About Us

Dr. Joseph Shurman received his medical degree from Temple University. He received his internship at Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia, followed by an anesthesia residency with Massachusetts General Hospital (Harvard), which included a three-month pediatric anesthesia and intensive care rotation at Philadelphia Children’s Hospital. Dr. Shurman is currently an anesthesiologist and a pain consultant, as well as chairman of pain management at Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, California. In addition, he is a past clinical assistant professor at the University of California, San Diego.

Mark D. Wiederhold is an Internal Medicine Specialist with extensive experience in Critical Care Medicine. He was a member of the medical staff of Scripps Clinic Green Hospital, Pomerado Hospital, and the Naval Hospital at Camp Pendleton. Over the past 38 years, he has been involved in a variety of clinical and research settings. He was the Director of Clinical Research, Department of Internal Medicine at Scripps Clinic, and was a Clinical Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine at University of California San Diego School of Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, a Certified Physician Executive (CPE), a Diplomate of the American College of Physician Executives, and certified by the Certifying Commission in Medical Management. 

Dr. Jonathan Kost is the founder and medical director of the Hartford Hospital Pain Treatment Center and The Spine and Pain Institute at Midstate Medical Center in Meriden, CT. Dr. Kost has been practicing pain management for over 20 years and is board certified in both Anesthesiology and Pain Management. He is dedicated to helping those in pain and restoring their functional level. Dr. Kost developed the only interdisciplinary pain treatment center in Connecticut. He is an active member on the advisory boards for the state of Connecticut Worker’s Compensation Commission and Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection. He has also co-founded and served as past-president of the Connecticut Pain Society.

Dr. Murray Rosenthal, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association is a board-certified Psychiatrist and Fellow of the American Psychiatric Academy, with more than 30 years of experience in clinical practice and research and as a Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director.

He served as the Chief Medical Officer at Millennium Laboratories, Inc., and was Senior Medical Director and CEO of California Clinical Trials Medical Group, Inc., where he oversaw over 400 clinical trials in all areas of CNS research. His research experience includes over 26 years of clinical trials and basic science research.

Dr. Chakravarthy has published extensively and currently serves on the editorial board of several national and international peer reviewed journals, and committees on organizations such as the International Neuromodulation Society, and American Society of Pain and Neuroscience. He is the recipient of several national clinical and research awards including the inaugural young innovator award from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience.

An entrepreneur, Dr. Chakravarthy is a founder of several biotechnology startup companies focusing on applications of nanotechnology in the pain space, small molecule drug development, and the field of neuromodulation. He is a consultant and on the medical advisory board of some of the largest medical device companies worldwide to help advance new products centered around patient care.