SAMANT S. VIRK, M.D.

Samant S. Virk, MD, born and raised locally (Hopewell Junction), is a Board Eligible Neurologist and Pain Management Physician. He completed his Internship in Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital Center followed by residency training in Neurology at the State University of New York Medical Center Downstate in New York City and, finally, Fellowship in Pain Management at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) as well as the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP).

With his background in Neurology he utilizes the most up to date strategies combining medications and Physical Therapy with minimally invasive procedures to treat acute and chronic pain primarily related to the neck and back.

While he devotes much of his time to work, he does maintain active hobbies including skiing, running, and tennis. He is married with boy/girl twins.

Curriculum Vitae:

Education: 

May, 1994
State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton

B.S. in Biology

Graduate Education:

October 17, 2005 – October 16, 2006
Fellowship in Interventional Pain Management
Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Beth Israel Medical Center

July, 2004 – June, 2005
Chief Resident in Neurology 
SUNY Health Science Center Downstate/Kings County Hospital Center

July, 2002 – June, 2005,

Residency in Neurology 
SUNY Health Science Center Downstate/ Kings County Hospital Center

July, 2001 – June, 2002

Internship – Internal Medicine
Staten Island University Hospital

May, 2001

Doctor of Medicine
St. George’s University School of Medicine

Attending Physician:

Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Poughkeepsie, New York

Saint Francis Hospital
Poughkeepsie, New York

Dutchess Ambulatory Surgical Center
Poughkeepsie, New York

Courtesy Staff:

Northern Dutchess Hospital
Rhinebeck, New York

Medical License:

New York

Connecticut

Professional Associations:

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP)

Awards/Scholarships:

New York State Summer Research Scholarship - for summer of research in molecular biology at NYS Health Science Center at Syracuse

Selection into Iota Epsilon Alpha Medical Honor Society

Dean’s List – St. George’s University School of Medicine – all eligible semesters

Chancellor’s List - St. George’s University School of Medicine
 

Selection as Chief Resident in Neurology at SUNY Health Science Center Downstate/Kings County Hospital Center

American Academy of Neurology Resident Scholarship Award – 2005

Publications:

-- Discovery of amphibian Tc1-like transposon families, J Mol Biol 1996 Mar 29;257(2):359-366

-- Immature Sertoli Cells Immortalized by Retroviral Infection Retain Expression of Mullerian Inhibiting Substance, 10^th International Congress of Endocrinology, Poster, May, 1996

--"Difficult Pain Syndromes - bone Pain, Visceral Pain, and

Neuropathic Pain" Chapter for Special issue/text The Cancer Journal