Aaron K. Calodney, MD

Board Certified in Anesthesiology
Board Certified in Pain Management
Fellowship Trained in Interventional Pain Management

Aaron Kenneth Calodney, MD is Past President of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), he previously served on the Board of Directors for the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP). He is the Past President of the Texas Pain Society. Dr. Calodney serves on the Advisory Board for the World Institute of Pain (WIP). He has served on the Board of Directors and as Chairman of Education for the International Spine Intervention Society (ISIS) where he is a Master Instructor. Dr. Calodney is a lecturer and examiner for the American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians (ABIPP), and the Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) certifying examinations. Dr. Calodney is board certified in Anesthesiology and carries subspecialty certification in Pain Management through the American Board of Anesthesiology. He is a Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) and a Diplomate of the American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians (ABIPP).

Dr. Calodney has a degree in Music from Indiana University, completing his pre-medical education at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He earned his medical degree from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and completed a family medicine internship at St Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse, New York. His residency in anesthesiology and subsequent interventional pain management fellowship was completed at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He subsequently completed a fellowship in pediatric anesthesia at the Denver Children’s Hospital. After spending several years as a faculty member in the Department of Anesthesiology at the UT medical school in Houston, Dr. Calodney moved to East Texas where he has practiced since 1991.

With a particular interest in Spine and special interests including Neuromodulation and Intrathecal Drug Delivery, Biological treatment of the painful degenerative disc, Peripheral nerve injury, and Radiofrequency ablation, Dr. Calodney has presented and published many articles and textbook chapters. He is actively involved in clinical research and has delivered over 250 invited lectures in the US and abroad.

Dr. Calodney is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, International Spine Intervention Society, International Neuromodulation Society, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, North American Neuromodulation Society, Texas Pain Society, Texas Medical Association, Texas Society of Anesthesiology, and the Smith County Medical Society.

Dr. Calodney has hospital privileges at Texas Spine and Joint Hospital, Trinity Mother Frances Health System, and East Texas Medical Center in Tyler.

He is the author of the first Evidenced-Based Treatment Guidelines in Interventional Pain and Evidenced-Based Guidelines for the Use of Opioids published in the Pain Physician journal and on the National Guideline Clearinghouse.

  • Past President – American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP)
  • Board of Directors – Spine Intervention Society (SIS)
  • Chairman of Education Committee – Spine Intervention Society (SIS)
  • Fellow Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP)
  • Diplomate – American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians (ABIPP)
  • Past President – Texas Pain Society (2006-2008)

Aaron Kenneth Calodney

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