About My practice

A micro practice means you always get my full attention.  I don't have a secretary, nurse, or anyone else that you need to talk with to leave a message for me.  I return all phone calls or emails myself.  I have worked in a University setting and in a hospital setting and people are frequently surprised when they call my number and I answer myself.  

 As a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, I see people who have all kinds of nerve, muscle, bone, or joint problems and pain.  I enjoy teaching people about how the human body functions and allows us to perform all kinds of activities that are important to us.  

Some people develop chronic pain after an acute injury which then interferes with our ability to function like before.  Medical treatments for chronic pain, unlike acute pain, can be expensive, painful, or ineffective.  

I have spent the past 20 years of my career in medicine teaching patients how to understand pain and to improve their ability to function at work and at home. I was the Medical Director of a unique, interdisciplinary outpatient pain rehabilitation program that focussed on teaching patients how to manage their chronic pain using physical, and cognitive exercises.  I am now a Medical Director in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital caring for individuals who have sustained acute injuries or illnesses and require an inpatient rehabilitation team of specialists before returning to their best level of function.  I have always enjoyed teaching patients and families how to recover from acute or chronic illnesses so that they may return to their prior level of activities.  If you know of someone who is motivated to learn how he/she can improve their understanding and ability to function despite the chronic pain they currently experience, please give me a call.  

Feel free to download the latest version of my free 40 page Chronic Back Pain: A Guide for Patients and Families using the link below.