Sayed Emal Wahezi, MD, is Professor and Program Director of the Pain Medicine Fellowship at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Wahezi’s clinical focus is in interventional pain medicine. Dr. Wahezi is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Bursitis, Chronic Pain, Frozen Shoulder, Spinal Stenosis, and Tenotomy.

Karina Gritsenko, MD, is Program Director, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship and Professor, Anesthesiology, Family & Social Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Gritsenko is an interventional pain physician with an outpatient chronic pain practice and also an anesthesiologist with an interest in regional anesthesia techniques and acute pain service. She is particularly passionate about the development of systems of care, cancer pain, acute pain, chronic pain, neuropathic pain, sympathetic mediated pain, spinal cord stimulation, spinal pain and substance abuse. She strongly believes in treating her patients as she would want her family treated, with compassion and professionalism. Dr. Gritsenko is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Pain, Chronic Pain, Sciatica, Spinal Stenosis, and Knee Replacement.

Wensong Li is a Pain Medicine provider in Flushing, New York. Dr. Li is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Opisthotonos, Muscle Spasms, and Cervical Spondylosis.

Usman Saleem is a Pain Medicine provider in Bellerose, New York. Dr. Saleem is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Myositis, Macrophagic Myofasciitis, Opisthotonos, and Muscle Spasms.

Bryan Elzholz is a Pain Medicine provider in Bronx, New York. Dr. Elzholz is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Cervical Spondylosis, and Cervical Myelopathy.

Edward Rubin is a Pain Medicine specialist and an Anesthesiologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Rubin is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, and Central Pain Syndrome.

Naum Shaparin, MD, MBA, is Professor and Vice Chair of Business Affairs, Anesthesiology as well as the Director, Multidisciplinary Pain Program at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Shaparin's clinical focus is in outpatient interventional pain medicine. He also has interest in general anesthesia, regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine. Dr. Shaparin is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Acute Pain, Neuralgia, Knee Replacement, and Adenoidectomy.

Shaheda Quraishi is a Pain Medicine provider in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Quraishi is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Spinal Stenosis, Herniated Disk, and Sciatica.

Arthur Kitt, M.D., M.P.H., is a fellowship-trained pain management specialist at Orlin & Cohen. Passionate about improving the quality of life for everyone he treats, Dr. Kitt combines the latest research and pain management techniques with a personalized approach to achieve better patient outcomes.Dr. Kitt is recognized as a leader in his field and is a sought-after speaker with leading professional societies, including the Eastern Pain Association. He has researched, presented, and published on a number of interventional pain topics, including opioid dependence, perioperative analgesia, complex regional pain syndrome, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and surgical spine procedures.Dr. Kitt completed his anesthesiology residency and pain fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he received the Dell Burkey Award as the most Outstanding Pain Fellow. He then spent five years on the faculty at Penn, where he served as the associate pain fellowship director and residency clerkship director. He moved on to work as the Director of Pain Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital for two years before joining Orlin & Cohen in Long Island. Dr. Kitt is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Sciatica, Acute Pain, Chronic Pain, and Sacroiliac Joint Disease.

Douglas Schechter is a Pain Medicine provider in Greenvale, New York. Dr. Schechter is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Myositis, Macrophagic Myofasciitis, and Opisthotonos.

Yakov Perper is a Pain Medicine specialist and an Anesthesiologist in Astoria, New York. Dr. Perper is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Sciatica, Herniated Disk, Fibromyalgia, and Chronic Pain.

Nicholas Green is a Pain Medicine provider in Greenvale, New York. Dr. Green is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Myositis, Macrophagic Myofasciitis, and Acute Pain.

Mikhail Kogan is a Pain Medicine provider in Rego Park, New York. Dr. Kogan is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Facet Joint Syndrome, Invertebral Disc Disease, Spinal Stenosis, and Herniated Disk.

Amitabh Gulati is a Pain Medicine provider in New York, New York. Dr. Gulati is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Acute Pain, Chronic Pain, Neuralgia, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, and Cordotomy.

David Wang is a Pain Medicine provider in New York, New York. Dr. Wang is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Sciatica, Chronic Pain, and Acute Pain.

