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Physicians applying for a fellowship program in regional anesthesiology/acute pain medicine must be currently enrolled in, or have completed, an accredited anesthesiology residency program. Each individual program may have additional requirements such as medical licensing. The information published here has been supplied by the individual institutions. Please check back frequently for updates. Programs with an asterisk behind the title indicate they are part of the SF Match Program. 

 

 

The Cedars-Sinai Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship delivers an exceptional training experience defined by unmatched clinical volume, extraordinary case complexity, and a truly comprehensive educational curriculum. Fellows gain deep expertise across the full spectrum of peripheral nerve blocks, including one of the nation’s highest-volume outpatient catheter services—while learning from more than 20 distinguished faculty trained at premier programs across the country. The curriculum blends high-fidelity simulation, hands-on workshops, multidisciplinary grand rounds, and expert guest lectures in medico-legal topics, job-search strategy, block-service development, and regional anesthesia billing. Supported by dedicated academic mentorship, fellows are empowered to build impactful scholarly portfolios and position themselves as future leaders in regional anesthesia. Cedars-Sinai’s long-standing commitment to education, research, and innovative clinical practice ensures continuous exposure to high-acuity patients and cutting-edge perioperative pathways—fostering growth in technical excellence, clinical judgment, professionalism, and leadership. Our mission is to make your fellowship year both transformative and memorable, immersing you in the full breadth of experiences that define excellence in regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine. You will graduate ready to thrive as an expert consultant in this rapidly evolving field.

  All applications are submitted through the SF Match.

 

Apply here

  • Specialty:Acute Pain/Regional Anesthesia
  • Duration:12 months
  • Start Year:2026
  • Positions:4
  • Deadline: May 1, 2026
  • Salary: $96,152 + $12,000 housing stipend (2025-2026) Visit website for up-to-date salary and benefits information: https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/education/graduate-medical/benefits-policy.html
  • Contact Person: Svetlana Voskanyan
  • Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
  • Phone: (310) 423-1682
  • Facility:
  • Address:
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
  • 8700 Beverly Blvd. #4209
  • Los Angeles
  • California 90048
  • Telephone: (310) 423-1682 / Fax: (310) 423-4119
  • Website: https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/education/graduate-medical/fellowship/anesthesia-acute-pain.html
  • Director: Michael Kissen, MD, Fellowship Director
  • Other affiliated faculty:

  • Other affiliated faculty:

    Please visit our website for current faculty roster:

    Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management Fellowship | Cedars-Sinai

    (https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/education/graduate-medical/fellowship/anesthesia-acute-pain.html)

     


    • Participating hospitals:
    • Cedars Sinai Medical Center

    Special Requirements:

    • Completion of an ACGME accredited residency
    • California state medical license
    • DEA license

    Fellows will be expected to participate in a research project during their fellowship year with the goal of publication or presentation of their findings in a peer reviewed journal and/or national conference.

    This program uses the common application. Submit the completed application directly to the individual Fellowship Program.

    Apply here

     

    • Specialty:Acute Pain/Regional Anesthesia
    • Duration:1 year (11 months and 1 month vacation)
    • Start Year:
    • Positions:1
    • Deadline: Accepted until position is filled
    • Salary: $77,125.68
    • Contact Person: David Cho Primary Contact
    • Email: [email protected]
    • Phone: (424) 306-8008
    • Facility:
    • Address:
    • Department of Anesthesiology-Regional Fellowship
    • 1000 West Carson Street, Box 10
    • Torrance
    • California 90502
    • Telephone: (424) 306-8008
    • Website: https://www.harbor-ucla.org/anesthesiology/fellowship/fact-sheet/
    • Director: David Cho, MD
    • Other affiliated faculty:

    • Vadim Tokhner, MD
      Inderjeet Julka, MD
      Kevin DeWalt, MD
      Clinton Kakazu, MD

    • Participating hospitals:

    • Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

     

    This program uses the common application. Submit the completed application directly to the individual Fellowship Program.

