Houman Danesh - Pain Management | Mount Sinai

About Me

Dr. Danesh is the Director of Integrative Pain management at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Danesh’s background as a physiatrist and his approach to pain management provide an individualized integrative approach to helping patients in pain. He evaluates musclar imbalances which may be the underlying issue leading to herniated disc, headaches, neck pain and back pain.

Dr. Danesh was named a New York Times Rising Star Best Doctor award in 2018, 2019 and 2020. New York Times Super Doctor Award in 2021 and 2022. and Castle Connolly Top Doctor Award in 2021 and 2022

He has appeared in over 100 media outelts including Good Morning America, The Today Show, CBS News, ABC news, Fox5 News, NY1 and others.

He has also been cited in the New York Times, Bloomberg news, Everyday Health, Shape Magazine, Men's Health, US News and World Report.

Keywords: PAIN MANAGEMENT, INTERVENTIONAL HEADACHE, NECK PAIN, MIGRAINE, TMJ PAIN, LOWER BACK PAIN, LOW BACK PAIN, UPPER BACK PAIN, SHOULDER PAIN, EPIDURAL INJECTION, FACET JOINT INJECTION, MEDIAL BRANCH BLOCKS, RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION, TRIGGER POINT INJECTION, NERVE BLOCK

Language

English

Position

PROFESSOR | Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, PROFESSOR | Rehabilitation and Human Performance

Hospital Affiliations

Mount Sinai Morningside
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
The Derfner Foundation Ambulatory Surgery Center
Mount Sinai Brooklyn
Mount Sinai Queens
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Mount Sinai West

Clinical Focus

Acupuncture
Botulinum Toxin
Bursitis
Chronic Neck Pain
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Golf Elbow
Headache
Herniated Disk

Education

MD, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical School

Internship, Internal Medicine

Long Island College Hospital

Residency, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai

Fellowship, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai

Certifications

American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehab

Locations

Mount Sinai Doctors - 5 East 98th St

5 East 98th St, 6th floor, New York, NY, 10029

212-241-6372

Mount Sinai Doctors - 200 West 57th Street

200 West 57th Street, New York, NY, 10019

212-523-6357

Insurance Information

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Mount Sinai Doctors - 5 East 98th St5 East 98th St, 6th floor, New York, NY, 10029

Mount Sinai Doctors - 200 West 57th Street200 West 57th Street, New York, NY, 10019

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Publications

Publications:7

Selected Publications

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Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments

The Patient Experience Star Rating reflects our patients’ perception of how well their Mount Sinai provider communicated with them during an office visit. The Star Rating is based on patient responses to three questions on a patient experience survey, a standardized questionnaire sent to verified patients and distributed by a third party vendor, Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score.

Care Provider’s Explanation

4.7 out of 5

Care Provider’s Concern

4.7 out of 5

Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider

4.7 out of 5

Industry Relationships

Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.

Dr. Danesh has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.

Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.

Houman Danesh, MD

Pain Management

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

Clinical Focus

Video

Education

MD, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical School

Internship, Internal Medicine

Residency, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Fellowship, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

Certifications

American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehab

Locations

Mount Sinai Doctors - 5 East 98th St

Mount Sinai Doctors - 200 West 57th Street

Insurance Information

Publications

Selected Publications

Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments

Care Provider’s Explanation

Care Provider’s Concern

Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider

Industry Relationships

Houman Danesh, MD

Pain Management

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

Clinical Focus

Video

Education

MD, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical School

Internship, Internal Medicine

Residency, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Fellowship, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

Certifications

American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehab

Locations

Mount Sinai Doctors - 5 East 98th St

Mount Sinai Doctors - 200 West 57th Street

Insurance Information

Publications

Selected Publications

Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments ?

Care Provider’s Explanation

Care Provider’s Concern

Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider

Industry Relationships

Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments