Robert E. Wertz, MD

Pain Medicine

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Overview

Languages spoken

  • English

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About

Why I entered medicine

My father is a general surgeon and my mother is a nurse. Growing up, many of our conversations at the dinner table were (and still are) about medicine. As a young boy, I often accompanied my dad into the hospital to make rounds with him and occasionally observe some of his surgeries. It wasn’t until my third year in medical school when I heard about pain management. I was very impressed with seeing patients’ lives transformed when chronic painful conditions they had suffered with for years were suddenly alleviated. At the time, I remember thinking that helping people suffering with pain had to be one of the most noble things a doctor could do. This is still what motivates me when I treat my patients today.

Education

Undergraduate
 Wheaton College at Wheaton, Bachelor of Arts (BA), 1987

Undergraduate
 Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine (MD), 1991

Training

Internship 1992
 Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA

Residency 1993
 Anesthesiology, Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

Residency 1994
 Anesthesiology, Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

Residency 1995
 Anesthesiology, Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

Fellowship 1996
 Pain Medicine, UVA Health Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA

Certifications

American Board of Anesthesiology - Pain Medicine
American Board of Anesthesiology - Anesthesiology

Publications & Clinical Trials

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