Rochester General Hospital
Pain & Symptom Management Center
Contact Information
Pain & Symptom Management Center
Rochester General Hospital
Medical Office Building, Suite
1415 Portland Avenue
Rochester, NY 14621
General Information and Referrals: (585) 922-3576
Description
Many patients suffer from chronic pain, whether it’s caused by a back injury, cancer or countless other conditions. In fact, unrelenting pain is second only to the common cold as a cause for a visit to the doctor. Chronic pain can seriously affect the quality of life for patients and their families.
Today, however, many effective treatments are available to fight the physical and psychological effects of chronic pain. These require a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to treatment.
The Rochester General Hospital Pain and Symptom Management Center, which was established in 1994, provides a wide array of treatments and services to help patients suffering from many different conditions that cause chronic pain. The Center uses a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach to help patients gain control over their pain and improve the quality of their lives.
Common Painful Conditions
The Pain & Symptom Management Center treats chronic pain resulting from a wide variety of illnesses and injuries, including:
- Arthritis
- Cancer
- Back and neck injuries
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Post herpetic neuralgia (shingles)
- Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Syndromes
- Neuropathies
- Headache
- Pelvic disorders
- Post-trauma pain
- Phantom limb pain
- Facial pain
Services
Whether it’s injection or nerve-block therapy, medication, or pain management it's provided under the direction of the Rochester General Pain & Symptom Management Center’s board-certified anesthesiologists. The physicians have completed training in pain management. Services offered by the Center include:
- Medication management
- Diagnostic, therapeutic and neurolytic nerve blocks
- Subarachnoid and epidural opioid infusion systems
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Nucleoplasty
- Coordination of referrals to other services such as physical therapy, work hardening or psychological therapy for pain management, acupuncturist, chiropractor
A Team Approach
Diagnosing and managing pain requires a complete understanding of each patient’s history as well as a knowledge of other health-related disciplines. The team members collaborate with other professionals, including referring physicians, physical therapists, pharmacists, psychologists, oncologists, social workers, home care and compensation nurses to develop the best approach to relieve pain.
Whether it’s injection or nerve-block therapy, medication, pain management is provided under the direction of the Center’s board-certified anesthesiologists. The physicians have completed training in pain management.
Our Providers
Gilbert Proper, MD, Medical Director
Board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Management; advanced fellowship training in chronic and cancer pain management at the University of Rochester. Dr. Proper is the cofounder of the Rochester General Pain & Symptom Management Center.
Hope Monje, BSN, RN -- Administrative Clinical Leader; Board Certified in Pain Management Nursing.
JoMarcia Franck, RN
Together Hope and JoMarcia work with Dr. Proper to provide comprehensive care and education to their patients.
Eric Dotson, MD
Board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Management; advanced fellowship training in chronic and cancer pain management at University of Rochester.
Carol Tymoch, BSN, RN -- Carol works with Dr. Dotson to provide comprehensive care and education to their patients.
S. Giriyappa, MD
Board certified in Anesthesiology; American Board of Pain Management Training at the Albany Medical Center specializing in cancer and chronic pain.
Mary Halpainy, BSN, RN -- Mary works with Dr. Giriyappa to provide comprehensive care and education to their patients.
