Our Physicians

General Surgery

Lawrence Biskin, M.D.














Neurosurgery

 

Eugene A. Bonaroti, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Bonaroti is a life-long resident of the Pittsburgh area. After receiving a degree in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, he returned to Pittsburgh and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh Medical School with highest honors.

Dr. Bonaroti remained at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for the next seven years to complete his general surgery internship, and neurosurgical residency, training with Dr. Peter Janetta, Dr. L. Dade Lunsford, and Dr. Peter Sheptak, among others. Dr. Bonaroti joined The Neurosurgery Group of Western Pennsylvania in 1998, and provides the full spectrum of neurosurgical care.

Learn more about his practice here.


Pain Medicine

Marc J. Adelsheimer, MD

Dr. Adelsheimer is a native of Pittsburgh.  His main focus is the evaluation and treatment of individuals with spinal axis pain.  As a physiatrist, he focuses not only on decreasing a patient's pain, but more importantly on improving their functional abilities both at home and at work. 

He has advanced training from ISIS (International Spine Intervention Society) and PASSOR (Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation) in performing fluoroscopically guided spinal injections which include epidural injections, intraarticular facet and sacroiliac injections, median branch nerve blocks, sympathetic blockade, radiofrequency neurotomy and discography.

He performs these procedures to help reduce pain so his patients can focus and succeed in his prescribed physical therapy program.  Dr. Adelsheimer specializes in the non-operative treatment of painful musculoskeletal disorders, performs EMG/NCVs, and performs Independent Medical Evaluations. 

Visit the Rehabilitation and Pain Specialist site here.


Paul S. Lieber, MD

Dr. Lieber is a native of Pittsburgh who has dedicated his medical career to treating individuals who are experiencing pain, but specializes in the treatment of spinal axis pain.  The results of his medical evaluation include the identification of a specific pain generator and treatment recommendations for how it can effectively be treated.  He is a highly skilled interventional physiatrist who understands the complexity of this patient population and strives to address the physiologic, psychosocial and emotional components of painful conditions in order the meet the primary goals of functional restoration and pain reduction.

Dr. Lieber, a clinical assistant professor in the department of Physical Medicine and Rehab at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, has trained pain fellow, residents and medical students in approaches to pain treatment.  Since 1995, he has performed over 5,000 procedures.  He continually strives to improve his knowledge base and his technical skills in the complex arena as evidenced by his advanced training in procedures such as epidural injections, facet and sacroiliac joint injections, nerve blocks and radiofrequency denervation procedures, sympathetic nerve blocks, provocative discography, intradiscal therapies and spinal cord stimulator trials.

Visit the Rehabilitation and Pain Specialist site here.