Lecture
by Luminary Physicians
Lab instructors are selected from a palate of lifelong-earned career relationships and are matched to topics based on experience and practice. They take time to explain how the procedure works, their actual patient experiences, and prognosis for successful outcomes. All attendees are encouraged to join these discussions and ask questions.
Procedure Lectures
From the moment you step into the O.R., our instructors immerse you in procedure protocol. Each physician is given the opportunity to watch our luminaries work, then attempt procedures themselves under the careful supervision of the instructor.
Product Lectures
The lectures offer decades of experience coupled with in-depth device knowledge. Our instructors are typically lifelong Epimed customers, and they’ve got actual experience using Epimed products.
Reimbursement Lecture
Racz Lab provides vital information about coding and billing, payer policies, and practice management. Learn about practice marketing and building coalitions with societies to secure the long-term acceptance of the power of interventional pain medicine.
Cadaver Training
At each lab, Racz cadaver training is the centerpiece of the event. Just like we seek out and utilize the best materials for our products, we strive to acquire the best specimens for our instructors and attendees. Racz Lab uses cadavers to provide a realistic training environment.
Didactic Training
The Lab features and introductions to procedures (led by instructors) prior to any lab work. Instructors provide attendees with a solid academic briefing, encouraging feedback and interaction from the group.
Constructive Feedback
Attendees continue to praise the cooperative and supportive nature of instructors on Racz Lab post-event surveys. We hand select instructors known for patience and openness.
Pain Physicians all over the world have attended Racz Lab to learn or expand their interventional pain skill set under the instruction of Racz workshop physicians. From beginners to advanced skill levels, Racz Lab engenders a healthy and open environment for attending physicians. Our guests learn each phase of a selected procedure from a luminary pain physician and are encouraged to then practice with one-on-one guidance.
Ale Ismael Gonzalez Cazares, MD, FIPP
Dr. Ale Ismael Gonzalez Cazares, is a pain management specialist who has been practicing for eight years. He received his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the Juarez University of the State of Durango and a medical specialty in Anesthesiology from the University of Monterrey. He is a certified Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) by the World Institute of Pain (WIP) since 2020.
He is currently the Director of Pain Clinic Mexico and beginning in 2025 the President of Asociacion Mexicana para el Estudio y Tratamiento del Dolor (AMETD).Carlos Guerrero Nope, MD, PhD
Dr. Carlos Guerrero Nope, MD, PhD, is an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist with 22 years of experience. He graduated from the Universidad El Bosque with a medical surgeon’s degree in 1994 and became a Specialist in Pain Management and Palliative Care from the same university in 2001.Dr. Guerrero has been the president of the Health Care Quality Committee of the Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá since 2022. His expertise is in chronic pain, anesthesiology, and palliative care.Carlos Omar Viesca, MD, MAPS, PMABA, ABPM, FIPP
Dr. Carlos Omar Viesca is an interventional pain management specialist of 15+ years. He attended medical school at Universidad Autonoma de CD. Juarez in Chihuahua, Mexico. He completed his three-year anesthesiology residency in pain management at Texas Tech University and concluded his pain management fellowship a year later. He currently is the president and owner of the Border Pain Institute PA of El Paso.Dr. Viesca is triple board-certified in pain management and has extensive experience in the treatment of spinal diseases, acute and chronic pain disorders, and the administration of chronic opioid therapy.
Prof. Ludger Gerdesmeyer, MD, PhD, FIPP
Professor Ludger Gerdesmeyer is the current Chairman and Associate Professor at the Medical University of Kiel. Since completing his fellowship program in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, he has gone on to be a consultant at the Medical University of Lübeck in Germany, a Senior Consultant and associated Professor at the Technical University of Munich’s Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Traumatology, and other prestigious positions.Prof. Gerdesmeyer has published 100+ scientific papers since 2002 and is a five-time award winner for his research and writing. His clinical focus is on joint reconstruction, minimally invasive surgery, advanced joint-preserving surgery, joint replacement, hip/knee/shoulder, advanced techniques in rheumatology, and tumor surgery.Raul Adrian Peña Tijerina, MD
Dr. Raul Peña is an anesthesiologist and pain medicine physician with over 14 years of experience in interventional pain medicine. He has earned degrees in Interventional Pain Medicine, Gerontology, and Geriatrics, as well as a post-grad specialty in Anesthesiology. He currently works as an interventional pain physician at the Hospital Ángeles Valle Oriente in Monterrey N.L.
Stanley Golovac, MD
Dr. Stanley Golovac is a Florida-based pain management specialist with over three decades of experience in anesthesiology and pain medicine. He earned his Doctor of Medicine from UTESA University, completed his residency at St. Mary Hospital in New Jersey, and trained in anesthesiology at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Anesthesiology and the Board of Pain Management and holds the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award for his contributions to medicine.
