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  Pain management is a specialty that utilizes invasive modalities and medications to palliate pain. As pain management specialists, we understand the mechanisms involved in pain and offer the appropriate solutions to relieve or eliminate your pain.

Ali Shakir, M.D.


Education: New York Medical College, Medical Doctorate 1999
Carnegie Mellon University, Bachelor of Science 1995

Residency: Buffalo Spine & Sports Institute 2003 - 2004
 Spine, Occupational & Sports Medicine Fellowship
University of Washington & Affiliated Hospitals 2002 - 2003
 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Chief Resident
University of Washington & Affiliated Hospitals 2000 - 2003
 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency
University of Pittsburgh & Hospitals of the University Health Center 1999 - 2000
 Internal Medicine Internship

Professional Memberships:
  The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation
The American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
The International Spine Intervention Society
The Association of Academic Physiatrists
The American Medical Association

Presentations: "Which Motor Nerve Conduction Study is Best in Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow"
Annual Meeting of the Association of Academic Physiatrists
Las Vegas, Nevada, 2002
"Does Amplitude Affect Motor Nerve Conduction in Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow"
Annual Meeting of the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Toronto, Canada, 2002
"The Utility of Motor Wave Amplitude in Identifying Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow"
The 50th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
San Francisco, California, 2003
"The Utility of Proximal Ulnar Motor Latency in Identifying Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow"
The 64th Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitaion
Chicago, Illinois, 2003
"Sagittal Plane Biomechanics and Low Back Pain in Transfemoral Amputees"
The 64th Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitaion
Chicago, Illinois, 2003
"Postherpetic Neuralgia Involving the Right C5 Dermatome Treated Successfully with a Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection"
The 67th Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitaion
Honolulu, Hawaii, 2006
"Lumbar Lordosis and Low Back Pain in Transfemoral Amputees"
The 67th Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitaion
Honolulu, Hawaii, 2006

T: 330-677-3628  F: 330-677-3626
Western Reserve Spine & Pain Institute
307 W. Main St., Kent, Ohio 44240