Semih Gungor, MD

Anesthesiology, Pain Management, Spine

Semih Gungor, MD

Overview
Education
Publications
Research
For My Patients

Dr. Semih Gungor is board-certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine. He has specialized in pain management since 2001 and served as Faculty and Director of the Bellevue Pain Clinic at New York University Hospital prior to practicing at Hospital for Special Surgery. He believes that each patient’s condition is unique and requires comprehensive assessment with the highest quality of pain-focused medical care.

Dr. Gungor uses the most recent and advanced diagnostic technologies coupled with individualized medical, physiatric, psychological and interventional therapies to diagnose and treat patients successfully. By providing timely, efficient and thorough care, Dr. Gungor's goal is to alleviate pain, increase quality of life and achieve the most optimal level of functionality for all patients.

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Appointments

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

Specialty

Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Management
Pain Management Division
Spine

Specialized Centers

Rehabilitation Network

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
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

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

Awards

Castle Connolly Top Doctors in New York Metro Area, 2016-2018
Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor, 2015-2018
New York Magazine Top Doctors, 2018

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)
American Pain Society (APS)
New York State Society of Anesthesiologists (NYSSA)

Languages

English, Turkish, Spanish

Insurance Information

Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO HMO POS
Blue Cross Blue Shield Pathway
Blue Cross Blue Shield Pathway Enhanced
Cigna
Connecticare
Emblem Selectcare
HIP
Medicare
Oxford
Oxford Medicare
United Healthcare
United Healthcare Compass

Please do not hesitate to contact our office if you have questions regarding your insurance coverage. You may still have coverage subject to the availability of 'out-of-network' benefits.

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Dr. Gungor accepts the following insurance plans:

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If you do not wish to go out-of-network, our Physician Referral Service will help you find an appropriate doctor.

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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, New Jersey

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.

For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.

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

Clinical Trials

Chronic Pain Registry

Office Information