Graf Hilgenhurst, M.D. recently testified before the Tennessee Senate Subcommittee on Welfare, Health and Human Resources in support of SB #1935, which would require physician supervision of mid-level providers, such as nurses and physician assistants, when performing pain management procedures.

Dr. Hilgenhurst, who is president of the Tennessee Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, stated that, "There is a small but real risk of doing serious harm to a patient."

The debate over just who should be allowed to treat pain by injecting medicine near the spine was the focus of an article on NPR recently. Here is the link: Proposal Would Mark Line Between Pain Doctors, Mid-Level Providers.

Dr. Hilgenhurst is Board Certified in Pain Management and Anesthesiology. His practice, Precision Pain Care, is located in Smyrna, TN.