Dr. Michael L. Boninger

Eric Helm, MD, is a physiatrist and is certified in pain medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and is heavily involved in the residency department as the director of the musculoskeletal rotation, ultrasound curriculum, and anatomy course. He received his medical degree from the University of Toledo College of Medicine and completed his residency and fellowship at UPMC. Dr. Helm is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Phantom Limb Pain, Acute Pain, Neuralgia, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, and Leg or Foot Amputation.

Gwendolyn Sowa, MD, PhD, is a physiatrist and is certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is the chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the director of the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute, and the medical director of UPMC Total Care - Musculoskeletal Health. At the University of Pittsburgh, she is a professor, the co-director of the Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Spine Research, and holds joint appointments in the Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Bioengineering. Dr. Sowa received her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin and completed her residency at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University. Dr. Sowa is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Chronic Pain, and Scoliosis.

James Eubanks, MD, specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation. He is affiliated with UPMC St. Margaret, UPMC Passavant, and UPMC East. Dr. Eubanks received his medical degree from East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine and completed his residency and fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Eubanks is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Acute Pain, and Chronic Pain.