Semih Gungor, MD

Dr. Semih Gungor is a board-certified anesthesiologist who has specialized in pain medicine since 2001. Trained at Hospital for Special Surgery, Dr. Gungor returns with more than two years of experience as Faculty and Director of the Bellevue Pain Clinic at New York University Hospital, one of the largest pain clinics in the world. Dr. Gungor is the Medical Director of the HSS Ambulatory Pain Medicine Program and the Director of Pain Medicine Research in the Department of Anesthesiology.

He believes that each patient with a pain problem is unique and requires comprehensive assessment with only the highest quality of pain-focused medical care available to treat their pain condition. The most recent and advanced diagnostic technologies coupled with the latest and individualized medical, physiatric, psychological and interventional therapies can diagnose and treat patient conditions successfully. By providing timely, efficient and thorough care, Dr. Gungor's goal is to achieve the most optimal level of functionality for all patients.

Appointments

Assistant Attending Anesthesiologist; Director, Ambulatory Pain Medicine Program; Director, Pain Medicine Research, Hospital for Special Surgery
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Specialty

Anesthesiology
Musculoskeletal and Interventional Pain Management

Subspecialty

Pain Medicine

Special Expertise

Chronic Intractable Pain Problems
Non-Surgical Treatment of Spine-related Pain Problems
Back Pain
Neck Pain
Cervicogenic Headaches
Muscle Pain
Joint Pain
Neuropathic Pain
Extremity Pain
Postherpetic Neuralgia (Shingles)
RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) or CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome)
Phantom Limb Pain
Post Stroke Pain
Cancer Pain
Regional Anesthesia and its applications to Chronic Pain Management

Affiliations

American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA)
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)
International Spine Intervention Society (ISIS)
International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS)
Amecian Pain Society (APS)
New York State Society of Anesthesiologists (NYSSA)

Procedures

Interventional Techniques for Diagnosis and Treatment of Spine-related Pain Syndromes
Epidural Injections
Advanced Interventional Techniques such as Neurolytic and Radiofrequency Neuroablation
Discography
Minimally Invasive Intradiscal Techniques for the Treatment of Low Back Pain
Implantable Drug Delivery Systems
Spinal Cord Stimulators and other Neuromodulation Techniques

Specialized Centers

• HSS Rehabilitation Network
  

Languages

Turkish, Spanish

Education

MD, Hacettepe University, Faculty of  Medicine, Turkey, 1990

Internship

Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 1997

Residency

Weill Cornell Medical College, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Hospital for Special Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 2000

Fellowship

Quad-Institutional  Pain Medicine Fellowship Program, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 2001

Certification

American Board of Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology, Subspecialty Board Certification in Pain Medicine

State Licensure

New York  

Selected Publications

For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.

Selected Books/Chapters

Ngeow J., Gungor S., Sinav A.: “Nerve Blocks of the Lower Extremity.” In: Yao and Artusio’s Anesthesiology: Problem-Oriented Patient Management, Fifth Edition, 2003.

Selected Presentations

Current Review of Pain Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, CME Meeting, New York, NY, November 2007  

Research Interests

Evidence-based Medicine for Pain Management
Development of Novel Analgesics and New Modalities to Treat Intractable Chronic Pain
Regional Anesthesia and its Applications to Chronic Pain Management