Cherian K. Sajan, MD
Practice: National Spine & Pain Centers
Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Interventional Pain Medicine
Office locations: Winter Park, FL
Most recent review: 3 days ago
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4.94.9 out of 5
110 Ratings
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Dr. Cherian Sajan, M.D., earned his medical degree at St. John’s Medical College in Bangalore, India, and completed his residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He then finished his fellowship in Interventional Pain Management at the National Pain Institute in Florida. As Medical Director for the National Pain Research Institute, he focuses on minimally invasive, evidence-based care to improve his patients' functionality and overall quality of life.
4.94.9 out of 5
110 Ratings
54 Comments
Dr. Cherian Sajan, M.D., earned his medical degree at St. John’s Medical College in Bangalore, India, and completed his residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He then finished his fellowship in Interventional Pain Management at the National Pain Institute in Florida. As Medical Director for the National Pain Research Institute, he focuses on minimally invasive, evidence-based care to improve his patients' functionality and overall quality of life.
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Winter Park
1693 Lee Road
Suite B
Winter Park, FL 32789
Suite B
Winter Park, FL 32789
Dr. Cherian Sajan, M.D., is driven by the ability to make a difference in people’s lives and to watch a patient enjoy some of the things that people otherwise take for granted. “Helping people love life again is what I enjoy the most about my work,” he said.
With an interest in sports growing up, musculoskeletal medicine and pain management has always enthralled Dr. Sajan. After spending his undergraduate studies focusing on physics, chemistry, math and biology, he graduated from St. Joseph’s College in Bangalore, India.
St. John’s Medical College in Bangalore, India served as the site for his medical degree as well as his internship and one of his Residencies that was focused on Orthopedic Surgery. He then completed an Internship in Internal Medicine followed by a Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. He finished his Fellowship in Interventional Pain Management at the National Pain Institute in Florida.
With a decade of practice experience, Dr. Sajan has served as Medical Director for the National Pain Research Institute since 2014. “Having a great team to work with is what adds color to my canvas,” he says.
When discussing the future of pain management, Dr. Sajan is excited about the shift from invasive surgeries with long recovery periods, to minimally invasive procedures, providing patients superior results along with a greater quality of life.
As part of individualized treatment plan development for patients, Dr. Sajan notes that medication management is only a small ingredient of the various options that will be discussed. “The goal of treatment is to ensure a patient is provided the best quality of evidence based medical care, to ensure an improved quality of life and functionality, with the use of minimal amounts of medication,” he said.
Dr. Sajan believes pain management is a multi-modality field with the patient, physician and other providers being equal partners.
“Pain management is one of the few fields of medicine where the patient plays an equal, if not a greater part in the treatment plan, than the physician,” he said. “My philosophy is to explain to the patient the various options available and let the patient understand the implications, both positive and negative, of the various available choices. I believe that patients who are well educated about their condition, knowledgable about their treatment options, and have a clear understanding of the expectations from the treatment plan, usually have much better outcomes.”
After the last patient is seen for the day, Dr. Sajan can be found spending time with his family, exploring new places and watching sports.
Education & Experience
National Pain Institute
Fellowship
West Delray Beach, FL 2012
University At Buffalo
Residency
USA, Buffalo, NY 2009
St. Johns Medical College Hospital
Residency
India, Bangalore, Karnataka, 2003
St. Johns Medical College Hospital
Internship
India, Bangalore, Karnataka, 1998
St Joseph Medical Center
Medical School
United States, Houston, TX 1997
St. Joseph's College
Undergraduate
India, Bangalore, 1992
Excellent service.
He is the best he explained everything I was very happy with the way he did the procedure and he is very professional.
Very good attitude, made me feel comfortable with having injections
Dr. Sajan is very knowledgeable and wants to help with your pain.
I'm very confident with Dr. Sajan shots because twice they had been a miracle for me; but today the shot hurt so much, I think he didn' allowed enough time for the numbing shot to set in.... since the office was full, I guess he was in a rush to get it over with! In fact I noticed everyone was in a hurry, not calm and collected as they had been twice before!
Doctor S has been my doctor for a 16 years and is a dedicated professional. He is compassionate and understanding and has a lot of experience in procedures.
Very professional, helpful and friendly
I trust Dr Sajan and his staff. They have the best staff-caring, full of humor, always a light hearted mood. This means a lot to me while dealing with so much pain.
Very thorough answer my questions before I can ask them I highly recommend them. I’m very pleased with the visit.
Dr Sajan is the very best! He is very thorough and not to mention professional and friendly. He always goes out of his way to deal with the insurance companies to make sure that procedures get done in a timely manner.