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We offer a wide variety of treatment options personalized to your needs.
Read moreThe Pain Center of West Virginia is a premier facility offering a multi-disciplinary approach to treating pain. The Pain Center offers both interventional and non-interventional treatments for chronic and acute pain in a caring, patient-centered environment. At the time of you your initial evaluation, you will receive a thorough evaluation including physical examination and review of any pertinent imaging you have had performed. We will then review your physical findings with you and devise a treatment plan aimed at decreasing your pain and improving your functional mobility and quality of life.
Dr. Baksh sees new patients by referral only. Referral may come from your primary care doctor or specialist treating you. Once we receive a referral from your doctor, we will request copies of all of the medical records pertaining to the problem for which you are seeking treatment.
Dr. Baksh reviews all of this material in order to determine if he can help you. Until Dr. Baksh has all of your records, this decision cannot be made. You may be able to speed up the process by making the request to have your doctor release your records to Dr. Baksh, and signing a Release of Medical Information consent form.
Dr. Baksh has a policy regarding the prescribing of controlled substances, and every patient who receives a prescription for controlled substances needs to read and sign an agreement regarding these medications. The agreement can be viewed in the Patient Welcome Pack. Not all patients are candidates for this type of medication, and not all patients will benefit by this type of medication. Each patient will be evaluated on an individualized basis and some may not be a candidate for this type of treatment.
In order to protect your health and Dr. Baksh's prescribing ability, patients are monitored very closely for possible addiction, abuse, and diversion. This monitoring may include frequent follow-up office visits, urine drug screening, and the sharing of medical records between your physicians and your pharmacies. You should not expect to receive a prescription for a controlled substance at your first visit, and Dr. Baksh reserves the right to not take over the prescribing of controlled substances from other physicians on a case by case basis.
Please call (304) 263-6165 or referrals may be faxed to (304) 263-6536.
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He completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Baylor College of Medicine/University of Texas in Houston, Texas and is board certified in Physiatry. He later trained in an ACGME accredited pain fellowship at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. Prior to his medical training, Dr. Baksh earned his Bachelor's degree at James Madison University in Kinesiology where he also lettered in baseball. He would later play professionally in the New York Yankees organization before attending and receiving his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA...
Radiologic Technologist - registered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists; also holding an Associates of Applied Science in Business Previous work history includes direct patient care in hospital and surgical settings since 2009. Concentrated for the last four years in Pain Management.