Our Mission
Our mission is to deliver the highest quality clinical care, 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.
Telehealth Appointments
For the safety and convenience of our patients, we have successfully embarked on offering telehealth appointments. To schedule an appointment with UF Health Pain Medicine, please call 352-265-7777.
Communities Served by UF Health Pain Medicine
UF Health Pain Medicine services can be found in multiple locations in North Central Florida. Gainesville is where it all started. We’ve partnered with Halifax Health to provide services in Daytona Beach and Deltona and Marion County residents can now visit our Ocala Neighborhood Hospital location.
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:
Patient Testimonials
Patient Testimonial
Scott Beener of Groveland, FL
“I was up and walking the next day. I have no pain, no issues, and I’m back up doing the things that I want to do, which is absolutely amazing.” Scott Beener lived with chronic pain for years. His pain was so debilitating that he was unable to walk most of the time and was confined to a wheelchair. Scott was referred to UF Health Pain Medicine and Juan Mora, MD, medical director for UF Health Pain Medicine – Ayers. Dr. Mora recommended a spinal cord stimulator. The procedure has given Scott the independence he thought he would never have again.
Patient Testimonial
Nallas Lawson of Ocala, FL
“To have pain-free days, that’s awesome. That’s amazing. It’s something I haven’t experienced in a while.” Nallas Lawson used to live in pain. Sanjeev Kumar, MD, the medical director of UF Health Pain Medicine, offered Nallas an innovative option that would transform her life. One minimally invasive surgery and six weeks of healing later, Nallas is back to her students, garden and is living a pain-free life.
Patient Testimonial
Peggy Guin of Gainesville, FL
“There were times that I could not roll over to get out of bed to go to the bathroom first thing in the morning." When managing her pain became a full-time job, Peggy Guin knew she needed to try something different. She decided it was time to call Dr. Przkora at UF Health Pain Medicine. Now, after undergoing radiofrequency ablation treatment, she’s been able to resume her active life.
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.
Providers
Rene Przkora MD, PhD, FASA
Mark Bender M.D.
Timothy Feldheim MD
Amir Jafari DO
Walter Johnson MD
Sanjeev Kumar MD
Matthew Meroney MD
Juan Mora MD
Our Anesthesiology Clinical Subspecialties
- Acute Pain
- Ambulatory Anesthesia
- Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
- Congential Heart Anesthesiology
- Critical Care Medicine
- Liver & Transplant Anesthesiology
- Multispecialty Anesthesia
- Neuroanesthesiology
- Non-OR Anesthesia
- Obstetric Anesthesiology
- Pain Medicine
- Pediatric Anesthesiology
- Perioperative Cognitive Anesthesia Network
- Perioperative Medicine
- Vascular Anesthesia