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Zahid Bajwa, MD, Neurology, Chattanooga, TN

ZahidHussainBajwaMDFAHS(He/Him)

Neurology Chattanooga, TN

Headache, Movement Disorder, Pain Medicine, Spinal Disorder

Founding Director, Boston Headache Institute. Boston PainCare Center

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  • Office

    6130 Shallowford Rd
    Ste 101
    Chattanooga, TN 37421
    Phone+1 423-664-4635
    Fax+1 423-664-4640

Summary

  • Zahid H. Bajwa, MD, FAHS is a board certified neurologist, also trained and board certified in Pain Medicine by ABA/ABPN, and Headache Medicine (UCNS). He is certified in Neurology and Pain Medicine by NBPAS, and by ABPM in Pain Medicine. After completing neurology residency from Montefiore, AECOM, NY, he completed ACGME accredited Pain Medicine fellowship at the Mass. General Hospital (MGH), HMS in Boston. He practiced at BIDMC from 1993-2012 rising to the rank of Associate Professor of Anesthesia (Neurology) at Harvard Medical School. He established the first Comprehensive Headache Center at BIDMC in 1993. He held many medical leadership roles at Arnold-Warfield Pain Center at BIDMC including director of education and clinical research in headache and pain. He has received many awards and honors for his clinical, educational and research work including recognition as the top doctor for many years while at BIDMC, and later at Boston Headache Institute, Boston PainCare Center (BPC). He is the founding director of Boston Headache Institute and the first Director of Clinical Research at BPC. He received his medical degree from Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan, and is a Fellow of the American Headache Society. He specializes in headache and pain medicine and is nationally recognized in acute/chronic pain, dystonia, migraine, cervicogenic, cluster, and other complex headaches. His educational topics also include a variety of neuropathic pain including DPNP, PHN, TGN, facial pain, neuropharmacology, sleep and spasticity. He joined Eli Lilly and Co. in 2019 supporting Lilly Bio-Medicine, Neuroscience, Pain. He served as Associate Vice President for Medical Affairs-Migraine/Pain, Neuroscience before returning to clinical academic practice in the South East joining Tennessee Valley Pain Management in June 2023. He is currently Director of the Southeast Headache and Pain Institute offering state of the art treatments for severe head, face and neck pain.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Pain Medicine, 1992 - 1993
  • Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 1989 - 1992
  • SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
    SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1989
  • Allama Iqbal Medical College
    Allama Iqbal Medical CollegeClass of 1986
  • University of the Punjab
    University of the PunjabB.Sc., Biological Sciences, 1981
  • Government K.F. College
    Government K.F. CollegeF.Sc., 1979

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1992 - Present
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1991 - 2026
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1991 - 1998
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 1992 - 1994
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1992 - 1994
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Pain Medicine
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Neurology
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Mentor of the Year Award Arnold-Warfield Pain Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2003
  • Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2013
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2012-2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Pharmacological Treatment of Pain in Osteoarthritis: A Descriptive Review  
    Douglas Bacon, Zahid H Bajwa, Current Rheumatology Reports
  • Xranial Neuroalgias  
    Bajwa ZH, Khawaja SN, Scrivani SJ, Smith SS, Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am, 1/1/2016
  • Recommendations for a new curriculum in pain medicine for medical students: toward a career distinguished by competence and compassion  
    Murinson BB, Gordin V, Flynn S, Driver LC, Gallagher RM, Grabois M; Medical Student Education Sub-committee of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, Pain Med, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Neuromodulation for Refractory Extracranial Chronic Daily Headache.
    Simopoulos T, Lantz G, Lee S, Bajwa ZH, Burstein R, North American Neuromodulation Society, 1/1/2009
  • Mechanism-Based Treatment of Neuropathic and Cancer Pain.
    Zahid H. Bajwa, MD and Charles Ho, MD, American Pain Society 20th Annual Scientific Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2001
  • Headache Quarterly
    Bajwa ZH, American Pain Society 19th Annual Meeting, Altlanta, GA, 1/1/2000

Lectures

  • Diagnosis and Pharmacological Treatment of Headache 
    Harvard Medical School, Boston - 1/1/2017
  • Nerve Blocks, Botulinum Toxin, and Anatomy of Craniofacial Pain 
    Harvard Medical School, Boston - 1/1/2017
  • Mechanism-Based Treatment of Neuropathic Pain 
    Harvard Medical School, Boston - 1/1/2017
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Other

  • "Botulinum toxin pharmacology." 
    Bajwa ZH, UpToDate (Bosow D, Editor-in-Chief)
    1/1/2008
  • "Postherpetic Neuralgia" 
    Bajwa ZH, Crovo D, Warfield CA, UpToDate (Bosow D, Editor-in-Chief)
    1/1/2007
  • Conference Report: Highlights From the 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society. 
    Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery
    Chicago, IL - 1/1/2003
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Professional Memberships