Dr. Charles Daknis, MD

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Dr. Charles Cresanti-Daknis is a graduate of Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA, winning the prestigious Nelson Neurosurgical Award. He proceeded to Albany, New York, where he trained in Neurosurgery as well as General Surgery. Dr. Daknis then completed a residency in Anesthesiology where he served as chief resident in his final year at Albany. His decision to enter interventional pain management was based on his extensive experience with the neurosciences. After Albany he moved to Boston to enter Harvard University’s Brigham and Woman’s Pain Management fellowship. During his time at Harvard, Dr. Daknis also worked on developing the radiofrequency dennervation program for joint pain in the back and neck in conjunction with many of his colleagues at Harvard. Upon graduation, he developed an interventional Spine Pain Program at St. Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem, PA, where he was director and section chief of the pain program.

Dr. Daknis now practices full time spinal interventional pain management at Spine and Pain Medicine. He has particular interest in spinal stimulation and intrathecal infusion systems. He is one of few doctors in the New York Metropolitan area that has expertise with cervical spine disc pathology, including expertise with cervical discography and nucleoplasty. Current research interests include cervical spine stimulation pressure monitoring and retrograde spinal stimulation. Dr. Daknis provides leading edge technology and personal attention to cure or palliate chronic spine pain.