About Us
Introducing a brand new state-of-the-art facility in Toronto, Canada. Our clinic is staffed by pain specialists with the highest level of training available in North America. Our doctors provide the most advanced evidence-based treatments to help improve your quality of life.
Our facility is equipped with the latest technology utilizing real-time x-ray and ultrasound guidance to provide the safest and most accurate interventions to treat your pain.
All of our doctors have residency training in Anesthesiology or Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. They have undergone ACGME accredited pain medicine fellowship training in world renowned hospitals in the United States.
Until recently, the vast majority of injections to treat pain in Canada have been performed without the availability of real-time x-ray and ultrasound guidance. There has also been a nation-wide shortage of board-certified pain medicine specialists in Canada. It is our mission to provide compassionate care to Canadians using the latest technology and advancements to treat chronic pain.
Following your initial consultation, our specialists will provide you with a comprehensive and individualized care plan using the latest interventional procedures, non-opioid based medications, and physical therapy. Most of our available treatments are OHIP insured services. We are committed to scheduling your consultation within 2 weeks of receiving a referral from your doctor.
Our Doctors
All of our doctors have residency training in Anesthesiology or Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. They have undergone ACGME accredited pain medicine fellowship training in world-renowned hospitals in the United States.
Andrea Wong, MD, DABA, DABAPM
Interventional Pain Management
Anesthesiology
Ali Mirdamadi, MD, FABPMR, FABPMRPM
Interventional Pain Management
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Nicole Khetani, MD, DABA, DABAPM
Interventional Pain Management Anesthesiology
Imrat Sohanpal, MD, FRCPC
Interventional Pain Management Anesthesiology
Andrea Wong , MD, DABA, DABAPM
Board Certifications
– Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology
– Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology – Pain Medicine
– College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario Recognized Specialist– Pain Medicine
Training
– ACGME Accredited Pain Medicine Fellowship
Case Western Reserve University – University Hospitals
Cleveland, OH USA
– ACGME Accredited Anesthesiology Internship and Residency
University of Kentucky – University of Kentucky Medical Center
Lexington, KY USA
Publications
– Advanced Procedures for Pain Management: A Step-by-Step Atlas
Chapter: 31: Intrathecal Drug Delivery: Medication Selection
Page 367 – 384
Andrea C. Wong and Salim M. Hayek
Editors: Sudhir Diwan, Timothy R. Deer. Springer Edition 1st, 2018
– Treatment of Chronic Pain Conditions: A Comprehensive Handbook
Chapter: 56: Polyanalgesic Consensus Conference (PACC) Guideline Statements
Page 201 – 204
Andrea C. Wong
Editors: Jason E. Pope, Timothy R. Deer. Springer Edition 1st, 2017
Imrat Sohanpal, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Sohanpal was trained in Anesthesia and Pain Medicine at the University College London Hospital, where he later worked as Consultant before moving to Toronto in 2014. He regularly provided group exam teaching on basic sciences, acute and chronic pain, regional and pediatric anesthesia. He also spent 1 year at the University of Michigan Hospital at C. S Mott Children’s Hospital as an Attendee specializing in pediatric Neuroanesthesia, pediatric acute pain and regional anesthesia. Dr. Sohanpal has continued his interest in education as part of the faculty for pain residents of the University of Toronto Pain Program. He has keen interest in regenerative therapy and has presented his research at Internationally renowned pain conferences. His goal is to continue to provide high standard of care using evidence-based medicine and to contribute to research and education in pain medicine.
Appointments and Privileges
University of Toronto Lecturer in Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Anesthesiologist Scarborough Health Network
Education
Fellow of the Royal College and Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Fellow of the Royal College of Anesthetists, UK
Fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anesthetists, UK
Bachelor of Medicine – University of Liverpool Medical School, UK
Research Interests
- Regenerative Therapy
- Radiofrequency Ablation (Platelet Rich Plasma and Stem Cells)
- Prolotherapy
Clinical Interests
- Spinal Pain
- Regenerative Therapy in Spinal and MSK pain
- Fluoroscopic and Ultrasound Guided Interventional Pain Management
- Teaching
Recent Publications
Medical Cannabis for the Management of Pain and Quality of Life in Chronic Pain Patients: A Prospective Observational Study. Ramin Safakish, Gordon Ko, Vahid Salimpour, Bryan Hendin, Imrat Sohanpal, Gena Loheswaran , Sun Young Rosalia Yoon Pain Med. 2020 Nov 1;21(11):3073-3086. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnaa163.
A Retrospective Study of Quality of Life and Outcome Measurement in Prolotherapy for Sacroiliac Joint Pain. Sohanpal I, MD,Safakish R MD, Babazadeh S. Clinical Research Associate. World Institute of Pain Annual Congress 2017.
