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I'm Dr. Hameed. I'm an interventional pain physician at Optum.

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I was drawn to medicine from an early age. I

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was always interested in science, and during high school I

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worked in a lab. I always knew I wanted to

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do a specialty where I'd be working with my hands

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and performing procedures. I also really enjoyed the physiology behind

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anesthesia. I treat conditions from head to toe. I treat

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headaches with various injections. I can also treat multiple joints,

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including the shoulders, elbows, knees, hips, and all the way

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down to the foot. I treat a lot of back

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pain as well. I like to be very multi‑modal in

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the way I treat patients. Typically, the first visit is

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a thorough consultation and evaluation. After that, we create a

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plan that includes physical therapy, various medications, and lifestyle modification.

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I also offer several minimally invasive interventional procedures with minimal

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to no recovery time, which help patients reduce or resolve

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their pain. I once treated a patient who was a

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dentist—a very young woman with her own practice—who was suffering

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from debilitating neck pain. She was close to shutting down

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her practice. After a few minimally invasive, very quick procedures,

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I was able to restore her range of motion and

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reduce her pain. She is now back to working on

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her own and thriving. I truly try to treat my

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patients like my own family. I want to create a

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specific plan with compassion and understanding. I am very grateful

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to my patients for trusting me with their lives and

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their care. What I enjoy most about being part of

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Optum Multi‑Specialty Care is the collaboration and continuity we can

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provide. I can easily contact a dermatologist, cardiologist, vascular specialist,

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or rheumatologist if my patients' symptoms are multifactorial. We're able

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to provide comprehensive, coordinated care all in one location. I

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love the outdoors. Being in the Northeast, we experience all

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four seasons. I enjoy a good snowfall or going out

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for a hike. We're very lucky on Long Island to

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have many beaches, and New York City is very close,

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so I have access to many places and experiences. I'm

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Dr. Hameed. I'm an interventional pain physician at Optum.