Chicago Pain Management Doctors
Amish Patel, MD
Amish Patel, MD is a fellowship trained, double-board certified, interventional pain physician and anesthesiologist. Dr. Patel graduated
Amish Patel, MD
Fellowship – Pain Management
- Northwestern University—Chicago, IL
Residency – Anesthesiology
- Northwestern University—Chicago, IL
Medical School
- Medical College of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, WI
Graduate - MBA
- University of Chicago—Chicago IL
Undergraduate
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
Amish Patel, MD, is a Fellowship Trained Interventional Pain Physician and Double Board Certified Anesthesiologist. Dr. Patel graduated from Univer- sity of Illinois honors program prior to starting his medical training. He successfully completed his residency and fellowship at Northwestern University.
Dr. Patel has presented several abstracts at national conferences. He has also published articles in major international journals focused on pain management. His particular fields of interest include neuropathic pain, neuromodulation, cervicogenic headaches, and percutaneous procedures for back and neck pain.
Dr. Patel is an active member in the American Medical Association, American Society of Regional Anesthesia, American Pain Society, and the American Academy of Pain Medicine.
Dr. Amish Paters mission is to provide compassionate, innovative, and comprehensive care to all of his patients. He understands that pain is a multifaceted problem, which requires the utilization of a multidisciplinary treatment plan. He strives to treat all of his patients on an individual basis and guide them to becoming more productive and functional.
Sunavo Dasgupta, MD
Sunavo Dasgupta, M.D., is a Board-Certified Anesthesiologist and Board-Certified, Fellowship -Trained Interventional Pain Management
Sunavo Dasgupta, MD
Fellowship – Pain Management
- University of Michigan Health Systems-Ann Arbor, Ml
Residency – Anesthesiology
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania-Philadelphia, PA
Medical School
- Medical College of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, WI
Undergraduate
- Medical College of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI
Sunavo Dasgupta, MD, is a Fellowship Trained interventional Pain Physician and Double Board Certified Anesthesiologist. He serves as co-director of the MacNeal Hospital Pain Clinic. He received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin, and completed his anesthesia residency at the University of Pennsylvania, one of the top anesthesia programs in the country. He then went on to successfully complete his interventional pain fellowship at the University of Michigan, one of the top fellowship programs in the country.
He has presented abstracts at the American Society of Regional Anesthesiologists conference, the largest and most prestigious conference for pain physicians. He has been invited to lecture at multiple grand rounds on topics ranging from novel intubation techniques to peripheral nerve catheter use in the treatment of CRPS. His research has focused on the use of peripheral field stimulation in the treatment of occipital neuralgia. Most recently he was published in the distinguished medical journal Anesthesia and Analgesia for his work in helping to improve patient pain control in thepost operative period.
Dr. Dasgupta is a firm believer in the multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of pain. He believes that the treatment of pain is not always accomplished with a needle or scalpel. There are many facets to each patient’s pain that must all be addressed. Every patient is different and Dr. Dasgupta treats each patient as an individual, helping them to lead more productive, functional, and enjoyable lives.
Dr. Dasgupta is expertly trained in the treatment of both acute and chronic pain. His clinical interests include: spinalcord stimulation headache/ cervicalgia treatment, CRPS, and peripheral field stimulation.
Asma Asif, MD
Asma Asif, MD MBA is a Fellowship Trained Interventional Pain Physician and Board Eligible in Anesthesiology and Chronic Pain Medicine
Asma Asif, MD
- Fellowship – Chronic Pain Management - Wayne State University School of Medicine – DMC – Detroit, Ml
- Residency – Anesthesiology - Wayne State University School of Medicine – HFHS – Detroit, Ml
- Graduate School – MBA - Loyola University Chicago Graduate School of Business – Chicago, IL
- Medical School - Chicago Medical School – Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science – North Chicago, IL
- Undergraduate - Loyola University Chicago – Chicago, IL
Asma Asif, MD MBA is a Fellowship Trained Interventional Pain Physician and Board Eligible in Anesthesiology and Chronic Pain Medicine. She joined Premiere Pain & Spine in May 2019. She attended Chicago Medical School - RFUMS at North Chicago to obtain her Medical Degree and then subsequently went to Wayne State University School of Medicine – Henry Ford Health System to complete her Anesthesiology Residency. She then went on to successfully complete her Interventional Pain Medicine fellowship at Wayne State University School of Medicine – Detroit Medical Center.
Dr. Asif has published multiple articles in major national and international journals focused on anesthesia and pain management. Dr. Asif was also invited to author two chapters in a recently published book titled "Consults in Obstetric Anesthesiology." Dr. Asif has also presented multiple abstracts at national conferences such as American Society of Regional Anesthesiologists, Association of University Anesthesiologists, and New York State Society of Anesthesiologists. Dr Asif continues to be involved in number of clinical research trials focusing on discovering modern resources in treating conditions such as CRPS and post-laminectomy syndrome.
