An accurate diagnosis is critical to treating and managing chronic pain. The Department of Pain Management begins with an interdisciplinary approach, personalized to meet patients' needs.
Meet the Pain Management Team
Several specialists ask patients questions about their pain and medical history to determine their strengths, abilities, needs and preferences. Depending upon their particular needs, patients may meet with a pain anesthesiologist, psychiatrist, psychologist, physical therapist or occupational therapist. Patients who need to meet with any other specialist can be referred.
Patients may have to answer some of the same questions when meeting with each team member. Although the questions are similar, each specialist is concerned with a specific aspect of the patient's health and will gain a different perspective of a patient's condition. A patient's responses help team members determine the right course of treatment.
After each specialist has met with a patient, they meet together to discuss the evaluation results. Together they will decide the best treatment approach to get patients back on the road to recovery.
Richard W. Rosenquist, MD
Chairman, Department of Pain Management
Main Campus Pain Management Center
216.445.8388
Daoud, Emad, MD, PhD
Vice-Chairman Westside
Director, Lutheran Pain Management Center
216.363.2391
Director, Westlake Pain Management Center
440.835.8233
Lakewood Pain Management Center
216.529.7354
Dews, Teresa, MD
Vice-Chairman Eastside
Director, Chagrin Falls Pain Management Center
440.893.9393
Director, Hillcrest Pain Management Center
440.312.7246
Stanton-Hicks, Michael, MD
Main Campus Pain Management Center
216.444.7246
Berenger, Philippe, MD
Main Campus Pain Management Center
216.444.7246
Lorain Pain Management Center
440.204.7400
Avon Lake Pain Management Center
440.930.6800
Cheng, Jianguo, MD, PhD
Director, Pain Medicine Fellowship Program
Main Campus Pain Management Center
216.444.7246
Girgis, George, DO
Main Campus Pain Management Center
216.444.7246
Lorain Pain Management Center
440.204.7400
South Pointe Pain Management Center
216.491.6433
Grimm, Kenneth, DO
Director, Strongsville Pain Management Center
440.878.2500
Lorain Pain Management Center
440.204.7400
Hill, John, MD
Ashtabula Pain Management Center at Ashtabula County Medical Center
440.997.6700
Kapural, Leonardo, MD, PhD
Main Campus Pain Management Center
216.444.7246
Laham, Riad, MD
Hillcrest Pain Management Center
440.312.7246
Mathews, Manu MD
Main Campus Pain Management Center
216.444.7246
Minzter, Beth, MD
Main Campus Pain Management Center
Taussig Cancer Institute
216.444.7246
Nageeb, Fady, MD
Lakewood Pain Management Center
216.529.7354
South Pointe Pain Management Center
216.491.6433
Ningegowda, Lokesh, MD
Main Campus Pain Management Center
216.444.7246
Marymount Pain Management Center
216.692.7543
South Pointe Pain Management Center
216.491.6433
Twinsburg Pain Management Center
330.425.2266
Rhudy, Timothy, MS, LAc/Acupuncturist
Beachwood Pain Management Center
216.839.3000
Hillcrest Pain Management Center
440.312.7246
Solon Pain Management Center
440.519.6925
Ritchey, Michael, MD
Pain Management Department, Acute Pain Management
216.444.2728
Saeed, Pasha, MD
Director, Euclid Pain Management Center
216.692.7543
Willoughby Hills Pain Management Center
440.943.2500
Samuel, Samuel, MD
Main Campus Pain Management Center
216.444.7246
Director, Broadview Heights Pain Management Center
216.986.4000
Director, Marymount Pain Management Center
216.587.8830
Shen, Hong, MD
Hillcrest Pain Management Center
440.312.7246
Lutheran Pain Management Center
216.363.2391
Soloman, Marc, MD
Elyria (Chestnut Commons) Pain Management Center
440.366.9444
Main Campus Pain Management Center
216.445.7370
Marymount Pain Management Center
216.587.8830
Vrooman, Bruce, MD
Main Campus Pain Management Center
216.444.7246
Beachwood Pain Management Center
216.839.3000
Welches, William, DO, PhD
Euclid Pain Management Center
216.692.7543
South Pointe Pain Management Center
216.491.7338
Yonan, Sameh, MD
Director, Brunswick Pain Management Center
330.225.8886
Hillcrest Pain Management Center
440.312.7246
Director, Medina Pain Management Center
330.225.8886
Director, Willoughby Hills Pain Management Center
440.943.2500