JEFFREY T. SUMMERS, M.D., P.A.
EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATE University of Mississippi Oxford, MS Degree: Bachelor of Arts, 1975 - 1979 Majors: Zoology Summa Cum Laude
MEDICAL SCHOOL University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS Degree: Doctor of Medicine, 1979 – 1983
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1983 – 1984 Intern, Anesthesiology Brooke Army Medical Center San Antonio, TX
1984 – 1987 Resident, Anesthesiology Brooke Army Medical Center San Antonio, TX
1.877.554.4257 1987 Fellowship, Pain Management NewSouth NeuroSpine University of Texas Health Science Center 2470 Flowood Dr. San Antonio, TX Flowood, MS 39232 www.ns2.md 1992 International Fellowship, Advanced Pain Management Pain Relief Institute and Walton Centre for DIVISION OF SURGERY Neurosurgical Sciences 601.936.0400 Liverpool, England Eric Amundson, MD Philip Azordegan, MD June 1987 – June 1990 Director of Pain Management Service John D. Davis, IV, MD William Beaumont Army Medical Center Jack Moriarity, MD El Paso, TX W. Lynn Stringer, MD Matthew VanLandingham, MD June 1988 – June 1990 Assistant Chief of Anesthesiology E. Greg Wood, III, MD William Beaumont Army Medical Center El Paso, TX DIVISION OF SPINAL INTERVENTION 601.664.1213 Oct. 1990 – Jan. 1992 Medical Director, Intensive Care Unit Jeff Laseter, MD University Hospital Jeff Summers, MD Pensacola, FL
DIVISION OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE Oct. 1990 – Jan. 1992 Director, Anesthesia Department 601.420.1930 University Hospital David Collipp, MD Pensacola, FL Rahul Vohra, MD Michael Winkelmann, MD Sept. 1992 – Apr. 1994 Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS JEFFREY T. SUMMERS, M.D., P.A.
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Sept. 1992 – Apr. 1994 Director of Pain Management Service University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS
Apr. 1994 – 1999 Clinical Instructor in Anesthesiology University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS
Apr. 1994 – Apr. 2008 Director, Pain Management Department Jackson, MS
Apr. 2008 – present Director, Interventional Spine Division NewSouth NeuroSpine, LLC Flowood, MS
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION Apr. 1988 – present American Board of Anesthesiology
June 1991 – 2014 Diplomat, American Academy of Pain Management
Sept. 1993 – present Diplomat, American Board of Anesthesiology Added Qualifications in Pain Management
Dec. 2003 – present American Board of Anesthesiology Recertification in Pain Management
SOCIETIES AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
North American Spine Society International Spinal Intervention Society International Anesthesia and Research Society American Society of Anesthesiologists American Academy of Pain Management American Academy of Pain Medicine American Society of Interventional Pain Specialists American Society of Regional Anesthesia Mississippi Society of Interventional Pain Specialists Mississippi State Medical Association Mississippi Society of Anesthesiologists JEFFREY T. SUMMERS, M.D., P.A.
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COMMITTEE / BOARD APPOINTMENTS
American Board of Anesthesiology Contributor, Pain Management Certification Exam, 1994 Central Medical Society Chapter, Mississippi Medical Society Delegate, 2003 – present Mississippi Society of Interventional Pain Physicians President, 2002 – 2009 Mississippi Workers Compensation Physician Advisory Panel Pain Management Representative, since 1994 Chairman, since 1998 Mississippi Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, MS Ethics Committee, 1998 – 2000 Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, MS Institutional Review Board, 1998 – 2000 NASS Guideline Development Committee Member, 2001 – present Mississippi Methodist Rehabilitation Center Board of Directors, 2001 – 2003 and 2005 – 2007 Evidence-Based Guideline Development Committee, North American Spine Society Member, since 2003 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi Pain Management Advisory Committee, since 2004 First Choice Insurance Group Pain Management Representative, Board of Directors, since 2005 Preferred Health Services Pain Management Representative, Board of Directors, since 2005 Mississippi Medicare Carriers Advisory Committee Pain Management Representative, since 2005 Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Utilization Review Committee Physician Representative, 2011 – present International Spine Intervention Society Member Research Committee, 2005 – 2009 International Spine Intervention Society Board of Directors, 2007 – 2015 International Spine Intervention Society Chairman, Research Committee, 2007 – 2009 International Spinal Intervention Society Chairman, Program Committee, 2008 – 2012 Mississippi Society of Interventional Pain Physicians Member, 2009 – present International Spine Intervention Society Treasurer, 2009 – 2011 JEFFREY T. SUMMERS, M.D., P.A.