Dr. Asif recognizes that pain is very complex and believes in utilizing a multidisciplinary approach in providing care to all her patients by incorporating multiple treatment modalities and collaborating with other health care professionals to design an individualized treatment plan. Dr. Asif's mission is to incorporate her training in both acute and chronic pain to provide compassionate, innovative and comprehensive care to maximize patient's potential and restoring quality of life. Her clinical interests include: musculoskeletal pain, neuropathic pain, chronic regional pain syndrome, headaches, neuromodulation with spinal cord stimulation, and regenerative medicine with platelet rich plasma and stem cell therapy.
Omar Said, MD
Omar Said, MD is a Double Board Certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician.
Omar Said, MD
Fellowship- Pain Management
- The Cleveland Clinic- Cleveland, OH
Residency- Anesthesiology
- Rush University Medical Center- Chicago, IL
Internship- General Surgery
- Saint Joseph’s Hospital- Chicago, IL
Medical School
- Rosalind Franklin University- Chicago, IL
Undergraduate
- Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Omar Said, MD, is a Fellowship Trained International Pain Physician and Double Board Certified Anesthesiologist. Dr. Said completed his anesthesia residency at Rush University Medical Center. At Rush, he was recognized with the Robert D. Dripps, MD Memorial Award for Most Outstanding Resident presented to the graduating resident who has displayed the most outstanding clinical and academic performance. He was also presented with the Katalin Selmeczi, MD Memorial Award for Humanism presented annually to the resident who embodies spirit, humanism, devotion and courage. Upon completion of his residency, Dr. Said successfully completed an interventional pain management fellowship at The Cleveland Clinic. At the conclusion of his training, he was again recognized with The Ethelee Smith, MD award for Most Outstanding Fellow.
Dr. Said hopes to incorporate his advanced training to provide the best overall patient experience. His mission centers around honesty and collaboration. He believes in instituting a system where the patient, physician, and medical staff work to clearly identify the source of the patient’s pain and then establish a clear treatment plan.
His clinical interests include: acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain, neuropathic pain, neuromodulation with spinal cord stimulation, cancer pain, and regenerative medicine with platelet-rich plasma and stem cell therapy
Our Physician Extenders
Rachel Eldersveld, PA-C
Rachel Eldersveld is a Board Certified Physician Assistant through the NCCPA.
Rachel Eldersveld, PA-C
- Wichita State University - Wichita, KS
- Michigan State University - East Lansing, MI
Rachel Eldersveld is a Board Certified Physician Assistant through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). She is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) and Phi Alpha, the national honor society for physician assistants.
Rachel graduated from the physician assistant program at Wichita State where she developed a passion for working with patients with musculoskeletal complaints. Prior to becoming a physician assistant, she spent four years working in the Behavioral Health field and developed compassionate listening skills. She looks forward to building collaborative relationships with her patients.
Rachel understands the importance of implementing a team based treatment plan that includes insight from the physicians, medical staff, and the patient themselves.
She is focused on patient education with hopes to help her patients understand their pain as well as implementing multimodal treatment options.
Rachel is excited to be working with a great team at Premier Pain and Spine. Her main goal is to improve her patient’s function and quality of life. Her clinical interests include acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain, neuropathic pain, and migraine headaches.
Courtney Hanson, PA-C
Courtney Hanson is a Board Certified Physician Assistant through NCCPA and is a member of AAPA
Courtney Hanson, PA-C
Courtney Hanson is a Board Certified Physician Assistant through the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA).
Prior to becoming a physician assistant, she spent 2 years working in the Physical Therapy specialty and advanced her knowledge of kinesiology. Courtney has a close affiliation with pain management and PRP therapy after working as a Medical Assistant at a pain management clinic prior to graduating with her Masters. Recently Courtney practiced as a neurosurgery physician assistant implementing cutting-edge treatments for patients in the hospital.
Courtney is highly attentive to regenerative medicine and the services offered by Premier Pain and Spine; she looks forward to connecting with each one of her patients and collaborating to offer the best treatment option.
Rhiannon Mazenis, PA-C
Rhiannon Mazenis is a Board Certified Physician Assistant through the NCCPA.
Rhiannon Mazenis, PA-C
Master in Medical Science
- St Francis University in Pennsylvania
Bachelors of Science in Psychology
- Loyola University
I grew up in Chicago. I attended Loyola University from 1997-2001 and received a Bachelors of Science in Psychology. From 2003-2005, I completed the Malcolm X College/John H Stroger Physician Assistant Program and received my Associates in Physician Assistant studies and then completed my Masters in Medical Science from St Francis University in Pennsylvania. I have worked for the past 13 years in GI and looking forward to learning a new specialty. I am hoping to be able to use the skills that I have learned over the years to help our team in every possible way. I look forward to getting to know our patients and being able to help them effectively manage their chronic conditions and improve their overall quality of life. I currently live in the northwest suburbs with my husband and 2 daughters(7 and 9). I enjoy reading, cooking and outdoor activities with my family.
