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    Robert Chow, MD

    Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
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    Division Chief, Outpatient Pain Service, Anesthesiology

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    Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

    Division Chief, Outpatient Pain Service, Anesthesiology

    Biography

    Robert Chow, MD, is an anesthesiologist that specializes in interventional pain management. Dr. Chow completed his residency in anesthesiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. He then went on to complete his fellowship in interventional pain medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He is interested in exploring any and all modalities of treatment that can help his patients.

    Dr. Chow was drawn to anesthesiology as a field that uniquely combines tailored individual care, precision, empathy, and the ability to rapidly develop rapport with patients. He was inspired by the role anesthesiologists play in not only ensuring patient safety during surgery but also in supporting patients through some of their most challenging times.

    After working closely with patients in acute pain, he realized that chronic pain should not be overlooked due to its profound impact on quality of life. In pain medicine he found the opportunity to help patients regain mobility, improve their function and enhance their well-being.

    Pain medicine has allowed Dr. Chow to blend the science of medicine and the art of healing. These tools give him the privilege to take care of patients with a variety of challenging pain concerns.

    His specific fields of interest include treating long COVID-19 symptoms of anosmia, trigeminal neuralgia, headache and peripheral neuropathy. Dr. Chow has a particular interest in peripheral nerve stimulation and spinal cord stimulation. In addition, he performs joint injections, spine injections, radiofrequency ablations and more.


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    Brigham and Women's Hospital (2015)
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    Icahn School of Medicine (2014)
    MD
    University of Virginia School of Medicine (2010)
    BS
    Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering (2005)

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    Robert Chow, MD, is an anesthesiologist specializing in interventional pain management.

    He treats Long COVID symptoms, including anosmia (loss of smell), trigeminal neuralgia (a chronic pain condition affecting the trigeminal nerve in the face), headaches, and peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage causing pain or numbness).

    Dr. Chow has a particular interest in peripheral nerve stimulation and spinal cord stimulation, and he performs joint injections, spine injections, radiofrequency ablations and more.

    Pain medicine has allowed Dr. Chow to blend the science of medicine and the art of healing, combining precision, empathy, and rapidly developing rapport with patients. He is inspired by the role anesthesiologists play, both in ensuring patient safety during surgery and in supporting patients through some of their most challenging times.

    “After working closely with patients in acute pain, I realized that chronic pain has a profound impact on quality of life,” he says. “In pain medicine, I found the opportunity to help patients regain mobility, improve their function and enhance their well-being.”

    Dr. Chow completed his medical degree at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He underwent his residency in anesthesiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, followed by a fellowship in interventional pain medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He is an assistant professor of anesthesiology at Yale School of Medicine.

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    Anesthesiology; Acute Pain

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    • Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology)

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      AB of Anesthesiology
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      2015
    • Anesthesiology

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      AB of Anesthesiology
      Original Certification Date
      2015

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