Dr Eric Fanaee, MD

Dr Fanaee is a board-certified physician who specializes in spine diagnostics and interventional pain medicine. He is the Director of Interventional Pain for the prestigious Long Island Brain and Spine, Long Islands most respected neurosurgery and pain management group. Dr. Fanaee completed residency at the reputed University of Chicago Medical Center and obtained fellowship in interventional pain medicine at the NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan.

Dr. Fanaee uses a multidisciplinary approach to pain management and prefers to work with local chiropractors, physical therapists, and other members of the healthcare community to provide the best outcome for each patient while avoiding drug dependence. He specializes in the management of back and neck problems using the most advanced minimally invasive techniques such as nerve blocks, radiofrequency ablation, PRP, kyphoplasty, spinal cord stimulation, and the Intracept procedure.

He understands that when pain rises to a level …requiring a medical consultation, it can be a stressful situation for the patient. Dr. Fanaee listens carefully to each individual's needs and educates his patients about their conditions and treatment options. He strongly believes that patients should feel comfortable asking questions and forming a partnership with him during pain management consultation. Many patients are seeing him as a second opinion after they were told that injections won’t help them or that they need invasive surgery.