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Mark S. Gorchesky MD, DABPM (Executive Director)

Education and Training

High School:
Greater Johnstown Area Vocational Technical School
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Major: Chemical Technology
1977

Undergraduate:
Pennsylvania State University
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Major: Aerospace Engineering
1978

Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Major: Biology - Pre-medicine
Degree: B.S. Biology
1981

Medical:
Ross University School of Medicine
Dominica, West Indies; New York, New York
Degree: Medical Doctor
1985

Post-Graduate Training:
The Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Internal Medicine
1985-1986

The Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Anesthesiology
1986-1989

Anesthesiology Residency Locations and Special Studies:
  • The Western Pennsylvania Hospital
  • The Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • CA-3 Year-Acute/Chronic/Oncology Pain Management
    And Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
  • Presbyterian University Hospital: Cardiothoracic and
    Intra-Abdominal Microsphere Research

Professional Career

May1, 2002-Present
Volunteer Faculty
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

January 2002 - Present
President / Executive Director
PAIN Foundation of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania

March 2000 - December 2001
Medical Leave of Absence due to Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

December 15, 2000
Voluntary resignation of University of Florida Faculty position due to Pulmonary
Sarcoidosis

April 1998 - December 2000
Program Director for Acute, Chronic and Cancer Pain Management Services
Director, Center for Pain Management
Shands Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida

April 1998 - December 2000
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Shands Jacksonville
University of Florida Health Science Center/Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida

July 1992 - March 1998
Director, Center for Pain Management
Altoona Hospital, Altoona, Pennsylvania
July 1992 - March 1998
Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology
Altoona Hospital, Altoona, Pennsylvania

August 1989 - July 1992
Instructor of Anesthesiology and Pain Consultant
Department of Anesthesiology
Georgetown University Medical Center and
The Vincent T. Lombardi Cancer Center
Washington, DC

September 1989 - February 1991
Medical Director of Pain Management Services
Department of Anesthesiology
Georgetown University Medical Center and
The Vincent T. Lombardi Cancer Center
Washington, DC

June - August 1989
Emergency Room, Staff Physician
The Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


Licensure

Doctor Gorchesky is licensed to practice Medicine in the
States of Florida(inactive status), Maryland(inactive status),
Pennsylvania(active status), Virginia(active status) and
Washington DC(active status).


Professional Memberships

American Chronic Pain Association
American Academy of Pain Management
Society for Pain Practice Management
American Pain Society
American Society of Anesthesiologists
American Society for Regional Anesthesia
Pennsylvania Society of Anesthesiologists
Pennsylvania Medical Society
Cambria County Medical Society
International Anesthesia Research Society
Pennsylvania Association of Non Profit Organizations


Board Certifications/Certification
 

  • Subspecialty Certification in Pain Management by the American Board of Anesthesiology
  • Diplomate of the American Board of Pain Medicine by the American Board of Pain Medicine
  • Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology
  • FLEX
  • ECFMG



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