Meet our Professional Staff

Brian Chivas James, MD, FAAPM

Curriculum Vitae

• 1987-1991 Louisiana State University School of Medicine
• 1991-1995 Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, Residency in Anesthesia
• 1994 Subspecialty Tract, Cardiovascular Anesthesia
• 1995 Subspecialty Tract, Pain Management
• 1995 Fellowship Program Mayo Clinic

Memberships

• American Society of Anesthesiologists
• New Orleans Anesthesia Society
• 1993-1994 Chairman and Founder, Louisiana State Anesthesia Society
• 1994 American Society of Anesthesiologists, Political Action Committee
• 1995 Florida State Anesthesiologists Society
• 1996 International Neuromodulation Society
• Sarasota County Medical Society
• American Medical Association
• AAPM

Certifications

• 1995 Neuromed Spinal Cord Stimulation
• 1998 Certified for Spinal Endoscopy
• American Board of Anesthesiology
• American Board of Pain Medicine

Lori Nikolic, P.A. (Certified Physician Assistant)

Lore is a Board Certified Physician Assistant in Family Practice by the standards set by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.  She received her undergraduate and PA degrees from Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania.