Hands-On Cadaver Workshop

of Minimally Invasive Pain Management Procedures

Space is Limited, Physicians Only

Topics

Epidural Lysis of adhesions “Racz Procedure“

  • Caudal
  • Transforaminal
  • Cervical
  • S1

RF Ablation

Instructors

  • Gabor B. Racz

    MD, DABPM, FIPP, DABIPP

    Gabor B. Racz, M.D. was born in Hungary and completed M.B. and Ch.B. degrees from the University of Liverpool Medical School in Liverpool, England. He served as house surgeon and physician at the Royal Southern Hospital in Liverpool before coming to the United States in 1963 for an anesthesiology residency at SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, New York.

    Dr. Racz filled numerous assignments, such as respiratory consultant in the neurosurgical head injury unit and Associate Professor at SUNY, until 1977 when he moved to Lubbock, Texas to become the first Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at the new Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. He held that position until March 1, 1999 when, as Director of Pain Services, he focused his full attention on treatment of patients, expanding the operations of pain services, and the future development of an international pain institute in Lubbock, Texas.

  • Ira B. Fox

    MD, DABPM, FIPP, ABIPP

    Dr. Ira B. Fox founded Anesthesia Pain Care Consultants in June 1996. He has spent more than 30 years treating patients with acute and chronic pain. Dr. Fox did his residency in anesthesiology and pain in New Jersey where he was chief resident.

    Dr. Fox maintains five board certifications: American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians (ABIPP); World Institute of Pain (WIP) – Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP); American Board of Pain Medicine (DABPM); and the American Board of Anesthesiology with added certification in Pain Management. Dr. Fox serves as an examiner for the FIPP Board Certification and ABIPP Interventional Practical Examination.

  • Ale Ismael Gonzalez Cazares

    MD, FIPP
    Dr. Ale Ismael Gonzalez Cazares, MD, FIPP, 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.
    Dr. Gonzalez Cazares is a certified Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) by the World Institute of Pain (WIP) since 2020. He is also a regular treasurer of the Mexican Association for the Study and Treatment of Pain.
    Since 2015, Dr. Gonzalez Cazares has been the head of the pain management clinic at the Obregon Hospital in Mexico City. He has also been a practicing physician in the pain management department at the National Cancer Institute.

  • 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.

Schedule

Friday, January 26, 2024 | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Hotel Royal Pedregal
  • Dinner & Lecture
Saturday, January 27, 2024 | 8:00 AM - 4:00PM
Facultad de Medicina UNAM
  • Hands-On Cadaver Workshop

Venue

Workshop Location
Centro de Simulación Quirúrgica
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Escolar 411A
Copilco Universidad,
Coyoacán C.P. 04360
Ciudad de México, México
Hotel
Hotel Royal Pedregal
Periférico Sur 4363,
Col. Jardines de la Montaña, C.P. 14210
Delegación Tlalpan. Ciudad de México, México
Attendee is responsible for arranging flight and hotel

Fee

Regular Registration
$895
Current Fellow Registration
$895

Cancelation Policy:
The workshop fee is non-refundable. However, for applicants who cannot attend, Racz Lab will first offer a replacement seat at another Racz Lab event. Otherwise, a refund of the workshop fee will not be refunded.

PLEASE NOTE: Attendees who fall ill before or during the event, will be asked to leave for the safety and well-being of others in attendance.

In rare cases in which an applicant is not approved to attend the workshop, a 100% refund will be issued. Refunds can take up to 30 days to process.

If you have any questions about our refund or cancellation policy, please contact us.