Scott Sigman

Talk Title
Changing the Paradigm of Pain Management
Description
As surgeons, we were told that postoperative pain management was critically important to our patients’ surgical outcomes. We were told to useOpioids because they were inexpensive and minimally addictive. Tragically, what no one realized at the time was that this mindset created an inadvertent gateway to Opioid addiction, devastating families and communities. In this talk, Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Scott Sigman discusses how Opioid addiction was completely underestimated by the medical establishment, how the medical culture typically resists change, and the journey of a new pain management technology that went from pushback to widespread acceptance. 

Speaker Biography
Dr. Sigman is a national and internationally recognized leader in Opioid Sparing Surgery. He is an Orthopedic Surgeon that specializes in the knee and shoulder. He has been in clinical practice for over 25 years and is a leader in professional education, medical device development, and has numerous peer reviewed publications. He is the team physician at UMASS Lowell. He is a member of Governor Bakers Commission to establish a pain management access program in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.He did his sports medicine fellowship at the prestigious Kerlan Jobe Clinic in Los Angeles. His Opioid Sparing leadership propelled him to become a Fellow of the Worlds Society on Sports and Exercise Medicine, and most recently has had the honor of becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. In addition, to his clinical responsibilities Dr. Sigman is the Chief Medical Officer for OrthoLazer Orthopedic Laser Centers. The OrthoLazer franchise was developed to provide an alternative treatment option for acute and chronic pain to help combat the Opioid crisis. Dr. Sigman is also the host of the popular The Ortho Show podcast.