Pain Doctors Chicago Trusts and Respects
All of our friendly and proficient Chicago pain physicians have been trained in interventional pain medicine from the most prestigious pain programs in the nation. Some of the universities are New York Presbyterian Hospital/University, Northwestern University, and Hospital for Special Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Hospital of Columbia and Cornell and the University of Michigan.
Amish Patel, MD
Fellowship – Pain Management
- Northwestern University—Chicago, IL
Residency – Anesthesiology
- Northwestern University—Chicago, IL
Medical School
- Medical College of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, WI
Graduate - MBA
- University of Chicago—Chicago IL
Undergraduate
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
Amish Patel, MD, is a Fellowship Trained Interventional Pain Physician and Double Board Certified Anesthesiologist. Dr. Patel graduated from Univer- sity of Illinois honors program prior to starting his medical training. He successfully completed his residency and fellowship at Northwestern University.
Dr. Patel has presented several abstracts at national conferences. He has also published articles in major international journals focused on pain management. His particular fields of interest include neuropathic pain, neuromodulation, cervicogenic headaches, and percutaneous procedures for back and neck pain.
Dr. Patel is an active member in the American Medical Association, American Society of Regional Anesthesia, American Pain Society, and the American Academy of Pain Medicine.
Dr. Amish Paters mission is to provide compassionate, innovative, and comprehensive care to all of his patients. He understands that pain is a multifaceted problem, which requires the utilization of a multidisciplinary treatment plan. He strives to treat all of his patients on an individual basis and guide them to becoming more productive and functional.
Sunavo Dasgupta, MD
Fellowship – Pain Management
- University of Michigan Health Systems-Ann Arbor, Ml
Residency – Anesthesiology
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania-Philadelphia, PA
Medical School
- Medical College of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, WI
Undergraduate
- Medical College of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI
Sunavo Dasgupta, MD, is a Fellowship Trained interventional Pain Physician and Double Board Certified Anesthesiologist. He serves as co-director of the MacNeal Hospital Pain Clinic. He received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin, and completed his anesthesia residency at the University of Pennsylvania, one of the top anesthesia programs in the country. He then went on to successfully complete his interventional pain fellowship at the University of Michigan, one of the top fellowship programs in the country.
He has presented abstracts at the American Society of Regional Anesthesiologists conference, the largest and most prestigious conference for pain physicians. He has been invited to lecture at multiple grand rounds on topics ranging from novel intubation techniques to peripheral nerve catheter use in the treatment of CRPS. His research has focused on the use of peripheral field stimulation in the treatment of occipital neuralgia. Most recently he was published in the distinguished medical journal Anesthesia and Analgesia for his work in helping to improve patient pain control in thepost operative period.
Dr. Dasgupta is a firm believer in the multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of pain. He believes that the treatment of pain is not always accomplished with a needle or scalpel. There are many facets to each patient’s pain that must all be addressed. Every patient is different and Dr. Dasgupta treats each patient as an individual, helping them to lead more productive, functional, and enjoyable lives.
Dr. Dasgupta is expertly trained in the treatment of both acute and chronic pain. His clinical interests include: spinalcord stimulation headache/ cervicalgia treatment, CRPS, and peripheral field stimulation.
Asma Asif, MD
- Fellowship – Chronic Pain Management - Wayne State University School of Medicine – DMC – Detroit, Ml
- Residency – Anesthesiology - Wayne State University School of Medicine – HFHS – Detroit, Ml
- Graduate School – MBA - Loyola University Chicago Graduate School of Business – Chicago, IL
- Medical School - Chicago Medical School – Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science – North Chicago, IL
- Undergraduate - Loyola University Chicago – Chicago, IL
Asma Asif, MD MBA is a Fellowship Trained Interventional Pain Physician and Board Eligible in Anesthesiology and Chronic Pain Medicine. She joined Premiere Pain & Spine in May 2019. She attended Chicago Medical School - RFUMS at North Chicago to obtain her Medical Degree and then subsequently went to Wayne State University School of Medicine – Henry Ford Health System to complete her Anesthesiology Residency. She then went on to successfully complete her Interventional Pain Medicine fellowship at Wayne State University School of Medicine – Detroit Medical Center.
