Program Information
Duration of Fellowship: One year
Core Related Specialty: Anesthesiology, multidisciplinary
Fellowship in The Match®? Yes
Application Deadline: Per Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®)/National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®)
Number of Positions Available: 9
Salary: $77,131.00 (2024-2025)
Description
UPMC Pain Management is committed to the evaluation and treatment of the entire range of pain, disability, and rehabilitation problems, from infancy to old age, including end-of-life care. It offers an interdisciplinary team approach that includes dedicated professionals from various specialties including anesthesiology, neurology, psychiatry, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and psychology.
The anchor of the fellowship program is the strong didactic curriculum. This includes weekly Grand Rounds by board-certified faculty, a pain medicine board review series, as well as journal clubs and Morbidity and Mortality conferences. The program encompasses the full spectrum of clinical training, from spine pain interventional management to more complex interventional procedures such as spinal cord stimulation, interventional management of abdominal and pelvic pain, and interventional management of facial pain. Radiofrequency ablation techniques and ultrasound-guided procedures are also emphasized. A multimodal, multidisciplinary strategy of pain management is a key part of the program.
A second track is available for anesthesiology residents who are interested in conducting additional clinical research and receiving clinical research training. This program is a two-year track, where year one is dedicated to clinical research and year two is the traditional clinical pain fellowship training. A third option is available for physicians who are interested in pursuing clinical or basic science research for a longer period of time and receiving more extensive research training. This track combines the traditional one-year clinical training plus another two years of research funded in part by National Institutes of Health T32 programs. These exciting and innovative opportunities present fellows with multiple avenues to reach their career goals.
The fellowship program was a winner of the American Academy of Pain Medicine’s 2016 Pain Medicine Fellowship Excellence Award and is the only program in the country that has received a maximum five-year ACGME accreditation three consecutive times.
How to Apply
All applications to this program are to be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®)/National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®).
Apply here.
Applicant Interview Timeframe: May-June
Sponsored visas are offered for international applicants.
Contacts
UPMC Pain Management
Centre Commons
5750 Centre Ave., Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Phone: 405-271-4351
Fax: 405-271-8695
Website: http://www.pain.pitt.edu/pain-medicine-fellowship-program
Phone: 833-997-PAIN
Email: AnesEducation@upmc.edu
Program Director
Trent D. Emerick, MD, MBA
Program Director
Associate Program Director
Danielle Zheng, MD, PhD
Associate Program Director
Associate Program Director
Scott Brancolini, MD, MPH
Associate Program Director
Primary Contact (Coordinator)
Angela Schultz
Program Coordinator
Phone: 412-692-4528
Email: benvenutiam@upmc.edu
Participants
Participating Affiliated Faculty:
- Benedict Alter, MD, PhD
- Cheryl D. Bernstein, MD
- Peter Boateng, DO
- Scott A. Brancolini, MD, MPH
- Zongfu Chen, MD
- Michael Desciak, MD
- Trent D. Emerick, MD, MBA
- Edward K. Heres, MD
- Ryan Holden, MD
- Susan E. Jarquin, PhD, MBA
- Sean McDermott, MD
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Ajay Wasan, MD, MA, MSc
- Danielle Zheng, MD, PhD
Participating Hospitals:
- UPMC East
- UPMC Mercy
- UPMC Montefiore/Presbyterian
- UPMC Passavant
- UPMC Shadyside
- UPMC St. Margaret