Biography
Dr. Richard Dickey, is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University Medical School his Ph.D. is in Pharmacology. He is a diplomate of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Louisiana State University New Orleans and Tulane University School of Medicine. He is the author of many articles and book chapters on use of contraception and treatment of infertility. He has served on the US Food and Drug Administration Medical Device Committee and as Consultant to the US Agency for International Development Population Program in Jamicia, the Philippines and Pakistan. His 2010 book 'Manual of Intrauterine Insemination and Ovulation Induction' with coauthor Dr. Peter Brinsden, Cambridge Press 2010 is translated into Chinese. His book "Managment of Contraceptive Pill Patients' is in it's 15th edition.
Research Interest
Principal interests of Dr. Dickey are Safe use of contraception and advanced reproductive technology in Family Planning Programs'.
Biography
Sandeep Sherlekar, M.D., was born and raised in Hong Kong and did his Medical Education at Delhi University in New Delhi, India. He was chosen among a few elite groups of applicants to do residency in Anesthesia at the highly acclaimed “All India Institute of Medical Sciences.†After moving to the United States, he re-certified in Anesthesiology Residency at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia. He was chosen to serve as Chief Resident and helped establish the Pain Clinic during his tenure. Dr. Sherlekar went on to do his specialty fellowship in Interventional Pain Management at Harvard Medical School at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Dr. Sherlekar began his esteemed career as a Pain Management Specialist and Anesthesiologist in Maryland in 1996. He founded Capital Area Pain Management Associates and was the Chairman of Anesthesiology for 10 years at Civista Medical Center. To keep updated with current trends in Anesthesiology Dr. Sherlekar continues to work part-time at Johns Hopkins. He is Board Certified in Pain Management and actively participates in International Society of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery, The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, American Pain Society, and North American Spine Society. Dr. Sherlekar has been working for many years with patients with low back, neck pain and spinal pain. He has a special interest in spine pain but has been managing patients with a myriad of symptoms and complaints that include pelvic pain, headaches, fibromyalgia, He has been publishing articles in Pain Management Journals over the years and has written and lectured extensively on the subject around the country. Dr. Sherlekar and all the physicians, surgeons, and anesthesiologists at American Spine, place a high value on patient education. Dr. Sherlekar enjoys educating doctors and patients alike about herniated disc, bulging disc, spinal arthritis, foraminal stenosis, and other back and neck problems so that patients can find relief from pain and other debilitating symptoms.
Research Interest
Spine pain
Biography
Holds a MSW from Fordham University and is license clinical social worker. He possesses 37 years’ experience in managing Mental Health, ACT, Case Management, Supervised Housing, Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Substance Abuse Services. He has offered consultation and training across the US and Canada; has presented at over 30 national and international conferences with respect to behavioral health treatment, safety and rehabilitation. Formerly was a Visiting Instructor at the Rutgers Graduate School of Social Work. Has offered consultation and training for a number of private and public entities accross the US and Canada. He has held a number of postions including: Vice-President of the National Assertive Community Treatment Association, Chair of the NJ PACT Providers Association, Treasurer NJ Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, Member of State of NJ Mental Health Advisory Board, Co-Chair of the Queen Interfaith Hunger Network, founding Board Menber of the NYC Coalition Aganst Hunger, is a Fellow at the Brookdale Center on Aging of Hunter College CUNY, was awared the 2012 Unsung Hero Award by the Florida Juvenile Justice Association &Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Association and has published. Appeared and was one of writers for the SAMSHA ACT Evidence Based Practice Introductory Video.
Research Interest
Mental Health, ACT, Case Management, Psychiatric Rehabilitation