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Director, Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Rehabilitation Care Services
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
OMB No. 0925-0001 and 0925-0002 (Rev. 03/2020 Approved Through 02/28/2023)
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
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NAME: Bosco F. Soares, MD
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POSITION TITLE: Physician/Clinician
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add/delete rows as necessary.)
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION DEGREE
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FIELD OF STUDY
1. Sindh Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan M.B.,B.S. 05/1984 Medicine
2. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA
3. University of Washington, Seattle, WA
4. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA Internship
Residency
Fellowship 06/2002
07/2005
06/2007 Internal Medicine
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Pain Medicine and Musculoskeletal Medicine (ABMS Accredited)
A. Personal Statement
From 8/2007 through 5/2014, I was Director of the Pain Clinic at the Central Texas Veteran Health Care System. I subsequently relocated to Seattle where I was Administrative Director of the Spine and Musculoskeletal Clinics, Puget Sound Veterans Health Care System from 6/14/2022 through 4/30/2022. I continue to perform video telehealth consult services for the Puget Sound Veterans HCS, Rehabilitative Care Services. During my tenure at both locations I was actively involved in the performance of spinal interventional procedures and also trained Residents from the University of Washington Department of Rehabilitation and Fellows from the University of Washington Department of Pain Medicine in spine and musculoskeletal medicine, pain medicine, and spinal and peripheral interventional procedures. My participitation in this study primary involved performance of lumbar medial branch nerve radiofrequency ablation procedures.
B. Positions and Honors
C. Contributions to Science
As above
D. Additional Information: Research Support and/or Scholastic Performance