    Apply here

    • Specialty:Acute Pain/Regional Anesthesia
    • Duration:12 months
    • Start Year:
    • Positions:3
    • Deadline: May 31st of the previous year
    • Salary: $65,000
    • Contact Person: Michael Tom, MD Fellowship Director
    • Email: [email protected]
    • Phone: (323) 409-7748
    • Facility:
    • Address:
    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Southern California
    • 1520 San Pablo Street, Suite 3451
    • Los Angeles
    • California 90033
    • Telephone: (323) 409-7748
    • Website: https://keck.usc.edu/anesthesiology/training-education/fellowship-programs/regional-anesthesiology
    • Director: Michael Tom
    • Other affiliated faculty:

      • Michael Tom, MD, Program Director

      • Jack Berger MD, PhD

      • Chase Smith, MD, Section Chief of Regional and Orthopedic Anesthesia

      • Kevin Guthmiller, MD, Chief of Inpatient Pain Service

      • Gligor Gucev, MD

      • Paul Lee, MD

      • Mohammed Eloustaz, MD

      • Melanie Hall, MD

      • Wesley Glick, MD

    • Participating hospitals:
      • Keck Medical Center of USC
      • Norris Healthcare Center (HC3)

    Now accepting applications for this academic year. The fellow will be involved in a comprehensive curriculum of interventional, ultrasound-guided, regional nerve blocks, innovation, business management, operations, perioperative pain management, pain consultations, and clinical research.

    Curriculum
    The fellow will receive comprehensive hands-on training in pain management and business management and general pain practice  In addition to the hands-on training, the fellow will manage perioperative for consultations. The fellow will also participate in the multimodal pharmacologic management of perioperative pain including. Additionally, the fellow would have training in interventional pain procedures and pain consultations, and research. The fellow will be expected to give a presentation on a topic of his or her choosing consisting either of independent research on literature review. Research is an integral part of this fellowship and fellows will have one day/week for research endeavors. After completion of the fellowship, fellows will be ready to start their pain practice in the area of their choosing.

    Experience:

    * 3-5 years’ experience in developing detailed project plans that earned results in pain treatment and innovation 
    * Skilled at building, leading, developing, and inspiring best-in-class creative medical projects and initiatives
    * Excellent writing and editorial skills, with expertise at developing pain initiatives 
    * Superior coordination skills; able to comprehend the actionable steps for team members including patients and stakeholders
    * Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; organizational and time management skills
    * Demonstrated analysis/assessment capabilities
    * Strong written, verbal, and listening communication skills

    Qualities:
    * Committed to quality and excellence; detail-driven and execution-focused
    * Passionate, high-energy, visionary leader, capable of driving speed and discipline throughout the organization
    * Ability to work well with, lead, and influence others in a fast-paced environment
    * Effective communicator, both internally and externally
    * Impeccable judgment and strategic thought leadership
    * Passionate about entrepreneurialism, innovation, change, and building

    Application Process
    Applicants are requested to provide the following for full consideration.   Qualified applicants will be invited to interview with our team, staff, and faculty members. 

    1. Letter of Intent, statement of purpose, personal statement
    2. Curriculum Vitae 
    3. Professional Photograph 
    4. Names of 3 professional referees 

     

    • Specialty: Chronic Pain
    • Duration:12 months
    • Start Year:
    • Positions:1
    • Deadline: Accepted until position is filled
    • Salary: Commensurate with experience
    • Contact Person: Anita Gupta, DO, MPP, PharmD Head
    • Email: [email protected]
    • Phone: 844-213-7246
    • Facility:
    • Address:
    • La Jolla Reserve
    • 4445 Eastgate Mall
    • La Jolla
    • California 92121
    • Telephone: 844-213-7246
    • Website: www.anitagupta.com
    • Director: Anita Gupta, DO, MPP, PharmD
    • Other affiliated faculty:
    • Participating hospitals:
    •  
    • Documents1

    The goal of this program is to provide a fellow with the clinical experience for managing perioperative pain with a multi-disciplinary approach. This includes preoperative planning, pre- and postoperative performance of acute pain/regional anesthesia procedures, postoperative follow-up, and consultations for the management of acute pain in complex situations. From this uniquely designed curriculum, the fellow will gain significant experience in managing an Acute Pain Service, performing regional anesthesia procedures, outpatient and inpatient chronic pain consultations, addiction medicine, and research.

    The program is structured over a comprehensive year to include pre-operative clinic visits and optimization of opioids/weaning prior to surgery, exposure to technical procedures such as regional anesthesia peripheral nerve blocks/catheters, neuraxial procedures, postoperative pain management on the surgical floors (PCAs, lidocaine and ketamine infusions etc.), as well as outpatient pain management and weaning for patients in the subacute outpatient postoperative phase as well as addiction medicine.

    At the completion of the fellowship, the fellow will receive a dual fellowship certification - one in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine (RAAPM) and another in Perioperative Pain Medicine.

    Fellowship includes 1-2days/week providing solo anesthesia or supervising residents/CRNAs in the operating room. As well as up to twice a month in-house attending OR and OB call to augment salary.

    $87,127 base salary (2022-2023) and up to $150,000 with attending OR/OB in-house call (2x/month).

