About Doug Schottenstein, MD

One of only 200 physicians in the country who is double board certified in neurology and interventional pain management, Douglas Schottenstein, MD is on the cutting edge of pain treatment, ranking as one of the nation’s top doctors for well over a decade.

His private practice, NY Spine Medicine, has been providing patients with the highest quality of care in an advanced, self-contained center in mid-town Manhattan, for nearly 15 years and at his Miami Beach satellite office for 12 years.

Renowned for providing pain relief for hundreds of professional athletes and sports figures, Dr. Schottenstein has dedicated his professional life to extending that level of care, compassion, and professionalism to anyone in pain.

Treating patients suffering from acute and chronic painful conditions, Dr. Schottenstein and his expert staff perform a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and surgeries, including epidurals, transforaminal nerve blocks, sympathetic blocks, stellate ganglion blocks, trigger point injections, shoulder injections, knee injections, hip injections, occipital nerve blocks, facet and sacroiliac joint injections, radiofrequency lesioning, provocative discography, annuloplasty, nucleoplasty, kyphoplasty, Regenokine, and spinal cord stimulation.

Dr. Schottenstein received his interventional pain management training at Columbia University/ New York Presbyterian Hospital, rated one of the top five hospitals in the nation. He received his neurology training at Emory University, one of the leading neurology programs in the nation.

In addition to leading NY Spine Medicine, Dr. Schottenstein is an assistant professor of anesthesiology & neurosurgery at Cornell University, the top-rated hospital system in the region. He is also a very active member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Society of Anesthesiology, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia, the International Spine Intervention Society, and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.

Awards and Recognitions

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New York Magazine Top Doctors
Winner: 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013

Castle Connolly NYC Top Doctors
Winner: 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012

New York Patients’ Choice Award
Winner: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2011, 2009

New York Top Doctor and Rising Star
Winner: 2022

CareDash, Highest Overall Rating
Winner: 2019

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