Dr. Ashraf Farid, a physician specializing in Pain Management.
Specialization and Medical File
- Specializes in diagnosing and treating chronic pain conditions using advanced techniques.
- Follows a patient-centered approach, ensuring that each treatment plan is tailored to individual needs
- Collaborates with other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive care.
- Aims to improve patients’ quality of life and help them regain their independence
Education and Academic Training
- Earned his medical degree from Ain Shams University.
- Continued his graduate studies at Ain Shams University.
- Completed his internship and residency at the University of Texas Houston, gaining extensive experience in anesthesiology.
- Further specialized in pain management through two fellowships:
A fellowship at the University of Texas Houston.
A fellowship at Bay State Medical Center – Western Campus of Tufts University
Professional Certifications
- Board-certified in Anesthesiology.
- Board-certified in Pain Medicine.
Professional Interests and Research
Passionate about innovation in pain management and committed to exploring and applying the latest treatments.
Stays up to date with advancements in pain medicine to provide the best possible care.
Actively engaged in scientific research and continuous professional development.
Has numerous publications and presentations, further establishing his expertise in the field.
Vision and Goals
Dedicated to relieving pain and enhancing patients’ quality of life through advanced treatment plans.
Aspires to contribute to the advancement of pain medicine through research, education, and continuous learning.
Medical Procedures and Interventions Provided by the Doctor
- Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for vertebral compression fractures
- Fluoroscopic guided joints injections
- Temporomandibular joints injection / treatments with steroids under guidance of fluoroscopy and with Botox
- Trigeminal nerves blocks under guidance of fluoroscopy
- Lumbar sympathetic ganglion blocks
- Celiac ganglion blocks
- Phenol, alcohol celiac ganglion neurolysis
- Spinal cord stimulators
- Sacral nerves radio-frequency ablation
- Intercostal nerves blocks
- Genicular nerves blocks and radio-frequency ablation for the knee pain
- Knees, shoulder, hip as well as all kinds of joints injections
- Viscosupplement or hyaluronan injection for the knee pain
- Botox injections for headaches and spasticity
- Bursa injections in different parts of the body
- Sacrifice joints injection
- Sacroiliac joints injection
- Cervical medial branches radio-frequency ablation
- Thoracic medial branches radio-frequency ablation
- Lumbar medial branches radio-frequency ablation
- Facet joints injections
- Trigger points injections
- Suprascapular nerves blocks
- Occipital nerves blocks
- Carpal tunnel median nerves blocks
- All kinds of peripheral nerves blocks
- Stellate ganglion blocks
- Lumbar facet medial branches blocks
- Thoracic facet medial branches blocks
- Cervical facet medial branches blocks
- Transforaminal lumbar epidural steroids injection
- Translaminar Thoracic epidural steroids injection
- Translaminar lumbar epidural steroids injection
- Translaminar cervical epidural steroids injection
