
David Schultz, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Nura Pain Clinics
Board Certified in Anesthesiology
Board Certified in Pain Medicine
Education, Training, and Certifications
Board Certifications
- American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)
- Pain Management (ABA)
- Competency Certifications in Controlled Substances and Coding Compliance
- American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians Part 1 Exam (ABIPP)
- American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians Board Certification (ABIPP)
- Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP)
- American Board of Pain Medicine (ABPM)
Postgraduate Training and Medical Residency
- Residency: Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Full-time Emergency Room Physician for Emergency Department: Physicians Medical Group, Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital, Robert F. Kennedy Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Residency: PGY-2 General Surgery, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, CA
- Internship: General Surgery, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, CA
Education
- M.D. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- B.A. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Physiology)
- University of Colorado Boulder
Profile
Dr. Schultz is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nura Pain Clinics (formerly MAPS Medical Pain Clinics). He has been a full-time interventional pain specialist since 1995 and is an adjunct professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Minnesota. He is a certified board examiner for ABIPP. He is a former board member and past president of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) and is currently Executive Director of the Minnesota Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (the MN chapter of ASIPP). Dr. Schultz has taught many interventional pain courses over the years as an instructor for ASIPP, Spinal Intervention Society (SIS), Medtronic, and Abbott. Founder of Nura Research Institute, a clinical research center conducting phase I-IV clinical studies across a variety of therapeutic areas. He is a prolific author of medical articles and book chapters, a frequent speaker at national meetings, and is a principal investigator in pain research.
Hobbies/Special Interests
Away from work, Dr. Schultz is an avid skier and mountain biker and participates in triathlons.
Awards
- ASIPP – Lifetime Achievement Award – June 2021
- ASC Review “150 Pain Management Physicians to Know” – May 01, 2012
- Named Top Doctor Mpls/St. Paul Magazine – 2002-2022
- ASIPP- Excellence in Service Award – David Schultz, MD – 2005, 2009, 2014
- ASIPP- Outstanding State Society – David Schultz, MD – September 2004
Professional Achievements
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN: 2008-present
- ICSI Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement Low Back Pain Advisory Committee: 2011-present
- Minnesota Medical Services Review Board (MSRB) alternate: 2010-present
- Executive Director, Minnesota Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (MSIPP): 2008-present
- Committee Member, Neuromodulation Therapy Access Coalition (NTAC): 2008-2011
- President, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP): 2008-2009
- Founder and Medical Director, MAPS Applied Research Center (MARC): 2007-present
- President-Elect, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP): 2007
- Board Examiner, American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians: 2006-present
- Medtronic Consultant: 2006-present
- Vice Chairman of Research Committee, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP): 2005-present
- Member and Representative for Pain Management, Medicare Carrier: Advisory Committee (CAC): 2005-present
- Board Examiner, Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP): 2005
- Secretary, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP): 2004
- Board of Directors, American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians (ABIPP): 2004-2012
- Board of Directors, American Society of Interventional Pain (ASIPP): 2003-2015
- Medical Director, Outpatient Pain Services, North Memorial Medical Center: 2001-present
- Instructor, International Spinal Injection Society (ISIS): 1996-2008
- Instructor, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP): 2001-present
- President, Minnesota Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (MSIPP): 2001-2008
- Executive Director, Minnesota Society of Interventional Pain Physicians: 2008-present
- Emeritus Board Member, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP): 2023-present
Professional Memberships
- International Association for the Study of Pain
- International Spinal Injection Society
- World Institute of Pain
- American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP)
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
- American College of Pain Medicine (ACPM)
- American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ACRA) Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Minnesota Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
- ICSI Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement Low Back Pain Advisory Committee
Editorial Positions
- Associate Editor, Pain Physician – 2006 to present

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