Dr. Stuart Kahn, MD, New York, NY, 10003

Dr. Stuart Kahn is a pain management specialist who diagnoses and treats painful conditions of the spine not requiring surgery. Through a multi-modality approach, Dr. Kahn assists acute and chronic pain patients with pain management.

Dr. Kahn joined Beth Israel in 1992 as the Physician in charge of the inpatient rehabilitation unit before moving on to lead ambulatory departments in physical medicine and rehabilitation. After becoming a pain management specialist, Dr. Kahn was named Director of Spine Pain & Rehabilitation at the Spine Institute in 1999.

Dr. Kahn is a board-certified physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with a subspecialty in Pain Management. Dr. Kahn’s foresight in studying acupuncture has expanded options for patients seeking pain management.

Over the past decade, Dr. Kahn has developed extensive expertise in non-operative interventional pain techniques for treatment of painful spine disorders. Dr. Kahn is experienced in pain management techniques such as epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections and intra-discal procedures.

Dr. Stuart Kahn is a Physiatrist at The Spine Institute of New York .

Type of Spine Care Professional

Physiatrist

Areas Served

New York and Surrounding States

Contact

Conditions and Treatments

Conditions

• Back pain
• Chronic pain
• Hip pain
• Knee pain
• Leg pain
• Lower back pain
• Neck pain
• Sciatica / radiculopathy
• Upper back pain

Treatments

• Acupuncture
• Epidural steroid injection - cervical
• Epidural steroid injection - lumbar
• Facet joint injections / blocks
• Injections
• Pain management
• Physical medicine & rehabilitation

Professional Affiliations

• American Academy of Pain Management
• American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• New York Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Physiatric Association of Spine, Sport, and Orthopedic Rehabilitation
• Society for Pain Practice Management

Certifications

• New York State Board for Medicine (Licensure)
• American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation – Pain Management
• American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
• New York State Acupuncture
• American Academy of Pain Management
• National Medical Board Exam
• DEA registration

Professional Distinctions

• Director Spine Institute Pain Rehabilitation, Beth Israel Medical Center
• Clinical Professor Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation