Early in his career, Dr. Todd Bertoch was an anesthesiologist in the United States Air Force, where he gained extensive experience in both trauma medicine and pain management, and learned first-hand how limited the options can be for treating pain.
Now, decades later, Dr. Bertoch says little advancement has been made for helping people in pain.
鈥淲e are in between a rock and hard place as prescribers,鈥 he says.
While Dr. Bertoch is still a practicing anesthesiologist, he spends the majority of his time dedicated to research.
鈥淢y hope is that one day relieving a person鈥檚 pain won鈥檛 come with devastating potential consequences,鈥 he says.
Watch the video below to learn more about Dr. Bertoch and how his own experience with pain has empowered the work he does today:
