Timothy Ray Deer MD, DABPM, FIPP

Dr. Deer is President Emeritus of the West Virginia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (WVSIPP) and past President of the International Neuromodulation Society (INS). Dr. Deer is a former member of the board of directors of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) and has served as faculty, moderator, and presenter on many important subjects at many national and international meetings.

In his role as WVSIPP president, Dr. Deer has organized and chaired an extremely successful annual meeting specifically targeted at the interventional practitioner. These meetings have not only served to provide education regarding the specialty but also to bring attention to the goals of WVSIPP in promoting safe, effective, and cutting-edge treatment options to patients who suffer from chronic pain.

Dr. Deer has published extensively on a wide range of topics including injection techniques, minimally-invasive disc procedures, intrathecal drug delivery, and spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation, as well as served tirelessly on many editorial boards. Dr. Deer has recently served as author and series editor on a number of textbooks relating to interventional techniques.