Dr. Haroon Andar is a Double-Board Certified Osteopathic Physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Management.  He completed his medical school training at Lincoln Memorial University College of Osteopathic Medicine.  He then completed his post-graduate training through Nova Southeastern University/Larkin Community Hospital in South Miami, FL in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.  Afterward, he completed an accredited Pain Management Fellowship at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine/Larkin Community Hospital in South Miami, FL training closely under world renowned Physicians including Dr. Robert Jacobson of Neurosurgery and the Cleveland Clinic in Weston, FL.  

Dr. Andar believes in using a multi-disciplinary approach with pain management and utilizes a variety of advanced therapies, including, but not limited to Radiofrequency Ablation, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Epidurals and Nerve Blocks, Joint Injections, and Regenerative Therapies.  In particular, he has a keen interest in neuro-modulation as well as regenerative medicine, believing that regenerative treatments provide an alternative to traditional corticosteroid injections and facilitate the body’s ability to heal itself from injury.

In his spare time, Dr. Andar enjoys weightlifting, spending time with his family, and reading the news.  Being a first generation American, and the son of immigrants from war-torn Afghanistan, he remains politically active and closely follows international relations.

Board Certifications:

AOCPM Certified – Pain Management
AOBPMR Certified – Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Education and Training:

Pain Management Fellowship, July 2017 – June 2018
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, FL
Larkin Community Hospital, South Miami, FL

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency, July 2014 – June 2017
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Larkin Community Hospital, South Miami, FL

Traditional Rotating Osteopathic Internship, July 2013 – July 2014
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Larkin Community Hospital, South Miami, FL

Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harrogate, TN
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, May 2013

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, December 2007

Dr. Matthew Doty was born and raised in Southern California and completed his undergraduate education at California State University, Chico, where he graduated with honors.  He then spent roughly 10 years as a special education teacher before he decided to change his career path.  He graduated from medical school in 2016 from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.  From there he moved to Miami and completed a 4-year Integrated Family Medicine & Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency program.  He then completed a Fellowship in Pain & Interventional Spine Medicine.  

His current practice is focused on a holistic approach to Interventional pain management that integrates hands on Osteopathic manipulations, Ultrasound and fluoroscopy guided pain procedures and minimally invasive spine surgeries.  

Dr. Doty is board certified in Family Medicine and Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and will be completing his Pain Medicine board certification during the upcoming year.

Dr. Jacobson graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and did his residency in Neurological Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and University of Miami, followed by a fellowship in microsurgery and complex spinal surgery. He has over 40 years of teaching and practice experience and currently is Voluntary Clinical Professor of Neurologic Surgery at University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine and was Co-director of Interventional Pain fellowship training for Nova Southeastern University. 

He has published over 40 peer reviewed medical articles, been involved in development and patents for multiple surgical instruments and spinal surgical procedures. At one of the Directors of Ascend Spine & Joint Specialists, his focus is on accurate and clear diagnosis combined with using the expertise of the various pain management, anesthesia and orthopedic specialists within the group to provide the clearest treatment options to the patient. The focus is on approaching the patient with spine and pain problems with the most conservative approaches with the use of therapy, interventional pain and regenerative medicine techniques especially avoiding the use of pain medication. 

Dr. David Joyce graduated from medical school at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California, where he completed an additional year of training through an undergraduate fellowship in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. He matriculated to South Florida where he completed a four-year Integrated Family Medicine & Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency Program. He subsequently completed two years of Fellowship training in Pain Medicine & Interventional Spine under Robert Jacobson, MD. His current focus is on fluoroscopic-guided pain procedures and minimally invasive spine surgery.

Board Certifications:

Pain Medicine, Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Family Medicine.

Member of the American Osteopathic Association and American Society of Pain and Neuroscience