Display Name Karina Bouffard, MD, MPH
Position
Attending Physician
Assistant Professor of PM&R - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of PM&R - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Practicing since 2014
Joined staff in 2014
Phone Number Description
Phone
Telephone Number
312-238-7800About Me
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
Credential
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
Credential
2008 - 2009
Internal Medicine, University of Massachusetts
2009 - 2012
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine
Fellowship
Credential
2012 - 2013
Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Honors & Awards
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Best PosterAmercian Academy of Ophthalmology, 2006
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William H. Donovan AwardBaylor College of Medicine, 2010
Certificates + Licenses
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Diplomate of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine
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Physician and Surgeon LicenseState of Illinois
Research Interests
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Cancer Pain
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Neuromodulation
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Fluoroscopic Guided Injections