    This program uses the common application. Please submit the completed application directly to the individual Fellowship Program Director.

    Apply here

    • Specialty:Acute Pain/Regional Anesthesia
    • Duration:12 months
    • Start Year:2022
    • Positions:2
    • Deadline: Until positions filled
    • Salary: $87,000 - $150,000
    • Contact Person: Engy Said, MD Fellowship Director
    • Email: [email protected]
    • Phone: (559)737-1904
    • Facility:
    • Address:
    • UCSD Department of Anesthesiology
    • 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 7770
    • La Jolla
    • California 92093-0898
    • Telephone: (559)737-1904
    • Website: https://medschool.ucsd.edu/som/anesthesia/education/fellowships/Pages/Acute-Pain-Fellowship.aspx
    • Director: Engy Said, MD
    • Other affiliated faculty:

    • Wendy B. Abramson, MD

      Brenton S. Alexander, MD

      Brian P. Curran, MD

      Timothy J. Furnish, MD

      Rodney A. Gabriel, MD

      Erin I. Martin, MD

      Minhthy N. Meineke, MD

      Coti Phillips, MD

      Matthew W. Swisher, MD

      Jacklynn F. Sztain, MD

      Paige S. Tsuda, MD

    • Participating hospitals:

    • UCSD Hillcrest, San Diego, CA

      Jacobs Medical Center, La Jolla, CA

      Koman Outpatient Pavilion, La Jolla, CA 

    Duration of Fellowship: One year

    Core Related Specialty: Anesthesiology

    Fellowship in The Match®? Yes

    Application Deadline: Per Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®)/National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®)

    Salary: PGY 5 – to $119,558

    Description

    We offer a 1-year ACGME fellowship in interdisciplinary pain medicine. Our core faculty comes from anesthesia, neurology, physiatry, emergency medicine, and psychology. All faculty and fellows work in a co-located center, eliminating the need to rotate out fellows to meet ACGME requirements. We have dedicated faculty focusing on neuromodulation, orofacial/headache, spine, abdominal, pelvic, peripheral nerve/CRPS, pediatrics, and cancer. Fellows get exposure to pain psychology and pain physical therapy co-located in our pain clinic. Fellows will learn how to lead interdisciplinary groups of clinicians. Fellows have a continuity clinic in which they manage their own patients over several months. We have a comprehensive inpatient pain service and consult and run the pain service for acute and chronic patients. We have a robust research group, and fellows have the opportunity to apply for an additional year of funded research through a dedicated Stanford Pain Division, NIH pain-focused T32 grant.

    All applications to this program are to be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®) on or after December 1 each year.
    Apply here. 

    Applicant Interview Timeframe: May-July

    Fellowship starts off cycle.

    • January – one position
    • July – one position
    • August – five positions

    Sponsored JI visas are offered for international applicants.

    • Specialty: Chronic Pain
    • Duration:12
    • Start Year:
    • Positions:7
    • Deadline: Per Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®)/National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®)
    • Salary: to $119,558
    • Contact Person: Ashley Johnson Program Coordinator
    • Email: [email protected]
    • Phone: 650-721-7212
    • Facility:
    • Address:
    • 450 Broadway Street, MC6343
    • Redwood City
    • California 94063
    • Telephone: 650-721-7212
    • Website: https://med.stanford.edu/pain/education/pain-medicine-fellowship.html
    • Director: Meredith Barad, MD
    • Other affiliated faculty:

    • Program Director
      Meredith Barad, MD
      Clinical Associate Professor and Program Director
      Phone: 650-721-7218
      Email: [email protected]

      Associate Program Director
      Anuj Aggarwal, MD
      Clinical Assistant Professor and Associate Program Director
      Phone: 650-721-7286
      Email: [email protected]

        • Joseph Liao, MD
        • Jonathan Lee, MD
        • Abdullah Qatu, MD
        • Kristen MacKenzie, MD
        • Natacha Telusca, MD
        • Amber Borucki, MD
        • Sajan Shah, MD, MBA
        • Alice Li, MD
        • Ehren Nelson, MD
        • QiLiang Chen, MD, PhD
        • Nicholas Gregory, MD
        • Theresa Lii, MD, MS
        • Edward Lannon, PhD
        • Emily Moore, PhD
        • Anthony Machi, MD
        • Abdullah Terkawi, MD, MS
        • Sean Mackey, MD, PhD
        • William Brose, MD
        • Ian Carroll, MD, MS
        • Alpana Gowda, MD
        • Jennifer Hah, MD
        • Ming-Chih Kao, MD, PhD
        • Jiang-Ti Kong, MD
        • Michael Leong, MD
        • Einar Ottestad, MD
        • Xiang Qian, MD
        • Vafi Salmasi, MD
        • Vivianne Tawfik, MD, PhD
        • Natacha Telusca, MD
        • Matthew Wedemeyer, MD
        • Steven Feinberg, MD, MPH
        • Annu Navani, MD
        • Garrett Morris, MD
        • Jordan Newmark, MD
        • Peter Schmidt, MD
        • Vanila Singh, MD
        • Peter Barelka, MD
        • Scott Kennedy, MD
        • Erica Stary, MD
        • Heather King, PhD
        • Kristen Slater, PsyD
    • Participating hospitals:
      • Stanford HealthCare
      • Palo Alto Veteran’s Affairs
      • Stanford Children’s Health
      • Stanford Health Care – ValleyCare

