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John Prunskis
Born
John V. Prunskis

Chicago, IL
Occupation(s)CEO/Medical Director, Illinois Pain Institute
Chief Medical Officer, DxTx Pain and Spine
Known forInterventional pain physician
Hon. Consul of Lithuania to the United States (Colorado)
Medical career
ProfessionPhysician
FieldInterventional pain management, adult stem-cell therapy
AwardsKnight of the Order of Merit, Lithuania
Castle Connolly Top Doctor
U.S. News & World Report Top Doctor

John Prunskis is a physician, diplomat, businessman, and professor.[1][2] He received the Knight of the Order of Merit from the President of Lithuania for his professional and philanthropic contributions.[3] Prunskis is the cofounder of Illinois Pain Institute and The Regenerative Stem Cell Institute[4] and also serves as a clinical professor at Chicago Medical School and Chief Medical Officer of DxTx Pain and Spine.[5] He was elected for his third terms as a representative of Lithuanians living in the USA to the Lithuanian Parliament / World Lithuanian Community Commission.[6] He is a Fellow in Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) and was an examiner for the fellow in interventional pain practice examination. He is board certified in anesthesiology with added qualification in pain management.[7][8] He was the Hon. Consul of LT in Aspen, Colorado from 2013 to 2023 and is currently the Hon. Consul of Lithuania in South Florida.

Early life and education[edit]

Prunskis was born in Chicago, Illinois. His parents were Lithuanian immigrants. After attending University of Chicago Lab School and Brother Rice High School, he earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and a medical degree from the Rush Medical College in Chicago.[8] Prunskis completed his internship in general surgery at University of Illinois and thereafter completed his residency in anesthesiology and fellowship at the Univ. Chicago hospitals. During his fellowship, he was a co-investigator and part of the team of researchers responsible for bringing propofol through FDA approval prior to introduction to the US medical market.[9]

Career[edit]

Private practice and academia[edit]

Prunskis co-founded Illinois Pain Institute in 1992 with his wife, Terri Dallas-Prunskis, MD.[10][11] Later he was named clinical professor at Chicago Medical School. He has written several academic papers and editorials on the pain management including, Algorithms for interventional techniques in chronic pain. In 2012, he co-founded and was appointed as the CEO and medical director of Barrington Pain & Spine Institute, and he also serves as CEO and medical director of The Regenerative Stem Cell Institute where he is a co-investigator in the largest adult autologous stem cell research study in the United States.[12][13] He currently serves as Chief Medical Officer of DxTx Pain and Spine.

Prunskis has served as McHenry County Medical Society President, member of the House of Delegates of the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS), and member of the ISMS Government Affairs and Economic Council. As a member of the Illinois State Medical Society House of Delegates, he introduced the resolution to create the Illinois Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.

Member of Lithuanian Parliament/ World Lithuanian Community Commission[edit]

In January 2010, Prunskis was elected Member of Lithuanian Parliament / World Lithuanian Community Commission, serving as chairman from 2013 to 2017.[14] As of 2018–2021, he is serving his third term. In his role, he initiated the passage of resolutions related to meeting Lithuania's NATO defense obligations, reforming the labor code, and curbing alcohol abuse.

Hon. Consul of Lithuania[edit]

In 2012, the Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States nominated Prunskis as the Hon. Consul of Lithuania.[15] He was confirmed to the position by the US State Department.[16] In June 2012, during the World Federation of Consuls (FICAC) Congress in Monte Carlo, he was elected Dean of the Aspen Consular Corps.

Presidential Appointment to the Department of Health and Human Services[edit]

In 2018, Prunskis was confirmed as one of twenty public members on the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force Members. Dr. Prunskis was presidentially appointed, in part, due to over thirty years of expertise, to improve how pain is perceived, assessed, and treated at a national scale in the wake of the Opioid epidemic.[17]

The Task Force, which was authorized by section 101 of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 – PDF, is assigned the following responsibilities: Determining whether there are gaps or inconsistencies in pain management best practices among federal agencies; Proposing updates to best practices and recommendations on addressing gaps or inconsistencies; Providing the public with an opportunity to comment on any proposed updates and recommendations; and Developing a strategy for disseminating information about best practices.[18][19]

Dr. Prunskis worked with over 20 US Governors and their staffs to ensure that interventional pain practices would remain open during the Covid epidemic thereby avoiding a spike in opioid narcotic prescribing and usage

Awards[edit]