Brian Hainline is a Pain Medicine provider in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Hainline is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Concussion, Pompe Disease, and Danon Disease.

Ji Han is a Pain Medicine provider in Flushing, New York. Dr. Han is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Spondylosis, Herniated Disk, Chronic Pain, and Invertebral Disc Disease.

Thomas Palaia is a Pain Medicine provider in Oceanside, New York. Dr. Palaia is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Protein Deficiency, Acute Pain, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastric Bypass.

Dr. Deepali Gupta is a Board Certified Headache & Pain Specialist. She has a special interest in patients with a wide variety of headaches including classic migraines, new persistent daily headaches, cervicogenic headaches, cluster migraines, and occipital neuralgia. She offers comprehensive treatment options ranging from medication management to minimally invasive therapeutic procedures to treat these conditions.Dr. Gupta attended Medical School at NYU School of Medicine, residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, and then completed her Fellowship at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City. Her top areas of expertise are Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Cervical Spondylosis, Herniated Disk, and Chronic Pain.

John Stamatos, M.D., is a board-certified anesthesiologist and fellowship-trained pain management specialist at Orlin & Cohen. With over 30 years of experience in his field, Dr. Stamatos brings his extensive knowledge and expertise to each patient he treats, improving their quality of life with the latest treatments and minimally invasive techniques to reduce pain.Before joining Orlin & Cohen, Dr. Stamatos served as the director of pain management at North Shore University Hospital and Syosset Hospital. He was also chief of pain management at the prestigious Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C.In addition to his practice, Dr. Stamatos has authored two books, including the best-selling Painbuster: A Breakthrough 4-Step Program for Ending Chronic Pain, as well as several articles on spinal cord stimulation, cancer pain relief, anesthesiology, and best practices for prescribing opioids. An esteemed member of his field, he has shared his expertise as the keynote speaker with the National Chronic Pain Society, and presented to the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the American Academy of Pain Medicine, among others. Dr. Stamatos is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Herniated Disk, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, and Sacroiliac Joint Disease.

Prior to founding Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine, Dr. Lipetz served as the Director of the Center for Spine Rehabilitation for the North Shore Long Island Jewish healthcare system from 1999-2006. Dr. Lipetz received his specialized and interventional spine medicine training during a fellowship year at the internationally recognized Penn Spine Center of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. After receiving his medical degree with Alpha Omega Alpha honors from Columbia University s College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Lipetz completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the prestigious Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He was elected and served as Academic Chief Resident during his senior year of residency. Dr. Lipetz received his bachelors degree in biology with summa cum laude honors through the Presidential Honors Program of the State University of New York at Buffalo.Dr. Lipetz has authored over thirty original articles and abstracts in peer reviewed journals and several textbook chapters, including chapters within the leading texts in both the Interventional Spine Care and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation literature. He has served as a representative to national medical organizations since his residency years, including Chair of the Education Committee of the Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports, and Occupational Rehabilitation (PASSOR). Dr. Lipetz has most recently served as a member of the research committee of the International Spine Intervention Society. Dr. Lipetz is a reviewer for three leading peer reviewed journals within his specialty. He served as the Residency Training Program Director for the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Long Island Jewish Medical Center from 2003 to 2005, and he is an Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Hofstra University School of Medicine. Dr. Lipetz is uniquely triple board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Management, and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He has lectured nationally and has been featured in both regional and national TV and newspaper segments. Dr. Lipetz is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Herniated Disk, Spinal Stenosis, Myositis, and Macrophagic Myofasciitis.

Michele Luu is a Physiatrist and a Pain Medicine provider in Great Neck, New York.

Michael Erdek is a Pain Medicine provider in New Hyde Park, New York. His top areas of expertise are Facet Joint Syndrome, Pudendal Neuralgia, and Muscle Spasms.

Metul Shah is a Pain Medicine provider in New Hyde Park, New York. His top area of expertise is Sacroiliac Joint Disease.

Anuj Patel is a Pain Medicine provider in Mineola, New York. His top area of expertise is Sacroiliac Joint Disease.