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Philip Petrou, M.D.

Pain Medicine/Management

Locations and Appointments

Insurances Accepted

Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.

  • HMO
  • Medicare
  • PPO
  • EPO/POS
  • CHP
  • Blue Access
  • Blue Connection
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • Mediblue (Senior)
  • PPO
  • CBP
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Freedom
  • Liberty
  • Medicare Advantage
  • Metro/Core/Charter
  • Community Plan
  • Medicare
  • HMO
  • Medicare
Personal Statement

I am a fellowship-trained pain medicine physician who takes a multidisciplinary team-based approach to addressing the physical, mental, and emotional components of pain. These team-building skills facilitate a collaborative environment to provide holistic, patient-centered care in the pain clinic. My academic pain interests include spinal cord stimulation and peripheral nerve stimulation, as well as ultrasound-based interventional techniques. In addition to his commitment to clinical medicine, I have published numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts.

Biographical Info

Dr. Philip Petrou is a double-board certified physician in anesthesiology and pain medicine. He earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry with honors from Harvard College and attended medical school at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Petrou completed his residency in anesthesiology at Stanford University, where he also was a fellow in pain medicine.

Honors and Awards
  • American Board of Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology (Pain Medicine)
Board Certifications
American Board of Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology (Pain Medicine)
Clinical Expertise
Degenerative Spine Disease
Chronic Pain Management
Myofascial Pain
Low Back and Neck Pain
Neuropathic Pain
Post-Thoracotomy Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation
Arthritis
Radiofrequency Ablation, Nerve, Spinal, Lumbar
Minimally Invasive Procedures For Back/Neck Pain
Botulinum (Botox) Injection
Phantom Limb Pain
Abdominal Pain
Knee Pain
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Non-Surgical Approach to Back Pain
Chronic Pelvic Pain
Post-Mastectomy Pain
Disorders of Shoulder and Knee Joints
Languages
English
Education 
  • M.D.
    Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    2016
  • B.A.
    Harvard University
    2009
Appointments 
  • Assistant Attending Anesthesiologist
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University

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