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The Massachusetts General Hospital Pain Management Center in the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for individuals with acute, chronic and cancer-related pain.
Through the combined expertise of a multidisciplinary team of pain specialists, the Pain Management Center offers advanced treatment options in a supportive, compassionate and patient-centered environment. Our collaborative approach to care translates into individualized treatment programs that best meet our patients’ needs.
Our Physicians

Shihab Ahmed, MBBS
Accepting New Patients
Locations: Boston, Waltham
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Gary J. Brenner, MD, PhD
Accepting New Patients
Locations: Boston
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Lucy Chen, MD
Accepting New Patients
Locations: Boston
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Maximilian E. Hsia-Kiung, MD
Accepting New Patients
Locations: Boston, Salem, Danvers
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Ping Jin, MD, PhD
Accepting New Patients
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Mihir Kamdar, MD
Accepting New Patients
Locations: Boston
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Jianren Mao, MD, PhD
Accepting New Patients
Locations: Boston
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Gary Polykoff, MD
Accepting New Patients
Locations: Boston, Medford
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Shiqian Shen, MD
Accepting New Patients
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Brian Wainger, MD, PhD
Accepting New Patients
Locations: Boston
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Yi Zhang, MD, PhD
Accepting New Patients
Locations: Boston, Waltham
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Our Advanced Practice Providers

Karen Little, MSN, FNP-C, PMGT-BC
Board-Certified Pain Management Nurse Practitioner
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About the Pain Management Center
We provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for individuals with acute, chronic and cancer-related pain.
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The Massachusetts General Hospital Pain Management Center in the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for individuals with acute, chronic and cancer-related pain.