Dr. Ashraf Sakr, Interventional Pain Management Specialist in New Jersey
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Dr. Ashraf Sakr, M.D.

Interventional Pain Management Specialist

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Dr. Sakr is a fellowship-trained Interventional Pain Management Specialist and is double board certified in Pain Management and Anesthesiology. He specializes in advanced and minimally invasive interventional pain management procedures including cervical discectomy, cervical rhizotomy, lumbar discectomy, and lumbar rhizotomy.

Dr. Sakr joined Precision Pain & Spine Institute in 2019 and currently treats patients at multiple locations in Edison, Jersey City, Clifton, and Elizabeth. He is a former Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Pain Management at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School-Rutgers University, where he helped shape the pain management fellowship program and trained more than 20 pain management fellows and numerous anesthesia residents over 12 years.

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Patient-centered care

Thorough evaluation and coordinated pain management.

Dr. Sakr applies pain management and medical training to complex presentations: review of history and imaging, perioperative planning, and collaboration with interventional pain and spine specialists. He emphasizes clear communication, shared decision-making, and safe, evidence-aligned medical support alongside procedures when appropriate.

Depth of training

Experience that supports safer, better-informed pain care.

Dr. Sakr’s clinical training underpins how he thinks about nerve-related and post-surgical pain, medication options, and coordination before and after procedures. He stays engaged with advances in the field and brings that perspective into PPSI’s team-based care model.

Clinical focus

Areas of expertise

In-depth evaluation, perioperative pain support, and collaboration on advanced pain therapies.

Acute & chronic pain evaluation

Assessment of back and neck pain, neuropathic pain, post-surgical pain, and complex medical comorbidities.

  • Coordination with interventional pain and spine teams
  • Support for multimodal analgesia and procedure planning
  • Focus on function and safety in medication management

Neuromodulation & SCS

Understanding spinal cord stimulation and related therapies in context with your overall pain plan.

  • Discussion of candidacy and expectations with the broader pain team
  • Support around trials, programming concepts, and follow-up questions
  • Focus on function, safety, and realistic outcomes

Perioperative & regional anesthesia

Perioperative perspective on neuraxial care, analgesia, and recovery after surgery.

  • Planning support for acute pain around procedures
  • Grounding in regional anesthesia principles as they relate to your case
  • Coordination with surgery and pain teams when plans overlap

Clear communication

Committed to clear communication with patients and referring providers.

  • Experience presenting complex topics to physician audiences
  • Emphasis on practical takeaways you can use in your care
  • Works within PPSI’s multidisciplinary model

Clinical scope

Conditions & settings

Dr. Sakr supports evaluation and care planning for many pain-related presentations within PPSI’s team-based model.

Spine & nerve-related pain

  • Chronic low back & neck pain
  • Radiculopathy & sciatica
  • Post-surgical spine pain
  • Neuropathic pain
  • Spinal stenosis–related pain

Acute & perioperative

  • Post-surgical pain
  • Acute pain flares
  • Pre- & postoperative optimization
  • Complex medical comorbidities

Complex regional & specialty

  • CRPS (evaluation & neuromodulation context)
  • Multidisciplinary care coordination
  • Medication management support

Licensure & highlights

Medical licensure New Jersey & Pennsylvania
Scholarship & speaking Teaching, conference presentations, and indexed publications reflect his long-standing engagement in pain management education.
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