Pain Medicine Fellowship

Overview and Goals

The Pain Medicine Fellowship at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is a multidisciplinary program dedicated to patient care, teaching, and research using cutting-edge knowledge and technology. Our fellows train in the outpatient Arnold-Warfield Pain Management Center, the inpatient Acute/Chronic Pain Services, and satellite pain clinics in the greater Boston area. Members of our faculty specialize in diagnosing and treating patients who have not responded to conventional therapies, and our fellows are trained to offer comprehensive care to patients with complex pain syndromes. The multidisciplinary team includes specialists in anesthesiology, neurology, physiatry, internal medicine, psychology, nursing, physical therapy and complementary medicine. The fellowship provides trainees with a focused year of training with an emphasis on developing clinical expertise, leadership, research and clinical care through multidisciplinary training.

Through the course of their training, our fellows:

Develop an in depth understanding of basic science concepts, clinical skills, evidence- based medicine, and emerging research within the field of pain medicine.
Learn interventional techniques and advanced surgical skills used in the treatment of Pain Disorders.
Develop the skills needed to implement care across multiple determinants of patient health and welfare.
Work with stakeholders in our community to provide a multidisciplinary approach to care for patients in a variety of clinical settings, and vulnerable patient populations (including LGBTQ and non-native English Speakers).

Jyotsna Nagda, MD

Program Director, Pain Medicine Fellowship

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Eligibility/How to Apply/Contact Information

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The Pain Medicine Fellowship is an ACGME-accredited fellowship. All qualified applicants must be enrolled in or have completed an ACGME certified residency program or its equivalent in the following disciplines:

Anesthesia
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Neurology
Emergency Medicine

The Pain Medicine Fellowship participates in the NRMP match. All applications must be submitted through the ERAS system.

Program Director

Jyotsna Nagda, MD

Fellowship Coordinator

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Curriculum Didactics

Curriculum and Didactics

Our fellowship has a comprehensive didactic program encompassing topics in pain medicine, practice management, and medical-legal standards. Our standing didactics include:

Lectures by the core clinical faculty as well as invited guest speakers and partners in industry
Multidisciplinary Spine conference with Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Weekly Department of Anesthesia Grand Rounds
Weekly Department of Anesthesia Morbidity and Mortality Conference
Biweekly Journal Club
Practice Based Learning Discussion
Pain Simulation Program hosted in the Shapiro Simulation and Skills Center

Curriculum Highlights:

Pain medicine simulation program
Four onsite fluoroscopy suites
Hands on ultrasound training
Robust and comprehensive didactic program

Regional and National Scholarly opportunities:

Department supported memberships to ASA and MSA
Opportunities to present at national and regional conferences

Research and Other Opportunities

The Clinical Interventional Pain Research Program continues to develop new research protocols for the advancement of interventional pain techniques. In addition, the Basic Science Pain Research program is continually working on research. Basic Science research projects are being accomplished in the areas of neuropathic pain and headaches among other areas.

Our Division’s dedication to research allows our fellows multiple opportunities to be involved in Pain Medicine research. In addition, each fellow selects and works on a QA/QI project that is presented at the end of the fellowship.

Every year we have multiple fellows presenting at National Conferences including ASIPP, NANS, ASRA and other conferences.