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Dr. Ricardo Vallejo is the Director of Research at Millennium Pain Center. He is deeply
committed to discovering new methods and treatments for chronic pain. Dr. Vallejo holds
multiple appointments in the editorial boards of international peer review journals such as
“Clinical Journal of Pain”, “Pain Physicians”, “Journal of Opioid Management” and “Revista
Mexicana de Anestesiologia”.
Dr. Vallejo is the current Associate Editor of the journal “Pain Practice”, where he established
the section “Images in Pain Practice” in 2007. He is also member of the examination board for
the World Institute of Pain. Dr. Vallejo has published extensively in national and international
peer review journals and serves as speaker in meetings around the world. He is adjunct
professor at the Illinois State University. Research interests of Dr. Vallejo include management
of chronic pain states, such as sympathetically maintained pain, fail back surgery, and
discogenic low back pain. His research efforts are aimed at understanding the immune
mechanisms underlying neuropathic pain conditions and the effects of electrical stimulation on
the central and peripheral immune response.
Dr. Vallejo received his medical degree in Colombia and then pursued his PhD in Immunology
at the Complutense University in Madrid Spain. During his residency in Anesthesiology at the
University of Miami he became Chief Residence of the program and served as resident
representative for the Florida Society of Anesthesiology and The American Society of
Anesthesiology. Then Dr. Vallejo pursued his fellowship in pain medicine at Harvard Medical
School at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He was awarded the Diplomate of the
American Board of Anesthesiology of Anesthesiology in 2001 and further board certification in
Pain Medicine in 2002. After graduation, Dr. Vallejo joined Millennium Pain Center in
Bloomington, Illinois.
committed to discovering new methods and treatments for chronic pain. Dr. Vallejo holds
multiple appointments in the editorial boards of international peer review journals such as
“Clinical Journal of Pain”, “Pain Physicians”, “Journal of Opioid Management” and “Revista
Mexicana de Anestesiologia”.
Dr. Vallejo is the current Associate Editor of the journal “Pain Practice”, where he established
the section “Images in Pain Practice” in 2007. He is also member of the examination board for
the World Institute of Pain. Dr. Vallejo has published extensively in national and international
peer review journals and serves as speaker in meetings around the world. He is adjunct
professor at the Illinois State University. Research interests of Dr. Vallejo include management
of chronic pain states, such as sympathetically maintained pain, fail back surgery, and
discogenic low back pain. His research efforts are aimed at understanding the immune
mechanisms underlying neuropathic pain conditions and the effects of electrical stimulation on
the central and peripheral immune response.
Dr. Vallejo received his medical degree in Colombia and then pursued his PhD in Immunology
at the Complutense University in Madrid Spain. During his residency in Anesthesiology at the
University of Miami he became Chief Residence of the program and served as resident
representative for the Florida Society of Anesthesiology and The American Society of
Anesthesiology. Then Dr. Vallejo pursued his fellowship in pain medicine at Harvard Medical
School at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He was awarded the Diplomate of the
American Board of Anesthesiology of Anesthesiology in 2001 and further board certification in
Pain Medicine in 2002. After graduation, Dr. Vallejo joined Millennium Pain Center in
Bloomington, Illinois.
Dr. Benyamin is the founder and President of Millennium Pain Center. In the eleven years
since the founding of Millennium Pain Center in Bloomington, IL, Dr. Benyamin has expanded
the practice to include offices in Normal, IL, Decatur, IL, Chicago, IL, Pontiac, IL and Barcelona,
Spain.
He serves as Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at the College of Medicine at the
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL. He is also an adjunct Professor in the Department
of Biological Sciences at Illinois State University, Normal, IL; where he conducts basic science
research. His commitment to research, education, and publication has gained him multiple
editorial appointments in International peer review journals including: Pain Practice, Pain
Physician, and the Journal of Opioid Management. Dr. Benyamin is a frequent speaker and
serves as faculty for multiple national and international organizations.
Dr. Benyamin is currently serving as President of the American Society of Intervention Pain
Physicians (ASIPP). Representing ASIPP, Dr. Benyamin serves as an Alternate Delegate to the
House of Delegates of the American Medical Associations, and is a member of
Neuromodulation Therapy Access Coalition. As a lifetime member of ASIPP, his extensive
commitments include membership on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, Chair
of the Research Committee, Review Course Director, and a member of the Guidelines
Committee.
since the founding of Millennium Pain Center in Bloomington, IL, Dr. Benyamin has expanded
the practice to include offices in Normal, IL, Decatur, IL, Chicago, IL, Pontiac, IL and Barcelona,
Spain.
He serves as Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at the College of Medicine at the
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL. He is also an adjunct Professor in the Department
of Biological Sciences at Illinois State University, Normal, IL; where he conducts basic science
research. His commitment to research, education, and publication has gained him multiple
editorial appointments in International peer review journals including: Pain Practice, Pain
Physician, and the Journal of Opioid Management. Dr. Benyamin is a frequent speaker and
serves as faculty for multiple national and international organizations.
Dr. Benyamin is currently serving as President of the American Society of Intervention Pain
Physicians (ASIPP). Representing ASIPP, Dr. Benyamin serves as an Alternate Delegate to the
House of Delegates of the American Medical Associations, and is a member of
Neuromodulation Therapy Access Coalition. As a lifetime member of ASIPP, his extensive
commitments include membership on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, Chair
of the Research Committee, Review Course Director, and a member of the Guidelines
Committee.
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