Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD, is a UW Health anesthesiologist and the medical director of the Pain Management Clinic. Dr. Abd-Elsayed treats patients with chronic pain in the back, neck, knees, shoulders, hips and other areas. He also uses neuromodulation, a therapeutic technique, to manage neuropathic pain in the nervous system. Dr. Abd-Elsayed is an associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Wisconsin. He focuses his research on treating pain with interventional procedures, including electrical stimulation and sacroiliac joint function.
Dr. Abd-Elsayed aims to help people get better through compassionate care. He treats patients like his family, so they know they’re in good hands.
In his free time, Dr. Abd-Elsayed enjoys chess and music.
I care for patients like my own family. I don’t just treat their symptoms; I treat them as people.
Languages spoken
- English
- Arabic
University affiliation
University Hospital Anesthesiology Department
600 Highland Ave /Madison, WI 
(608) 263-8100
Madison Surgery Center Anesthesiology Department
- 1 S Park St /
Madison, WI - (608) 287-2200
1102 S Park St Clinic Pain Management Clinic
- 1102 S Park St 3rd floor /
Madison, WI - (608) 263-9550
Madison Surgery Center Interventional Pain Program
- 1 S Park St /
Madison, WI - (608) 287-2990
Board certifications
- Anesthesiology
- Pain Medicine
Medical School
- Assiut University, Assiut State, Egypt
Fellowships
Pain Medicine, University of Cincinnati Hospitals, Cincinnati, OH
Residencies
- University of Cincinnati Hospitals, Cincinnati, OH
Internships
- University of Cincinnati Hospitals, Cincinnati, OH
- Assiut University Hospitals, Assuit State, Egypt
- Back pain
- Blood Patch
- Botulinum Toxin Muscle Injection
- Bursa Injections
- Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections
- Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Medial Branch Blocks
- Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation
- Cranial Nerve Blocks
- Facet Joint Injections/Medial Branch Blocks
- Intercostal Nerve Blocks
- Intrathecal Pump Trial and Implant
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumbar Selective Nerve Root Blocks
- Neck pain
- Pars Fracture Injections
- Peripheral Nerve Blocks
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Sacral Lateral Branch Blocks
- Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injections
- Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial and Implant
- Spine Injections
- Spine care
- Sympathetic Ganglia Blocks (Stellate, Celiac, Hypogastric, Lumbar, Ganglion impar)
- Transforaminal Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections
- Trigeminal Nerve Blocks
- Trigger Point Injections
- Ultrasound-Guided Joint Steroid Injection
- Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Nerve Blocks
- Ultrasound-Guided TAP Blocks