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COMMITTEE / BOARD APPOINTMENTS
Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Utilization Review Committee Physician Representative, 2011 – present International Spine Intervention Society Vice President, 2011 – 2013 International Spine Intervention Society President, 2013 – 2015 NASS PERC Committee Member, 2015 – 2016 NASS Payor Policy Review Committee Member, 2016 – present Spine Intervention Society Fundraising Committee Member, 2017 – present
INSTRUCTORSHIPS / CERTIFICATION Instructor, Advanced Cervical and Thoracic Injection Workshop, International Spinal Injection Society, Atlanta, GA, May 10-11, 1998
Instructor, Advanced Cervical and Thoracic Injection Workshop, International Spinal Injection Society, Philadelphia, PA, July 17-18, 1999
Instructor, Discography Workshop, International Spinal Injection Society, Memphis, TN, November 20- 21, 1999
Instructor, Advanced Lumbar and Thoracic Injection Workshop, International Spinal Injection Society, Memphis, TN, August 19-20, 2000
Instructor, Phase 3 Cervical and Thoracic Injection Workshop, International Spinal Injection Society, Rosemont, IL, March 10-11, 2001
Instructor, Discography Workshop, International Spinal Injection Society, Memphis, TN, July 18-19, 2001
Instructor, Phase 3 Advanced Cervical Workshop, International Spinal Injection Society, Memphis, TN, October 26-27, 2001
Instructor, Intensive Injection Workshop, International Spinal Injection Society, Memphis, TN, April 4, 2003
Instructor, Phase 3 Advanced Cervical Workshop, International Spinal Injection Society, Memphis, TN, June 29-30, 2003
Instructor, Phase 4 Discography Workshop, International Spinal Injection Society, Memphis, TN, October 4-5, 2004 JEFFREY T. SUMMERS, M.D., P.A.
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Instructor, Phase 3 Cervical Injection Course, International Spinal Injection Society, Dallas, TX, April 2-3, 2005
Instructor, Phase 4 Discography Workshop, International Spinal Injection Society, Memphis, TN, June 18-19, 2005
Instructor, Lumbar Spinal Injections: A Hands On Course, International Spinal Injection Society, Memphis, TN, June 24-25, 2005
Instructor, Phase 4 Discography Workshop, International Spinal Injection Society, Phoenix, AZ, November 5-6, 2005
Instructor, Lumbar Spinal Injections: Hands On Course, North American Spine Society, Memphis, TN, January 20-21, 2006
Instructor, Cervical and Thoracic Workshop, International Spinal Injection Society, Memphis, TN, September 9-10, 2006
Instructor, Phase 3 Cervical Workshop, International Spinal Injection Society, Phoenix, AZ, February 3-4, 2007
Instructor, Radiofrequency Workshop, International Spinal Injection Society, Dallas, TX, March 31 – April 1, 2007
Instructor, Phase 1 Lumbar Workshop, International Spinal Injection Society, Memphis, TN, September 8-9, 2007
Instructor, Phase 1 Lumbar Workshop, International Spinal Injection Society, Memphis, TN, September 5-7, 2008
Instructor, Lumbar Spinal Injections: Hands On Course, North American Spine Society, Chicago, IL, February 5-6, 2009
Instructor, Lumbar Basic Workshop, International Spine Intervention Society, Memphis, TN, August 20-22, 2010
Instructor, Lumbar Bio-Skills Lab, International Spine Intervention Society, New Orleans, LA, April 15-17, 2011
Instructor, Cervical Bio-Skills Lab, International Spine Intervention Society, Memphis, TN, June 10-12, 2011
Instructor, Lumbar Bio-Skills Lab, Spine Intervention Society, New Orleans, LA, February 14, 2012
Instructor, Cervical Bio-Skills Lab, Spine Intervention Society, New Orleans, LA, April 13-15, 2013 JEFFREY T. SUMMERS, M.D., P.A.
