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Physician Spotlight- Taufiq Ahmed, M.D.

Taufiq Ahmed, M.D. is a pain management specialist with Pain Relief Center’s, an affiliate of Physician Partners of America, Orlando clinic.

Although he is a New Jersey native, Dr. Ahmed earned his medical degree from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 2005 and was named the school’s Intern of the Year during his transitional medicine internship. He completed his anesthesiology residency at the Emory University School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology (Georgia), and his fellowship in interventional pain medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology.

He began his career as an anesthesiologist at Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston, Va., and was later hired by the University of Florida School of Medicine Shands Jacksonville (Florida) Hospital, ultimately bringing him to Florida.

Dr. Ahmed is a member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, American Board of Pain Medicine and the American Medical Marijuana Physicians Association, among others.

“My goal is always to improve quality of life and functionality.” –Taufiq Ahmed, M.D.

Dr. Ahmed is multilingual, speaking Urdu and Hindi in addition to English. In his spare time, he enjoys tennis, hiking, travel and fitness.

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Physician Spotlight- Alejandro Tapia, M.D.

Alejandro G. Tapia, M.D., is a board-certified and fellowship-trained interventional pain management physician located at both our Boynton Beach and Wellington, FL clinics. He uses his extensive medical knowledge and experience in minimally invasive techniques to treat spinal pain.

A native of Cuba, Dr. Tapia is bilingual in English and Spanish. He earned his medical degree from Universidad Central del Este Facultad de Medicina in San Pedro, Dominican Republic. He completed his Anesthesiology residency training at the University of Miami, and completed his internship at the Department of Surgery at the University of South Alabama. He completed fellowship training in Interventional Pain Medicine at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Tapia has always had a passion for medicine. “I like to help others,” he says, “seeing them become pain free is a reward.” He also enjoys the opportunity to utilize the most advanced treatments to better serve his patients.

Dr. Tapia is a member of the International Spine Intervention Society, Diplomat of the American Academy of Pain Management, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and the Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.

In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family and traveling.

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