Dr. Elliot Krames, Medical Director is a nationally and internationally known "thought leader" in the field of Pain Medicine and neuromodulation. Dr. Krames is board certified in anesthesiology and sub-certified in pain management through the American Board of Anesthesiology. He is certified in pain medicine through the American Board of Pain Medicine.

Dr. Krames sits on the Boards of the International Neuromodulation Society (INS), the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) and the National Pain Foundation (NPF). Dr. Krames has served on the Boards of the World Institute of Pain (WIP), the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) and the American Board of Pain Medicine (ABPM). Dr. Krames is President-elect of the International Neuromodulation Society, is co-founder and Vice-chairperson for operations of the National Pain Foundation, an organization dedicated to be an educational resource to patients suffering from pain, and is Editor-in-Chief of Neuromodulation, Journal of the International Neuromodulation Society and the Official Journal of the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society. He serves on the Editorial Board of Pain Medicine, Journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine.

Dr. Krames has been voted by his peers as a "Best Doctor" for the years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 and has been acclaimed as one of the "top doctors" in the city of San Francisco by San Francisco Magazine. Dr. Krames is on the medical staffs of California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, John Muir Medical Center, Concord and John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek.

Elizabeth Buick, RN, is Clinic Coordinator of the clinical services at PPTC. Liz received her Bachelors in the Science of Nursing from San Francisco State University and upon completion of her RN degree in 2000, Liz joined the team at PPTC. She communicates with referring physicians, pharmacists and other therapists to deliver the individualized plan of care designed for each patient. Besides her many responsibilities, Liz is primarily responsible for the coordination of care given to our patients with intrathecal therapies. We do not know what we and our patients would do without her.

Elyria "Lee" Ambeau, originally from Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and recently from New Orleans, Louisiana, is a Reimbursement Assistant in our billing office. She has been living in SF since September of 2005 and working with us since January of 2006. Lee enjoys working with the PPTC team because, "The office personnel are team loyal & dedicated with a genuine sense of caring and niceness." Lee brings with her 20 years experience in Medical Billing plus 15 years as an executive assistant and senior clinical manager. Lee would like to continue to constantly learn in her life, and leave her family with a sense of strong ties to one another. In her free time, Lee does word and/or number games, and eventually she will pursue furthering her education in school. Lee is embraced by our team as a member of our "family."

Richard James Bargloski, executive assistant and new patient scheduling coordinator is originally from Glassboro, New Jersey. Richard served 4 years in the United States Navy as a Personnelman on-board the aircraft carrier, USS Kitty Hawk, in the capacity of Assistant Customer Service Supervisor. After extensive travel and discharge from the naval service, Richard settled in San Francisco to pursue a career in medicine. Richard began working at PPTC in 2000. He is enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at San Francisco State University, majoring in Philosophy while also completing courses required for entrance into medical school. Richard, while extremely interested in Pain Medicine, also enjoys adventuring California wilderness, playing the drums, exercising and sharing quality time with family and friends.

Sharon Inase, a San Francisco native, is one of our Reimbursement and Collections Specialists. Sharon holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art from San Francisco State University and she has a diploma from Bryman College. Sharon has been working with us since October of 2003 and continues to work toward an AS degree in Health Information Management at City College of San Francisco.

Rosellen Lanning Krames, RN, Practice Administrator and CEO: Rosellen received her BS and RN degrees from Mount Marty College in Yankton, South Dakota. She is a nurse with many years experience in education, clinical research, clinical nursing, hospice, and device research, working with a major medical device company. She has worked with Dr. Krames at PPTC since 1989. Since the fall of 2000, when Liz Buick accepted the role of Clinical Coordinator, Rosellen has devoted her full time attention to managing the practice of PPTC. Rosellen provides caring and professional oversight to our clinical and administrative staff.

Tia Sofatzis has been working with Dr. Elliot Krames for almost 10 years, and is currently his project manager, and the admissions coordinator for the PPTC Fellowship Program. Tia is also Executive Director of the International Neuromodulation Society, and Managing Editor of the Society's journal, Neuromodulation.