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Telehealth Appointments

For the safety and convenience of our patients, we have successfully embarked on offering telehealth appointments. The appointments offered via a secure video chat or phone call allow patients to receive medical treatment from pain faculty physicians while adhering to federal guidelines on maintaining 6 feet of social distance and minimizing exposure risk to COVID-19. Patients interested in scheduling a telehealth appointment should talk with their doctor.

Our Mission

Our mission is to deliver the highest quality of clinical care to our patients, to guide the future development of our discipline, to train the next generation of leaders in pain medicine, and to facilitate ground-breaking discoveries in clinical, translational, and basic research.

Our Goals

Our overarching goal is to develop and implement a safe and effective treatment plan for each patient that will ultimately lead to an improved quality of life.

We strive to focus on each patient’s unique pain needs. Our collaborative approach involves our patients, their primary providers, and other specialists in arriving at the best treatment strategies for their pain.

Finding the best treatments for your pain often involves specialists such as:

occupational therapists
mental health providers
neurosurgeons

general surgeons
interventional options
multimodal therapy

Patient Testimonial

Julie Jean of Melbourne, FL

"I ended up finding Dr. Przkora at UF Health, and that was the best move I ever made." After multiple surgeries following an injury that had her in excruciating pain daily, Julie felt like she was at the end of her rope. Watch the video to learn more about Julie’s story and how UF Health Pain Medicine helped Julie get back to finding joy in life.

Faculty

Rene Przkora MD, PhD

Professor Of Anesthesiology; Chief, Pain Medicine Division; Director, Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Fellowship

rprzkora@anest.ufl.edu

Sanjeev Kumar MD

Associate Professor Of Anesthesiology/Pain Medicine; Medical Director, Springhill Pain Clinic

skumar@anest.ufl.edu

ORCID: 0000-0003-4187-0435

Matthew Meroney MD

Assistant Professor Of Anesthesiology

mmeroney@anest.ufl.edu

Juan C Mora Herrera MD

Assistant Professor Of Anesthesiology; Medical Director, Pain Medicine Surgical Center

jmora@anest.ufl.edu

Sandra Victor MD

Assistant Professor Of Anesthesiology

svictor@anest.ufl.edu

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On Sept. 24, our #PainMedicine Division completed their 100th endoscopic spine surgery at FSC! Thank you to all of the providers and staff who deliver outstanding patient care and education for our trainees. 🎉🔹🐊🔸🐊

Learn more: https://t.co/Rz2k2HJzzr pic.twitter.com/iQSUTv2816
— UF Anesthesiology (@UF_Anesthesia) September 29, 2021

Our Pain Medicine Division recently held an educational lab on endoscopic spine interventions. All six of our fellows attended and had the opportunity to learn from Drs. Kumar and Przkora.

Learn more about our pain medicine fellowship: https://t.co/fN2Ablnq2g #MedEd #medtwitter pic.twitter.com/LB4Cko424T
— UF Anesthesiology (@UF_Anesthesia) September 9, 2021

Our #PainMedicine fellows recently had the opportunity to train on the MILD procedure, an ambulatory intervention used to treat patients without major incisions or implants. Thanks to all who help provide our fellows with an outstanding training experience! #MedEd #Anesthesiology pic.twitter.com/lKpBVab6a1
— UF Anesthesiology (@UF_Anesthesia) August 31, 2021

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