About the Program
Providing broad exposure to chronic painful disorders, our fellowship blends formal and informal didactics along with outpatient clinic experience, pharmacologic management, advanced interventional techniques and cutting-edge neuromodulation therapies.
We offer a multidisciplinary approach to pain management, collaborating with providers in other specialties such as neurology, psychology, anesthesiology, palliative care and integrative medicine. This facilitates a well-rounded, comprehensive approach to patients with even the most complicated chronic pain issues.
Trainees also have the opportunity to participate in research by collaborating with faculty members.
Neuroscience, Orthopaedic and Wellness (NOW) Center: Interventional pain management, chronic non-malignant cancer pain management
VA Medical Center 1: Pain, rehabilitation, psychiatry
VA Medical Center 2: Anesthesiology, neurology, palliative care
2021-2022 PGY-5 Salary: $67,316
Vacation: 15 days, plus holidays
Moonlighting: Discouraged, but allowable within departmental policy
Call schedule: One week every third week
How to apply
Prospective applicants must have completed a residency program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). Our GME coordinator will contact applicants directly to schedule interviews.
We will be accepting applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) for the 2022-2023 academic year, and the deadline is March 13, 2022.
Interviews for the 2023-2024 academic year will be held April - June 2022 (dates TBD).
The following materials are required for your application to be deemed complete:
- ERAS application
- Three letters of recommendation
- Personal statement
- Current CV
- USMLE (Steps 1-3) or COMLEX transcript
- ECFMG certificate (for international applicants)
vcu.pmr.education.programs@vcuhealth.org
Sharon Mann
Sharon Mann
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Senior Education Administrator
Phone: (804) 828-8693
Email: sharon.mann@vcuhealth.org
Elizabeth Huntoon, MD
Elizabeth Huntoon, MD
School of Medicine
Director, Pain Management Fellowship, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Associate Professor, Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Division, Department of Anesthesiology
Phone: (804) 828-4230
2021 - 2022 Fellows
Harnek Bajaj, MD
Pain Fellow
Harnek Bajaj, MD
Pain Fellow
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Harnek.Bajaj@vcuhealth.org
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Residency Program: VCUHealth Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Hobbies: Basketball, hiking, singing, classical Indian instruments (tabla), food, my beloved Nintendo Switch
Fun Fact: I currently carry a Super Mario Bros wallet
J. David Li, MD
Pain Fellow
J. David Li, MD
Pain Fellow
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Jialiu.Li@vcuhealth.org
Medical School: Penn State
Residency Program: VCUHealth Anesthesiology
Hobbies: Cooking (but eating more)
Fun Fact: learned how to speak English from watching "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
Connor McElligott, MD
Pain Fellow
Connor McElligott, MD
Pain Fellow
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Connor.McElligott@vcuhealth.org
Medical School: Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Residency Program: University of Connecticut Emergency Medicine Residency
Hobbies: Travel, jogging, hiking
Fun Fact: I've been to 45/50 states
2020 - 2021 Fellows
Calvin Chen, DO
Pain Fellow Alumni
Calvin Chen, DO
Pain Fellow Alumni
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Practicing at Hawaii Institute of Pain since Summer 2021
https://www.hipain.com/about-us
(808)206-5301
Hawaii Pain East Oahu
1401 South Beretania St., Suite 400
Honolulu, HI 96814
Elysha Dinh, DO
Fellow Alumni
Elysha Dinh, DO
Fellow Alumni
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Joshua Lee, MD
Fellow Alumni
Joshua Lee, MD
Fellow Alumni
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Interventional Pain Management at VCU Health since summer 2021