NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- New York Magazine and Castle Connolly Medical Group released its 2005 list of Best Doctors in New York. Among the physicians named was Dr. Clifford Gevirtz, medical director of Somnia’s Pain Management Division and the Addiction Recovery Institute. This is the fifth consecutive year that Dr. Gevirtz has received the nomination. “Inclusion in this group is an acknowledgement of the high quality of Dr. Gevirtz’s practice and the esteem in which his fellow physicians hold him,” said Marc E. Koch, MD, MBA, president and chief executive officer of Somnia, Inc.
Gevirtz specializes in the treatment of acute and chronic pain, and was the first physician in the United States to perform rapid opiate detoxification. He has published numerous articles and textbook chapters on anesthesia-assisted detoxification methods. In addition to lecturing to national medical audiences on effective pain management, he serves on the editorial board of Anesthesiology News and the American Cancer Society’s Westchester County Pain Management Steering Committee. Dr. Gevirtz is board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, and is a member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
Before joining Somnia, Dr. Gevirtz served as Chief of Anesthesiology at the Bronx VA Medical Center and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Mt. Sinai Hospital and School of Medicine. His distinguished career has included clinical and teaching positions at New York Medical College, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York University and Bellevue Hospital. He received his medical degree from Tulane University and completed his anesthesia residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and anesthesia fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, the renowned teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.
About Somnia:
Somnia Inc. works to advance outpatient surgery by assisting surgeons and payers achieve their goals of safe, secure and cost-effective operating room environments. The three Somnia divisions that collectively work to execute this plan include Accreditation and Consulting, Anesthesia Services, and Pain Management Services. The overall volume of office-based surgeries has increased dramatically in recent years, growing from 20 million to 40 million cases from 1981 to 1999. In 2004, it is estimated that 20% of all surgeries took place in office-based surgical facilities.
Somnia, Inc.
CONTACT: Anthony Guglielmi, Director of Corporate Communications ofSomnia, Inc., +1-877-476-6642, Ext 3531, or pager, +1-877-405-5088
Web site: http://www.somniainc.com/