Complex regional pain syndrome
One of the conditions named in his practice, alongside other pain that does not resolve on the usual timetable.
Anesthesiology and pain medicine · Columbia, Missouri
Adam C. Booser, MD
Triple board certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine, and named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for the fifth consecutive year.
What he treats5Consecutive years named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor, most recently in 2026
7%Of licensed physicians in the country are chosen for that list each year, and no one can pay to be on it
20+Years, in his own words, in operating rooms and pain clinics
Practice
Pain is the subject, not the side note.
His clinical range covers adult and pediatric anesthesiology, regional anesthesia and chronic pain management. The approach he describes is a holistic management of suffering, emotional as well as physical.
Neuropathic pain
Pain arising from the nervous system itself, where the cause and the sensation are often far apart.
Pediatric chronic pain
Children living with long term pain, an area that sits between his two board certifications.
Pain after major surgery
The period where clear expectations and good regional technique decide how much of the pain is preventable.
Regional anesthesia
Ultrasound guided technique is part of the daily work: placing the block that decides whether a patient wakes comfortable or wakes in trouble.
Teaching
He holds a faculty appointment as Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, so the work includes the people learning it.
“I’m proud to have been nominated by my peers as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor. But this recognition reflects the team behind the care.”
Adam C. Booser, MD, on the 2026 listing
Training
Kansas, New York, Colorado, Missouri.
A training path through three of the hospitals that shaped modern anesthesiology, then a fellowship in the pediatric side of it.
- Medical school
University of Kansas School of Medicine
- Residency
Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell School of Medicine
At NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Memorial Sloan-Kettering and the Hospital for Special Surgery.
- Fellowship
Pediatric anesthesiology
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital Colorado.
- Board certified
American Board of Anesthesiology
In anesthesiology, and in pediatric anesthesiology.
- Now
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
University of Missouri Hospital, Columbia.
The company
True Medical Solutions
He is founder and chief executive of True Medical Solutions, Inc., a health technology company that writes physician-authored guidance for patients facing surgery.
“For more than twenty years in operating rooms and pain clinics, I’ve seen how often suffering is preventable, when patients are given clear education, realistic expectations, and the right questions to ask.”
Gallery
The settings the work happens in
The images on this site are AI-generated illustrations, made with Dr. Booser’s approval, of the kinds of settings his work happens in. They are not photographs of specific patients, colleagues or events.
Contact
Enquiries
For teaching, speaking and professional enquiries.
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- PracticeUniversity of Missouri Hospital, Columbia, Missouri
- FacultyAssistant Professor of Anesthesiology
- CompanyTrue Medical Solutions, Inc.
