Deborah M. Pacik, MD, MPH, is a Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation, with a focus on the diagnosis and treatment of non-operative sports injuries. Her areas of expertise include acupuncture, athletic performance (such as pre-participation evaluation and physician sideline coverage), fluoroscopy, ultrasound, cupping, nutrition counseling, interventional spine treatment, joint and tendon injections, traditional Chinese medicine, and holistic health practices. Dr. Pacik is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, the Spine Interventional Society, and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Pacik earned her Master of Public Health and Doctor of Medicine from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in 2018. She completed her residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, serving as Chief Resident from July 2021 to June 2022. Throughout her career, Dr. Pacik has received several awards, including the Innovation and Community Service Award, the Leo M. Davidoff Award for Medical Education, and the Resident of the Year award. Post-residency, she trained as a Sports Medicine and Interventional Spine Fellow at Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinal. Her sports medicine coverage experience is vast, ranging from serving as the Finish Line Tent Captain at the NYC Marathon to being an Athletic Medical Care Provider at the FISU Winter World University Games in Lake Placid. Dr. Pacik served as a licensed acupuncture specialist, running her own private practice for twenty years. Additionally, she founded a community acupuncture clinic at Windham Hospital. She has authored and co-authored an array of published medical articles throughout her career.

Education & experience

Education

Medical School - UConn School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine

UConn School of Medicine, Master's in Public Health

Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Fellowship in Sports Medicine and Interventional Spine

Practice

Access Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics

Certifications

American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Sports Medicine (American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)

Professional memberships

American College of Sports Medicine

American Medical Society for Sports Medicine

Association of Academic Physiatrists

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

American Medical Association

Awards and publications

Leo M. Davidoff Award for Medical Education, 2022

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Inducted 2022

Best Resident Poster, 2022

Resident of the Year, 2019-2020

Innovation and Community Service Award, 2019-2020

Background

Languages spoken

English

Gender

Female

NPI number

#1659504165

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