Karina Bouffard

Karina Bouffard, MD, MPH

Attending Physician
Assistant Professor of PM&R - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Practicing since 2014
Joined staff in 2014
Phone
312-238-7800
Accepting
New Patients
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About Me

Dr. Karina Bouffard has been an attending physician at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab since returning to Chicago in 2014. Her primary clinical work is with adults with subacute and chronic pain. She is on the board of directors for the Midwest Pain Society and is a co-editor of the society's newsletter. Her interest includes cancer pain, cancer prehabilitation, fluoroscopic guided injections and neuromodulation. She is a member of the Cancer Pain Research Consortium and is on the Young Physician's Council within the Consortium.

Location

Pain Management Center

345 East Superior Street

Floor 12

Chicago, IL 60611

Conditions Treated / Services

Arthritis + Joint Conditions Cancer Rehabilitation Pain Management Pain Management Center Back Pain Coccydynia Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Lumbar Spine Pain Neck Pain/ Cervicalgia Neuropathic Pain Osteoarthritis Radicular Pain (Radiculopathy) Stellate Ganglion Blocks Epidural Injections Radiofrequency Medial Zygapophysial Joint Injections (Facet) Temporary Motor Point Block / Peripheral Nerve Block

Education & Training

    Education
    1995 - 1999
    Bachelor in Science, Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    2002 - 2006
    Doctor of Medicine, University of the East
    2007 - 2008
    Master of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
    Residency
    2008 - 2009
    Internal Medicine, University of Massachusetts
    2009 - 2012
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine
    Fellowship
    2012 - 2013
    Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Honors & Awards

  • Best Poster
    Amercian Academy of Ophthalmology, 2006
  • William H. Donovan Award
    Baylor College of Medicine, 2010

Certificates + Licenses

  • Diplomate of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine
  • Physician and Surgeon License
    State of Illinois

Research Interests

  • Cancer Pain
  • Neuromodulation
  • Fluoroscopic Guided Injections

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