Profession: Physician (MD or DO)

Current ABMS or AOA Board Specialty and Subspecialty Certification(s): Addiction Medicine, Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, and Pain

Licenses: Oregon and Washington

Additional Information: Dr. Balog is board-certified in Pain Management, Anesthesiology, and Addiction Medicine. He is the founder and CEO of Portland Pain and Spine and practices interventional pain and personal injury rehabilitation in Portland, Oregon. He has extensive experience in guideline preparations as the former Med Director of a large local health system, a co-author of ASIPP pain medication prescribing guideline reviews, and on the editorial board of Pain Physician. He has ASC management experience in both development and operations.

Education: BA-Williams College and MD-Semmelweis Medical University Budapest, Hungary

Years in Practice: 16+ years

Current Hospital Privileges (Excluding Courtesy): Providence St. Vincent Medical Center and Adventist Medical Center

Number of file reviews previously performed: 11 to 100 file reviews

Average monthly hours in direct patient care: 11 to 40 hours