David Hiller
About David Hiller
David Hiller is a Pain Physician specializing in procedural pain management at Scripps Health in the Greater San Diego Area.
Company
David Hiller currently works at Scripps Health as a Pain Physician in the Division of Procedural Pain Management, based in the Greater San Diego Area.
Title
David Hiller holds the title of Pain Physician within the Division of Procedural Pain Management at Scripps Health.
Education and Expertise
David Hiller achieved his MD from UT Health San Antonio, where he studied Medicine from 2003 to 2007. Prior to that, he earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Emory University, where he studied from 1999 to 2003. He has proven expertise in multi-modal pain medication management, image-guided interventional procedures, spinal cord stimulation trials and implants, and intrathecal drug therapy delivery systems.
Professional Background
David Hiller previously worked at Southern California Pain and Wellness Center as a Pain Physician from 2014 to 2015. Before that, he was a Pain Medicine Fellow at the University of California, San Diego, in 2013. He completed his Anesthesiology Residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago from 2009 to 2012 and served as Clinical Research Post Doctorate there from 2008 to 2009. Additionally, he was a Transitional Year Chief Resident at Resurrection Health Care from 2007 to 2008.
Research and Clinical Contributions
David Hiller has conducted clinical research focused on optimizing the treatment of local anesthetic systemic toxicity, lipid emulsion infusions, and epinephrine-induced pulmonary toxicity. His research also explored the role of the mu opiate receptor in tumor angiogenesis and local anesthetic prevention of tumor micro-metastasis. His future research aims to identify novel medical device and pharmaceutical solutions for pain management.