Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine

About Us

The Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Fellowship Program is designed to enable physicians to pursue and excel in careers as specialists in Pain Medicine. Our fellows are affiliated with the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, with board certification through the American Board of Medical Specialties and the American Board of Anesthesiology.

This 12-month ACGME accredited fellowship includes interventional, interdisciplinary, and acute, chronic, and cancer pain management on an inpatient and outpatient basis. Our fellows rotate through various ACGME required rotations along with electives integrated in order to enhance the overall educational experience. Fellows have the opportunity to rotate through several different sites in order to work with various patient populations and, on average, participate in a high volume of basic and advanced interventional procedures. Our didactic program involves a dedicated lecture series, journal club with morbidity/mortality discussion, along with open forums and other opportunities. We also encourage active research participation with the goal of learning the basics of research and publication, with multiple possibilities existing with our teaching faculty across the institution. Our goal is to educate and graduate capable physicians who will also be leaders in our field!

Benefits

Our People

Faculty

Current and Recent Fellows

• 2025-2026 Fellows

  Emil Kurian, M.D.
  Medical School: Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
  Residency: Johns Hopkins University
  Current Position: Private Practice, Ft. Worth, TX

  Uju Momah, M.D.
  Medical School: University of Connecticut
  Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  Current Position: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Anesthesia

  Akhila Nerusu M.D.
  Medical School: Wayne State University
  Residency: Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
  Current Position: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Anesthesia
  

• 2024-2025 Fellows

  Lauren Golino, D.O.
  Medical School:  Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  Residency: HCA Healthcare Riverside
  Current Position: Bradenton, Florida

  Justin Jackson, M.D.
  Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine
  Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  Current Position: Private Practice, Atlanta, GA

  Maneesha Julakanti, M.D.
  Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
  Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, Emergency Medicine
  Current Position: Baltimore, MD
  

• 2023-2024 Fellows

  Yasmin Fatemi, M.D.
  Medical School: University of Texas San Antonio
  Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
  Current Position: Quantum Pain & Spine Injury, Arlington/Fort Worth, TX

  Travis Hayden, M.D.
  Medical School: University of Texas San Antonio
  Residency: Baylor UVA Health
  Current Position: Private Practice, Addison, TX

  Chris McElrath, M.D.
  Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  Current Position: US Anesthesia Partners of Texas, Grapevine, TX
  

• 2022-2023 Fellows

  Chris Hsiao, M.D.
  Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
  Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  Current Position: Private Practice, Legacy Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

  Ramon Li, M.D..
  Medical School: University of Texas Galveston
  Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, Anesthesia
  Current Position: Envision Physician Services, Houston, TX

  Alen Michael, M.D
  Medical School: University of Texas Houston
  Residency: Baylor Scott and White, Anesthesia
  Current Position: Private Practice, SEVA Medcare
  

• 2022-2023 Fellows

  Chris Hsiao, M.D.
  Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School
  Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center
  Current Position: Private Practice, Legacy Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

  Ramon Li, M.D..
  Medical School: University of Texas Galveston
  Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, Anesthesia
  Current Position: Envision Physician Services, Houston, TX

  Alen Michael, M.D
  Medical School: University of Texas Houston
  Residency: Baylor Scott and White, Anesthesia
  Current Position: Private Practice, SEVA Medcare

Participating Clinical Sites

Curriculum

Clinical Rotations

Each Pain Medicine Fellow begins his or her rotation at either UT Southwestern University Hospitals, Parkland Health and Hospital System, and VA North Texas Health Care System. Each site rotation is 2 consecutive months, every 6 months, and boasts its own unique clinical rotations: 

 
UT Southwestern University Hospitals 

• Chronic and Acute Pain Management 
• Inpatient and Outpatient 
• Palliative Care 
• Neurosurgery 
• Neurology Clinic 
• Intraoperative Procedures 
• Fellow Continuity Clinic 

Parkland Health and Hospital System 

• Chronic and Acute Pain Management 
• Inpatient and Outpatient 
• Psychiatry 
• Intraoperative Procedure 
• Fellow Continuity Clinic 

Veteran Affairs Medical Center 

• Chronic and Acute Pain Management 
• Inpatient and Outpatient 
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 
• Neurology (Headache Clinic) 
• Fellow Continuity Clinic