Gabor B. Racz, M.D.

Gabor B. Racz, M.D.

Information

Clinic
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
"Pain Management"

Pain Management Fellowship
American Neuromodulation Society

Medical School
The University of Liverpool Medical School, Liverpool, England

Residency
Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, New York

Curriculum Vitae
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In the quickly emerging specialty of pain management, Dr. Gabor Racz is a leader, and the groundbreaking father of techniques that are performed daily in pain management clinics across the world.

Dr. Racz, originally from Hungary, attended the University of Liverpool Medical School in Liverpool, England. After spending time treating patients in Liverpool at the Royal Southern Hospital, Dr. Racz moved to the United States to complete an anesthesiology residency at SUNY Upstate Medical Center in New York. While in New York, Dr. Racz was diversified, handling such appointments as a respiratory consultant in the neurosurgical head injury unit. He spent time as an associate professor at SUNY, before moving to Lubbock, Texas in 1977, where he was appointed as the first Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at the newly instated Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. He led tirelessly in this position until 1999, when he shifted his focus to treating patients, expanding the idea of pain management, and was instrumental in the eventual founding of an international pain institute in Texas.

He has been a prominent influence in bringing the International Pain Institute at Texas Tech University Health Science Center to a world-class and world-recognized program, which attracts patients and physicians from around the globe. Dr. Racz served as the President of the World Institute of Pain, and as such, presided over the 4th World Institute of Pain World Congress in 2007.

Dr. Racz is a Diplomat with the American College of Pain Management, holds an American Board of Anesthesiology certification in Pain Management and is a World Institute of Pain Fellow in Interventional Pain Practice. Dr. Racz is consistently published in journals and books, and is often a reference for medical articles. He has received many awards and accolades, was included in all editions (1992-2005) of The Best Doctors in America and was awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Interventional Pain Practice.

Honors & Awards

• Presented the Lifetime Achievement Award by American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), the largest organization of interventional pain physicians in the world. This was presented in Washington, D.C. at the annual ASIPP. 2004
• Named in each edition of The Best Doctors in America, 1992-2004. Woodward/White, Inc.
• Director of the annual Budapest Workshop and Conference for Pain Physicians from around the world, and the next one, in September 2005, will be the Tenth Annual meeting, where once again the FIPP examination will be offered.
• President of World Institute of Pain. 1992 - 2005
• Awarded the MORICCA AWARD presented by the Italian Pain Society, July 2006 HONORARY MEMBER OF CATALONIAN PAIN SOCIETY – BARCELONA, SPAIN SEPTEMBER. 2006

Research & Publications

• Racz GB and Noe C. Decompressive caudal neuroplasty In Radiographic Imaging for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management 2nd Edition. Editor Prithvi Raj. Elsevier. 2008
• Racz GB and Noe C. Cervical transforaminal In Radiographic Imaging for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management 2nd Edition. Editor Prithvi Raj. Elsevier. 2008
• Heavner JE, Racz GB, Day M. Perkutane epidurale neuroplastie. In Regional blockaden & Infiltrationstherapie, ed Danilo Jankovic. ABW. Wissenschaftsverlag,608-615, 2008
• Racz GB, Noe CE. Sciatica. Encyclopedic Reference of Pain, PDF file, in press.

Lectures & Presentations

• Lysis of Adhesions and Workshop - 25th Annual TTUSC Pain Symposium – Lubbock, Texas Faculty Association. June, 2008
• Quarterly meeting National Library Committee Meeting – Washington D.C. Jun, 2008
• Epidural Injections and Adhesiolysis. ASA annual meeting – Orlando, Florida. Oct, 2008
• Quarterly meeting National Library Committee Meeting – Washington DC. Oct, 2008
• Lecture and Legislative visits – ASIPP Annual Meeting. Washington DC. Oct, 2008

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