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ARTICLES Summers, J.T. Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks for the Treatment of Nicotine Addiction, Southern Medical Journal, August 1988
Summers, J.T. Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks for the Treatment of Nicotine Addiction, Surveys in Anesthesia, October 1988
Summers, J.T. Anesthesiology, Lawyers’ Medical Encyclopedia, Contributing editor, 1990
Summers, J.T.,Menke, E. Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block, Decision Making in Pain Management, Ramamurthy, S., Rogers, J. (eds): pp 258-259, Mosby Year Book, St. Louis, 1993
Summers, J.T., Menke, E. Facial Pain, Decision Making in Pain Management, Ramamurthy, S., Rogers, J. (eds): pp 89-89, Mosby Year Book, St. Louis, 1993
Summers, J.T. Chronic Pain, MD News, December 1996
Summers, J.T. Head and Neck Pain, Decision Making in Pain Management, Ramamurthy, S., Rogers, J. (eds): Second Edition, Mosby Year Book, St. Louis, June 2004
Summers, J.T. Facial Pain Syndromes, Decision Making in Pain Management, Ramamurthy, S., Rogers, J. (eds): Second Edition, Mosby Year Book, St. Louis, June 2004
Summers, J.T. Clarifying Fluoroscopic Guidance Codes 76003 and 76005, SpineLine, 2005
Watters III WC, Baisden J, Gilbert TJ, Kreiner DS, Resnick DK, Bono CM, Ghise lli G, Heggeness MH, Mazanec DJ, O’eill C, Reitman C, Shaffer WO, Summers JT, Toton J. NASSEvidence-Based Clinical Guidelines for Spine Care. Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Burr Ridge, IL; North American Spine Society; 2006.
Watters III WC, Bono CM, Gilbert TJ, Kreiner DS, Mazanec DJ, Shaffer WO, Baisden J, Easa JE, Fernand R, Ghiselli G, Heggeness MH, Mendel R, O’Neill C, Reitman CA, Resnick DK, Summers JT, Timmons R, Toton J. NASS Evidence-Based Clinical Guidelines for Spine Care. Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. Burr Ridge, IL; North American Spine Society; 2008. Available at: http://www.spine.org/ Pages/Publications/ProviderResources/Default.aspx
Bono CM, Ghiselli G, Gilbert TJ, Kreiner DS, Reitman CA, Summers JT, Baisden J, Fernand R, Lamer T, Matz P, Mazanec DJ, Resnick DK, Shaffer WO, Sharma A, Timmons R, Toton J. NASSEvidence-Based Clinical Guidelines for Spine Care. Diagnosis and Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy from Degenerative Disorders. Burr Ridge, IL; North American Spine Society; 2010. Available at: http://www.spine.org/Pages/Publications/ ProviderResources/Default.aspx
Kreiner DS, Shaffer WO, Baisden J, Gilbert TJ, Summers JT, Toton J, Hwang S, Mendel R, Reitman CA. NASS Evidence-Based Clinical Guidelines for Spine Care. Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (2011 Update). Burr Ridge, IL; North American Spine Society; 2011. Available at: http://www. spine.org/Pages/Publications/ProviderResources/Default.aspx
Easa JE, Kreiner DS, Ghogawala Z, Mazanec DJ, Shaffer WO, Summers JT, O’Brien D, Standaert CJ.Cervical Epidural Steroid Injections: Review and Recommendation Statement. Burr Ridge, IL; North American Spine Society; 2011. Available at: http://www.spine.org/Pages/PracticePolicy/ClinicalCare/ScientificPolicyComments/ Review_Recommendation_Statements.aspx JEFFREY T. SUMMERS, M.D., P.A.
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ARTICLES Akuthota V, Bogduk N, Easa JE, Patel A, Prather H, Sharma A, Summers JT. Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections: Review and Recommendation Statement. Burr Ridge, IL; North American Spine Society; publication pending.
Kreiner DS, Easa JE, Hwang S, Resnick DK, Baisden J, Bess S, Cho C, DePalma MJ, Dougherty P, Fernand R, Ghiselli G, Hanna A, Lamer T, Lisi A, Mazanec DJ, Meagher RJ, Nucci R, Patel R, Sembrano J, Sharma A, Summers JT, Taleghani C, Tontz W, Toton J. NASS Evidence-Based Clinical Guidelines for Spine Care. Diagnosis and Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation with Radiculopathy. Burr Ridge, IL; North American Spine Society; under development.
