Efime Popovitz, MD
- Pain Management Specialist
- Dual Board Certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Dr. Efime Popovitz is a specialist in pain management who is dual board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. A native of Queens, NY, Dr. Popovitz attended the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, a 7 year BS/MD program at the City College of New York. He then went on to complete both his anesthesiology residency and pain fellowship training at Yale School of Medicine. His fellowship training provided valuable experience in managing acute and chronic pain conditions using a multidisciplinary and multimodal approach. He has been involved in efforts to improve pain education amongst clinicians and has presented at several national conferences in anesthesiology and pain medicine.
Dr. Popovitz’s expertise involves the management of chronic pain conditions ranging from back and neck pain to hip, knee and shoulder pain. He is skilled in both fluoroscopic and ultrasound guided procedures. Given the complexity of managing chronic pain, Dr. Popovitz understands the importance of individualizing a treatment plan while using a holistic and empathetic approach that balances medication management, procedural interventions and complimentary/alternative therapies (such as acupuncture and physical therapy).
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
- Ankle Injuries / Sprain
- Arthritis
- Back Pain
- Back Problems
- Bursitis
- Chronic Migraine
- Cortisone Shots
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Electromyograph (EMG)
- Epidural Injections
- Herniated Disc
- Hip Problems
- Joint Injection
- Knee Injury
- Lower Back Pain / Lumbago
- Muscle Spasm
- Muscle Strain
- Neck Deformation / Torticollis
- Neck Pain
- Pain Management
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Pain
- Sciatica
- Shoulder Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformation / Scoliosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Sports Injury
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Tailbone Pain
- Tingling / Numbness
- Trigger Finger
- Trigger Point Injection
- Wrist Pain
CREDENTIALS
Faculty & Facilities
- New York Bone & Joint Specialists
Certifications & Memberships
- American Board of Anesthesiology
- Pain Medicine (American Board of Anesthesiology)
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Fellowship: Pain Medicine
- Yale School of Medicine
Residency: Anesthesiology
- Yale School of Medicine
Education
- Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education - City College of New York
- Yale School of Medicine
