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Scott C.
Woska, M.D.

Dr. Woska completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at COlumbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital. He served as chief resident and director of a symposium on performing arts medicine. After completion of residency, he spent an additional year in New Orleans doing a fellowship in interventional pain medicine and spine injections. He has received specialized training in the diagnosis and treatment of complex pain disorders including herniated disc, disc degeneration, facet arthopathy, sacroiliitis, radiculopathy and cervicogenic headache. He is able to perform electrodiagnostic testing including EMG.

Dr. Woska is the author of a book entitled "The Rehab Pocket Survival Guide" which is a standard reference for rehabilitation residents. He has collaborated on a chapter in discography in an interventional radiology textbook, and has participated in various research projects involving interventional pain procedures for pain of spinal origin.

Dr. Woska is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He performs a variety of procedures aimed at diagnosis and treatment of pain. These involve tranforaminal epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections, discography, medical branch blocks, and radiofrequency denervation of the lumbar, thoracic and cervical spine. Arthrography and therapeutic joint injections can be performed in the knee, hip, shoulder and sacroiliac joints.

Electrodiagnostic testing, including Nerve Conduction Studies and EMG is performed using state of the art equipment and techniques in order to diagnose nerve and muscle diseases.



Licensure
State of New Jersey
State of New York
State of Louisiana

Certification
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2002

National Board of Medical Examiners, 1998

Affiliations
Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ

Education
Medical, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 1993-1997

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 1989-1993

Post-Graduate Training
Fellow, Louisiana State University, Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 2001-2002

Chief Resident, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Columbia University - College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY 2000-2001

Resident, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Columbia University - College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New Yo rk, NY 1998-2000

Intern, Internal Medicine, Albert Eintein College of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, NY, 1997-1998

Societies
International Spinal Injection Society

North American Spine Society

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Psychiatric Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation

International Association for the Study of Pain

American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

American Medical Association

American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine

Performning Arts Medicine Association

Healing Arts Club

Monmouth County Medical Society

New Jersey Medical Society



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