Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD is a professor of Anesthesiology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He is also the medical director of the Chronic Pain Center at Wake Forest University Health Sciences. He has a broad experience in the field and has conducted extensive research in the area of innovative pain treatment. Dr. Kapural has authored more than 60 journal articles, 50 abstracts, four book chapters, and is author of the text Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of Discogenic Pain.

Dr. Kapural holds an MD and a PhD from the University of Zagreb School of Medicine in the Republic of Croatia. He lectures in the U.S. and abroad on topics related to pain treatment and management. He is active in many professional associations, including the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the International Association for the Study of Pain, the International Spine Intervention Society, the American Neuromodulation Society, and the World Institute of Pain.

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