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Practioner Profiles
At NAPPM, our board-certified pain management professionals are leaders in their fields, drawing from their expertise in anesthesiology, neurology, physiatry, and nursing, as well as participating in ongoing education to keep current on the most advanced treatment developments and medications.
John M. Stamatos, MD is the Director of Pain Management at Syosset Hospital, Plainview Hospital and Franklin Hospital, and a Pain Management Specialist at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. He completed his medical training at the Uniformed Service University of Health Sciences and his residency in Anesthesiology at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. A Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology with the added qualification in Pain Management, Dr. Stamatos is also a licensed acupuncturist in the State of New York and is the author of the bestselling books Pain Buster and Living Your Life Pain Free.
Peter A. Kechejian, MD is an Interventional Pain Management Specialist and the Director of Oncology Pain Services at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, Syosset Hospital, Plainview Hospital and Franklin Hospital. A graduate of Georgetown School of Medicine, he completed his residency in Anesthesia and a fellowship in pain management at the University of Massachusetts. Dr. Kechejian is a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology with the added qualification of Pain Management. He is formerly the Director of the Pain Management Program at Nassau University Medical Center and is co-author of the bestselling book Living Your Life Pain Free.
Grace Forde, MD is the Director of Neurological Services at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, Syosset Hospital, and Franklin Hospital. A graduate of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, she completed her residency in neurology at the University of California San Francisco. She is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Neurology with sub-specialty certification in pain management. Dr. Forde is part of a national initiative that trains other physicians in the treatment of chronic pain and is co-author of the bestselling book Living Your Life Pain Free.
Andrew T. Ng, MD is the Director of Pain Management at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, New York.
After completing a Masters in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he received his Medical Doctorate from New York Medical College. He completed a residency in Anesthesiology and a fellowship in Pain Management at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, and had been an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Management at Westchester Medical Center prior to joining NAPPM. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology with a subspecialty certification in Pain Management. Dr. Ng also has a medical certification in acupuncture.
Reginald Rousseau, MD is an Interventional Pain Specialist at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, Franklin Hospital, and Syosset Hospital. Dr. Rousseau completed his undergraduate studies at Yale University and his medical degree and internship from SUNY at Stonybrook. He completed his Anesthesiology residency and an interventional pain management fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. After his fellowship, Dr. Rousseau became Co-director of the Pain Management Center at Atlanticare regional Medical Center in New Jersey, where he established both inpatient and outpatient pain services.
Mary Milano Carter, NP is the Nurse Practitioner and Director of Clinical Pain Services for Pain Management at Syosset Hospital, Plainview Hospital and Franklin Hospital. She holds a Master’s Degree in Science and a post-Master’s Degree as an Adult Nurse Practitioner from Adelphi University, where she received the Graduate Leadership Award. She holds board certifications as an Adult Nurse Practitioner, Pain Management Nurse, Geriatric Nurse, and Medical-surgical Nurse. Ms. Carter is the founding President of the American Society for Pain Management Nursing, Long Island (ASPMN-LI) Chapter, and is active nationally in ASPMN as a committee chair and master faculty for the Pain Management Certification Exam for nurses. She is also co-author of the bestselling book Live Your Life Pain Free.
Elaine M. Herzog, NP is the Nurse Practitioner and Coordinator for the Pain Service for the Department of Anesthesiology at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. She holds a Master’s Degree in Science and a post-Master’s Degree as an Adult Nurse Practitioner from Adelphi University. She holds board certification as an Adult Nurse Practitioner, and Pain Management Nurse. She is the founding President-Elect of the American Society for Pain Management Nursing, Long Island Chapter.