INVITED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS Pain Management, Mississippi Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Annual Meeting, Natchez, MS 1992
Advances in Pain Management, Presented to medical staff of Monroe Regions Medical, Monroe, LA, April 12, 1993
Recent Advances in Pain Management, Presented to medical staff Rush Memorial Hospital, Meridian,MS , November 6, 1993
Pain Management Lecture Series, Presented to medical students at the University of Mississippi, School of Medicine, Jackson, MS, November 1992, April/September/December 1993, February 1994
Pharmacological Pain Management, Presented to the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Jackson, MS, January 1994
Moral Issues in Pain Management, Ethics in Rehabilitation Care Educational Series, Mississippi Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, MS, November 11, 1994
Invasive Pain Management, Presented at a workshop on Work Related Injuries, Mississippi Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, MS, July 18, 1994
Invasive Procedures in Pain Management, Presented at Seminar on Chronic Pain and the Absence of Pain, Mississippi Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, MS, January 13-14, 1995
Chronic Pain Management, Presented to medical staff of Greenwood Leflore Hospital, Greenwood,MS , November 17, 1995
Analgesic Medication in the Treatment of Chronic Pain, Presented to Mississippi Association of Nurse Practitioners, Jackson, MS, February 29, 1996
Chronic Pain Management, Presented at the Workshop on Pain Management – Challenge of the 1990’s, sponsored by the Mississippi Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, MS, July 18, 1996 Antidepressants in Chronic Pain Management, Presented at Symposium on Use of Antidepressants, New Orleans, LA, November 15, 1996 Chronic Pain, Presented to Tri-State Workers Compensation Educational Conference, Memphis, TN, December 3, 1996 JEFFREY T. SUMMERS, M.D., P.A.
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Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Presented at the Annual Mississippi Workers Compensation Educational Meeting, Biloxi, MS, May 13, 1997 Anti Depressants in Pain Management, Presented to medical staff of Laurel Regional Medical Center, Laurel, MS, May 22, 1997 Nerve Blocks in Pain Management, Presented at Mississippi Workers Compensation Case Managers Meeting, Jackson, MS, August 28, 1997
Pediatric Pain, Presented at the Annual Mississippi Society of Pediatricians, Biloxi, MS, October 24, 1997 Fibromyalgia Symposium, Presented at the quarterly meeting of the Mississippi Pain Society, April 15, 1998 Case Presentations of Cervical Pain Syndromes, Presented at the Advanced Cervical/Thoracic Injection Workshop, sponsored by the International Spinal Injection Society, Atlanta, GA, June 5, 1998 Reevaluating Neuropathic Pain Treatment Algorithms: New Data in the Management of Diabetic Neuropathy and Postherpetic Neuralgia, Teleconferences presented March 23, 1999 and March 24, 1999 through CoMed Communications Chronic Pain: Approaches to Treatment, Epidural Steroid Injections, The Mississippi Pain Society Second Annual Meeting, Jackson, MS, January 7-8, 2000
Legal and Economic Issues in Pain Management, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Jackson, MS, September 11, 2000
Issues in Pain Management, Joint Physicians-Attorneys Workers Compensation Seminar, Jackson, MS, January 9, 2001 Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Workers’ Compensation Seminar, Jackson, Mississippi, May 17, 2001
Pain Management, Community Organization for Health Awareness Seminar, Jackson, MS, September 21, 2001
Issues in Pain Management, Educational Course for Claims Adjusters, Jackson, MS, September 21, 2001 Facet Joint Syndrome, Advances in Pain Research and Treatment, Presented at the 4th Annual Mississippi Pain Society Meeting, Jackson, MS, January 11, 2002
Pain Management, Mississippi Family Practitioners Seminar, Jackson, MS, October 4, 2001
Pain Management, Conference for Amfed Adjusters, Jackson, MS, March 26, 2002
Long, Scary Needles as Healing Tools, Friday The 13th: Jason Meets Doctor Frankenstein, An Inter- Disciplinary Approach to Spine Injuries, Presented by Administrative Law and Workers’ Compensation Section of the Mississippi Bar, September 13, 2002
Pain Management – Treatment Options, Legal Trends and Ethical Considerations, Jackson, MS, October 8, 2002
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Presented to Department of Orthopedics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, October 20, 2003
Sacroiliac Joint Pain and Treatment, Mississippi Pain Society Symposium on Pain Management, Jackson, MS, March 11-12, 2004 JEFFREY T. SUMMERS, M.D., P.A.
