Karina Bouffard, MD, MPH

Attending Physician

Practicing since 2014

Joined staff in 2014

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About Me

Karina Bouffard, MD, has been an attending physician at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab since 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 interests include 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. She is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

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 TeleHealth Visits Outpatient Care 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