CORONAVIRUS UPDATE2020 (COVID-19)WORRIED YOU MIGHT HAVE CORONAVIRUS? PLEASE ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT:
1. Do you have?
Fever AND signs/symptoms of lower respiratory illness (e.g. cough or shortness of breath)
2. Have you had?
Close contact with a laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patient within 14 days of symptoms onset OR a history of travel from affected geographic areas within 14 days of symptom onset
If you answered YES to having both health symptoms and exposure to COVID-19, please contact the appropriate health department.
If you answered NO to exposure to COVID-19 but have a fever, contact your nearest primary or urgent care location.
WAHEED BAKSH, MD, DPTPAIN MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
Specializing in treating acute and chronic pain syndromes, Dr. Baksh uses a multi-disciplinary approach aimed at improving his patient’s functional mobility and quality of life. He is a board-certified, fellowship trained pain management specialist, and also serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the West Virginia University School of Medicine.
The Pain Center of Virginia and West Virginia is a premier facility offering a multi-disciplinary approach to treating pain. The Pain Center offers both interventional and non-interventional treatments for chronic and acute pain in a caring, patient-centered environment. At the time of you your initial evaluation, you will receive a thorough evaluation including physical examination and review of any pertinent imaging you have had performed. We will then review your physical findings with you and devise a treatment plan aimed at decreasing your pain and improving your functional mobility and quality of life.
Dr. Baksh and The Pain Center of West Virginia recognized as an axialHealthcare Center of Pain Excellence
Highmark is collaborating with axialHealthcare to recognize top performing pain care practitioners and facilities as Centers of Pain Excellence (COPE). AxialHealthcare has identified Dr. Baksh as a medical care leader who meets criteria and qualifications for participation.