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Dr. Danesh is a Professor and Director of Outpatient 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, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. and Castle Connolly Top Doctor Award in 2021 and 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025
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
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English
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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
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About Me
Dr. Danesh is a Professor and Director of Outpatient 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, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. and Castle Connolly Top Doctor Award in 2021 and 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025
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
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Mount Sinai Doctors - 200 West 57th Street200 West 57th Street, New York, NY, 10019
1199 SEIU
AETNA - Commercial
AETNA - Medicare
CIGNA Healthcare
Centivo
EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
Horizon NJ
Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
United Health Care - Commercial
United Health Care - Oxford Care
United Health Care - Top Tier
Mount Sinai Doctors - 5 East 98th St5 East 98th St, 6th floor, New York, NY, 10029
1199 SEIU
AETNA - Commercial
AETNA - Medicare
CIGNA Healthcare
Centivo
EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
Horizon NJ
Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
United Health Care - Commercial
United Health Care - Oxford Care
United Health Care - Top Tier
Mount Sinai Doctors - 200 West 57th Street200 West 57th Street, New York, NY, 10019
1199 SEIU
AETNA - Commercial
AETNA - Medicare
CIGNA Healthcare
Centivo
EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
Horizon NJ
Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
United Health Care - Commercial
United Health Care - Oxford Care
United Health Care - Top Tier
Mount Sinai Doctors - 5 East 98th St5 East 98th St, 6th floor, New York, NY, 10029
1199 SEIU
AETNA - Commercial
AETNA - Medicare
CIGNA Healthcare
Centivo
EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
Horizon NJ
Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
United Health Care - Commercial
United Health Care - Oxford Care
United Health Care - Top Tier
1199 SEIU
AETNA - Commercial
AETNA - Medicare
CIGNA Healthcare
Centivo
EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
Horizon NJ
Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
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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.
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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.