About Gary Polykoff, MD
My professional time is devoted primarily to direct care of patients with chronic pain. My areas of interest include chronic spine pain, neuropathic pain, myofascial pain and rehabilitation approaches to treatment of chronic pain.
I am also involved in the direct education of pain medicine fellows where I emphasize musculoskeletal evaluation and rehabilitation approaches in management of patients with chronic pain.
Clinical Interests:
- Chronic pain
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- Russian
Locations
Mass General Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
55 Fruit St.
Gray Bigelow Building
Suite 444
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-3030
Medical Education
- , ST. Petersburg State Medical Academy
- Fellowship, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Pain Medicine, American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Publications
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Select Publications:
- Leigh Hochberg, L.R., Mukand, J.A., Williams, S., Polykoff, G., Friehs, G.M. and Donoghue, J.P. Brain-Computer Interfaces: Prospects for Neuro-Rehabilitation and Implications for Neurocritical Care. Neurocritical Care Society, 3rd Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, Feb. 25-27, 2005.
- Mukand, J., Williams S., Apple D., Polykoff G., Donoghue J. Feasibility Study of the BrainGate Neural Interface System for Individuals with Quadriplegia. AAP/ASIA Meeting, Dallas, TX, May, 2005.
- Polykoff, G.I. On the Watch for Whiplash Injuries. Health News. The Executive Registry Network. Fall/Winter 2004.
Dr Polykoff is best pain doctor ever
Very informative
Dr. Polykoff is an exceptionally great doctor. He cares deeply. He's willing to put himself on the line, you know, even if it means expressing a challenging or unconventional viewpoint. I really can't say enough good about him or about how much he's helped me. He's made a key contribution, maybe one of the biggest, to my healing, and I am ... Read More
[redacted] The primary provider threw out a lot of information too quickly for me to understand it all and have a chance to ask questions. His attitude was dismissive and he didn't seem to care about the pain I came to see him about and the fact that he didn't have any good options to offer me. [redacted]
excellent
Exceptional physician
His bedside manner is very good, very understanding, respectful, resilient and empathetic to his patients' feelings and needs. Very very satisfied with him.
The provider is knowledgeable, caring and understanding and skilled.
I felt well understood and taken care of both of the doctor and the resident.
The MA was fantastic! She had a wonderful sense of humor, was caring, and was compassionate-one of a kind! Unfortunately, I can't remember her name.