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Southern Michigan Pain Consultant's
physicians are anesthesiologists who have trained
specifically in Pain Management and/or Pain Medicine.
 Matthew Kuiper,
DO, is Board Certified in Anesthesiology by the
American Board of Anesthesiology.
He recently was
named Medical
Director upon Dr.
Guernsey's
retirement. He completed his undergraduate studies at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He
attended Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and he completed his residency in Anesthesia at the University
of Florida, Gainesville. Dr. Kuiper has also participated in an Interventional Pain Management Fellowship at Wake Forest University
in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. While he was in fellowship participated in the research of multiple investigations on new therapies
in the treatment of pain and novel intraspinal medicines for the management of pain. Dr. Kuiper has broad
experience in spinal cord stimulation,
intrathecal pump management and pain
management in the back and neck. He is also experienced in the treatment of
complex regional pain syndrome
(CRPS).
 Melanie Novak,
MD, is Board Certified in Anesthesiology and received Pain Management training
during her
fellowship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Il. Dr. Novak uses a multidisciplinary
approach to the pain patient and formulates treatment plans which are individualized and specific for each patient.
She wants to see each and every patient function and feel their best. Special area of interest is pain in the elderly.
She enjoys research, writing, and teaching and has published over 20 articles, instructed other physicians, nurses, and
insurance professionals at numerous conferences both nationally and internationally.
 Andrew Alshab, MD
MPH, is
practicing at SMPC’s
Marshall &
Portage Pain
Management Centers.
Dr. Alshab completed
his
undergraduate
studies & Master of
Public Health at the
University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor.
He obtained his
medical
degree from Wayne
State School of
Medicine, Detroit,
Michigan and
went on to complete
a residency in
Anesthesiology as
well as an
Anesthesia Pain
Fellowship at Case
Western Reserve
University through
University Hospitals
of Cleveland, Ohio.
His interests
include low back
pain, discogenic
pain, CRPS and
spinal cord
stimulation. He
works with his
patients to develop
a comprehensive pain
management plan in
order to
decrease pain and
improve
functionality.
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