Shafi Khalid, M.D., DABPN, FIPP
San Diego Pain Consultants, Inc
15725 Pomerado Road, Suite 105
Poway , CA 92064
858.485.7246
www.sdpain.org
Dr. Shafi Khalid is board-certified in pain medicine and a fellow of interventional pain practice. He completed his undergraduate studies at Dhaka College in Bangladesh ; achieved his medical degree at Mymensingh Medical College in Bangladesh ; and earned his diploma in clinical neurology at the Institute of Neurology , University of London , in the United Kingdom . Dr. Khalid completed his internship and residencies in internal medicine at Flushing Hospital Medical Center in New York , followed by a fellowship in geriatric medicine at Montefiore Medical Center , also in New York .
Dr. Khalid has devoted the last nine years of his medical practice to the field of pain medicine, including his work as a solo pain practitioner in Texas , and former assistant professor in the anesthesiology department at Texas Tech University Health Science Center . He opened his current practice in Poway in June of 2006.
Dr. Khalid uses a multidisciplinary team approach to promote treatment and services for patients suffering from pain – providing cost effective, conscientious and accountable interventional pain management. Common pain disorders diagnosed and treated in his office include back and neck pain, headache/facial pain, neuropathic pain, CRPS, abdominal/pelvic pain and many more.
All procedures are guided by fluoroscopy in a state of the art procedure room. Common interventional procedure offered are:
• Medial Branch Block
• Radiofrequency ablations
• Epidural Injections
• Transforaminal injections
• Sympathetic block
• Discography
• Trigeminal and Sphenopalatine Blocks
• Spinal cord stimulators
Blunt needle techniques are used when appropriate to minimize the risk of complication.
Office is open from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, and call center coverage available 24/7 for patients and healthcare professionals |
