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6130 Shallowford Road
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Chattanooga, TN 37421Phone+1 423-664-4635Fax+1 423-664-4640- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Zahid H. Bajwa, MD, FAHS is a board certified neurologist, also trained and board certified in Pain Medicine by ABA/ABPN, and Headache Medicine (UCNS). He is certified in Neurology and Pain Medicine by NBPAS, and by ABPM in Pain Medicine. After completing neurology residency from Montefiore, AECOM, NY, he completed ACGME accredited Pain Medicine fellowship at the Mass. General Hospital (MGH), HMS in Boston. He practiced at BIDMC from 1993-2012 rising to the rank of Associate Professor of Anesthesia (Neurology) at Harvard Medical School. He established the first Comprehensive Headache Center at BIDMC in 1993. He held many medical leadership roles at Arnold-Warfield Pain Center at BIDMC including director of education and clinical research in headache and pain. He has received many awards and honors for his clinical, educational and research work including recognition as the top doctor for many years while at BIDMC, and later at Boston Headache Institute, Boston PainCare Center (BPC). He is the founding director of Boston Headache Institute and the first Director of Clinical Research at BPC. He received his medical degree from Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan, and is a Fellow of the American Headache Society. He specializes in headache and pain medicine and is nationally recognized in acute/chronic pain, dystonia, migraine, cervicogenic, cluster, and other complex headaches. His educational topics also include a variety of neuropathic pain including DPNP, PHN, TGN, facial pain, neuropharmacology, sleep and spasticity. He joined Eli Lilly and Co. in 2019 supporting Lilly Bio-Medicine, Neuroscience, Pain. He served as Associate Vice President for Medical Affairs-Migraine/Pain, Neuroscience before returning to clinical academic practice in the South East joining Tennessee Valley Pain Management in June 2023. He is currently Director of the Southeast Headache and Pain Institute offering state of the art treatments for severe head, face and neck pain.
Education & Training
- Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Pain Medicine, 1992 - 1993
- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 1989 - 1992
- SUNY Health Science Center at BrooklynInternship, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1989
- Allama Iqbal Medical CollegeClass of 1986
- University of the PunjabB.Sc., Biological Sciences, 1981
- Government K.F. CollegeF.Sc., 1979
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1992 - Present
- TN State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- MA State Medical License 1991 - 2026
- NY State Medical License 1991 - 1998
- NJ State Medical License 1992 - 1994
- PA State Medical License 1992 - 1994
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Pain Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Mentor of the Year Award Arnold-Warfield Pain Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2003
- Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2013
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2012-2013
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Clinical Trials
- Safety and Efficacy of PMI-150 (Intranasal Ketamine) for the Treatment of Breakthrough Pain in Cancer Patients Start of enrollment: 2007 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsThe Burden of Metastatic Cancer-Induced Bone Pain: A Narrative Review.Ann Colosia, Annete Njue, Zahid Bajwa, Erika Dragon, Rebecca L Robinson, Kristin M Sheffield, Sheena Thakkar, Steven H Richiemer> ;Journal of Pain Research. 2022 Jan 1
- 7 citationsTrigeminal Neuralgia: A Clinical Review for the General Physician.Muhammad Hassan Majeed, Sadaf Arooj, Muhammad Abbas Khokhar, Tamoor Mirza, Ali Ahsan Ali, Zahid H Bajwa> ;Cureus. 2018 Dec 18
- 33 citationsPharmacological Treatment of Pain in Osteoarthritis: A Descriptive Review.Muhammad Hassan Majeed, Syed Ali Amir Sherazi, Douglas R Bacon, Zahid H. Bajwa> ;Current Rheumatology Reports. 2018 Nov 21
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Journal Articles
- Pharmacological Treatment of Pain in Osteoarthritis: A Descriptive ReviewDouglas Bacon, Zahid H Bajwa, Current Rheumatology Reports
- Xranial NeuroalgiasBajwa ZH, Khawaja SN, Scrivani SJ, Smith SS, Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am, 1/1/2016
- Recommendations for a new curriculum in pain medicine for medical students: toward a career distinguished by competence and compassionMurinson BB, Gordin V, Flynn S, Driver LC, Gallagher RM, Grabois M; Medical Student Education Sub-committee of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, Pain Med, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Neuromodulation for Refractory Extracranial Chronic Daily Headache.Simopoulos T, Lantz G, Lee S, Bajwa ZH, Burstein R, North American Neuromodulation Society, 1/1/2009
- Mechanism-Based Treatment of Neuropathic and Cancer Pain.Zahid H. Bajwa, MD and Charles Ho, MD, American Pain Society 20th Annual Scientific Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2001
- Headache QuarterlyBajwa ZH, American Pain Society 19th Annual Meeting, Altlanta, GA, 1/1/2000
Lectures
- Evaluation and Treatment of Chronic Daily Headache.Orlando, FL - 1/1/2017
- Diagnosis and Pharmacological Treatment of HeadacheHarvard Medical School, Boston - 1/1/2017
- Nerve Blocks, Botulinum Toxin, and Anatomy of Craniofacial PainHarvard Medical School, Boston - 1/1/2017
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Other
- "Botulinum toxin pharmacology."Bajwa ZH, UpToDate (Bosow D, Editor-in-Chief)
1/1/2008 - "Postherpetic Neuralgia"Bajwa ZH, Crovo D, Warfield CA, UpToDate (Bosow D, Editor-in-Chief)
1/1/2007 - "Botulinum Toxins for Chronic Pain and Headaches"Malik AB, Bajwa ZH, UpToDate (Rose BD, Editor-in-Chief)
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