Quote:
"Chronic pain can result in impairments of activities of daily living and psychological function. A comprehensive multidisciplinary pain management approach in addition to accurate and early diagnosis can result in early functional restoration and prevention of disability.”
Profile/Bio:
Dr. More-O’Ferrall is board certified in pain management and physical medicine and rehabilitation with a background in providing treatments for those afflicted with acute or chronic pain.
Dr. More-O’Ferrall was raised in Ireland and received his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland. After becoming board certified in internal medicine, with additional training in rheumatology, he relocated to the United States. He was the chief resident during his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and completed a fellowship in interventional pain management at the Mid Atlantic Spine Institution in Wilmington, Delaware. He spent two years as an Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and was Medical Director of the Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
Hobbies/Special Interests:
In his spare time, Dr. More-O’Ferrall enjoys playing tennis. He represented Ireland in multiple International Tennis Championships from 1980-1984 and is a qualified coach of tennis in Ireland.
Professional Achievements:
- Teaching faculty of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
- Editorial Board of Pain Physicians Journal
- Multiple local and national lectures
Professional Memberships:
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- American Medical Association
- American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
- International Society of Interventional Spine
- Wisconsin Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
Education
Medical education:
Royal College of Surgeons - Dublin, Ireland
Internship(s):
- Internal Medicine, James Connolly Memorial Hospital - Dublin, Ireland
- Internal Medicine, Graduate Hospital - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Residency:
- Internal Medicine, James Connolly Memorial Hospital - Dublin, Ireland
- Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fellowship(s):
- Rheumatology, Beaumont Hospital - Dublin, Ireland
- Pain Management, Mid Atlantic Pain Institute - Newark, Delaware
Board certification(s):
- Pain Management – American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation – American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Independent Medical Examination - American Board of Independent Medical Examiners
- Internal Medicine – Member of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland
Languages:
English
