Ali Valimahomed, MD, FAAPMR

Dual Board Certified in Pain Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | ACGME Fellowship Trained in Pain Medicine

Dr. Ali Valimahomed is a pain management physician who is dual board certified in Interventional Pain Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. He completed his residency at Cornell & Columbia, after which he finished his Pain Medicine fellowship at Harvard. While in training he was honored with the esteemed “Intern of the Year” award and nominated by his peers/faculty for the prestigious position of Chief Resident.

Dr. Valimahomed’s goal is to provide targeted individualized treatment plans for his patients, with a focus on functional outcomes and quality of life. Rather than masking symptoms with medications, when possible, he strives to provide curative and minimally invasive treatment options for his patients. Dr. Valimahomed provides comprehensive care for a wide variety of painful conditions of the spine, nerves, joints, and muscles by integrating physical therapy, medications, interventional procedures, and surgery. The various treatments offered by Dr. Valimahomed include fluoroscopic-guided spine injections, ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal injections, peripheral nerve blocks, regenerative medicine, neuromodulation, and minimally invasive spine surgery.

Dr. Valimahomed specializes in kyphoplasty for the treatment of spinal vertebral compression fractures. He is a nationally renowned expert in peripheral nerve stimulation for the treatment of chronic joint and nerve pain. Dr. Valimahomed’s has a passion for minimally invasive spine surgery; he performs percutaneous lumbar spinal decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis (MILD / Vertiflex / AuroraZip etc), endoscopic discectomies for disc herniations, sacroiliac joint fusion for sacroiliitis.

Treatment of cancer related pain or cancer treatment related pain is something near and dear to Dr. Valimahomed’s heart. He received specialized training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Dana Farber Cancer Center for treatment of cancer pain. He performs injections, sympathetic nerve blocks, intrathecal pain pumps, neuromodulation, and tumor ablation for treatment of cancer pain.

Specialties

Back Pain
Neck Pain
Spine Pain
Herniated discs
Radiculopathy (Sciatica)
Spinal stenosis
Vertebral Compression Fractures
Auto accidents
Sacroiliac (SI) joint pain
Work injuries
Whiplash injuries
Sports Injuries
Joint Pain / Arthritis
Peripheral nerve injury
Neuropathy (Nerve Pain)
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Pain After Spine Surgery (“Failed Back Surgery Syndrome”)
Pain After Joint Replacement
Post-surgical Pain Syndromes
Cancer Pain
Vein Pain
Headache Pain

Education and Training

College Education: Siena College – Loudenville, NY – B.A.
Medical Education: Albany Medical College – M.D.
Internship: New York Medical College: Westchester Medical Center – Valhalla, New York
Residency: Columbia University Medical Center / Weill Cornell Medicine: New York Presbyterian Hospital – New York, NY
Fellowship: Harvard Medical School: Brigham and Women’s Hospital– Boston, MA

Awards and Honors

A Division of USA Top Docs, NJ Top Docs 2024

Professional Affiliations

Memberships:

World Association of Pain Medicine United
American Society of Pain and Neuroscience
North American Neuromodulation Society & International Neuromodulation Society
The New Jersey Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
New York Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
Spine Intervention Society
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The New York Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Medical Association

Leadership Positions:

Board of Directors, World Association of Pain Medicine United (WAPMU)
Director, Foundation of Minimally Invasive Spine (FOMIS), World Association of Pain Medicine United (WAPMU)
Board of Directors, American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN)
Director at Large, New Jersey Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (NJSIPP)

Hospital Privileges:

CentraState Medical Center
Riverview Medical Center

Bibliography

Published Manuscripts:

Valimahomed, A., Dickerson, D., Vucetic, H., Rutledge, J., Zurn, C. A., Crosby, N. D., & Boggs, J. W. (2024). Real-world evidence of durable multi-dimensional improvement after 60-day peripheral nerve stimulation treatment used for shoulder pain. Pain Management, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/17581869.2024.2371779

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