W. Stephen Minore, M.D., F.C.C.P., F.I.C.S., C.P.E.

Dr. Minore, President of Medical Pain Management Services, has specialized in pain management since 1993. He became a Board-certified anesthesiologist in 1988 and received a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Pain Management in September 1993. He is also President of Rockford Anesthesiologists Associated, L.L.C., and is President and a member of the Credentials Committee at Rockford Ambulatory Surgery Center. Dr. Minore is a member of the Anesthesia, Steering, Trauma QI, and Trauma/Burn Committees, and is currently Chairman of the Operating Room Committee at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. He is a member of the Anesthesia and Perioperative Committees at SwedishAmerican Hospital. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rockford and serves on the school’s Committee on Student Affairs, Promotions, Awards & Scholarships. He has also been an assistant professor and instructor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Minore is very active in the anesthesia and business community, having served in offices and as committee chair, including President of the Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists, and as Delegate and member of the Committee on Legislative Affairs for the American Society of Anesthesiologists. He is CEO of the Illinois Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and is Vice President for Financial Affairs and Chair of the Economics & Membership Committee of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. Dr. Minore has researched, published, and served as course director and moderator for several professional organizations extensively and presented world-wide on numerous pain management topics.

CERTIFICATION

American Board of Anesthesiology, 1988
American Board of Anesthesiology-Pain Management, 1993, 2003
American Academy of Pain Management, 1989
Certified Physician Executive, American College of Physician Executives, 1999
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1983

POST-GRADUATE

Cardiac and Transplantation Fellowship
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska

Cardiovascular and Vascular Anesthesia Fellowship
University of Michigan Hospitals and Clinics, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Anesthesiology Residency
University of Michigan Hospitals and Clinics, Ann Arbor, Michigan

General Surgery Residency
University of Michigan Hospitals and Clinics, Ann Arbor, Michigan

General Surgery Internship
University of Michigan Hospitals and Clinics, Ann Arbor, Michigan

EDUCATION

M.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
B.S., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

ACADEMIC AFFILIATION

Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Society of Anesthesiologists
Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists
American Medical Association
Illinois State Medical Society
Winnebago County Medical Society
American Academy of Pain Management
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
American College of Chest Physicians-Fellow
Association of Pain Management Anesthesiologists
Illinois Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
International Anesthesia Research Society
Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists