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.