Dr. Alan Gonzalez-Cota is a pain management specialist at Legacy Spine and Pain Management. He has been practicing medicine for over 20 years and is board certified in anesthesiology and pain management. Dr. Gonzalez-Cota has a special interest in treating chronic pain. He is an expert in minimally invasive spine procedures and has extensive experience using advanced imaging techniques to diagnose and treat spine disorders. Dr. Gonzalez-Cota is committed to providing his patients with the highest quality of care. He takes a comprehensive approach to pain management, which includes a thorough evaluation of the patient's medical history, a physical examination, and diagnostic testing. Dr. Gonzalez-Cota works closely with his patients to develop a personalized treatment plan that addresses their individual needs. He may recommend conservative treatments such as medication, physical therapy, and lifestyle changes. If these treatments are not successful, Dr. Gonzalez-Cota may suggest a minimally invasive spine procedure. Dr. Cota is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Opisthotonos, Muscle Spasms, and Neuralgia.

Sherin Ronaghian is a Physiatrist in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Ronaghian is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Hemiplegia, Opioid Induced Constipation, and Stroke. Dr. Ronaghian is currently accepting new patients.

Anushiravan Dadgar is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Dadgar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Necrosis, High Cholesterol, and Hypertensive Heart Disease.

Stuart Hough is a Pain Medicine provider in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Hough is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Shingles, Herniated Disk, and Spinal Stenosis.

Ramani Peruvemba is a Pain Medicine provider in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Peruvemba is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Cervical Spondylosis, and Spinal Stenosis.

Anna Irwin is a Pain Medicine specialist and an Anesthesiologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Irwin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Neuralgia, Cervical Spondylosis, and Sciatica. Dr. Irwin is currently accepting new patients.

"Dr. Sayed Elsayyad joined Montgomery Medical Associates in 2005. Dr. Elsayyad attended medical school and completed his residency in Internal Medicine in Cairo, Egypt and moved to the United States where he earned his degree in Family Practice from the Louisiana State University. Since joining Montgomery Medical Associates, Dr. Elsayyad has contributed significantly to the expansion of the practice in Geriatric Medicine. Dr. Elsayyad is the Chief Medical Officer and a Partner at Montgomery Medical Associates. He is also the Chair of Family Practice at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Elsayyad office offers personalized service, delivering medical care consistent with the standards of the medical community and expected by patients. Selected Publications Mehan R., Dangas G., Hong M., Deible R., Faraj H., Elsayyad S., Negotia M., Okubagzi P., Astatkie M., Pichard A., Stone G., Leon M., : Femoral vascular access complications following Arteriotomy Closure Devices : A Comparison with manual compression after percutaneous coronary intervention. JACC Vol 35-33A-1085-82. Mehran R., Gruberg L., Nigoita M., Faraj H., Elsayyad S., Curry B., Hong M., Kent K., Repeat stenting for treatment of in-stent restenosis: selective therapy vs. complete lesion coverage. AHA-circulation Vol 100, No 18, 1-307:1607. Mintz G., Hong MK., Jackson M., Folescu M., Kipp, N. Elsayyad S., Merrit A., Laird J., Kent K. The number of stents does not increase target lesion revascularization during intravascular ultrasound guided stent implantation procedures. AHA-circulation Vol 100, No 18, 1-788:4163. Waksman R., Elsayyad S., Mehran R., Lawrence White R., Chan R., Rosales O., Bhargava B., Deible R., Purser A., Okubagzi P., Lansky A.,: High Dose Intracoronary Gamma Radiation for patients with diffuse In-Stent Restenosis. Waksman R., Bhargava B., Taaffe M., Lawrence White R., Satler L., Mehran R., Kent K., Pichard A., Elsayyad S., Okubagzi P., Lansky A., Nigoita M.,: Prolonged Antiplatelet Therapy to reduce Late Thrombosis after Intracoronary Gamma Radiation in patient with in-Stent Restenosis ""Plavix WRIST"". AHA-circulation Vol 102, No 18, 11-570:2762. Lectures & Presentations Gender specific differences after Saphenous Vein Graft Stenting, Gender specific differences in actue and long-term outcome, International Cardiology Conference, Cairo, Egypt, 2/23/01 High Dose Intracoronary Gamma Radiation for patients with diffuse In-Stent Restenosis, Stent Restenosis, International Cardiology Conference, Cairo, Egypt, 2/23/01". Dr. Elsayyad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Dementia, Gastrostomy, and Hip Replacement.

Zachary Levine is a Neurosurgery provider in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Levine is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Radiation Induced Meningioma, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Levine is currently accepting new patients.

David Herzig is a Neurosurgery provider in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Herzig is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Stroke, Sacral Nerve Stimulation, and Laminectomy.

