BOCA RATON, FL – June 14, 2021 – Seif Elbualy, M.D., joins Marcus Neuroscience Institute at Boca Raton
Regional Hospital, part of Baptist Health, as the director of interventional
pain management. Dr. Elbualy specializes in interventional pain management,
particularly for spine-related pain and failed back surgery syndrome.
He has more than 25 years of experience utilizing medication management
and interventional pain therapy. He performs all fluoroscopically guided
epidural and selective nerve root blocks, ultrasound-guided peripheral
nerve blocks, and radiofrequency denervation. He has additional expertise
in spinal cord stimulation, dorsal root ganglion stimulation and intrathecal
pump implantation.
“We are pleased Dr. Elbualy has joined Marcus Neuroscience Institute,”
said Frank Vrionis, M.D., medical director at Marcus Neuroscience Institute.
“He has more than 25 years of experience treating patients with
chronic pain conditions and we know he’ll be a valued addition to
our team.”
Dr. Elbualy will contribute to the patient-centered, comprehensive, coordinated,
multi-disciplinary care for individuals who live with back pain and other
pain conditions. His vision for expanding interventional pain services
at the Institute is to provide access to the full continuum of spine and
pain care at one location. By continuing to develop a “best practice”
clinical model, the team will have a full complement of resources to effectively
evaluate and treat all areas of pain impacting patients.
Dr. Elbualy joins Marcus Neuroscience Institute from the Comprehensive
Center for Pain Management at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, where he served
as director. He is currently an affiliate assistant professor at the Charles
A. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University.
Dr. Elbualy earned his medical degree from the University of Miami Miller
School of Medicine. He completed his anesthesiology residency at the University
of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. He then completed a pain management
fellowship at Georgetown University.
He will see patients at 800 Meadows Road in Boca Raton.
About Marcus Neuroscience Institute
The Marcus Neuroscience Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital is an
innovative nexus for neurologic and neurosurgical care. The 57,000-square-foot
facility houses a 20-bed Neuro Intensive Care and Step-Down Unit, four
dedicated operating rooms — including one equipped with intraoperative
MRI and two with intraoperative CT capability — and a biplane angiography
suite, a crucial component in the diagnosis and care of neurological conditions.
The Institute has a staff of five neurosurgeons and nine neurologists
who represent some of the most respected clinicians in their fields and
is affiliated with Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt
College of Medicine.
About Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Boca Raton Regional Hospital is part of Baptist Health South Florida,
the largest healthcare organization in the region, with 11 hospitals,
nearly 23,000 employees, more than 4,000 physicians and more than 100
outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices spanning
across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Baptist Health
has internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular
care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences. In addition,
it includes Baptist Health Medical Group; Baptist Health Quality Network;
and Baptist Health Care On Demand, a virtual health platform. Baptist
Health has been recognized by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Companies
to Work For in America and by Ethisphere as one of the World’s Most
Ethical Companies.
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its mission to deliver the highest quality patient care, satisfaction
and safety. If you would like to learn more about supporting the mission
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