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Cartersville Pain Solutions Treatment Centers physicians named Top Doctors in Atlanta

Drs. Michael K. Schaufele and David W. Gale of Pain Solutions Treatment Centers Cartersville office (15 Medical Drive, Suite 301) were recently honored as Top Doctors in metro Atlanta. Dr. Schaufele was named to the 2014 list of Top Doctors in the July issue of Atlanta magazine, and Dr. Gale was included in the prestigious Top Doctor online listing by Castle Connolly healthcare research company.

The Top Doctors listing is compiled annually by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. — an established healthcare research company based in New York City. The organization also compiles Atlanta magazine’s list of Top Doctors annually. Doctors are nominated for consideration through both a nationwide survey and a peer nomination process open to licensed physicians in DeKalb, Fulton, Cobb, Clayton, and Gwinnett counties. Castle Connolly’s physician-led team of researchers then select the Top Doctors through a rigorous screening process that includes an evaluation of educational and professional experience.

Dr. Schaufele said he is thankful to receive this recognition. “It’s a true honor to have my work recognized by my medical peers alongside my esteemed colleague and many other great physicians in such a prestigious listing,” Dr. Schaufele said.

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Dr. Michael K. Schaufele practices at the Pain Solutions Cartersville, Marietta, and Woodstock offices. He is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, as well as pain medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Frankfurt Medical School in Frankfurt, Germany. He completed his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, followed by a fellowship in spine care and interventional pain management at the Spine Center Munich Harlaching in Munich, Germany. After his training, Dr. Schaufele joined the Emory Spine Center, where he practiced as an Associate Professor for more than a decade. He joined Pain Solutions Treatment Centers in 2012. This is Dr. Schaufele’s third consecutive Top Doctor honor.

Dr. David W. Gale practices at the Pain Solutions Cartersville and Marietta offices. He is board certified in anesthesiology and received a subspecialty certificate in pain management by the American Board of Anesthesiology. After graduating with a medical degree from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio in 1991, he completed his residency at Wilford Hall Medical Center in 1994, and a fellowship at University of Texas-San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas in 1995. He is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Georgia Society of Anesthesiologists, International Spine Intervention Society, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, North American Spine Society, and is the current president of the Georgia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. This is Dr. Gale’s first appearance on the Castle Connolly Top Doctors online listing.

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Pain Solutions Treatment Centers (PSTC) specializes in pain management for low back and neck pain. The experts at PSTC have a combined 100 years of physician experience in their field. Having treated more than 40,000 patients and performed more than 11,000 non-surgical procedures in 2011 alone, PSTC doctors and staff are leaders in the field of pain management in Atlanta. The practice consists of six facilities — the Marietta, Woodstock, Hiram, and Cartersville doctor’s offices, as well as Ambulatory Surgical Centers in Marietta and Cartersville. Please visit www.PainSTC.com for more information. 

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