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Spine Rehabilitation and Electrodiagnostic Medicine; Non-Surgical
Dr. Speach completed his undergraduate training in 1984 at the University of Notre
Dame with a bachelor's degree in Preprofessional Studies. He completed his medical
degree at the State of New York, Upstate Medical Center in 1988. Following an internship
year in Transitional Medicine, Dr. Speach served as a general medical officer and
a brigade surgeon for the 10 th Mountain Division based in Fort Drum, NY. In 1996,
he completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University
of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. After residency, Dr. Speach held
a full time faculty appointment with the University of Rochester and served as an
attending physician with Unity Health System. His experience included medical directorship
of Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center which provided full outpatient services for
individuals suffering from acute and chronic neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.
Dr. Speach joined the Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Spine Surgery in 2002.
He provides nonsurgical evaluation and management of spinal pain. Dr. Speach has
additional interests and expertise in the performance of electrodiagnostic studies
to assess for peripheral nerve injury, cervical and lumbar radiculopathy and the
performance of disability determinations.
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 SubSpecialty:
Spine Rehabilitation and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Faculty Rank:
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics
Medical School:
SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse , NY
Residency:
Education Committee, Dept. PMR
University of Rochester
Postgraduate:
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Certifications:
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Academic Associations:
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Member of American Academy of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Member of American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
Reviewer
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Special Interests:
Nonsurgical Evaluation and Treatment of Back and Neck Pain, Lumbar and Cervical
Radiculopathy, Electrodiagnostic Studies, Independent Medical Examinations and Disability
Determinations.
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