Dr. Asif has published multiple articles in major national and international journals focused on anesthesia and pain management. Dr. Asif was also invited to author two chapters in a recently published book titled "Consults in Obstetric Anesthesiology." Dr. Asif has also presented multiple abstracts at national conferences such as American Society of Regional Anesthesiologists, Association of University Anesthesiologists, and New York State Society of Anesthesiologists. Dr Asif continues to be involved in number of clinical research trials focusing on discovering modern resources in treating conditions such as CRPS and post-laminectomy syndrome.
Dr. Asif recognizes that pain is very complex and believes in utilizing a multidisciplinary approach in providing care to all her patients by incorporating multiple treatment modalities and collaborating with other health care professionals to design an individualized treatment plan. Dr. Asif's mission is to incorporate her training in both acute and chronic pain to provide compassionate, innovative and comprehensive care to maximize patient's potential and restoring quality of life. Her clinical interests include: musculoskeletal pain, neuropathic pain, chronic regional pain syndrome, headaches, neuromodulation with spinal cord stimulation, and regenerative medicine with platelet rich plasma and stem cell therapy.
Omar Said, MD
Fellowship- Pain Management
- The Cleveland Clinic- Cleveland, OH
Residency- Anesthesiology
- Rush University Medical Center- Chicago, IL
Internship- General Surgery
- Saint Joseph’s Hospital- Chicago, IL
Medical School
- Rosalind Franklin University- Chicago, IL
Undergraduate
- Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Omar Said, MD, is a Fellowship Trained International Pain Physician and Double Board Certified Anesthesiologist. Dr. Said completed his anesthesia residency at Rush University Medical Center. At Rush, he was recognized with the Robert D. Dripps, MD Memorial Award for Most Outstanding Resident presented to the graduating resident who has displayed the most outstanding clinical and academic performance. He was also presented with the Katalin Selmeczi, MD Memorial Award for Humanism presented annually to the resident who embodies spirit, humanism, devotion and courage. Upon completion of his residency, Dr. Said successfully completed an interventional pain management fellowship at The Cleveland Clinic. At the conclusion of his training, he was again recognized with The Ethelee Smith, MD award for Most Outstanding Fellow.
Dr. Said hopes to incorporate his advanced training to provide the best overall patient experience. His mission centers around honesty and collaboration. He believes in instituting a system where the patient, physician, and medical staff work to clearly identify the source of the patient’s pain and then establish a clear treatment plan.
His clinical interests include: acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain, neuropathic pain, neuromodulation with spinal cord stimulation, cancer pain, and regenerative medicine with platelet-rich plasma and stem cell therapy
Rachel Eldersveld, PA-C
- Wichita State University - Wichita, KS
- Michigan State University - East Lansing, MI
Rachel Eldersveld is a Board Certified Physician Assistant through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). She is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) and Phi Alpha, the national honor society for physician assistants.
Rachel graduated from the physician assistant program at Wichita State where she developed a passion for working with patients with musculoskeletal complaints. Prior to becoming a physician assistant, she spent four years working in the Behavioral Health field and developed compassionate listening skills. She looks forward to building collaborative relationships with her patients.
Rachel understands the importance of implementing a team based treatment plan that includes insight from the physicians, medical staff, and the patient themselves.
She is focused on patient education with hopes to help her patients understand their pain as well as implementing multimodal treatment options.
Rachel is excited to be working with a great team at Premier Pain and Spine. Her main goal is to improve her patient’s function and quality of life. Her clinical interests include acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain, neuropathic pain, and migraine headaches.
Courtney Hanson, PA-C
Courtney Hanson is a Board Certified Physician Assistant through the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA).
Prior to becoming a physician assistant, she spent 2 years working in the Physical Therapy specialty and advanced her knowledge of kinesiology. Courtney has a close affiliation with pain management and PRP therapy after working as a Medical Assistant at a pain management clinic prior to graduating with her Masters. Recently Courtney practiced as a neurosurgery physician assistant implementing cutting-edge treatments for patients in the hospital.
Courtney is highly attentive to regenerative medicine and the services offered by Premier Pain and Spine; she looks forward to connecting with each one of her patients and collaborating to offer the best treatment option.
Rhiannon Mazenis, PA-C
Master in Medical Science
- St Francis University in Pennsylvania
Bachelors of Science in Psychology
- Loyola University
I grew up in Chicago. I attended Loyola University from 1997-2001 and received a Bachelors of Science in Psychology. From 2003-2005, I completed the Malcolm X College/John H Stroger Physician Assistant Program and received my Associates in Physician Assistant studies and then completed my Masters in Medical Science from St Francis University in Pennsylvania. I have worked for the past 13 years in GI and looking forward to learning a new specialty. I am hoping to be able to use the skills that I have learned over the years to help our team in every possible way. I look forward to getting to know our patients and being able to help them effectively manage their chronic conditions and improve their overall quality of life. I currently live in the northwest suburbs with my husband and 2 daughters(7 and 9). I enjoy reading, cooking and outdoor activities with my family.