  • Knight of the Order of Merit, Lithuania[20]
  • Fifteen-time winner of Castle Connolly Top Pain Doctor Award from 1999 to 2021[21][22][23]
  • U.S. News & World Report Top Doctor[24]
  • American Board of Medical Specialists – Board Certified
  • Inducted into the Lithuanian-American Hall of Fame May 20, 2023

Selected publications[edit]

  • Prunskis, J. (July 2001). "Algorithms for interventional techniques in chronic pain". Pain Physician. 4 (3): 286, author reply 286–291. ISSN 1533-3159. PMID 16900258.
  • Lim, R.; Troy, S. S.; Turriff, D. E.; Prunskis, J. V. (1982). "Enucleation blocks the morphological response of glioblasts to glia maturation factor". Developmental Neuroscience. 5 (4): 308–313. doi:10.1159/000112690. ISSN 0378-5866. PMID 6291892.
  • Korttila, K.; Ostman, P.; Faure, E.; Apfelbaum, J. L.; Prunskis, J.; Ekdawi, M.; Roizen, M. F. (July 1990). "Randomized comparison of recovery after propofol-nitrous oxide versus thiopentone-isoflurane-nitrous oxide anaesthesia in patients undergoing ambulatory surgery". Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 34 (5): 400–403. doi:10.1111/j.1399-6576.1990.tb03111.x. ISSN 0001-5172. PMID 2202190. S2CID 36428319.
  • Prunskis, John V.; Dallas-Prunskis, Terri (2019). "Trial SCS Leads Should Be Removed under Fluoroscopy". Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface. 22 (6): 760. doi:10.1111/ner.13028. ISSN 1525-1403. PMID 31359546. S2CID 198982186.
  • "Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force (May 2019). "Pain Management Best Practices Inter-agency Task Force Report - Updates, Gaps, Inconsistencies, and Recommendations (Final Report)" Department of Health and Human Services, USA" (PDF).

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dyrda, Laura (January 9, 2017). "Dr. John Prunskis talks site of service reimbursement, EHRs, consolidation & more with Obama Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett". beckersasc.com. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Craver, Kevin. "On the Record With ... Dr. John Prunskis". Northwest Herald. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Medical Director Earns Knight of the Order of Merit – Illinois Pain Institute". Illinois Pain Institute. October 22, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "Husband wife team grow Illinois Pain Institute". Daily Herald. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  5. ^ "Illinois Pain Institute Believes State is Going Down Wrong Path with Passage of Medical Marijuana Legislation SB336". Chicago Evening Post. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  6. ^ "Lithuanian honorary consul John Prunskis from U.S.: Lithuania is a full democracy now". en.15min.lt. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "Why one practice ditched EHR in favor of paper records | FierceHealthcare". www.fiercehealthcare.com. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "STATE BOARD GIVES GREEN LIGHT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD CLASS SPINE SURGERY CENTER AT BARRINGTON PAIN AND SPINE INSTITUTE". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  9. ^ "Dr. John Prunskis MD".
  10. ^ "Husband wife team grow Illinois Pain Institute". Daily Herald. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  11. ^ Cohen, Jessica Kim (August 9, 2017). "Paper records are here to stay: 4 questions with Illinois Pain Institute's Dr. John Prunskis". beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  12. ^ Sotonoff, Jamie. "The dangers of pain pills". Daily Herald. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  13. ^ "Dr. Prunskis, MD, FIPP, Listed as a Top Person to Know in the ASC Industry – Illinois Pain Institute". Illinois Pain Institute. December 16, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  14. ^ "Barrington Hills doctor adapts to volcano holdup – Daily Herald". Dailyherald.com. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  15. ^ "News". Honorary Consulate. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  16. ^ "February 16th greetings from Honorary Consul of Lithuania | Lithuanian American Community, Inc". lithuanian-american.org. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  17. ^ "Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force Members". United States Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  18. ^ "Members Appointed to New Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force". U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2018. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  19. ^ "Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force" (PDF). www.hhs.gov/.
  20. ^ "Medical Director Earns Knight of the Order of Merit – Illinois Pain Institute". Illinois Pain Institute. October 28, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  21. ^ "John V. Prunskis, M.D., F.I.P.P." Cell Surgical Network. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  22. ^ "John V. Prunskis, M.D., F.I.P.P." Doctor.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  23. ^ "America's Top Doctors | The Best in American Medicine". www.castleconnolly.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  24. ^ "Dr. Prunskis, MD, FIPP, spoke at Illinois Osteopathic Medical Society Seminar". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
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