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Pharmacology of Pain Medicine, Annual Meeting of Mississippi Association of Pharmacists, Philadelphia, MS, July 29, 2004
Pain Management: What Is Medically Necessary, An Analysis of Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Law, Seminar sponsored by Markow, Walker, P.A., Jackson, MS, October 6, 2004
Doc Speak: Talking AT and TO Doctors Relative to Medical Depositions, Presented by the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Mississippi Bar, in conjunction with the Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, MS, January 16, 2005
Pain Management – What Is Reasonable And Necessary? 18th Annual Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, Biloxi, MS, April 22, 2005
Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections, Lumbar Spinal Injections: Hands On Course, North American Spine Society, Memphis, TN, January 20, 2006
Pain Management, 21st Annual Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, Biloxi, MS, April 30, 2008
Lumbar Injections: Risks and Complications, Lumbar Spinal Injections: Hands On Course, North American Spine Society, Chicago, IL, February 6, 2009
General Considerations with Spine Intervention Procedures: Risks and Risk Reduction, International Spine Intervention Society Preconference Session: “Preventing Injuries with Spine Interventions”, at American Academy of Pain Medicine Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, February 3, 2010.
Cervical and Thoracic Interlaminar and Transforaminal Epidural Injections, International Spine Intervention Society Preconference Session: “Preventing Injuries with Spine Interventions”, at American Academy of Pain Medicine Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, February 3, 2010.
Lumbar Interlaminar and Transforaminal Epidural Injections, International Spine Intervention Society Preconference Session: “Preventing Injuries with Spine Interventions”, at American Academy of Pain Medicine Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, February 3, 2010.
Preventing Injuries with Spine Interventions, Moderator, International Spine Intervention Society Preconference Session, at American Academy of Pain Medicine Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, February 3, 2010.
Complications of Spine Intervention Procedures, 2010 International Spine Intervention Society Annual Scientific Meeting, July 14, 2010.
Understanding Changes in the 2010 Fee Schedule. Panel Discussion. Mississippi Workers’ Compensational Annual Educational Meeting, Biloxi, MS, April 20, 2011.
Radiation Safety, Cervical Bio-Skills Lab, International Spine Intervention Society, Memphis, TN, June 10-12, 2011.
Procedural Misadventures: Special Interest Group, 18th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Spine Intervention Society, Maui, HI, July 14-17, 2010.
Complications, Medications, and Monitoring, Moderator, 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Spine Intervention Society, Chicago, IL, August 10-13, 2011. JEFFREY T. SUMMERS, M.D., P.A.
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Medication Toxicity of Commonly Used Spinal Injectates. 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, International Spine Intervention Society, Chicago, IL, August 10-13, 2011.
A Day in the Life of a Spine Interventionalist, Moderator, International Spine Intervention Society 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, July 17-21, 2012.
Complications - Assessment and Management, Allied Health Program Track, International Spine Intervention Society 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, July 17-21, 2012.
Utilization Review Nightmares and Proposals for Change, 2011 Mississippi Workers’ Compensational Annual Educational Meeting, Biloxi, MS, April 18, 2013.
Bridging the Gap Between Injections and Surgery, Moderator, 2013 International Spine Intervention Society Annual Scientific Meeting, New York City, NY, July 16-20, 2013.
Appropriate Use Criteria: Update, Spine Summit Educational Forum, Burr Ridge, IL, August 9, 2013.
Multi-Society Pain Management Workgroup, Spine Summit Educational Forum, Burr Ridge, IL, August 9, 2013.
Advocacy, 2016 SIS Evidence Based Spine Interventions Seminar, Miami, FL, January 16, 2016.
Chronic Pain, Pain Medicine and Addiction, 2016 Annual Mississippi Addiction Conference, Jackson, MS, February 19, 2016.
North vs. South – An SI Joint Debate, 2016 Spine Intervention Society Annual Scientific Meeting, New Orleans, LA, July 28, 2016.
