Michael Gofeld, MD, PhD, FRCPC (Pain Med)

Current Practice:

Staff Physician, Pain Clinic, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto

Pain Physician, Wilderman Pain Clinic, Thornhill

Pain Physician, Silver Centre for Pain Care, North York

Professional Societies:

World Academy of Pain Medicine Ultrasonography

World Institute of Pain

Founder of Interventional Pain Special Interest Group: Canadian Pain Society

Academic Activities

Section Editor: Current Headache and Pain Reports

Associate Editor: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Pain Practice

Peer-Reviewed Publications: 47

Book Chapters: 40

Experience:
Clinical: Neuromodulation, musculoskeletal and neurological diagnostic and procedural ultrasonography, radiofrequency, vertebral augmentation, spinal injections, regenerative medicine, craniofacial pain, advanced imaging (high-frequency ultrasound, CT, navigation)
Education: medical student curriculum, chronic pain fellowship, CME events
Research: preclinical and clinical studies including multicenter trials, patient-oriented research.
Administration: Chronic pain clinic protocols, design and maintenance of triage and clinic database, quality improvement projects
Research Interests:
Clinical anatomy, peripheral nerve stimulation, novel image-guided approaches, outcomes of chronic pain management
Clinical Expertise:

Regenerative medicine (musculoskeletal and spine)
Non-surgical treatment of osteoarthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions, nerve injuries, sport injuries, craniofacial pain and headaches
Innovative medical methods and risk mitigation