Pulsed Radiofrequency of Stellate Ganglion Using Ultrasound Guidance for Pain Control In Patients With Upper Limb Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Retrospective Observational Study. Sohanpal I MD, Babazadeh S. 18th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
A novel approach for postoperative pain management after discharge, Imrat Sohanpal MD, CAN J SURG April 01, 2021 64 (2) E242-E243. Letter response to Author Dr. Rozario D.
Book chapter contributor. Essentials of Pain Management. Case scenario on functional restoration for pain.
Vadivelu, Nalini; Urman, Richard D.; Hines, Roberta L. (Eds.) 1st Edition. 2011, XXIII, 832 p. 114 illus. ISBN: 978-0-387-87578-1. Published March 2011
The prevalence of pain in patients attending sarcoma outpatient clinics,
Ping-Yi Kuo, Jonathan TC Yen, Gillian M Parker, Suzanne Chapman, Subhash Kandikattu, Imrat Sohanpal, Yolanda Barbachano and John E Williams. Sarcoma, vol. 2011, Article ID 813483, 6 pages, 2011.
Prevalence Of Pain In Patients Attending Melanoma Outpatient Clinics. P. Kuo, J.T. Yen, A. Gubbay, S. Chapman, S. Kandikattu, I.S. Sohanpal, R. Gupta, J.E. Williams: The Internet Journal of Pain, Symptom Control and Palliative Care. 2012 Volume 9 Issue 1
Performance on a probabilistic inference task in healthy subjects receiving Ketamine compared to patients with schizophrenia. Simon Evans, Basil Almahdi, Pervez Sultan, Imrat Sohanpal, Brigitta Brandner, Tracey Collier, Sukhi S Shergill, Roman Cregg and Bruno B Averbeck, Excepted for publication – Journal of Psychopharmacology
Book review of Essentials of Pain Medicine (3rd ed) By I Sohanpal
Author H T Benzon, S N Raja, S M Fishman, S Liu, S P Cohen Publishers Elsevier; 2011 ISBN 978 1437722420. Anaesthesia June 2012 Volume 67, Issue 6 Pages 571–694
Ali Mirdamadi, MD, FABPMR, FABPMRPM
Board Certifications
– Diplomate of the American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
– Diplomate of the American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation – Pain Medicine
– College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario Recognized Specialist– Pain Medicine
Training
– ACGME Accredited Pain Medicine Fellowship
Albert Einstein School of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center- Bronx, NY USA
– ACGME Accredited Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency
Georgetown University School of Medicine/Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital – Washington, D.C. USA
– ACGME Accredited Internal Medicine Internship/Residency
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY USA
Research and Presentations
Presenting research projects:
– Regenerative Medicine to treat unresponsive painful shoulder of multiple etiologies
– Genicular neurotomy as an alternative option for chronic knee pain after total knee arthroplasty
– Unusual case of motor neuropathy secondary to herpes zoster
– Ultrasound Guided Greater Occipital Nerve Block to relieve cervical radiculopathy symptoms
Invited Lectures
– Emerging Percutaneous Procedures in Pain Medicine
– Interventional Treatment for Lumbar facet arthritis and Spinal Stenosis
– Imaging of the Sacroiliac joint, Lumbar, and Cervical Spine
– Diagnosis and Management of Low back and neck pain in the outpatient setting
– Post-Laminectomy Pain Syndrome: What is it?
– Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain
– Introduction to Back pain
– Central Pain Syndrome
– Side Effects of commonly prescribed Pain Medications
– Mood/Personality Disorders in Chronic Pain Population
Nicole Khetani, MD, DABA, DABAPM
Board Certifications
– Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology
– Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology – Pain Medicine
– College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario Recognized Specialist– Pain Medicine
Training
– ACGME Accredited Pain Medicine Fellowship
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital – Philadelphia, PA USA
– ACGME Accredited Anesthesiology Residency
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital – Philadelphia, PA USA
Publications
– Book Chapter – 06/2013
Khetani N, Zhou J, Viscusi ER. Epidural Anesthesia Chapter, Pain Medicine and Management: Just the Facts. McGraw- Hill Education
-Mergan Z, Khetani N, Wang D. An Autologous Epidural Blood Patch in a Patient with a Hematological Malignancy. Pain Medicine. 08/2014; 15 (8).
Extracurricular
– Operation Smile – Leadership Conference June 4-7 2015
– Operation Smile – Children’s surgery for cleft palate and cleft lip, Medical Mission March 10-21 2015