My Most Challenging Case – Is the One I’ll See This Monday, 24th Spine Intervention Society Annual Scientific Meeting, New Orleans, LA, July 28, 2016.
Ask the Experts/Advanced Procedural Pearls, 2016 Spine Intervention Society Annual Scientific Meeting, New Orleans, LA, July 30, 2016.
Are Blocks Needed Prior to Sacroiliac Joint Injections? - A Pro/Con Debate, Spine Intervention Society Evidence-Based Spine Interventions Seminar - Palm Springs, CA, January 28, 2017.
Injections and Concurrent Infections: An Examination of the Evidence, Spine Intervention Society Evidence-Based Spine Interventions Seminar - Palm Springs, CA, January 29, 2017.
Using Regenerative Medicine Clinical Practice, Speaker, 25th Spine Intervention Society Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, CA, July 20, 2017.
Transforaminal vs Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection Debate, Cervical Bio-Skills Course, New Orleans, LA, April 13, 2018.
Basic Procedural Pearls: S1 Transforaminal Injections, Speaker, 26th Spine Intervention Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 16, 2018. JEFFREY T. SUMMERS, M.D., P.A.
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MEDIA PRESENTATIONS “Chronic Pain” Clarion Ledger, Health Beat, June 1995 Jackson, MS
“Chronic Pain” WAPT-TV (ABC), Health Matters segment, October 1995 Jackson, MS
“Chronic Pain Management Clinics” WLBT-TV (NBC), Health segment, May 1996 Jackson, MS
“Pain Management on the Horizon” M.D. News magazine, Cover story, March 1997 Jackson, MS
“New Treatments for Chronic Back Pain” WLBT-TV (NBC), Health segment, May 2001 Jackson, MS
“Healthy Choice” Pain Management section contributor, Clarion Ledger, Newspaper June 2004 – 2007 Jackson, MS
MILITARY SERVICE 1980 – 1984 2nd Lt. US ARMY Reserve
1984 Promoted to Captain, Active duty, US Army
1984 – 1988 Active Duty, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX
1988 – 1991 Active Duty, William Beaumont AMC, Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX
1989 – 1991 Physician Team Member, Space Shuttle Rapid Rescue Team
1990 Promoted to Major, Active duty, US Army
1991 Honorable Discharge, US Army JEFFREY T. SUMMERS, M.D., P.A.
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HONORS & AWARDS
1987 Top Research Awards for Original Research, 3rd Place, Sphenopalantine Ganglion Blocks for the Management of Withdrawal Symptoms Related to Nicotine Cessation, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX
1992 Research Grant to study Efficacy of Intrathecal Spinal Morphine Injections Pain Relief Institute, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England
2004 Robert McGuire, M.D. Compassionate Physician Award, Administrative Law and Workers’ Compensation Section Mississippi Bar Association
2004 – 2018 America’s Top Physicians Award, Pain Management, Consumers Research Council of America
2005 – 2006 America’s Top Physicians Award, Pain Management, Consumers Research Council of America
2006 – 2007 America’s Top Physicians Award, Pain Management, Consumers Research Council of America
2007 – 2008 America’s Top Physicians Award, Pain Management, Consumers Research Council of America
2009 – 2010 America’s Top Physicians Award, Pain Management, Consumers Research Council of America
2010 – 2011 America’s Top Physicians Award, Pain Management, Consumers Research Council of America
2011 – 2012 America’s Top Physicians Award, Pain Management, Consumers Research Council of America
2013 – 2014 America’s Top Physicians Award, Pain Management, Consumers Research Council of America
2014 – 2015 America’s Top Physicians Award, Pain Management, Consumers Research Council of America
2015 – 2016 America’s Top Physicians Award, Pain Management, Consumers Research Council of America
2016 – 2017 America’s Top Physicians Award, Pain Management, Consumers Research Council of America
2017 – 2018 America’s Top Physicians Award, Pain Management, Consumers Research Council of America
2018 – 2019 America’s Top Physicians Award, Pain Management, Consumers Research Council of America
2011 70 of the Best Pain Management Physicians in America, Becker’s Orthopedic and Spine Review
2012 150 Pain Management Physicians to Know, Becker’s Orthopedic and Spine Review