    Special Requirements: CA state medical license before starting fellowships.

    Submit the completed application directly to the individual Fellowship Program. 

    • Specialty:Acute Pain/Regional Anesthesia
    • Duration:12 months
    • Start Year:
    • Positions:5
    • Deadline: Please see program website.
    • Salary: $119,558
    • Contact Person: Ashley Johnson Fellowship Coordinator
    • Email: [email protected]
    • Phone: 650-721-7212
    • Facility:
    • Address:
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine
    • 300 Pasteur Drive, H3536
    • Stanford
    • California 94305
    • Telephone: (650) 498-9991
    • Website: http://med.stanford.edu/ra-apm/education/fellowship.html
    • Director: Jody Leng, MD, MS
    • Other affiliated faculty:
      • Jody Leng, MD, MS (Director)
      • Cynthia Khoo, MD, PhD (Associate Program Director)
      • Edward Mariano, MD. MAS
      • Dan Gessner, MD
      • Mariam Sarwary, MD
      • Anna Maria Bombardieri, MD
      • Richard Kim, MD
      • Amy Ye, MD
      • Ehren Nelson, MD
      • Jan Boublik, MD
      • Brendan Carvalho, MD
      • Jean-Louis Horn, MD, PhD
      • Mastoora Nasiri, MD
      • Jennifer Lee, MD
      • Fred Mihm, MD
      • Quentin Baca, MD
      • Vanila Singh, MD
      • Ban Tsui, MD, FRCPC
      • Natasha Funck, MD
      • Kyle Harrison, MD
      • Gunjan Kumar, MD
      • Oluwatobi Hunter, DNP
    • Participating hospitals:

    • Stanford Health Care

      Stanford Medicine Children's Health

      Hospital for Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto

    We are pleased to offer a fellowship in Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine. Our fellowship offers an opportunity to gain practical guidance in peri-operative pain management and regional anesthetic techniques. There is both a clinical and academic component, as well as areas of scholarly activity. Fellows will gain mastery of ultrasound guidance in peripheral blockade, peripheral nerve catheter techniques, thoracic epidurals, and acute pain service management skills. In addition, our fellows have the unique opportunity to work as attending staff physicians for 1-2 days/week, with the added benefit of additional income if needed. Our fellows will also have the opportunity to participate in resident supervision and didactic education. Upon completion, our fellows are experts in regional anesthesia and will further their careers in either an academic or private practice setting.

    Please refer to our website for more information about our program.

    This program uses the common application. Submit the completed application directly to the individual Fellowship Program.

    Apply here

    We are accepting applications for the 2024-2025 academic year beginning December 2022.
    Application Deadline: January 13, 2023
    Interview Dates: February 6-8, 2023

    • Specialty:Acute Pain/Regional Anesthesia
    • Duration:12 months
    • Start Year:2024
    • Positions:4
    • Deadline: January 13th
    • Salary: $100,000
    • Contact Person: Lucine Torosian Fellowship Program Coordinator
    • Email: [email protected]
    • Phone: 310-267-8653
    • Facility:
    • Address:
    • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
    • 757 Westwood Plaza, Suite 3325
    • Los Angeles
    • California 90095
    • Telephone: 310-267-8653
    • Website: https://www.uclahealth.org/departments/anes/education/fellowship-programs/regional-anesthesiology-and-acute-pain-medicine-fellowship
    • Director: Rana Movahedi, MD
    • Other affiliated faculty:
      • Valeria Carcamo-Cavazos, MD
      • Pamela Chia, MD, MS
      • Kenneth Higgins III, MD
      • Peter Jin, MD
      • Natale Naim, MD
      • John Patton, III, MD, MBA
      • Parisa Partownavid, MD
      • Andrea Poon, MD
      • Siamak Rahman, MD
      • Ali Sadoughi, MD
      • Neil Shaw, MD
    • Participating hospitals:
      • Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopedic Hospital
      • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    We invite applications for our ACGME-accredited fellowship program in Pain Medicine. The fellowship program consists of a comprehensive outpatient pain practice along with an inpatient consult service. The program is set up according to ACGME guidelines, with rotational experience in neurology and psychiatry, and core fellowship training in clinic and interventional-based chronic pain. The acute pain requirement is met by providing in-patient pain consultation services at Santa Monica-UCLA Orthopedic Hospital and Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Our goal is to provide a well-rounded experience which will prepare our fellows for the pain medicine board exam, and more importantly, for future practice.

