Dr. Jonathan Kost, MD is a pain medicine anesthesiology specialist in West Hartford, CT and has been practicing for 26 years. He graduated from American University Of The Caribbean School Of Medicine in 1985 and specializes in pain medicine anesthesiology, pain medicine, and more.Read his story
Hartford Hospital Pn Trtmnt Ctr
65 Memorial Rd Ste 435
West Hartford, CT 06107
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- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- EmblemHealth
- HealthFirst
- Humana
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Dr. Kost's Experience
Dr. Kost's experience matches your search based on the following criteria:
- Based on total number of patients treated over the last 12 months
- Specializes in Pain Medicine Anesthesiology
- Board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
- No malpractice claims found
- No sanctions found
- No board actions found
Dr. Kost's bio
This content was provided by Dr. Kost "Dr. Jonathan Kost is the founder and medical director of the Hartford Hospital Pain Treatment Center and The Spine and Pain Institute at Midstate Medical Center. Dr. Kost has been practicing pain management for more than 20 years and is board certified in both Anesthesiology and Pain Management. He has dedicated his life to helping individuals in pain and helping to restore their functional level by developing the only interdisciplinary pain treatment center in Connecticut. He is an active member on the advisory boards for the state of Connecticut Workers Compensation Commission and Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection. He has also cofounded and served as past-president of the Connecticut Pain Society. Dr. Kost performed his anesthesiology residency training at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City and his interventional pain management fellowship training at Brigham Woman's Hospital, Boston Ma."
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Care Philosophy
This content was provided by Dr. Kost "The Hartford Hospital Pain Treatment Center is the only multidisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic pain treatment center in Connecticut. The newest and effective modalities of interventional treatment are combined with physical rehabilitation and behavioral coping skills to help an individual return to a more functional, productive and pain free life."
3 Specialties
- Pain Medicine Anesthesiology
- Anesthesiology
- Pain Medicine
2 Board Certifications
- AnesthesiologyAccredited by: American Board of Anesthesiology*
- Pain MedicineAccredited by: American Board of Anesthesiology*
51 Conditions Treated
- All Headaches (incl. Migraine)
- Arthritis
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Autonomic Disorders
- Back Pain
- Benign Chronic Pain Syndrome
- Bone Disorders
- Brachial Plexus Palsy
- Brain Disorders
- Cancer Pain
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Diabetic Polyneuropathy
- Enthesopathy of Hip (incl. Trochanteric Bursitis)
- Facet Joint Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Fracture
- Headache
- Herniated Disc
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Knee Disorders
- Low Back Pain
- Lumbar Disc Degeneration
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Migraine
- Myelopathy
- Neck Muscle Strain
- Neck Pain
- Osteoarthritis of Hip
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Knee Pain
- Pathological Spine Fracture
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Polyneuropathy
- Postherpetic Neuralgia
- Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
- Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformities
- Spine Disorders
- Spine Fractures, Traumatic
- Spondylitis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Upper Back Pain
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30 Procedures
- Calmare® Therapy
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cervical Medial Branch Block
- Chronic Pain Management
- Discography
- Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
- Epidural Injection
- Epidural Lysis of Adhesions (LOA)
- Epidural Steroid Injections
- Facet Block
- Facet Joint Injection
- Laser Treatment
- Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection
- Lumbar Facet Joint Injection
- Lumbar Selective Nerve Root Block
- Myofascial Trigger Point Injection
- Nerve Block, Somatic
- Nerve Block, Sympathetic
- Nerve Blocks
- Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
- Pain Management
- Peripheral Nerve Block
- Radiofrequency Nerve Ablation
- Sacroiliac Joint Injection
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Nerve Block
- Stellate Ganglion Block
- Steroid Injection
- Trigger Point Injection
Background Check
0 Malpractice Claims
No malpractice history found for Connecticut.
0 Sanctions
No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
0 Board Actions
No board actions found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
Education
- Emory UniversityUndergraduate School | Graduated 1982
- American University Of The Caribbean School Of MedicineMedical School | Graduated 1985
- Waterbury Hospital Health CenterInternship Hospital | Completed 1988
- Beth Israel Med CenterResidency Hospital | Completed 1991
- Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship Hospital | Completed 1992
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
Media & Publications
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Languages Spoken
- English
Memberships & Professional Affiliations
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