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Kenneth Powell

Dr. Powell is a board certified physical medicine & rehabilitation specialist. He earned his bachelor’s degree in biology at Alabama State University in 1996 and his doctorate from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2004. He graduated from the Temple University/MossRehab PM&R residency program where he was nominated chief resident and he is a graduate of the Interventional Pain Medicine fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University Hospital.

Patrick Burns

Dr. Burns is board certified in both anesthesiology and pain management by the American Board of Anesthesiology. His undergraduate degree in biochemistry is from Florida State University and he received his D.O. from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine. His post graduate education includes an internship at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. He studied preventative medicine at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He completed his residency in anesthesiology at the Medical College of Georgia. He then completed a fellowship in interventional pain management at the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Burns’ training encompasses all aspects of current interventional techniques. He is also one of the leading experts on radiofrequency and the treatment of pain syndromes here in the Southeast. He is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiology, Florida Osteopathic Medical Association and Duval County Medical Society. He is also owner of Southeast Anesthesia and Spine Specialists. Prior to joining Coastal, he spent five years with the Jacksonville Spine Center.

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Scott Schimpff

Dr. Schimpff is board certified in pain medicine by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He received his doctorate degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine in 2002. He completed his medical internship at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN and his medical residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN. He then completed a fellowship in Pain Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2007. Before joining Coastal Spine and Pain Center, Dr. Schimpff worked as the medical director of pain medicine and the director of the spine clinic for Sheltering Arms Hospital in Richmond, VA. He was a clinical professor and the site director of the pain medicine fellowship training program at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, VA. Dr. Schimpff has research experience working as a molecular biologist at the National Institutes of Health. He is a member of a number of medical associations, including American Academy of Pain Medicine.

Chris Manees

Dr. Christopher Manees is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology with a Subspecialty Certification in Pain Medicine. He earned his medical doctorate from the Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2006 and completed his Anesthesiology Residency in 2010.  Manees finished his pain medicine fellowship at the same institution in 2011, where he managed acute/chronic pain consults. Before joining Coastal Spine and Pain Center, Manees worked for three years at a private practice in Austin, Texas. He is a member of the American Medical Association, American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Academy of Pain Medicine, and American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. Manees received the Patients’ Choice Award and Compassionate Doctor recognition in 2010 and 2011 during his pain medicine fellowship at Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center and again in 2012 and 2013 while in private practice.

Renee Gallo

Renee Gallo, M.D. joins Coastal Spine and Pain Center after completing her fellowship in pain medicine from the University of Florida, Gainesville.
Prior to joining Coastal, Dr. Gallo served as a leader and teacher in her residency and fellowship programs at the University of Florida’s College of Medicine. During her years at UF, she served as Recruitment Chief Resident for the UF Anesthesiology department, an executive board member for the College of Medicine, as well as a medical student representative for Medical Economics, Subcommittee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. She prepared lectures and workshops for their Resident as Teacher program, interacting with medical students and other residents. Other teaching opportunities included instructing children with physical and mental disabilities on how to adapt their conditions to an aquatic environment, and providing physical therapy to children with musculoskeletal disabilities.
Dr. Gallo is a member of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Society of Anesthesia and the American Medical Association. She participated in an eight-day medical mission trip as part of Health and Education Relief for Guyana and volunteered at the Equal Access Clinic providing primary medical care to the underserved population of Gainesville, Florida.
Dr. Gallo received her undergraduate degree in food science and human nutrition, graduating magna cum laude from the University of Florida. She has also had several articles published including two published on an anesthesiology mobile application.

Scott Kowalski

Scott Kowalski is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine who is board certified with the American Board of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation with a Pain Management Subspecialty. In 2004, he earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing, Michigan and completed his Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency in 2011 and Accredited Interventional Pain Management Fellowship at Detroit Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan in 2012.

Prior to joining Coastal Spine and Pain Center, he served as a fellowship trained pain management and rehabilitation physician in Port Huron, Michigan where he performed interventional pain procedures including cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions. He also conducted inpatient rehabilitation management of post stroke, traumatic brain injury, multi-trauma, orthopedic and debility patients. In the office Dr. Kowalski is well versed and skilled in performing EMG’s and evaluating patients with challenging pain conditions.

Dr. Kowalski is a member of the Michigan Osteopathic Association, American Osteopathic Medical Association, American Academy of Pain Medicine and the North American Neuromodulation Society. Utilizing his rich knowledge and experience in pain management, Dr. Kowalski has given numerous case and clinical presentations to medical societies and hospitals over the years. He was also the recipient of the 2009 Wayne State-DMC Outstanding Achievement Award in Functional Gross Anatomy.

Heather Niece

Heather Niece is a board certified physician assistant with Coastal Spine and Pain Center. Born and raised in Jacksonville, she then earned her bachelor’s degree and completed her physician assistant program from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville graduating Magna Cum Laude. Niece has nearly 20 years of experience providing patient-oriented care. Prior to joining Coastal, she has been a pain management provider for 15 years, involved in all aspects of patient care including detailed history, physical examinations, development and implementation of treatment plans and non-surgical procedures. She has practiced family medicine, internal medicine, occupational medicine, ob/gyn services and incorporates health and nutrition into her practice.

Amy Paugh

Amy Paugh, M.S.N., B.S.N. is a board certified advanced registered nurse practitioner who brings more than 15 years of nursing experience to Coastal Spine and Pain Center. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Florida before pursuing her Masters of Science in Nursing from the University of South Alabama. Before coming to Coastal Spine and Pain Center, Paugh served as an ARNP in the neurosurgical setting of a Level 1 Trauma Center, where she handled inpatient and outpatient assessments, as well as worked directly alongside neurosurgeons in consultations, exams, the review of labs, radiologic studies and surgery first assist. For more than 13 years prior to her time as an ARNP, Paugh served as a trauma-certified registered nurse in emergency, trauma and trauma/surgical ICU departments.

Leslie Horne

Leslie Horne is a Physician Assistant certified through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. She earned her Master of Medical Science from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Prior to attending PA school, Horne qualified as an EMT-B and worked in an emergency room. After graduation from PA school, she worked in an urgent care center, seeing patients as well as conducting DOT physicals and ordering and reading diagnostic tests. Horne then transferred to a pain management where she assessed patients and was trained to administer interventional pain management options such as trigger point injections, as well as the management of surgically implanted pain relief devices. She also participated as a subclinical investigator on medication research trials.

Horne is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Florida Academy of Physician Assistants. Her experience working with a variety of patients and examining and diagnosing medical issues as well as managing medical conditions makes Horne an asset to our Coastal Spine and Pain professional team.