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Academic Appointments
07/21-Present
Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology,
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, New York, New York
07/15-06/2021
Clinical Associate Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation,
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, New York, New York
06/11-06/15
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology,
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
12/01-12/10
Director, Tri-Institutional Pain Fellowship Program,
Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
01/07- 12/10
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, New York
07/01 – 12/06
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, New York
07/98 – 6/01
Instructor in Anesthesiology
Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, New York
07/97 – 06/98
Pain Management Fellow, Tri-institute Fellowship Program
Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, New York
07/94 – 06/97
Resident, Department of Anesthesiology,
St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Medical center, Columbia University, College for Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
08/93 – 06/94
Intern, Department of Surgery,
St. Luke’s Roosevelt Med Center, Columbia University, College for Physicians and Surgeons New York, New York
01/90 – 04/93
Research Fellow, Experimental Cardiology and Laser Research,
St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Medical Center, Columbia University,
College of Physicians and surgeons, New York, New York
02/89 – 12/89
Research Associate, Pulmonary Medicine and Physiology,
St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Columbia University, College for Physicians
And Surgeons, New York, New York
06/85 – 01/89
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Sheth K.M. School of Postgraduate Medicine and Surgery Ahmedabad, State of Gujarat, India
01/80 – 12/83
Resident, Department of Surgery
Sheth K.M. School of Postgraduate Medicine and Surgery Ahmedabad, State of Gujarat, India
07/18 - Present
President, Advanced Spine on Park Avenue
115 East 57th street, Suite 610, New York, NY 10022
04/13 – 06/18
Executive Director, Manhattan Spine and Pain Medicine
115 East 57 th street, Suite 610, New York, NY 10022
01/11 – 03/13
Executive Director, Spine and Pain Institute of New York,
860, 5 th avenue, New York, NY 10021
03/11 – present
Attending Anesthesiologist and pain Physician at
Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, New York
01/02 – 12/10
Director, Division of Pain medicine, Department of Anesthesiology
New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York New York
05/01 – 12/01
Clinical Director, Division of Pain Medicine
Asst. Attending Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology
New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
01/01 – 05/01
Associate Director, Division of Pain Medicine
Asst. Attending Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology
New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
01/ 99 – 12/00
Interim Director, Division of Pain Medicine
Asst. Attending Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology
New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
01/07 - present
Associate Attending, Division of Pain Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital,
New York, New York
07/98 – 12/06
Assistant Attending, Division of Pain Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York
07/97 – 06/98
Pain Management Fellow, Tri-institute Pain Fellowship
Department of Anesthesiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York
07/94 – 06/97
Resident, Department of Anesthesiology
St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York
08/93 – 06/94
Intern, Department of Surgery
St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York
01/90 – 04/93
Research Fellow, Experimental Cardiovascular Surgery
And Laser Research, St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center
New York, New York
02/89 – 12/89
Research Associate, Pulmonary Medicine and Physiology
St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York
06/85 – 01/89
Private Practice, General Surgery
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Referral Hospital Ahmedabad, State of Gujarat, India
02/85 – 05/85
General Surgeon and Chief, S.R.S.T. General Hospital
Vijapur, Dist. Mehsana, State of Gujarat, India
06/84 – 01/85
General Surgeon and Chief, C.G. General Hospital
Uttersanda, Dist. Kheda, State of Gujarat, India
01/84 - 06/84
Assistant Surgeon at Dr. P. R. Thakore’s Neurosurgical and Head
Injury Hospital, Paldi, Ahmedabad 380 006, Gujarat, India
01/80 – 12/83
Resident, Department of Surgery, Sheth Vadilal Sarabhai General
Hospital, Ahmedabad, State of Gujarat, India
Clinical Appointments
1.- Pain Medicine Faculty, The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York (2004-2010)
2.- Pain Medicine Faculty, Comprehensive Spine Center, Neurological Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York (2004-2010)
3.- Pain Medicine Faculty, Jill Robert IBD Center for Gastrointestinal Health, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York (2004-2010)
4.- Speaker's Bureau for Pain Management, Cancer Pain Management and Regional Anesthesia, New York State Society of Anesthesiologists (2005-2010)
5.- Chairman, Neuropathic Pain Council, Neuropathy Association of America, New York, New York (2009-2015)
6.- Examiner for Fellow of Interventional Pain Physician (FIPP), offered by World Institute of Pain (WIP) (2009-Present)
7.- Examiner for American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians (ABIPP), offered by American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) (2009-Present)
8.- Guest Editor, Special Issue on Epidural Steroid Injections: What Is New? For Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (October 2009)
9.- Editorial Board, Pain Physician, Official Journal of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) (2009-2019)
10.- Chief Executive Officer, New York Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (NYSIPP) (2009-Present)
11.- President, New York Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (NYSIPP) (2010-2012)
12.- Associate Editor, Pain Practice, Official Journal of World Institute of Pain (WIP) (2021-Present)
13.- Section Editor, Regenerative Medicine, Pain Physician, Official Journal of American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) (2019-Present)
14.- Section Editor, Regenerative Medicine, Journal of Pain Research, Official Journal of American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) (2020-Present)
15.- Editorial Board, Bangladesh Journal of Pain, Official Journal of Bangladesh Pain Society (2021-Present)
16.- Professional Expert, Office of Professional Misconduct (OPMC), New York State Department of Health (2009-2020)
17.- Judge for Abstract Presentations at Annual Meetings of ASIPP (2012-Present)
18.- Member of the Interdisciplinary Panel of Experts to Make Recommendations on Trialing for Intrathecal (Intraspinal) Drug Delivery: Report of an Interdisciplinary Expert Panel, Polyanalgesic Consensus Conference (2012)
19.- Member of the Interdisciplinary Panel of Experts to Make Recommendations on Consensus on Diagnosis, Detection, and Treatment of Catheter-Tip Granulomas (Inflammatory Masses), Polyanalgesic Consensus Conference (2012)
20.- Member of the Neuromodulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee, an Interdisciplinary Expert Panel to Make Recommendations for Spinal and Peripheral Nerve Stimulators (2012)
21.- Board of Directors, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) (2013)
22.- Official Visiting Professor, Interventional Pain Medicine Fellowship Program, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil (December 2013-Present)
23.- Vice President, Strategic, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) (2015)
24.- First Executive Vice President, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) (2017-2018)
25.- President Elect, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) (2018-2019)
26.- President, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) (2019-2020)
27.- Director Emeritus, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) (2020-Present)
28.- Founding Chairman, Annual New York New Jersey Pain Congress (2011-Present)
29.- Founding Chairman, Latin American Pain Society (LAPS) (2022-Present)
30.- International Advisory Committee, International Neuromodulation Society Interim Meeting (INS-IM) 2022, Hotel Grand Hyatt, Mumbai, India (November 11-13, 2022)
31.- Founding Co-Chairman, World Institute of Regenerative Medicine (WIRM) (2025-Present)
Teaching Appointments
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