    Please refer to our website for more information about our program.

    All applications to this program are to be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®).
    Apply here

    We are accepting applications for the 2024-2025 academic year through ERAS® beginning November 2022.

    We currently do not participate in the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®).

    Application Submission Period: November through April

    Interviews: February through May

    • Specialty: Chronic Pain
    • Duration:12 months
    • Start Year:2024
    • Positions:6
    • Deadline: April 30th
    • Salary:
    • Contact Person: Lucine Torosian Fellowship Program Coordinator
    • Email: [email protected]
    • Phone: 310-267-8653
    • Facility:
    • Address:
    • UCLA Comprehensive Pain Center
    • 1245 16th Street, Suite 225
    • Santa Monica
    • California 90404
    • Telephone: 310-267-8653
    • Website: https://www.uclahealth.org/anes/pain-fellowship
    • Director: Jakun Ing, MD, MPH
    • Other affiliated faculty:
      • F. Michael Ferrante, MD
      • Eric Hsu, MD
      • Quynh Pham, MD
      • Andrea Poon, MD
      • Sandra Sacks, MD
      • Irene Wu, MD
    • Participating hospitals:
      • Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopedic Hospital
      • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
      • VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

     

    Comprehensive curriculum incorporating advanced regional anesthesia techniques- inlcuding continuous perineural infusion under ultrasound-guidance, thoracic epidurals, spinal morphine, multimodal acute pain management strategies, opportunities for cryoanalgesia, global health, and clinical/translational research.


    Fellowship training includes one day/week providing solo anesthesia or supervising residents/CRNAs in the operating room. There is no in-house regional anesthesia call.

    There is also readily available additional in-house attending OR and OB call to augment salary.

    $104,000 base salary (2025-2026) not including OR attending days; depending on how much attending OR/OB call is taken, yearly salaries range up to $150,000

     

    Outside of the match, this program accepts the common application. Submit the completed application directly to the individual Fellowship Program.  Apply here.

     

     

    • Specialty:Acute Pain/Regional Anesthesia
    • Duration:12 months
    • Start Year:2025
    • Positions:8
    • Deadline: March 30 or until positions filled
    • Salary: Up to $150,000
    • Contact Person: Ileana Ramirez RAAPM Fellowship Coordinator
    • Email: [email protected]
    • Phone: (858) 657-5272
    • Facility:
    • Address:
    • UCSD Department of Anesthesiology
    • 9300 Campus Point Dr, Mail Code 7651
    • La Jolla
    • California 92093-0898
    • Telephone: (858) 822-0776
    • Website: https://anesthesia.ucsd.edu/divisions/regional-anesthesia/fellowship/index.html
    • Director: Engy Said, MD
    • Other affiliated faculty:

    •  

      • Paige Tsuda, MD - Fellowship Program Director
      • Kenneth Miller, MD - Fellowship Program Director
      • Rodney Gabriel, MD
      • Brenton Alexander, MD
      • Brian Curran, MD
      • Megan Kawasaki, MD
      • Elizabeth Kim, MD
      • Caitlin Krol, MD
      • Brian Park, MD
      • Alvaro Macis, MD
      • Steve Suydam, MD
      • Matthew Swisher, MD, MS
      • Brian M. Ilfeld, MD, MS
      • John J. Finneran IV, MD
      • Jacklynn Sztain, MD
      • Wendy B. Abramson, MD

       

    • Participating hospitals:
      • UCSD Hillcrest, San Diego, CA
      • Jacobs Medical Center, La Jolla, CA
      • McGrath Outpatient Pavilion, San Diego, CA
      • Koman Outpatient Pavilion, La Jolla, CA 

     

