Shiqiang Tian, M.D, Ph.D. is the latest addition to Rhode Island-based University Orthopedics.
Dr. Tian uses advanced approaches for pain management such as epidural steroid injection, radiofrequency nerve ablation, spinal cord stimulation, intra-thecal drug delivery system, and vertebral augmentation to help patients return to their everyday tasks. Dr. Tian, who is certified to practice pain medicine by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, also uses electrical or pharmaceutical agents in targeted areas.
Dr. Tian trained as a neurosurgeon for ten years before developing an interest in pain medicine.
“Dr. Tian’s extensive experience in pain medicine and neurosurgery will be invaluable to University Orthopedics as we increasingly look to offer innovative pain management solutions for our patients,” said Dr. Edward Akelman, president of University Orthopedics.
“University Orthopedics is at the forefront of pain management care, and I am proud to join a team of highly accomplished physicians who are passionate about providing the most advanced level of care,” Dr. Tian said. His service can help patients manage pain associated with the head, neck and back, post-surgical pain syndrome, osteoarthritis, complex regional pain syndrome, phantom-limb pain, certain types of cancer, and more.
A graduate from the Shandong University School of Medicine in Jinan, China, Dr. Tian most recently completed an ACGME-accredited fellowship in pain medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He received additional education in pain medicine and rehabilitation during his residency at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Dr. Tian previously served as a pain management physician at the Marshfield Clinic in Wisconsin.
Dr. Tian told OTW, “I hope to bring a comprehensive approach for the evaluation and interventional management of chronic pain to this well-established orthopedic practice. I utilize a multi-disciplinary approach including, which is not limited to pharmacotherapy but also includes physical and occupational therapy, cognitive-behavioral treatment and advanced interventional techniques to help patient with chronic musculoskeletal and spinal pain. The goal is to provide the target-specific treatments to our patients and to identify appropriate candidates to our surgeons, therefore the system can be optimized, additionally the cost and level of orthopedic care can be improved.”
