SomaticNerveBlock near Newark, NJ

Care Philosophy: I aim to take the entirety of the patient into consideration when it comes to managing their complex, life-altering conditions in order to best restore their long term functionality. Accepted Health Plan information is only as accurate as the most current information submitted. Prior to your appointment, it is advisable to verify with a physician office that they are still a participating provider.

Biography: Dr. Mariam Ashraf is a board-certified anesthesiologist specializing in anesthesiology and pain medicine.Dr. Ashraf received her Bachelor of Science from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences. She then completed her anesthesiology residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University and served as chief resident. She went on to complete a Tri-Insitutional Pain Fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Memorial Sloan Kettering.

Biography: Alina Masters-Israilov completed her undergraduate studies at the Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College in New York. She then attended medical school at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in Brooklyn where she also completed her intern year in internal medicine. She finished her neurology residency and served as chief resident at the Albert Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. She then joined the Montefiore Headache Center to pursue her headache and facial pain fellowship, before joining as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology at Weill Cornell Medical College. She is the associate director for the neurology clerkship and the director for the headache elective for WCM medical students. She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and of the American Headache Society, where she was recently awarded the "Frontiers in Headache Research" scholarship award for her research on the onabotulinumtoxinA wear-off phenomenon in chronic migraine.