Sue -

In running a search old posts in response to your thread, I came across this one http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...cks#post420015 from two years ago by daylilyfan, in which she raised some concern about Dr. Stanton-Hick's "bedside manner" and suggests another doctor in the Cleveland area, who apparently used to work with Dr. Stanton-Hicks, and while still affiliated with The Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Teresa Dews was then at Hillcrest Hospital in Gates Mills OH, a suburb of Cleveland. Here's her Cleveland Clinic webpage: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff_...Staff_770.aspx Her office telephone number is (440) 312-7246.

Another pain management physician now at The Cleveland Clinic, of whom I have heard rave personal reviews, is Jahangir Maleki, M.D., Ph.D., who completed a clinical fellowship with Robert J. Schwartzman, MD of the Drexel University School of Medicine and whose list of academic publications, including, with Drs. Correll et al, the key early study on "low dose" ketamine, some of which are available through the RSDSA Medical Articles Archive page, suggests that Dr. Maleki served with Dr. Schwartzman for at least 5 years. I know at least one former member of this forum who saw Dr. Maleki first in Dr. Schwartzman's office and then again in Philadephia shortly after he left Drexel and swears by him, and is now planning to see him again in Cleveland. Since late this summer, Dr. Maleki has been affiliated with the Neurological Center for Pain as well as the Center for Spine Health of the Cleveland Clinic. Here's is directory webpage: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff_...taff_9580.aspx And here is the website of The Cleveland Clinic's Neurological Center for Pain http://my.clevelandclinic.org/center...n/default.aspx

As it was explained to me by a department admistrator, the Neurological Center for Pain was always more psychiatric in orientation, helping chronic pain pateints cope with their condition. I was told that Dr. Maleki's apointment represents something of a change in direction, bringing someone onboard for the first time with a full compliment of interventional skills. Nevertheless, the focus of the Neurological Center for Pain remains far more on learning (valuable) coping skills that does the Center for Neurological Restoration, for which which Dr. Stanton-Hicks serves as co-chair, the homepage of which follows: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/neurol...n/default.aspx In response to my specific question, I was assured that Dr. Maleki or Dr. Stanton-Hicks would be equally well suited to draw on the diagnostic and treatment skills of the rest of The Cleveland Clinic, should issues be presented suggesting a diagnosis in which CRPS is only one of the components. Should anyone wish to make an apointment with Dr. Maleki, which could probably be arrranged far more quickly than with Dr. Stanton-Hicks, his office number is (216) 445-8814.

That said, if it's the "high dose" Prialt you are interested in, Dr. Michael Stanton-Hicks would be the person you would want to see, IMHO.

I hope this is helpful.

Mike