Our Philosophy

Pain is your Hero’s Journey. Pain isn't always visible, and healing isn’t always linear.
We practice medicine with an unflinching commitment to the science.
But we pair that passion with a deep respect for authenticity —
especially for the patients that others have stopped seeing:
the ones who are told that their symptoms aren't real,
aren't serious, or aren't worth a closer look.

To us, you are not a symptom to be managed.
You are an individual whose life, goals, and struggles —
including the pain that doesn't always show on imaging —
inform every decision we make, together. Let us be a part of your Journey.

You deserve to be heard honestly, treated skillfully, and supported as you
reclaim the life you want to live and the person you know yourself to be.
We hold ourselves to a high standard of science so that you
can hold yourself to a high standard of living,
because medicine, at its best,
helps people become, more
fully, who they
already are.

Education and Training

  • Stuyvesant High School

  • Villanova University, Bachelor of Science - Biology (Honors)
    Focus in Bioethics, Philosophy, Cognitive Science

  • Fulbright Scholarship to the UAE
    Studied Cultural Competence and Decision Making in Renal Failure

  • University of Rochester, MD/PhD Program
    Studied Dopamine, Motivation, and Reward behavior in the context of Deep Brain Stimulation

  • Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Rochester, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
    Numerous presentations and publications including a cover article in Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery redrawing the anatomy of the abdominal wall

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, University of Rochester
    4 Year Residency training in Anesthesiology, Board Certified

  • NYU Langone, Interventional Pain Management Fellowship

Procedural and Surgical Certifications

  • Elliquence Percutaneous and Endoscopic Disc Decompression

  • MILD - Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression

  • Intracept Basivertebral Nerve Ablation

  • ReActiv8 Stimulator for Multifidus strengthening and restoration of neuromuscular control

  • Spinal Cord Stimulation for Post-laminectomy Syndrome, Spinal Stenosis (Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Nevro)

  • Abbott Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation for focal pain syndromes

  • Sprint PNS - Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for localized pain syndromes

  • Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion using Intra-Spinous Process Spacers (Minuteman, Stabilink, Aurora)

  • Sacroiliac Joint Fusion for providing stabilization to hypermobile joints

Frequently Asked Questions

Patient Resources

Resources to learn more about the minimally-invasive procedures,
treatments and surgeries we use to get you back on track

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