Hossam Eldin Mohamed, MD

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Get to know Physiatrist/Interventional Pain Management Specialist Dr. Hossam Eldin Mohamed, who serves patients throughout the State of New Jersey.

A board-certified physiatrist/Pain Management specialist  , Dr. Mohamed is affiliated with Health East Medical Alliance, working with patients at their Englewood, West New York and Freehold offices. He specializes in treating back pain, neck pain, joint pain, cancer pain, headaches, and nerve pain. Using the latest innovations in pain medicine, he helps his patients find relief by integrating medical and interventional approaches and creating an individualized plan.

Health East Medical Alliance is a multi-specialty practice founded by doctors whose aim is to provide patients with the best possible medical care. Their team treats sports injuries, including rotator cuff tears and tendinitis, and spinal conditions like sciatica, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, and other causes of back and neck pain. In addition to their expert assessment and treatment of acute injuries, the team has considerable experience helping patients with chronic pain conditions like arthritis, fibromyalgia, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), and neuropathy.

Back in the early days of his academic career, Dr. Mohamed received his undergraduate degree at Stony Brook University. He then completed an internship in general surgery at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, and a residency in physical medicine & rehabilitation at the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital / Albert Einstein School of Medicine. Finally, he completed his fellowship in interventional pain management at the Louisiana State University.

An authority in his field, the doctor is board-certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation, and board-eligible in pain medicine by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). 

Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also known as physiatry, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. Physiatrists treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons.

On a more personal note, Dr. Mohamed is fluent in both English and Arabic, enabling him to help patients from a variety of backgrounds.

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