AVENTURA, FL (May 12, 2011) - Miami Neurological Institute (www.miamini.com), a private practice specializing in the treatment of spine, brain and nerve disorders, today announced that Christian D. González, M.D., F.I.P.P., a board certified and fellowship trained anesthesiologist and pain management physician, has joined its practice as clinical director for pain medicine.

After completing his anesthesiology residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, Dr. González completed his training in pain medicine at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass. He served as the division chief of pain medicine at the University of Massachusetts before moving to Florida to serve as the clinical director for the Wellness Center Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic at the University of Miami. He is currently the director of the physician training workshop and serves in the educational board for the American Academy of Pain Management. Dr. González is the President and Chief Executive Officer for the Massachusetts Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.

Dr. González is actively involved in training domestic and international physicians on interventional pain medicine techniques and serves as a medical expert advisor and proctor for several device companies. He has received multiple awards throughout his career, including Cambridge Who's Who, University of Massachusetts Champions of Excellence and others. He has published several medical papers and has spoken internationally on current pain management topics and his research. His current research focuses on spinal cord neuromodulation for pain and radiofrequency ablation for chronic back pain.

In his role, Dr. González will offer innovative, multidisciplinary pain management options to Miami Neurological Institute patients who suffer from brain, spine, joint and nerve conditions. Dr. González performs a wide range of therapeutic interventions to heal pain. He can help any patient with pain. Those suffering from back pain, neck pain, knee pain and shoulder pain have great outcomes in his practice due to his unique technical approach. He also specializes in hard-to-treat conditions including facial (trigeminal) pain, hyperhidrosis, spasticity disorders, chronic back pain and multiple sclerosis.

"People suffering from neurological conditions need high-quality medical treatment which can be easily coordinated within one office to avoid travel time to multiple doctor locations," said Santiago Figuereo, M.D., a board certified neurological surgeon and founder of Miami Neurological Institute. "The addition of Dr. González's skills, as well as our new state-of-the-art physical therapy center, supports our goal of offering the most comprehensive neurological services under one roof, in a friendly, community setting to people in South Florida."

Dr. González is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in anesthesiology and pain medicine and the World Institute of Pain in interventional pain medicine.

He is bilingual in English and Spanish and is able to medically communicate in Portuguese.

About Miami Neurological Institute

Located in Aventura, Fla., Miami Neurological Institute's Brain and Spine Center offers minimally invasive, state-of-the-art therapies and procedures for disorders of the brain, spine, and peripheral nerves. The Institute's founder and medical director, Santiago Figuereo, M.D., F.A.A.N.S. is a board certified and fellowship trained neurological surgeon who brings unique techniques to the region.

The Center includes an in-house, state-of-the-art physical rehabilitation center and treatment suite for pain management procedures and therapies. Christian D. González, M.D., F.I.P.P., a board certified and fellowship trained anesthesiologist and pain management physician, is the clinical director for Miami Neurological Institute's perioperative medicine and pain management program.

For more information, visit www.miamini.com or call 786-623-2000.

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