Kamran Saraf is a Pain Medicine specialist and an Anesthesiologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Saraf is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Varicose Veins, Invertebral Disc Disease, and Sacroiliac Joint Disease.

. Dr. Handy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 12, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 15, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 8, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 10.

Jiho Choi is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Family Medicine in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Dr. Choi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Shingles, Spasticity, Hyperlipoproteinemia Type 5, and Familial Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency. Dr. Choi is currently accepting new patients.

Aiping Sui is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Dr. Sui is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Renovascular Hypertension, Nephrosclerosis, and RUNX1 Familial Platelet Disorder. Dr. Sui is currently accepting new patients.

Madhavi Chada is an Anesthesiologist and a Pain Medicine provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Chada is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Cervical Spondylosis, Spinal Stenosis, and Neuralgia. Dr. Chada is currently accepting new patients.

Muhammad Majeed is a Pain Medicine provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Majeed is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Hajdu-Cheney Syndrome, Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 2, Progeria, and Colonoscopy.

Thomas Larkin is a Pain Medicine provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Larkin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Spondylosis, Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Chronic Pain, and Neuralgia.

Dr. Peju Adekoya is an Interventional Pain Physician at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Division of Pain Medicine. He completed an Interventional Pain Medicine fellowship at Harvard University's Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. He completed his Anesthesiology training here at Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine in Baltimore. During this very fulfilling time, he received several prestigious awards such as the Merel Harmel MD outstanding resident award, resident achievement award for test performance excellence, resident of the year award and an award for clinical excellence at Johns Hopkins, along with the award for clinical excellence at the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York. Prior to this, he obtained his undergraduate and medical degree at Howard University, Washington, D.C. His areas of clinical expertise includes Anesthesiology, comprehensive and interventional pain medicine that includes the spine, joints (upper and lower extremities), muscles/myofascial tissue, abdomen, pelvis, headaches, cancer-related and several other pain syndromes using image-guided techniques (fluoroscopy and/or ultrasound) along with adjunct therapies as indicated. Furthermore, he also utilizes advanced neuromodulation techniques to treat a range of persistent chronic pain conditions using modalities of spinal cord and dorsal root ganglion stimulation with an implantable pulse generator. Dr. Peju Adekoya has been active in published works in outcomes-based research for chronic pain conditions. He is primarily seeing patients at the National Capital Region, Bethesda, MD. Including from both Johns Hopkins Suburban Hospital and Sibley Memorial Hospital. Appointment Information for Dr. Peju Adekoya: Call 410-955-7246. Dr. Adekoya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Neuralgia, and Acute Pain.

Prior to joining the Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center, Dr. Jonathan Ross was Director of The New England Epilepsy Institute, a division of New England Neurological Associates (NENA) in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He also served as head of the Neurology division at NENA. After graduating medical school in 1991, Dr. Ross completed postgraduate training at Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine, and also served as Teaching Fellow at Harvard and Boston University. Dr. Ross is an active member of the American Epilepsy Society, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, Massachusetts Medical Society, and the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Ross is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.

Julio Gomez, D.O., is a rehabilitation physician who specializes in nonsurgical treatment of acute and chronic injuries and conditions that affect muscles, joints, tendons and ligaments, with a focus on back pain and spine rehabilitation. He works with patients to develop tailored rehabilitation plans that may include medication, rehabilitation therapy, injections and other minimally invasive procedures. His care approach centers on patient education and autonomy; he strives to help each person find their path to regaining function, independence and confidence. Dr. Gomez is a major in the U.S. Air Force (USAF), actively serving as a flight surgeon with the District of Columbia Air National Guard. He holds the position of chief of aerospace medicine for the 113th Wing at Andrews Air Force Base. Dr. Gomez has more than a decade of experience as a USAF attending physician and flight surgeon, and earned an Air Medal for his service. He served for four years respectively with the USAF at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida and the New Jersey Air National Guard, 177th Fighter Wing based in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In these roles, he cared for fighter pilots and pararescue tactical team members who had acute injuries. This experience cemented his passion for interventional spine care and musculoskeletal medicine, and for helping people improve and restore function. A double major at The Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Dr. Gomez earned bachelor’s degrees in kinesiology/movement science and nutritional science. He obtained his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, followed by a general surgery internship there. He completed a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Temple University Hospital/MossRehab in Philadelphia, where he served as chief resident and was recognized as the resident of the year in 2020. He then completed a clinical fellowship in interventional spine and musculoskeletal medicine at the Revive Spine and Pain Center in Marlton, New Jersey. After work, Dr. Gomez likes to spend time and travel with his family. Dr. Gomez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Invertebral Disc Disease, Sacroiliac Joint Disease, and Tendinitis.

Rakib Rayhan is a Neurologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Rayhan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), and Familial Dysautonomia.