About Dr. Gungor
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.
Departments
Specialized Centers
HSS Center for Regenerative Medicine
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
Patient Stories
Insurance
Please call our office if you have questions regarding your insurance coverage. If you have out of network benefits, then your insurance may reimburse you for a portion of your office visit. We will work with you and your insurance to minimize your out-of-pocket costs. Financial assistance may be available for patients in need.
Credentials
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
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)
Certification
American Board of Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology, Subspecialty Board Certification in Pain Medicine
Awards
Castle Connolly Top Doctors in New York Metro Area, 2016-2022
Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor, 2015-2020
New York Magazine Top Doctors, 2018-2022
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
State Licensure
Languages
English, Turkish, Spanish
For My Patients
Office Information
My office is located at:
Pain Management Center
429 East 75th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10021
Tel. 212.774.2176
Fax. 646.797.8595
Office Hours:
Monday 1:30pm – 3pm
Tuesday 9am – 12pm
Wednesday 9am – 12pm
Thursday 9am – 3pm
Friday 10:30am – 2pm
Operating Room Hours:
Monday 8am – 12:30pm
Tuesday 12:30pm – 5pm
Public Transportation Directions
HSS Map - Main Campus
Your First Visit
Instructions to patients:
Please bring the following documents with you to your first appointment:
- All insurance ID cards
- Notes from physicians that are currently treating or have previously treated you for this problem
- Reports and films for all MRIs, CT scans, and X-rays taken for this problem
- A complete list of all medications you are currently taking
- The completed Pain Management Center Questionnaire
Publications by Dr. Gungor
Blog Posts
For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.
Research
Research Interests
Evidence-based Medicine for Pain ManagementDevelopment of Novel Analgesics and New Modalities to Treat Intractable Chronic Pain
Regional Anesthesia and its Applications to Chronic Pain Management
Clinical Trials
Industry Relationships
Industry Relationships
One of the goals of HSS is to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, and related disciplines for the benefit of patients. Physicians at HSS may collaborate with outside companies for education, research and medical advances. HSS supports this collaboration in order to foster medical breakthroughs; however HSS also believes that these collaborations must be disclosed.
As part of the disclosure process, this website lists physician collaborations with outside companies. The disclosures are provided by information provided by the physician and other sources and are updated regularly. Further information may be available on individual company websites.
Below are the healthcare industry relationships reported by Dr. Gungor as of December 05, 2019.
- Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory - Editorial Board Member
- Journal of Anesthesiology and Reanimation Specialists Society - Editorial Board Member
By disclosing the collaborations of HSS physicians with industry on this website, HSS and its physicians make this information available to their patients and the public, thus creating a transparent environment for those who are interested in this information. Further, the HSS Conflicts of Interest Policy does not permit physicians to collect royalties on products developed by him/her that are used on patients at HSS.
Patients should feel free to ask their HSS physicians questions about these relationships.