Gustaf Van Acker, MD PHD

I am an Assistant Professor and Board Certified Pain Management and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician-Scientist, with a research emphasis on interventional and minimally-invasive neuromodulation techniques for pain management. I received my PhD in Neurophysiology, mentored by Dr. Paul Cheney, and MD from the University of Kansas Medical Center, after obtaining a BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics and a BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Arizona. I then completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship under the mentorship of Dr. Randolph Nudo investigating a mechanism to promote intracortical connectivity for post-stroke recovery, after which I completed a Physician-Scientist Postdoctoral Fellowship with Dr. Kevin Kilgore investigating peripheral nerve conduction block for spasticity and pain inhibition. I then completed residency in PM&R, and subsequently fellowship in Pain Management, both at MetroHealth/Case Western Reserve University. My research focuses on spinal cord stimulation and peripheral nerve stimulation.