Daniel Chang, MD

Fellowship
Pain Management, New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell, New York, NY
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Hospital, New York, NY

Residency
Anesthesiology, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

Internship
Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

Medical School
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Undergraduate
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Certifications
Pain Management – American Board of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology – American Board of Anesthesiology

Professional Organizations
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
CT State Society of Anesthesiologists
North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS)

Publications
“A Practical Analgesia Approach to Fragility Hip Fracture: A Single-Center, Retrospective, Cohort Study on Femoral Nerve Block” Journal of Orthopedic Trauma. April 2019
“Incidental Lumbar Epidural Catheter Migration Through a Sacral Foramen and its Subsequent Direct Visualization During Surgery” Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. Letter to the Editor. January 2018
“Concept of the Ambulatory Pain Physician” Current Pain and Headache Reports Journal. January 2017
“Management of Patients on Abuse-Deterrent Opioids in the Ambulatory Surgery Setting” Current Pain and Headache Reports Journal. February 2017
“Ketorolac, Oxymorphone, Tapentadol, and Tramadol, A Comprehensive Review” Anesthesiology Clinics Journal. April 2017
“Study Habits Centered on Completing Review Questions Result in Quantitatively Higher American Board of Surgery In-Service Exam Scores” Journal of Surgical Education. August 2014
“Faculty Assessment of Resident Medical Knowledge, Does it Meet Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Core Competency Requirements?” Journal of the American College of Surgeons. October 2014
“Digoxin and Other Cardiac Glycosides Inhibit HIF-1a Synthesis and Block Tumor Growth” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). December 2008

Professional Interests
Dr. Chang specializes in chronic pain management and employs a multi-modal approach to pain management specializing in minimally invasive interventional treatment, functional therapies, and medication management that is designed to help reduce pain, minimize the burden of medications, and improve function to maximize the quality of life.

Personal Interests
He likes to maintain an active life after the work day ends. Playing and watching sports–mainly tennis, football, and basketball–is a passion. He was a member of the Johns Hopkins University varsity tennis team while earning dual bachelor degrees. He enjoys traveling with his wife, but also relaxing on the couch with their dog.

Why did you decide to become a physician?
I decided to become a pain physician because it gives me the opportunity to care for patients who have suffered with chronic pain, and help them gain back a more functional life.