Overview
Erik Shaw is a Physiatrist and a Pain Medicine provider in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Shaw is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tennis Elbow. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Giant Axonal Neuropathy, Wallerian Degeneration, and Pudendal Neuralgia. Dr. Shaw is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
2020 Peachtree Rd Nw, Atlanta, GA 30309
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Ryan W. Lirette, MD, MPH, FAAPMR is Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist with subspecialty certification in Pain Medicine. He practices in our Gwinnett, and Johns Creek locations. He is an American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Fellow. Dr. Lirette provides nonsurgical orthopedic care to patients utilizing his training in management of musculoskeletal, neuromuscular and sports-related injuries. His practice includes nonsurgical orthopedic medicine, interventional spine and musculoskeletal medicine, kyphoplasty, botox injections to treat dystonia, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation, and sympathetic blocks.Dr. Lirette completed his medical training, residency, and fellowship at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. As a PM&R physician Dr. Lirette's goal is to improve function, pain, and quality of life for his patients. Dr. Lirette is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tennis Elbow. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Invertebral Disc Disease, Scoliosis, and Cervical Spondylosis.
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Dr. Xu is a Physiatrist specializing in Interventional Pain and Spine. He is intimately involved in the North American Spine Society where he is a committee and faculty member having taught courses in advanced spinal injection techniques both nationally and internationally across multiple continents. He is also involved in the advancement of evidence based spine care through review and development of clinical guidelines.Dr. Xu's primary focus is to develop a treatment plan to improve functionality in order to help improve patients' quality of life. He does this through a combination of conservative and interventional modalities (procedures and surgeries).Dr. Xu treats spine disorders of the cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral spine, coccyx pain, sacroiliac joint pain, piriformis syndrome, post-laminectomy syndrome, sympathetic pain and CRPS (Complex regional pain syndrome), musculoskeletal conditions (muscle pain, tendinopathy, and joint pain), along with many other conditions through a variety of procedures some of which include:- Epidural steroid injections- Facet injections and medial branch blocks- Radiofrequency ablations including Coolief- Spinal cord stimulator trial and implantation- Shoulder, hip, and knee injections including genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation- Sacroiliac joint injections and radiofrequency ablation- Sympathetic nerve blocks- Piriformis injectionsDr. Xu also performs electromyography (EMG) studies to evaluate for carpal tunnel syndrome, ulnar neuropathy, peripheral neuropathy, as well as cervical and lumbosacral radiculopathies.He is a member of the North American Spine Society, Spine Intervention Society, and American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Xu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tennis Elbow. His top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Cervical Spondylosis, Bursitis, and Pudendal Neuralgia.
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Wesley Miller, D.O., RMSK is a Physiatrist who is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is an American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Fellow. Dr. Miller provides nonsurgical orthopedic care to patients utilizing his training in nonsurgical management of musculoskeletal, neuromuscular and sports-related injuries. His practice includes nonsurgical orthopedic medicine, interventional spine and musculoskeletal medicine, regenerative medicine, ultrasonography, electromyography, and minimally invasive interventional procedures.Dr. Miller is from Atlanta, Georgia. He completed his medical training at the Philadelphia School of Osteopathic Medicine and completed residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. He went on to complete his fellowship from the Bodor Clinic in Napa, California. As a doctor of osteopathy and a PM&R physician Dr. Miller's philosophy in treating patients includes assisting in the natural healing process by way of interventional and minimally invasive procedures allowing for the fastest possible recovery. His goal is to improve function, pain, and quality of life. Dr. Miller is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tennis Elbow. His top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Bursitis, Cervical Spondylosis, and Tendinitis.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Chronic PainDr. Shaw isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Pain.
- Femoral Nerve DysfunctionDr. Shaw isDistinguished. Learn about Femoral Nerve Dysfunction.
- Giant Axonal NeuropathyDr. Shaw isDistinguished. Learn about Giant Axonal Neuropathy.
- Pudendal NeuralgiaDr. Shaw isDistinguished. Learn about Pudendal Neuralgia.
- Wallerian DegenerationDr. Shaw isDistinguished. Learn about Wallerian Degeneration.
- Advanced
- ArachnoiditisDr. Shaw isAdvanced. Learn about Arachnoiditis.
- Central Pain SyndromeDr. Shaw isAdvanced. Learn about Central Pain Syndrome.
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Facet Joint SyndromeDr. Shaw isAdvanced. Learn about Facet Joint Syndrome.
- NeuralgiaDr. Shaw isAdvanced. Learn about Neuralgia.
- ParaplegiaDr. Shaw isAdvanced. Learn about Paraplegia.
- Experienced
- Acute PainDr. Shaw isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- BursitisDr. Shaw isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Shaw isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Shaw isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- Chiari Malformation Type 2Dr. Shaw isExperienced. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 2.
- Foot DropDr. Shaw isExperienced. Learn about Foot Drop.


