Kendall E. Hansen, M.D.

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Monday – Friday: 8.00 – 17:00
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

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Opioid Pain Prescriptions—IPS Philosophy Explained
IPS physicians prescribe pain medications when medically necessary. We understand that patients living with moderate to severe chronic pain may need scheduled opioid pain medication to function better and control their pain when conservative measures have been...
Testimonials
Kendall E. Hansen, M.D.
4 PAIN Board Certifications
D.A.B.A., A.B.A.P.M., D.A.B.P.M, F.I.P.P.
Address
INTERVENTIONAL PAIN SPECIALISTS
340 Thomas More Parkway Suite 260
Crestview Hills, Kentucky 41017
Licensure
National Board of Medical Examiners – 1984
Indiana Physician License – Since 1984
Kentucky Physician License – Since 1988
Ohio Physician License -Since 2008
Board Certified – 4 Pain Board Certifications
Added Qualifications/Certification in Pain Management from The American Board of Anesthesiology
Diplomat American Board of Anesthesiology
Senior Disability Analyst & Diplomat of the American Board of Disability Analysts
Diplomat of American Academy of Pain Management
Diplomat of American Board of Pain Medicine
Competency Certification in Controlled Substance Management from the American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians
Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice, World Institute of Pain
Affiliations
Board of Directors, American Society of Interventional Pain
- Physicians (ASIPP) 1999-2002
- Legislative and Public Relations Committee (ASIPP) 1999-2002
- Political Action Committee (ASIPP) 1999- 2002
American Pain Society
Kentucky Medical Association
Kentucky Society of Anesthesiology
Society for Pain Practice Management
American Academy of Pain Management
American Society of Regional Anesthesia
American Medical Association
International Association for the Study of Pain
International Spine Injection Society (ISIS)
American Board of Disability Analysts
National Academy of M.U.A. Physicians
Cervicogenic Headache Society
International Anesthesia Research Society
Staff Physician, St. Luke Hospital, Florence, KY – before sale
Staff Physician, St. Elizabeth Hospitals, N. Kentucky
National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI)
Greater Cincinnati Pain Society -previously
Kentucky Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (KSIPP)
Southern Pain Society
World Institute of Pain
Board of Directors and Co-Chair of Research/Education Committee, Kentucky Pain Society
Professional Experience
Chief, Department of Anesthesiology
St. Luke Hospital West, 1988 – 1991
St. Luke Hospital West, 1988 – 1991
Emergency Room Staff Physician, 1985 – 1986
William S. Major Hospital, Shelbyville, Indiana
Memorial Hospital, Jasper, Indiana
William S. Major Hospital, Shelbyville, Indiana
Memorial Hospital, Jasper, Indiana
President, Turfway Professional
Anesthesiology, P.S.C., 1988 – 1991
Anesthesiology, P.S.C., 1988 – 1991
Director, St. Luke West Pain Clinic, 1988 – 1994
Florence, Kentucky
Florence, Kentucky
Private Practice, Interventional Pain Specialist, 1994 – 2000
Florence, Kentucky
Florence, Kentucky
President/CEO Interventional Pain Specialists
2001 – Present
2001 – Present
Education
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
Doctor of Medicine, 1984
Doctor of Medicine, 1984
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Bachelor of Arts, Biology 1978
Bachelor of Arts, Biology 1978
Residency in Anesthesiology
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis
R.K. Stoelting, M.D., Chairman, 1987
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis
R.K. Stoelting, M.D., Chairman, 1987
1996 – 2001: Hundreds of CME hours for Advanced Interventional Techniques for:
- Fiberoptic Epiduroscopy Lysis of Adhesions
- Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation
- Cryoablation
- Neuromodulation/Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Discography/Intradisc Procedures, Nucleoplasty, Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy
- Didactic and Hands-on Cadaver, Animal and Human training with:
- Menno Sluiter, Prof., M.D. – Maasstricht, Netherlands
- Matt Kline, M.D., – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Gabor Racz, M.D., – Birmingham, Alabama
- Steven Pyles, M.D., – Ocala, Florida
- John Nelson, M.D., – Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Philip Finch, F.F.A.R.C.S.- South Perth, West Australia
- Charles Gauci, M.D., – South Bend, Indiana
- Michael Hammer, M.D., – Birmingham, Alabama
- Maarten van Kleef, – Maasstricht, Netherlands
- Joseph Fortin, M.D., – South Bend, Indiana
- Charles Aprill, M.D., – New Orleans, Louisiana
Awards Leadership Service
Numerous “Top Doctors” Awards USA, Top Ten Doctor, Patient’s Choice, Interventional Pain Management 2008-2015
Board of Directors, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) 1999-2002(Interventional pain’s largest organization)
Board of Directors and Chair of Research/Education Committee, Kentucky Pain Society 2003-present
Legislative and Public Relations Committee, ASIPP 1999-2002
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
Outstanding Civic Service Award, Valparaiso, Indiana
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
Student Athletic Board, Indiana University(undefeated NCAA Champs) Chairman, Promotions Committee, Basketball – 1976
Vice President of Medical Class, 1980 – 1982 Student Council, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1980 – 1982
Chief, Department of Anesthesiology, St. Luke Hospital West, 1988 – 1991
President, Kentucky Pain Society, 2007-2009
President/CEO Interventional Pain Specialists. Largest pain practice in Tristate: Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana. More spine procedures than any facility 2001-2016
Miscellaneous
Channel 19 News – Cincinnati. Health report on RSD/Complex
Regional Pain Syndrome and its treatment 1999
Regional Pain Syndrome and its treatment 1999
Speaker, 2001 ASIPP annual meeting, Washington D.C.
The IME (Independent Medical Evaluation) Issue
The IME (Independent Medical Evaluation) Issue
Participation with ASIPP and several federal Congressmen,
Congresswomen and Senators to achieve specialty designation for “Pain Management” as of 1-1-2002 and add guidelines for IME (Independent Medical Evaluations) in the new “Patient Bill of Rights”
Congresswomen and Senators to achieve specialty designation for “Pain Management” as of 1-1-2002 and add guidelines for IME (Independent Medical Evaluations) in the new “Patient Bill of Rights”
Speaker and Panel Member, “Pain Management” at National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators Annual Meeting October, 2001 – (NADDI)
Speaker, “Interventional Pain Management for Low Back Pain” at Annual Kentucky Pain Society Meeting, November, 2003
Speaker, “Interventional Procedures for Cervicogenic Headaches and Extracranial Headaches” and “The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, Opiates, and You” at Annual Kentucky Pain Society Meeting, November, 2004
Speaker, Interventional Procedures for Lumbar Discs Nov. 2009 Annual KPS meeting