Houman Danesh
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Houman Danesh, MD

Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Pain Management

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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
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, ASSOCIATE 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