    • UC Davis Medical Center is 625-bed acute-care teaching hospital and level I trauma center. UC Davis admits more than 30,000 patients per year and handles nearly 1 million visits.
    • 6 Pain Medicine Fellows; Start date August 1 
    • Comprehensive education and training in pain medicine through mentorship, research and clinical care.
    • 8 Interventional Pain Attendings, 2 Pain Psychology Specialists, 2 Pain Pharmacists, 2 Acupuncturists, and 2 Private Practice Adjunct Faculty
    • Approximately 25 weeks of procedures with neuromodulation exposure including DRG, SCS, and PNS. Robust ultrasound exposure with procedures at 3 clinical sites including prolotherapy, large joint injections, and nerve blocks.
    • Cancer pain exposure including regular rotations at the UCD Cancer Center and intrathecal pump implantation and management.
    • Ongoing active IRB research including neuromodulation patient selection, virtual reality applications, ultrasound imaging for estimating epidural depth, and low back pain PET imaging.
    • Specialty: Chronic Pain
    • Duration:
    • Start Year:
    • Positions:6
    • Deadline:
    • Salary:
    • Contact Person: Mureen Darrington Program Coordinator
    • Email: [email protected]
    • Phone: 916-734-6688
    • Facility:
    • Address:
    • 4860 Y Street
    • Suite 3020
    • Sacramento
    • California 95817
    • Telephone: 916-734-6688
    • Website: https://rvsxz3c2zdp3kl7pu105m8xs-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/University-of-California-Davis-Program-Slide.pdf
    • Director: Scott Pritzlaff, MD
    • Other affiliated faculty:
    • Participating hospitals:

    Our ACGME- accredited Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine fellowship at UC Davis Medical Center provides the knowledge, skills, and experience required to become a perioperative consultant in this field. Our fellow is fully involved in an expansive one-year program that involves advanced regional techniques, catheter placement, acute pain management, chronic pain management and clinical research with nearly 5,000 procedures performed annually.  The smaller fellowship allows for individualized attention by a team of highly experienced and fellowship trained faculty and the ability to gain a large procedural volume.  In addition, fellows will rotate in our main operating room perioperative area and a busy orthopedic focused outpatient surgery center.  There is a unique opportunity to work as an attending staff physician with the added benefit of additional income to augment the fellow salary.  Our fellowship program enables individuals to become experts in regional anesthesia and further their careers in academic or private practice settings.  

    All applications to this program are to be submitted through the SF Match Service.
    • Specialty:Acute Pain/Regional Anesthesia
    • Duration:12 months
    • Start Year:
    • Positions:1
    • Deadline: March 31st or until position filled
    • Salary: $99,802 annually - opportunity to supplement income with weekend call shifts
    • Contact Person: Bianca Celleli Fellowship Program Coordinator
    • Email: [email protected]
    • Phone: 916-734-5169
    • Facility:
    • Address:
    • 4150 V Street
    • Suite 1200 PSSB
    • Sacramento
    • California 95817
    • Telephone: 916-734-5031
    • Website: https://health.ucdavis.edu/anesthesiology/
    • Director: Usha Saldanha, MD
    • Other affiliated faculty:

    • Usha Saldanha, MD, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management Fellowship Director

      Amy Chen, MD, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management Fellowship Associate Program Director

      Steven Macres, MD, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management Division Chief

      Robin Aldwinckle, B. Med. Sci, BMBS

      Kenneth Furukawa, MD 

      William Yates, MD 

      Michael Jung, MD, MBA

      Timothy Tautz, MD 

      Nathan Calixto, MD

      Deepthi Penta, MD

    • Participating hospitals:

    • University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento California

      UC Davis Children's Hospital

    **The Pain Medicine Fellowship Program at the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Pain at the University of California, Irvine, is currently recruiting for an open pain fellowship position for the academic year 2024–25, beginning August 1. Interested applicants should submit their curriculum vitae and contact us as soon as possible.**

    The University of California, Irvine, offers the only ACGME-accredited Pain Medicine Fellowship Program in Orange County. Our nationally acclaimed faculty provides a highly enriching educational experience. The rigorous training in comprehensive evaluation and treatment regimens prepares you tremendously for a lifelong career in Pain Medicine. The high volume of interventional procedures ensures strong expertise.

    The Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care, a state-of-the-art building set to open in April 2024, will complement UCI Health's current locations in providing the community with state-of-the-art medical services. For more than two decades, UCI Health has been named one of America's Best Hospitals.

    Our program strives to provide each fellow with high-quality patient care and academic experience. We accept applicants from any discipline that offers ABMS certification in pain medicine.

     

    Duration of Fellowship: One year

    Core Related Specialty: Anesthesiology; Neurology; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; any specialty that can be ABA pain board certified

    Fellowship in The Match®? Yes

    Application Deadline: Per Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®)/National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®)

    Number of Positions Available:1 

    Salary: per institutional guidelines

     

    All applications to this program are to be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®).
    Apply here. 

