Zwade J. Marshall, MD, MBA

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Get to know Anesthesiologist & Interventional Pain Management Specialist Dr. Zwade J. Marshall, who serves patients in Fayetteville and Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Marshall is a Harvard-trained, double-board certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain management specialist. He is the Founder & Chief Medical Officer of Regenerative Spine & Pain Specialists, P.C. with offices in Fayetteville and Atlanta, Georgia.

Highly trained and experienced in pain management, he has helped many patients manage their pain and find pain relief. His mission is to aid the residents of Fayetteville and Atlanta, Georgia, in achieving a more meaningful, pain-free life. He specializes in pain management for back pain, facial pain syndromes, headaches, chronic abdominal pain, pelvic pain, cancer pain, and peripheral neuropathy. He provides a comprehensive approach to the many chronic pain conditions that significantly affect the body. 

On his educational path, Dr. Marshall attended Emory University, where he completed a bachelor’s degree in economics and simultaneously completed his pre-medicine coursework. As an undergraduate at Emory, he received several leadership and academic accolades, including the Dorothy Aldridge Excellence Award. He was featured in the Emory Magazine as the Future Leader of Tomorrow. After graduation, he worked as a high school mathematics teacher and a swimming coach at Towers High School in Decatur, Georgia.

In 2006, Dr. Marshall began his career path to pursue a joint degree in medicine and business (MD/MBA) at Emory University, pursuing dual concentrations in organizational management and operations. His research interests are in process and systems efficiency models to improve operating room performance in health care settings.

At the Emory University School of Medicine, he became the co-founder of the Pipeline Program, an award-winning longitudinal inner-city high school mentoring program. His work with the Pipeline Program has been featured in several magazines and publications, including the Atlanta Public School System annual newsletter, the Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper, and the Emory Magazine. In 2010, Dr. Marshall was awarded the Humanitarian of the Year Prize for Emory University as a result of his work with Pipeline. At the graduation ceremonies, he was the singular recipient of the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award from the faculty at Emory’s Goizueta School of Business. The national American Medical Association (AMA) awarded him with the Excellence in Medicine Leadership Award in 2011.

Subsequently, he went on to complete his residency in anesthesiology at Harvard University’s Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. While at Harvard, he published numerous articles, co-authored textbook chapters, and presented at national conferences on a variety of topics in pain medicine and anesthesiology. In light of his exemplary clinical acumen and leadership, Dr. Marshall was selected by the faculty and residents of Harvard to serve as the chief resident in the Department of Anesthesiology. He graduated from residency at Harvard with a distinction in research and decided to stay at Harvard to sub-specialize in interventional pain management. 

A pioneer in pain treatment, Dr. Marshall is board-certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA). As the certifying body for anesthesiologists since 1938, the ABA is committed to partnering with physicians to advance lifelong learning and exceptional patient care. Its mission is to advance the highest standards of the practice of anesthesiology.

Anesthesiology is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during, and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, and pain medicine. Anesthesiologists have the primary responsibility of monitoring the patient’s vital signs during surgery. In addition to basic measurements such as pulse, blood pressure, and temperature, they measure the patient’s respiration.

Interventional pain management is a method which utilizes pain blocking techniques to help make day-to-day activities less difficult, and effectively restore quality of life for patients. Surgery, electrostimulation, nerve blocks or implantable drug delivery systems may be used as part of the treatment process. Pain management doctors have specialized training to evaluate, diagnose, treat, and prevent many different types of pain.

In his spare time, Dr. Marshall enjoys swimming, playing racquetball, and traveling with his wife and son. He is also actively involved in philanthropic work in the Atlanta community.

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