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Bretley Todd Sitzman, MD, Anesthesiology, Hattiesburg, MS

Bretley ToddSitzmanMDMPH

Anesthesiology Hattiesburg, MS

Pain Medicine

Medical Director - Advanced Pain Therapy; Past President - North American Neuromodulation Society; Past President - American Academy of Pain Medicine

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  • Office

    Advanced Pain Therapy, PLLC
    7125 US Highway 98
    Hattiesburg, MS 39402
    Phone+1 601-450-7246
    Fax+1 601-450-7250

Summary

  • Dr. Sitzman is medical director of Advanced Pain Therapy, a comprehensive pain clinic located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He is an active member of numerous national and international pain societies: Past President - North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS); Past President of the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM), Southern Pain Society, Mississippi Pain Society, Mississippi Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. He the recipient of the American Academy of Pain Medicine and Southern Pain Society’s Distinguished Service Awards. He is actively involved in patient advocacy and postgraduate medical education, and lectures nationally and internationally on topics related to pain pharmacology and interventional pain therapies.
  • Hattiesburg, MS Pain Management. Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Pain and Pai

    Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Pain and Pain Management Advanced Pain Therapy, located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi provides comprehensive pain care services

Education & Training

  • University of Virginia Medical Center
    University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 1993 - 1996
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1992
  • Tulane Univ School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
    Tulane Univ School of Public Health and Tropical MedicineM.P.H, 1988 - 1991
  • Tulane University School of Medicine
    Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1991
  • University of New Orleans
    University of New OrleansBA, Biological Sciences, cum laude with Honors, 1982 - 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License Current
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 1998 - 2025
  • MS State Medical License
    MS State Medical License 2002 - 2025
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1996 - 2025
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 1996 - 2018
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 1996 - 2015
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1997 - 2014
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Pain MedicineDiplomate
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Presidential Commendation American Academy of Pain Medicine, 2020
  • Scientific Merit Award 19th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, 2003
  • Distinguished Service Award American Academy of Pain Medicine, 2012
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Publications & Presentations

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Journal Articles

  • Spinal needle deflection in the combined spinal-epidural technique.  
    Uncles DR and Sitzman BT, Anesthesia and Analgesia
  • Proposed guidelines for workers’ comp patients roil pain specialists.  
    Adam Marcus, Pain Medicine News
  • Violent wishes common in pain patients treated against will.  
    Anne Jacobson, Anesthesiology News
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Survey results on the use of epidural catheters and anticoagulation in orthopedic patients: comparison of epidural hematoma versus non-epidural hematoma populations.
    D'Arcy Y, Lamer TJ, Sitzman BT, Proceedings of the American Pain Society's 18 th Annual Scientific Meeting
  • Use of gadolinium for discography in iodine-allergic patients.
    Fenton DS, Sitzman BT, Czervionke LF, Pain Medicine
  • Chemical burns following accidental phenol exposure: A call for use of Luer-lock extension tubing during phenol neurolysis.
    Sitzman BT, Domashevich VY, Zeller KM, et al, Pain Medicine
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Lectures

  • Provider prescribing patterns and perceptions: Identifying solutions to build consensus on opioid use in pain management – a roundtable discussion. 
    American Pain Foundation
  • Participant. Opioid therapy as a component of chronic pain management. Pain experts weigh in key principles to optimize treatment. 
    Topics in Pain Management
  • Fungal meningitis outbreak related to steroid injections – no risk for Mississippians. 
    WDAM-TV; Hattiesburg, MS
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