SomaticNerveBlock near Manhattan, KS

Biography: Dr. Kesl is one of the few fellowship-trained orthopedic trauma surgeons in the Kansas City area. That means if you're critically injured in an accident and have several broken bones, he's the doctor who may be called in to help put you back together. During his fellowship with Wellspan York Hospital, York, Pa., he developed special expertise in the repair of complex long bone fractures, periarticular fractures, pelvic fractures, non-union of fractures, including grafting procedures, other complex trauma-related fractures, and general orthopedics. Dr. Kesl joined OSI following completion of his fellowship. He performed his residency in orthopedic surgery with OSI at St. Mary's Medical Center, Blue Springs, Mo. He completed his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree at the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, and earned his bachelor's degree in biology from Columbia College, Columbia, Mo.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Harvey believes in a team approach to your care and recovery. He will partner with you and your family, your Family Doctor, our Nurse Practitioners, Therapists, and the rest of our Care Team. Together, you will evaluate your condition and develop a personalized plan for your diagnosis and treatment. If surgery is needed, we will use the best of modern technologies and techniques to help you in your recovery. Rehabilitation and therapies before and after surgery will form an essential part of your care, to get you back to your very best.

Biography: Dr. Ray is a board certified Pain Management specialist who has seven years of experience not only as an Anesthesiologists and Pain Physician but also as an educator. After completion of her ACGME accredited Pain Fellowship from the prestigious Cook County hospital in Chicago, she joined the Leavenworth Veterans Administration Medical Center. During her tenure at the VA hospital, she served in various supervisory roles including Associate Chief of Anesthesiology and Interim Service Line Manager for Surgical Care. She set up the first Pain Clinic at the Eastern Kansas Health Care System and performed complicated spine procedures including radio-frequency ablations, cervical spine interventions and sympathetic nerve blocks.Dr. Ray also served as the Clinical Assistant Professor for the University of Kansas Medical Center from 2010 to 2015. As a site Director for both residents and Interventional Spine Fellows, she published multiple case reports and mentored multiple young physicians on Pain Management. One of her case reports that was published in Sept 2013 mentions Ultrasound-guided Popliteal and Saphenous Peripheral Nerve Blocks in the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. (http://www.pmrjournal.org/article/S1934-1482(13)00516-9/abstract)Her most recent accomplishment was during the "Pain 2014" conference in Puerto Rico in June of 2014. She presented the award winning poster on the "Evidence based approach for the role of Interventional Pain Management in Chronic headaches". She is serving as Treasurer of Kansas Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.Dr. Ray graduated Valedictorian from her Medical school and did 2 years of General Surgery residency at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, NY (affiliated with Columbia University) She was involved in clinical studies during her residency in Anesthesiology and fellowship at the John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County. She was selected as one of 2 Chief Residents in a program with 30 residents. She received multiple honors during her residency, including Resident of the Year in 2006 and 2007 and First Prize designations for Midwest Anesthesia Resident Conferences of 2006 and 2008. She has extensive research experience and publications. Her current medical practice focuses on acute pain, interventional pain management for headaches, radio-frequency ablation, thoraco-lumbar fascia injections, ultra-sound guided procedures and Platelet rich plasma joint injections.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Griffith's philosophy to patient care is to provide everyone with the best clinical treatment possible, borne out of his knowledge, experience and wisdom, but most importantly from his compassion toward the patient. Dr. Griffith recognizes that listening to the patient is one of the most important things a physician can to affect the best possible outcome for them.