The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians has written a response to Dr. Oz's investigative report on epidural injections.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services opened a 30-day public comment period before conducting a draft of the National Coverage Determination for the mild procedure, and the American Society for Interventional Pain Physicians has sent a comment letter.

Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, is the founder and CEO of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and Society of Interventional Pain Management Surgery Centers. He is the medical director of Pain Management Center of Paducah (Ky.) and Ambulatory Surgery Center in Paducah He is also an associate professor of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine at the University of Louisville (Ky.).

Scott Glaser, MD, is co-founder and president of the Pain Specialists of Greater Chicago. He has been elected twice to the national board of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and has served as president of the Illinois Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.

The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians has sent a letter to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services objecting the inclusion of epidural and transforaminal injections to the National Coverage Determination topics list.

Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, is the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and Society of Interventional Pain Management Surgery Centers. He is also a clinical professor of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine at the University of Louisville, and he practices anesthesiology and pain management at several surgery centers.

The American Society for Interventional Pain Physicians is collecting donations for victims of Hurricane Sandy, which has stricken the East Coast over the past few weeks.

Kentucky Society of Interventional Pain Physicians plans to hold a meeting for primary care and specialist physicians about using controlled substances to manage pain, according to the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.

Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, chairman of the American Society for Interventional Pain Physicians, was recently featured in an Every Day Health report discussing the recent fungal meningitis outbreak from contaminated steroid injections from a compounding pharmacy.

Scott Glaser, MD, is a director on the national board of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, where he has also served as vice president. He is heavily involved with the group's lobbying and advocacy efforts for the practice of interventional pain management, and here he discusses the field's most pressing issues and problems.