CHARLOTTESVILLE PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER - Key Persons
Rasheed Siddiqui is the the co-founder of the Charlottesville Pain Management Center.
I completed my undergraduate studies at the University of Virginia in 1991 and medical school training at the Virginia Commonwealth University-Medical College of Virginia in 1995. I went on to complete an Anesthesiology Residency and Interventional Pain Medicine Fellowship at the University of Virginia. I am Board Certified in Anesthesiology with a Subspecialty Certification in Pain Medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology. While in medical school, I discovered that I not only liked helping my patients, but I truly enjoyed working with my hands and talking with my patients. Prior to my Fellowship in Interventional Pain Medicine, I worked in the operating rooms practicing Anesthesiology. While I enjoyed the hospital environment and the practice of Anesthesiology, there was limited verbal communication with my patients, as they were asleep, under anesthesia. In the hospital, I enjoyed working on the Labor and Delivery Suite and placing epidural catheters for my obstetrical patients. These patients were awake and I was able to use my hands. Also, most importantly, I was able to constantly talk with my patients as I placed their epidural catheters for their labor pains.
Dr. Richard Messinger is the newest addition to Charlottesville Pain Management Center. He completed his undergraduate studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He then went on to complete his Doctor of Medicine at West Virginia University. He is board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Management. He did an internship at West Virginia University Hospitals. His residency was done at the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Virginia Health System, he then followed with his fellowship there in Pain Management.
His honors include: