Board-Certified Anesthesiologist & Pain Management Specialist
Dr. Abraham is a board-certified anesthesiologist and pain management specialist with over 20 years of experience serving patients in the New York area. He specializes in helping individuals overcome chronic pain, fibromyalgia, trauma-related pain, and nerve-related conditions through advanced, minimally invasive treatments.
Dr. Abraham is certified to perform specialized procedures such as the Intracept Procedure, Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) stimulation, Sacroiliac (SI) joint fixation, Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS), Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS), and regenerative treatments including PRP and biologics.
Education & Training:
• MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery), Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine, 2009
• Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt (Internship).
• Sound Shore Medical Center (Internship).
• Pennsylvania State University (Fellowship).
• Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Residency).
• Doctorate - Stony Brook Univ Health Sciences Center School Of Medicine.
• Bachelors Degree - SUNY Stony Brook.
Board Certifications:
• American Board of Anesthesiology, Subspecialty in Pain Management.
Professional memberships:
• American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.
• New York Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.
Services Offered:
• Advanced Procedures: SCS implantation (trial & permanent), DRG & PNS stimulation, Basivertebral Nerve Ablation (Intracept), Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD), SI Joint Fusion, Percutaneous Discectomy & Annuloplasty, Endoscopic Spine Procedures, Kyphoplasty/Vertebroplasty.
• Moderately Advanced Procedures: Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA), Sympathetic Blocks, Epidural Adhesiolysis (Racz Catheter), Diagnostic Nerve Blocks.
• Core Procedures: Epidural Steroid Injections, Facet Joint injections & Medial Branch Blocks, SI Joint Injections, Trigger Point Injections, Peripheral Joint & Bursa Injections, Occipital Nerve Blocks.
Practice Locations:
Hampton Bays, NY | Trumbull, CT | Bridgeport, CT
Languages Spoken:
English | Arabic | Chinese
Affiliations:
• The Hospital of Central Connecticut at New Britain General Campus.
• Windham Hospital.
• Griffin Hospital.
• Stamford Hospital.
Awards & Publications:
• A survey on teaching ultrasound-guided chronic pain procedures in pain medicine fellowship programs. Asaad B, Reinsel RA, DeVeaux E, Moten H, Durkin B. Pain Physician. 2014 Nov-Dec;17(6):E681-9.
• Conversational atrial tachycardia. Fan R, Reitano JM, Dervan JP, Iwai S, Almasry IO, Barbera SJ, Mehta V, Asaad B, Rashba EJ. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Dec 18;60(24):2561. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.04.065. No abstract available.
• Perioperative management for patients with complex regional pain syndrome. Asaad B, Glass P. Pain Manag. 2012 Nov;2(6):561-7. doi: 10.2217/pmt.12.62.
• The current role of ultrasound use in teaching regional anesthesia: a survey of residency programs in the United States. Helwani MA, Saied NN, Asaad B, Rasmussen S, Fingerman ME. Pain Med. 2012 Oct;13(10):1342-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01455.x. Epub 2012 Jul 30.
• Use of non-partitioned ventilator tubing results in dead-space ventilation hypercarbia. Asaad B, Helwani M, Wheeler DM, O'Connor MS. Respir Care. 2011 May;56(5):698-701. doi: 10.4187/respcare.01017. Epub 2011 Feb 10.
• Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesiology DVD. Asaad B, Tetzlaff, J. Review of Educational Material. Anesthesiology May 2009.
Health Plans:
• Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield.
• United Health Care.
• Cigna.
• Aetna.
• Medicare.
• Connecticut care.
• Humana.