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Sarasota Memorial's Care Center
at Blackburn Point
929 S. Tamiami Trail, Osprey
(941) 917-7477



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Sarasota Memorial's Care Center
at the Institute for Advanced Medicine
5880 Rand Blvd., Suite 206, Sarasota
(941) 917-4500

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The Pain Care Providers at Blackburn Point
Comprehensive Pain Center

Myrdalis Diaz-Ramirez, MD


About Myrdalis Diaz-Ramirez, MD

  • Pain Management Physician and Medical Director, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, Comprehensive Pain Care Center
  • Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences for Pain Management - The College of Medicine, Florida State University

Previous Professional Experience
  • Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
  • Sarasota Pain Associates, Pain Management Physician

Dr. Diaz-Ramirez has published in different textbooks on the subjects of anesthesiology and pain management.

Medical Education


Medical Degree, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus

Internship & Residency

  • Internship in Anesthesiology, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
  • Anesthesiology Residency (Chief Resident), Oregon Health Sciences University

Fellowship & Advanced Certifications

  • Pain Management Fellowship Oregon Health Sciences University
  • Board Certification, American Board of Anesthesiology and the American of Anesthesiology Subspecialty Certification in Pain Management
  • Anesthesiology Subspecialty Certification in Pain Management (highest board certification available in pain medicine recognized by the American Medical Association’s American Board of Medical Specialties.

Special Interests: cancer pain, back pain



William K. Baker, Ed.D., M.S.


About William K. Baker, Ed.D., M.S.

A licensed psychologist who has specialized in the comprehensive treatment of patients with chronic and complex pain problems for the past 20 years, Dr. Baker has written and presented extensively, and has published in professional journals and textbooks on the subject of pain psychology.



Professional Experience

Prior to his current position as Pain Team Psychologist Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Comprehensive Pain Center , Dr. Baker was:

  • Chief of Behavioral Medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine John R. Graham Headache Center at Faulkner Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Director of the Multidisciplinary Pain Center and Director of Psychology at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Sarasota

Medical Education

  • Clinical internship, Harvard Medical School-affiliated comprehensive pain management program at Spaulding Rehabilitation / Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Doctorate in Psychology, Northeastern University
  • Doctorate in Psychology, Northeastern University
  • Post-Doctoral Masters Degree, Clinical Psychopharmacology

Professional Memberships

  • Southern Pain Society
  • The American Pain Society
  • American Psychological Association


W. Bruce Benner, A.P., Dipl. Ac. DOM


About W. Bruce Benner, A.P., Dipl. Ac. DOM

Since Starting his career in Traditional Chinese Medicine Dr. Benner has been committed to the integration of Eastern and Western Medicine. The integrative approach allows for the widest spectrum of successful patient care. The most obvious example of the success of the interactive approach can be seen in Pain Care. The National Institute of Health is currently spending millions of dollars in grants to study the success of Acupuncture in pain relief.

Professional Experience

  • Credentialed Health South Rehab Hospital, Sarasota, FL
  • East West College of Natural Medicine,
  • Faculty, Director of Health South Rehab Hospital Externship

Education

  • Academy of Chinese Healing Arts 2000
  • Degree in Acupuncture, Homeopathy and traditional Chinese Medicine

Certification

  • National Board certified in Traditional Chinese Medicine\
  • Acupoint Injection Therapy

Affiliations: Florida State Oriental Medicine Association

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