Practice Information

Short Biography:

  • Dr. Michael Fakhry is an Interventional Pain Management Specialist who is dual board-certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. A native of central New Jersey, Dr. Fakhry was accepted into the accelerated BA/MD joint program with Rutgers University and Rutgers Medical School. He completed his residency in Anesthesiology at the prestigious NYU Medical Center in Manhattan where he was selected as Chief Resident and honored with the Dr. Miller Resident of the Year Award. Following his residency, he was selected to complete his fellowship in Interventional Pain Medicine at NYU where he trained at both academic and public hospitals, and also served our nation’s veterans at the Manhattan VA Hospital.
  • Dr. Fakhry is interested in treating a wide range of acute and chronic pain disorders including neck and low back pain, facet pain, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, sacroiliac (SI) joint pain, joint-related pain (knees, shoulders, hips, ankles, elbows), complex regional pain syndrome, and post-laminectomy pain syndrome. He will listen to each patient and develop an individualized diagnosis and treatment plan based on the patient’s history, physical examination, and diagnostic studies.
  • Dr. Fakhry has numerous research publications and has presented at national and international conferences, including his presentation on Platelet Rich Plasma and Stem Cells at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam as well as Epidural Steroid Injection Techniques at the SIMPAR Conference in Rome, Italy. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, exercising, sports, and charity work, as he travels annually to Windhoek, Namibia to volunteer his anesthesia and pain management services to the underserved. Dr. Fakhry’s well-rounded training background, participation in research, and dedication to treating each patient as a family member has been instrumental in helping his patients decrease pain, improve mobility, and increase their overall quality of life.

Education/Experience

  • Undergraduate: Rutgers University 2008
  • Medical School: Rutgers Medical School 2011
  • Internship: Internal Medicine- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital 2011-2012
  • Residency: Anesthesiology – NYU Medical Center 2012-2015
  • Fellowship: Pain Medicine – NYU Medical Center 2015-2016

Leadership Positions

  • Featured Pain Leaders
  • ASA

Organizations (Active Member)

  • Featured Pain Leaders

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