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Madan K. Raj, MD: A Passion for Relieving Pain By Jennifer Webster EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN MULTIMODAL TREATMENTS IS ESSENTIAL FOR EFFECTIVELY TREATING CHRONIC MUSCLE AND JOINT PAIN — AND ESPECIALLY MALADIES OF THE SPINE. BUT TO TRULY PARTNER WITH PHYSICIANS AND PATIENTS TO TREAT CONDITIONS THAT MAY REQUIRE LONG-TERM ATTENTION, AN EMPATHETIC APPROACH TO MEDICAL CARE IS CRITICAL. DR. RAJ COMBINES THESE PILLARS OF MUSCLE AND JOINT PAIN MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE OPTIMAL TREATMENT AND PREVENT RECURRENCE. T HOUGH HE PRACTICES in Great Ne ck a nd Com m ack , Ne w York, Dr. R aj, Founder a nd Director of New York iSpine Specialist Medical PC, brings a global perspective of various approaches and techniques to discussions of back and spine pain with his patients. When he trained as an orthopedic surgeon in India, he focused on skeletal mechan- ics. In Ireland and the United States, he delved into physical and rehabilita- tion medicine. After that, he pursued a fellowship in inter ventiona l pain management. As a result, his approach to the back is f unctional as well as structural, compassionate as well as scientifically empirical. "My training in different specialties on three continents is my strength; my orthopedic background with physical medicine and rehabilitation is well- suited to pain management," Dr. Raj explains. "I am a trained surgeon who also has a decade of experience in physi- cal medicine and interventional pain ma nagement. As such, I a m in the COV ER FE AT UR E Madan K. Raj, MD, FAAPMR, board-certified pain specialist and Founder and Director of NY iSpine Specialist Medical PC 6 | Long Island MD NEWS ■ M D N E W S . CO M

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