Sayed E. Wahezi

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Sayed E. Wahezi
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Provider
Faculty
First Name
Sayed
Last Name
Wahezi
NPI
1073750741
Faculty ID
12480
Clinical Terms
Employment Status
Full Time
Patient Type
Adult
Department
einstein-dept-physical-medicine-rehabilitation
einstein-dept-anesthesiology
einstein-dept-orthopaedic-surgery
Gender
Male
Email
swahezi@montefiore.org
Phone
718-920-7246
Titles
Type
Academic
Department
The Arthur S. Abramson Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Rank
Professor
Type
Academic
Department
Department of Anesthesiology
Rank
Professor
Type
Academic
Department
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
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Rank
Professor
Type
Clinical
Title
Program Director, Pain Medicine Fellowship
Type
Clinical
Title
Attending Physician, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Type
Clinical
Title
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Type
Clinical
Title
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
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POINT (-73.84154 40.84612)
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1250 Waters place
City
Bronx
State
NY
Zip
10461-2720
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Montefiore at 1250 Waters Place
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POINT (-73.88072 40.88002)
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111 East 210th Street
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Bronx
State
NY
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10461-2401
Location Title
Montefiore Medical Center
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POINT (-73.839137 40.8526781)
Building
Tower 2
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Montefiore Medical Center
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1250 Waters Place
City
Bronx
State
NY
Zip
10461
Location Title
Montefiore Medical Center
Education and Trainings
Education Type Label
Medical Education
Education Institution
SUNY Buffalo
Education Type Label
Fellowship
Education Institution
Spine Technology and Rehabilitation
Education Type Label
Fellowship
Education Institution
Montefiore Medical Center
Education Type Label
Residency
Education Institution
Montefiore Medical Center
Professional Interests

<p>Dr. Wahezi earned his medical degree from the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Buffalo and completed his Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Montefiore Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident. He then completed an Interventional Spine fellowship at Spine Technology and Rehabilitation under the mentorship of Joseph D. Fortin. Following his training he completed a Pain Medicine Fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center, where he cultivated the clinical and academic development of the Pain Program.</p>
<p>Dr. Wahezi currently serves as Associate Professor of PMR and Anesthesiology at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City where he serves as the Program Director of the ACGME accredited Pain Fellowship. He has created a fellowship with an interventional focus and multidisciplinary foundation. His mission is to create an academic environment which fosters the growth of Pain Medicine by education and investigation/development of new devices and techniques.</p>
<p>Dr. Wahezi is a long-standing member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM), New York Pain Society (NYPS), Association of Academic Physiatrists, New York Pain Society (NYPS), and Eastern Pain Association. He is a nominated AAPMR delegate representative for the American Medical Association&rsquo;s (AMA) Expert Panel on Pain Management, nominated representative on ASIPP&rsquo;s expert lumbar stenosis panel and the Board of Directors for the NYPS. He is a graduate of the Academy of Academic Physiatrists&rsquo; (AAP) Program for Academic Leadership (PAL), nominated Board of Director member for the Academy of Pain Program Directors (APPD), Reviewer and Editor for the <em>Pain Physician Journal</em>, co-director of for American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) membership council. He is also a nominated member of the Promotions Committee at Montefiore/Einstein. In addition, he is a nominated <em>Super Doctor</em>, as identified by the New York Times Magazine.</p>
<p>Dr. Wahezi has authored more than fifty publications in peer reviewed pain journals, book chapters, abstracts, and posters. He has presented several lectures at national meetings, and has given more than 150 academic lectures in Pain Management. He is actively involved in basic science and clinical studies in Pain management. His basic science interests include the physiology of neuropathic and orthopedic pain. His clinical research interests include innovative percutaneous pain treatments.</p>

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Professional Title
M.D.
Clinical Focus

Dr. Wahezi&rsquo;s clinical focus is in interventional pain medicine.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

Research Focus

Dr. Wahezi&rsquo;s research interests include innovative percutaneous pain treatments and his basic science interests include the physiology of neuropathic and orthopedic pain. He is actively involved in basic science and clinical studies in pain management.&nbsp;<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

EMR ID
4825
Biography

<p>Sayed Emal Wahezi, MD, is Professor and Program Director of the Pain Medicine Fellowship at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Wahezi&rsquo;s clinical focus is in interventional pain medicine.</p><p>A graduate of State University of New York at Buffalo, Dr. Wahezi earned his Doctor of Medicine in 2005. He completed his internal medicine internship at Cornell University, New York Hospital, Queens in 2006, then came to Montefiore to complete his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation in 2009, serving as chief resident in his final year. In 2010, Dr. Wahezi completed his interventional spine and musculoskeletal fellowship at Spine Technology and Rehabilitation, then returned to Montefiore to complete a pain medicine fellowship in 2013, and created the clinical and academic foundation for Pain Medicine at Montefiore.</p><p>Dr. Wahezi&rsquo;s research interests include innovative percutaneous pain treatments and his basic science interests include the physiology of neuropathic and orthopedic pain. He is actively involved in basic science and clinical studies in pain management. Dr. Wahezi has authored more than 80 publications in peer-reviewed pain journals, book chapters, abstracts and posters. Many of Dr. Wahezi&rsquo;s publications have led to the innovation of novel interventional pain procedures. He has given more than 200 academic lectures in pain management across the country. He is a reviewer and editor for several pain journals.</p><p>Dr. Wahezi is certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is a long-standing member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), American Academy of Pain Medicine, New York Pain Society (NYPS), Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP), Eastern Pain Association (EPA) and Association of Pain Program Directors (APPD). He is a nominated American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR) delegate representative for the American Medical Association&rsquo;s Expert Panel on Pain Management, nominated representative on ASIPP&rsquo;s expert lumbar stenosis panel and the Board of Directors for the NYPS. He is also a graduate of the AAP Program for Academic Leadership (PAL) and a past president of the APPD. He serves on the Board of Directors for American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA), is a member of the Educational Council for the Association of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN), and is a co-director for the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) membership council.</p>

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