    Applicant Interview Timeframe: May-June

    Fellowship starts off cycle on August 1.

    Sponsored visas are offered for international applicants.

    • Specialty: Chronic Pain
    • Duration:1 year
    • Start Year:
    • Positions:3
    • Deadline: Per Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®)/National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®)
    • Salary:
    • Contact Person: Roger Hernandez Coordinator
    • Email: [email protected]
    • Phone: 714-456-5835
    • Facility:
    • Address:
    • Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
    • 333 City Drive W
    • Orange
    • California 92868
    • Telephone: 714-456-5835
    • Website: http://www.anesthesiology.uci.edu/education_painmed_fellowship.shtml
    • Director: Rakhi Dayal, MD
    • Other affiliated faculty:
    • Participating hospitals:
    • University of California, Irvine

    The Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine is offering four fellowship positions in our expanding Regional Anesthesia & Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship Program for the 2022-2023 academic year.  The Fellowship is designed to provide extensive clinical training and opportunities for scholarly activities as well as teaching residents and medical students in a dynamic, fast paced setting. UCI Medical Center is Orange County’s only academic medical system and Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center.  It is the primary teaching institution for UC Irvine School of Medicine and serves a diverse patient population. Fellows will develop expert knowledge and skills through comprehensive clinical experiences in regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine. Additionally, fellows will obtain appointment as Clinical Instructor at UCI and work in the operating rooms as an attending.

    Completion of an ACGME accredited Anesthesiology Residency and California State medical license is required prior to appointment. Candidates must be board-certified or eligible for certification in Anesthesiology.

    Applicants should submit the following materials to the Fellowship Coordinator [email protected] to be considered for this position:

    1. Curriculum Vitae
    2. Personal Statement
    3. Three letters of recommendation
    4. BASIC exam results

    A separate statement that addresses past and/or potential contributions to diversity, equity and inclusion should also be included in the application materials. For further details, please refer to our website anesthesiology.uci.edu/education_regionalfellowship.shtml

    • Specialty:Acute Pain/Regional Anesthesia
    • Duration:12 months
    • Start Year:
    • Positions:5
    • Deadline: Currently accepting applications for four fellowship positions for the 2022-2023 academic year, beginning on August 1, 2022
    • Salary: $80,000 + opp. for add. salary support
    • Contact Person: Roger Hernandez Fellowship Coordinator
    • Email: [email protected]
    • Phone: (714) 456-5835
    • Facility:
    • Address:
    • 333 City Blvd. West, Suite 2150
    • Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care
    • Orange
    • California 92868
    • Telephone: (714) 456-5835
    • Website: http://anesthesiology.uci.edu/education_regionalfellowship.shtml
    • Director: James Cyriac, MD
    • Other affiliated faculty:
      • James Cyriac, MD- Program Director
      • Jane Ahn, MD 
      • Kyle Ahn, MD
      • Coral Sun, MD
      • Kimberly Gimenez, MD
      • Govind Rajan, MD
      • Ramin Rahimian, MD
      • Navid Alem, MD
      • Shalini Shah, MD
      • Rakhi Dayal, MD
      • Aaron Przybysz, MD
      • Ariana Nelson, MD
      • Trevor Whitwell, MD 
      • Eli Luong, MD
      • Staci Becker, MD
      • Sarah Giafaglione, MD
      • Brent Yeung, MD
    • Participating hospitals:

    Duration of Fellowship: One year

    Core Related Specialty: Anesthesiology

    Fellowship in The Match®? Yes

    Application Deadline: Per Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®)/National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®)

    Number of Positions Available: 5

    Salary: $70,543 (2021-2022)

    Description

    Starting in 1993 the UC San Diego Pain Medicine Fellowship has offered specialist training in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain syndromes, cancer, and acute pain. Our fellows learn to employ a multidimensional treatment approach that includes physical therapies, pharmacologic agents, psychological therapies, alternative medicine therapies, as well as a broad array of interventional techniques. The program’s multidisciplinary training of pain fellows includes core faculty from anesthesia, PM&R, and neurology. Fellows also receive training from guest lecturers and rotation faculty from psychiatry, psychology, palliative medicine, gynecology, orthopedic surgery, radiology, and physical therapy. We accept fellowship applicants from any discipline that offers ABMS certification in pain medicine, including: anesthesia, physical medicine & rehabilitation, neurology, psychiatry, and others. Clinical training occurs primarily at UC San Diego Health System’s Center for Pain Medicine outpatient and procedures clinics in La Jolla and at San Diego Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) pain clinic and pain procedure suite, also in La Jolla, California. Additionally, fellows consult on inpatients at UC San Diego’s La Jolla and Hillcrest Hospitals. Fellows have rotations in psychiatry, neuroradiology and palliative care. Each fellow receives four weeks of research time in order to concentrate on a project of their choosing. Fellows are paired with a research mentor who works closely with them throughout the 12-month fellowship. Lectures on anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, diagnosis, and management of pain are held weekly and cover a wide range of topics required by the ACGME. Pain medicine grand rounds are also held weekly and include M&M case conferences, multidisciplinary grand rounds with our pain psychologists, palliative care service joint case conferences, journal clubs, radiology rounds, and research forums.  All fellows take a graduate level neuroscience course on mechanisms of pain taught by UC San Diego pain clinical and research faculty.

