Pain Medicine Fellowship

Raj Swain, MD

Fellowship Director 

The pain medicine fellowship is a 12-month program (July 1 - June 30) fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). One position is offered each year, and provides training in acute and chronic non-cancer pain, acute and chronic cancer pain, and pediatric pain. The fellowship, under the leadership of Raj Swain, MD, fellowship director, offers a comprehensive and diverse opportunity to train at a world-class medical center.

This integrated, multidisciplinary pain medicine fellowship is focused at the OSU Comprehensive Spine Center, which opened in September 2005 and is co-directed by Steven Severyn, MD, MBA (Anesthesiology) and Stephen Woods, MD (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation). The OSU Comprehensive Spine Center is a collaborative effort involving the departments of Orthopedics, Neurology, Anesthesiology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Over 4,500 patients are evaluated annually with all surgical procedures performed at OSUMC.

Training Sites

• The Ohio State University Comprehensive Spine Center at CarePoint East
  543 Taylor Avenue, Suite 1074 
  Columbus, OH 43203.
   
• Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University
  410 West 10th Avenue
  Columbus, OH 43210.
   
• University Hospital East
  1492 E. Broad St.
  Columbus, OH 43205.
   
• Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
  Department of Anesthesiology
  Division of Pain Management
  3333 Burnet Avenue
  Cincinnati, OH 45229.

Prerequisites

The trainee must successfully complete a 4-year accredited residency program in one of the following specialties prior to being accepted into the pain medicine fellowship:

• Anesthesiology.

• Neurology.

• Psychiatry.

• PM&R.

Application

To apply for a pain medicine fellowship, please submit a completed application, a current CV, USMLE / COMLEX scores and three letters of recommendation to Marsha Curtis-Kuno.

Meet the Pain Medicine Fellows

Learn more about the background and future plans of our pain medicine Fellows.