From Pain Medicine to Pain Surgery: How Our Specialty Lost Its Way

Scott G Pritzlaff,1 Michael E Schatman2,3 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 3Department of Population Health – Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USACorrespondence: Michael E Schatman, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care & Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, USA, Tel +1 425-647-4880, Email [email protected]