Best Somatic Nerve Block Doctors in Jamaica, NY

Saad Abdul Sami Mir, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in Clinical Neurology at Weill Cornell Medical College and Assistant Attending Neurologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He received his B.A. from Duke University and M.D. from University of Florida College of Medicine where he was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha and the Gold Humanism Society. He was also chosen as a Doris Duke Clinical Research Scholar which he completed at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He completed his internship at Massachusetts's General Hospital, neurology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, and vascular neurology fellowship at Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Mir is board certified in Neurology and Psychiatry and is an expert in vascular and inpatient neurology. He was also chosen as a LEAD Fellow at New York Presbyterian Hospital where he will focus on becoming a leader in patient experience and patient reported outcomes.

Christine Townsend, MD is an Assistant Professor at Columbia University Medical Center's Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine. She specializes in seeing patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries, and sports and dance-related injuries. Dr. Townsend is a former dancer who spent 6 years performing professionally and teaching dance prior to earning her Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry at the University of Missouri Kansas City. She received her MD from the University of Kansas School of Medicine and completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at New York-Presbyterian Columbia and Cornell. She then went on to complete a sports medicine fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Townsend has a first-hand understanding of the importance for athletes, including performing artists, to be functioning physically at the highest level possible. When injuries do happen, she addresses them with a holistic approach. She believes in an integrated, multi-disciplinary, individualized plan of care for every patient. Areas of expertise:Hand and Wrist ProblemsHip InjuriesHip PainJoint InjectionsJoint PainKnee PainLumbar PainMinimally Invasive ProceduresUltrasound Guided ProceduresMusculoskeletal PainMusculoskeletal RehabilitationNeuropathyNon-operative Sports MedicineOsteoarthritisOveruse InjuryPhysiatry ConsultPhysical Medicine and RehabilitationPlantar FasciitisRehabilitationRehabilitation MedicineRunning injuriesSacroiliac Joint PainSecond OpinionsTrigger FingerTrigger Finger TherapyTrigger Point InjectionsArthritisBursitisCarpal Tunnel SyndromeCervical Neck PainDisorder of LigamentElbow PainOveruse Injuries (Athletes)Muscle/Ligament DisorderMuscle StrainMuscle StiffnessTennis ElbowMuscle PainTear, MeniscusMuscle InjuryTear of Meniscus of KneeMeniscus TearsStress Fracture of TibiaKnee InjuryStress Fracture of FemurKnee InjuriesStress FractureKinetic Chain ApproachSprains and StrainsInjury of MuscleSprainSports Medicine RehabilitationIliotibial Band SyndromeSports MedicineHamstring Tendonitis/InjurySports Injury RehabilitationHamstring TearSports InjuryGolfer's ElbowSports InjuriesFracturesSpine TraumaFoot and Ankle InjuriesSpine RehabilitationElbow Joint PainSpine PainCervical Pain (Neck)Shoulder PainAnkle PainShoulder Joint InstabilityAnkle InjuryShoulder InjuryAdolescent Sports InjuriesRunner's KneeACL Injury TearRotator Cuff TearRotator Cuff InjuryRepetitive Stress InjuryPlatelet Rich Plasma TherapyPlatelet Rich Plasma (PRP)Patellar TendonitisDance MedicineDance Injuries

"Every patient is unique in his or her own way and should be treated as a whole. I aim to understand my patients' challenges from their perspective to achieve the best medical outcomes and help them return to doing what they love."

Dr. Steven Z. Glickel is a Orthopedic Hand Surgeon serving the New York area for more than 30 years.

I believe that the foundation for a patient's successful treatment at any activity level includes a thorough individualized evaluation of each patient's body biomechanics and goals, discussion of evidence-based research related to their condition, and empowering each patient to become educated about their condition and take an active role in their treatment.

Dr. Stanley Guillaume is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine who is dual board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine. He specializes in providing comprehensive non-operative musculoskeletal care for acute and chronic conditions such as joint pains, tendinopathies, and fractures as well as treatments for a variety of spinal and neurological conditions, including back pain and nerve injuries. He also serves as one of the head team physicians for New York Rugby Club Women's Premier League team and participates as a physician for St. Johns University athletes in Queens, New York.Dr. Guillaume received his Bachelor of Science degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He then attended Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to earn his medical degree. He concurrently obtained his Master's in Public Health (MPH) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where he was sponsored by the National Institute of Health (NIH) under the TL1 Trainee Award by the Predoctoral Clinical Research Training Program. He then completed his residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center/Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly known as the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), where he won the Sarah Baskin Award for Best Fellow Research.He also completed the Global Health Scholar Curriculum. He then completed his ACGME-accredited fellowship in Sports medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian while also completing Global Health work at Bugando Medical Center in Mwanza, Tanzania to help evaluate and improve musculoskeletal and spine care.Dr. Guillaume has specialized training in using modern image-guided diagnostic and therapeutic therapies including diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound, ultrasound guided injections and ultrasound guided tendon procedures. He has training in using orthobiologic procedures such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) to help improve pain and restore function. He is also trained in fluoroscopic intervention pain procedures for conditions such as low back pain. Dr. Guillaume's research interests include injury prevention, physical activity as well as public and global health policy through his passion for global health.Dr. Guillaume's goal is to create an individualized treatment plan for each patient staying up to date on the latest evidence-based research findings to educate patients to help them get closer to their goals. Dr. Guillaume speaks English, Haitian Kreyol, and Spanish, and greatly prioritizes patient-physician communication so patients feel as up to date as possible with their care and can feel included with any decision-making.

Dr. Jaspal Ricky Singh is the Medical Director of Rehabilitation Medicine. He is a triple-board certified physician specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine and Pain Medicine. Dr. Singh specializes in a multidisciplinary approach to treat pain by integrating physical therapy and interventional techniques his care, such as minimally invasive, fluoroscopic-guided spine procedures, peripheral nerve blocks, electrodiagnostics and musculoskeletal ultrasound.

Dr. Aruna Seneviratne, MD is an Orthopedic Surgery Specialist who practices in Brooklyn, NY. He is 58 years old and has been practicing for 30 years. Dr. Aruna Seneviratne, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Morningside.

Dr. Joseph Bax, DO is a Physical Medicine /amp Rehabilitation Specialist who practices in New York, NY. He is 45 years old and has been practicing for 19 years. Dr. Joseph Bax, DO is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital.

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