    All applications to this program are to be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®).
    Apply here. 

    Applicant Interview Timeframe: June-July

    Fellowship starts off cycle on August 1.

    • Specialty: Chronic Pain
    • Duration:1 year
    • Start Year:
    • Positions:5
    • Deadline: Per Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®)/National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®)
    • Salary: $70,543
    • Contact Person: Ileana Ramirez Program Coordinator
    • Email: [email protected], [email protected]
    • Phone: 858-657-5272
    • Facility:
    • Address:
    • 9444 Medical Center Drive #7651
    • La Jolla
    • California 92037
    • Telephone: 858-657-5272
    • Website: https://medschool.ucsd.edu/som/anesthesia/education/fellowships/Pages/pain-medicine-fellowship.aspx
    • Director: Timothy Furnish, MD
    • Other affiliated faculty:

    • Program Director
      Timothy Furnish, MD
      Clinical Professor
      Phone: 858-657-7702
      Email: [email protected]

      Associate Program Director
      Rajiv Reddy, MD
      Clinical Professor
      Phone: 858-657-7702
      Email: [email protected]

    • Participating hospitals:
    • VA Medical Center San Diego

    One year ACGME accredited fellowship providing advanced regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine training in multiple clinical settings. California state medical license required before starting fellowship.

     

    This program uses the common application. Submit the completed application directly to the individual Fellowship Program.

    Please submit application as well as current CV and 3 letters of recommendation.

    Apply here

    • Specialty:Acute Pain/Regional Anesthesia
    • Duration:12 months
    • Start Year:2026
    • Positions:1
    • Deadline: 3/15/2025
    • Salary: 104,000 approx. (includes housing stipend)
    • Contact Person: Katherine Brogan Fellowship Coordinator
    • Email: [email protected]
    • Phone: 415-353-1297
    • Facility:
    • Address:
    • Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, Suite M917
    • 505 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0624
    • San Francisco
    • California 94143
    • Telephone: 415-353-1297
    • Website: https://anesthesia.ucsf.edu/opportunities/regional-anesthesia
    • Director: Pedram Aleshi, M.D.
    • Other affiliated faculty:
      • Chris Abrecht, MD
      • Matthias Behrends, MD
      • Mathias Braehler, MD, PhD
      • Andrew Gray, MD, PhD
      • Christina Inglis-Arkell, MD
      • Sakura Kinjo, MD
      • Kerstin Kolodzie, MD, PhD, MAS
      • Solmaz Manuel, MD
      • George Pasvankas, MD
      • Mark Schumacher, MD, PhD
      • Claas Siegmueller, MD, PhD, MBA
      • Christopher Webb, MD
      • Edward Yap, MD
      • Mae Ling Chu Yap, MBBS
      • Peter Yeh, MD
    • Participating hospitals:

    Core Related Specialty: Anesthesiology; Multidisciplinary

    Fellowship in The Match®? Yes

    All applications to this program are to be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®).
    Apply here. 

    Applicant Interview Timeframe: June-July

    Fellowship starts off cycle:

    • One fellow begins July 1
    • Two fellows begin August 1
    • Specialty: Chronic Pain
    • Duration:1 year
    • Start Year:
    • Positions:3
    • Deadline: Per Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®)/National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®)
    • Salary: $77,000.00
    • Contact Person: Caroline Caldwell Student Programs Advisor
    • Email: [email protected]
    • Phone: 323-865-1084
    • Facility:
    • Address:
    • 150 San Pablo Street, Suite 3450
    • Los Angeles
    • California 90033
    • Telephone: 323-442-6202
    • Website: https://keck.usc.edu/education/residency-clinical-fellowships/
    • Director: Talin Evazyan, MD
    • Other affiliated faculty:
    • Participating hospitals:

     

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