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Jason W. Siefferman, MD is the Medical Director of Manhattan Pain Medicine and triple-board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine, and Headache Medicine. He leads a diagnosis-first, discovery-led program that looks deeper for root causes and builds coordinated, stepwise plans to restore function and confidence.
His clinical focus includes spine and nerve conditions, headache and facial pain with cervical drivers, pelvic and pudendal neuralgia, joint hypermobility and instability, and neuromodulation. Treatment plans may include image-guided injections, radiofrequency ablation, peripheral and spinal cord stimulation, targeted medications, and movement-based rehabilitation, with careful tracking of outcomes.
Dr. Siefferman earned his medical degree from Rush Medical College, completed internship at Rush University Medical Center, followed by a research fellowship and PM&R residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and an Interventional Pain Management fellowship at Mount Sinai. He has published peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and has presented nationally on complex spine and nerve disorders and advanced interventional therapies.
Research Projects
| 09/2008 – 09/2009 | “Feldenkrais Scapular Manipulation for Reduction of Spasticity Post-Stroke” Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Preeti Raghavan, PI Role: Designed study, IRB approval, ran protocol, data analysis, results presentation |
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| 01/2009 – 09/2009 | “Upper Extremity Pain in Pianists” Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Preeti Raghavan, PI Role: Designed study, IRB approval, ran protocol, data analysis |
| 04/2011 – 07/2011 | “Patient Handoff to Acute Rehabilitation” Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Jason Siefferman, PI Role: Designed QI study, ran protocol, data analysis, results presentation |
| 10/2013 – Present | “Pain and Rate of Relapse in Opioid-dependent Patients on Replacement Therapy” VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, Jason Siefferman, PI Role: Designed QI study, ran protocol, data analysis |
| 10/2014 – Present | “Efficacy of Feldenkrais and Hypnotherapy for chronic pain” VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, Jason Siefferman, PI Role: Designed QI study, ran protocol, data analysis |
Invited Presentations
| 05/05/2009 | “Reduction of Spasticity and Spastic Co-contraction Post-Stroke via Activation of Scapular Stabilizers.” Grand Rounds, Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY |
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| 05/22/2012 | “Patient Handoffs in Rehabilitation Medicine.” Grand Rounds, Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY |
| 06/06/2012 | “Patient Safety: Handoffs in Rehabilitation Medicine.” Lecture, New York Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY |
| 10/20/2012 | “Occipital Neuralgia after Hair Transplantation: A Case Report.” Poster award presentation, NYSIPP/NJSIPP Pain Medicine Symposium, Jersey City, NY |
| 10/31/2013 | “Rehabilitation of Chronic Low Back Pain.” Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine, NYU School of Medicine |
| 1/22/2014 | “Neuropathic Pain.” Department of Neurology, NYU School of Medicine |
| 2/24-25/2015 | “Pain Management for Primary Care”, Faculty Development Program, Dept. of Internal Medicine, NYU School of Medicine |
| 4/14/2015 | “Anatomy and Physiology of Nociception.” Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU School of Medicine |
| 10/29/2015 | “Pain Management in the Older Adult.” NICHE interdisciplinary Geriatrics program, NYU School of Medicine |
| 3/24/2016 | “Pain Management in the Older Adult.” NICHE interdisciplinary Geriatrics program, NYU School of Medicine |
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journals
- Siefferman JW, Lin E, and Fine JS. Patient safety at handoff in rehabilitation medicine. Rehab Clin N Amer, A Cristian, ed. 23:2, 2012
- Siefferman JW. Postamputation pain in the geriatric population. Topics in Pain Mgmt. 29:7, 2013
- Siefferman JW. Treatment of postamputation pain in the geriatric population. Topics in Pain Mgmt. 29:8, 2013
- Siefferman J, Khelemsky Y. Occipital neuralgia after hair transplantation and its treatment. Case Rep Neurol Med. 2015:428413
- Siefferman JW, Lai G. Propranolol for paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity with lateralizing hyperhidrosis after stroke. Case Rep Neurol Med. 2015:421563
- Kiritsy M, Siefferman JW. When do lumbar epidural steroid injections help? A systematic review: Part 1. Topics in Pain Mgmt. 31:8, March 2016
- Kiritsy M, Siefferman JW. When do lumbar epidural steroid injections help? A systematic review: Part 2. Topics in Pain Mgmt. 31:9, April 2016
Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters
- Siefferman JW and Sabini R. Brain Injury. In Sackheim K, ed. Rehab Clinical Pocket Guide. New York: Springer; 2013.
- Siefferman JW, Sahler C, Shetreat-Klein A. Spinal Cord Injury. In Sackheim K, ed. Rehab Clinical Pocket Guide. New York: Springer; 2013.
- Lin E, Siefferman JW, and Ho J. Electrodiagnostic Studies. In Sackheim K, ed. Rehab Clinical Pocket Guide. New York: Springer; 2013.
- Siefferman JW. Post-Amputation Pain. In Sackheim K, ed. Pain Management and Palliative Care. New York: Springer; 2015
Book Chapters under review
- Siefferman JW. Doping, Drug Abuse, and Therapeutic Drug Use in Boxing. In: Jordan BD and Herrera JE, eds. Medical Aspects of Boxing. 2nd ed. New York: Humana Press