management of the Difficult Airway. Hoag Hospital,
Newport Beach, CA |
| |
Anesthesia for Adrenal Cortex Dysfunction
and Pheochromocytoma. UCI
Lecture Series. |
| Mar. 1995 |
Examination and Diagnosis of the Patient with Chronic Low Back
Pain, UCI Lecture Series |
| |
Anesthesia for Transplantation Surgery. UCI Lecture
Series. |
| |
The Anesthesia Machine and Ventilator. UCI Lecture
Series. |
| Aug. 1995 |
New Devices for Management of the Difficult Airway. UCI
Emergency Department |
| Aug. 1995 |
New Devices for Management of the Difficult Airway. Kaiser
Hospital |
| Mar. 1995 |
Examination and Diagnosis
of the Patient with Chronic Low Back Pain. FHP – Fountain
Valley, CA. |
| Jun. 2000 |
Accelerated Opiate Neuro-Regulation, National Association
of Sentencing Advocates, Annual Conference |
| May 2001 |
Accelerated Opiate Neuro-Regulation a Medical Supplement,
National Association of Addition Treatment Providers, Annual Conference |
| 10/8/2004 |
Rapid Detoxification and
Opioid Hyperalgesia, University of California – Irvine, Alumni
Pain Symposium |
| 10/15/2005 |
Spinal Cord Stimulation and Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia,
Idaho Pain Society, Key Note Speaker |
| Jun. 2006 |
A Clinical Evaluation of the Genesis Implantable Pulse
Generator (IPG) in combination with ANS leads for the management
of Chronic pain of the trunk and limbs.
Lead Investigator. Anticipated publication. Journal
of Neuromodulation |
| 3/10/2006 – 3/11/2006 |
Advanced Topics in Neuromodulation,
San Diego, CA Moderator. |
| 7/2006 |
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain, Web
presentation on Spineuniverse.com |
| 2006 |
The Use of Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation in Chronic
Abdominal, Pain Physician Journal, 9:261-266 Richard Paicius,
MD, Clifford Bernstein, MD, Cheryl Cohen, MD |
