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Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD, is a UW Health anesthesiologist and the medical director of the Pain Management Clinic. Dr. Abd-Elsayed treats patients with chronic pain in the back, neck, knees, shoulders, hips and other areas. He also uses neuromodulation, a therapeutic technique, to manage neuropathic pain in the nervous system. Dr. Abd-Elsayed is an associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Wisconsin. He focuses his research on treating pain with interventional procedures, including electrical stimulation and sacroiliac joint function.Dr. Abd-Elsayed aims to help people get better through compassionate care. He treats patients like his family, so they know they’re in good hands.In his free time, Dr. Abd-Elsayed enjoys chess and music.I care for patients like my own family. I don’t just treat their symptoms; I treat them as people. Dr. Abd is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Femoral Nerve Dysfunction, Neuralgia, Chronic Pain, Tenotomy, and Knee Replacement. Dr. Abd is board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine.

Thomas Stauss, MD is a lifelong resident of Wisconsin. He received his undergraduate and medical education at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. For him, having a wide variety of innovative treatment options with which to work assures that his patients’ discomfort can be addressed effectively and that their quality of life can be greatly improved.His goal is to respect the dignity of each individual patient and to provide ethical delivery of professional services. He has clinical expertise in implanted devices to treat chronic pain. Recently, Dr Stauss participated as a principle investigator in two research studies. One using neuromodulation to treat chronic back and leg pain, another to treat painful diabetic neuropathy. Dr. Stauss is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Cervical Spondylosis, and Spinal Stenosis. Dr. Stauss is board certified in American Board Of Anesthesiology.

Nathan Rudin, MD, is a pain management doctor at UW Health and a professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation. Dr. Rudin diagnoses and treats people with chronic conditions that impact the back, neck, joints, bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments. He also treats hypermobility spectrum disorders, such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and performs muscle and nerve tests, such as electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies.With a great fascination for how the mind and body work together, Dr. Rudin works to find the right tools to help patients manage pain and improve function. Treatments may include exercises, rehab therapies, psychological treatments, medicine, braces and injections.Away from the hospital, Dr. Rudin enjoys reading, hiking, theater and science fiction trivia.The most exciting part of my work is using these tools successfully to help patients move, work and sleep better – and achieve a better quality of life with less pain. Dr. Rudin is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Pain, Brittle Cornea Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and Central Pain Syndrome. Dr. Rudin is board certified in Pain Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.