With access to state-of-the-art equipment, our highly qualified and compassionate physicians can assure you the best treatment possible. Starting with accurate diagnoses, our treatment plans are specifically geared to charting an optimal course of action with the ultimate aim to improve your quality of life. Treatment ranges from minimally invasive therapies to surgery and are always geared to what is best for the patient.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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 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.
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Christopher Netzel, M.D. is board certified in pain medicine and anesthesiology. He earned his doctorate degree with University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison in 2014. Before joining Coastal Spine and Pain Center, Dr. Netzel was an interventional pain management physician at SSM Health in Madison, Wisconsin. He wrote the guidelines for dorsal root ganglion stimulation as well as conducted research on preoperative opioid use and outcome after spinal surgery. His medical residency in anesthesiology was completed at University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in Madison. Later, Dr. Netzel completed a fellowship in Pain Medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
He is accomplished in the following procedures: injection therapies, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation, dorsal root ganglion stimulation, intrathecal pump placement and management, kyphoplasty, and minimally invasive lumbar decompression. Dr. Netzel has also researched how gut microbes and metabolic syndrome may affect anesthesia. His professional presentations include stimulator therapies for vertebral compression fractures and diabetic neuropathy. Dr. Netzel is a member of a number of medical associations, including the North American Neuromodulation Society, American Society of Regional Anesthesiologists, American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Wisconsin Medical Society.
Richard Gamiz is a board-certified physician assistant who earned his degree from Miami-Dade College. Prior to graduation, Richard was a paramedic in Miami. Since becoming a P.A. in 2000, Richard has practiced orthopedic and spine surgery in both Miami and Jacksonville, assisting in surgery alongside some of our areas most renowned surgeons.
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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.
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