Dr. Marshall D. Bedder's Credentials

Accepting New Patients

Yes, this doctor is accepting new patients

Biography

Dr. Bedder is a Canadian born and trained physician, now a naturalized US citizen. He is an ABA boarded anesthesiologist with added qualifications in pain medicine and certification in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM). Dr. Bedder is the former head of the Pain Management Center at Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) where he established an Anesthesia Pain Fellowship training program. He also helped to establish the hands-on workshops for implantable therapies, which are now the industry standard. Dr. Bedder continues to present extensively on pain management topics world-wide. He has published over 40 original journal articles, reviews and textbook chapters. Dr. Bedder is a founding member, past Board member, Treasurer and was President-Elect for the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS). He has served on the Editorial Board for the Journal Neuromodulation and is a current reviewer for the journals Neuromodulation and Pain Medicine. He served as the pain medicine and anesthesia member for the Alaska and Washington Medicare carrier advisory committee (CAC). Dr. Bedder served as Director of Anesthesia Services and Pain Fellowship Director for the Alaska Spine Institute in Anchorage, Alaska. Dr Bedder relocated to the Pacific Northwest in 2009 and was Director of Interventional Pain for Pacific Medical Centers (PacMed) in Seattle, WA. PacMed is a multispecialty medical group comprising over 150 primary care providers and specialty physicians. He also served as a Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy (Reserve). He was most recently attached to the 4th Med BTN, 4th Marine Logistics Group, H&S Company as Officer in Charge (OIC) of two detachments at Joint Base Lewis McChord Washington. Dr. Bedder was deployed as a Navy combat Anesthesiologist to the NATO Role 3 Hospital at Kandahar Airfield Afghanistan in 2014. He participated in over 250 combat casualty cases. Dr Bedder is a Board member Emeritus for the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience, and has served on the Medical Advisory Board for Boston Scientific Neuromodulation since 2006. Dr. Bedder joins the Augusta Pain Center to provide advanced technology solutions for chronic pain patients who have not had success in their individual therapies. He practices in a patient centered approach using interdisciplinary involvement to achieve the best outcomes possible for each patient.

Education

• University of Manitoba (Grad. 1982)

Awards & Recognitions

• Top Pain Management Specialist in Washington State 2018- HealthTap

Publications & Research

• SPINAL CORD SURGICAL TECHNIQUES FOR THE NONSURGICALLY TRAINED
• ANTEROGRADE VERSUS RETROGRADE LEAD PLACEMENT