Michael Gofeld, M.D.

Dr. Gofeld is a UW assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and the Department of Neurological Surgery. His clinical interests include minimally invasive approaches in treatment of cancer, spinal and neuropathic pain, and advanced imaging diagnosis and mapping.

Patient Care Philosophy
Localize a pain source and provide the best available treatment to achieve long-term pain relief along with functional and social restoration. 

The doctor and patient are equal partners in the process of recovery. The physician must utilize his or her medical knowledge and apply the best clinical and anatomical evidence in practice. The patient must desire to achieve specific health-related goals in his or her care.

Scope Of Care
Cancer-related and non-malignant chronic pain.  He advocates for aggressive prevention of chronic pain, so patients with acute pain problems will be seen immediately. Those problems include, but are not limited to, shingles, acute disc herniation, nerve injury and vertebral fractures.

Personal Interests
Bicycling, hiking, sailing, and Latin American and ballroom dancing.

Clinical Interests

• Cancer pain and pain among cancer survivors
• Nerve injury pain
• Neuromodulation (implantation of nerve/spinal cord stimulators)
• Degenerative disc disease and other spinal disorders
• Neuromodulation of chronic headaches

Research Interests

• Neuromodulation
• Ultrasound-guided techniques
• Treatment of degenerative disc disease
• Outcome studies
• Neurophysiology

Teaching Interests
Interventional pain management

Languages
English, Hebrew, Russian

Expertise
Chronic Pain, Metastatic cancers, Musculoskeletal, Neuropathy/Nerve Injury, Neurosurgery, Pain Management, Spine