Director of Pain Medicine
St. Peter’s University Hospital
Board Certified in Pain Medicine
Board Certified Anesthesiologist
Minimally Invasive Discectomy Workshop - Tampa, Florida
Course Director of Minimally Invasive Discectomy Techniques to Pain Physicians and Spine Specialists 2009
Overview of Interventional Pain Medicine - New Jersey
Grand Round presentation, Department of Family Medicine Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital 2009
Brazilian Conference on Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery - San Palo, Brazil
Lectured on minimally invasive discectomy to Orthopedists, Spine Surgeons, and Pain Medicine Physicians 2009
Interventional Pain Management for Ischemic Pain - New Jersey
Grand Round presentation, Department of Surgery St. Peter's University Hospital, NJ 2008
Anesthesiology Consultants - New Jersey
Instructor of Anesthesia Board Exam Preparation Course for Board Eligible Anesthesiologists 2008
Latest Advances in Pain Medicine - Utica, New York
Central New York Academy of Medicine CME Lecture 2007
Latest Advances in Pain Medicine - New Jersey
CME Grand Round presentation JFK Medical Center 2007
Interventional Pain Medicine Lab - New Jersey
Instructor of Interventional Procedures to Pain and Spine Surgeons The Center for Ambulatory Resources (CARES) St. Peter's University Hospital 2007
Poster Presentation: Percutaneous Lumbar Disc Cecompression using SpineJet Microresector - Albi, France
Presented results and technique on Percutaneous disc decompression at the International Intradiscal Therapy Society (IITS) 2007
Pain Management Principles - New Jersey
Lecture presentation series to Internal Medicine Residents St. Peter's University Hospital 2007
Overview of Opioid Pharmacology - New Jersey
Lecture presentation, Pharmacy Department St. Peter's University Hospital 2007
Percutaneous Disc Decompression Workshop - New Jersey
Instructor and lecturer of Percutaneous disc decompression to Pain physicians, Orthopedists and Neurosurgeons The Center for Ambulatory Resources (CARES) St. Peter's University Hospital 2007
Italian Conference on Minimally Invasive Spine Treatment - Rome, Italy
Lectured on Percutaneous disc decompression techniques to Orthopedists and Spine Surgeons 2006
Overview of Cancer Pain Management - New Jersey
Grand Round presentation to the Department of Oncology St. Peter's University Hospital 2006
Interventional Pain Medicine Cadaver Workshop -New Jersey
Primary instructor and lecturer of a weekend cadaver course for Pain Fellows & Attending physicians The Center for Ambulatory Resources (CARES) St. Peter's University Hospital 2006
Update in Interventional Pain Medicine - New Jersey
Grand Round presentation to the Department of Internal Medicine St. Peter's University Hospital 2006
Latest Advances in Pain Medicine - New Jersey
Grand Round presentation to the Department of Family Medicine St. Peter's University Hospital 2006
Percutaneous Disc Decompression Cadaver Workshop Using the SpineJet Microresector - New York
Primary instructor and lecturer of a weekend cadaver course for Pain Fellows & Attendings and Orthopedic Residents
SUNY Syracuse School of Medicine 2006
Percutaneous HydroDiscectomy; A promising new technology - New York, New York
Presented percutaneous disc decompression using HydroDiscectomy to Interventional Pain Physicians and Orthopedic Surgeons 2006
Percutaneous HydroDiscectomy; Preliminary Results - Boston, Massachusetts
Presented early results of patients that have undergone percutaneous HydroDiscectomy to Interventional Pain Physicians 2005
Evaluation and Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain - New York, New York
Grand Round presentation to Pain Management Fellows and Attendings Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons/St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital 2005
Selective Topics in Pediatric Pain Management - New York
Grand Round presentation to the Department of Anesthesiology SUNY Downstate Medical Center 2003
Anesthetic Considerations for Premature Infants with Necrotizing Enterocolitis - New York
Grand Round presentation to the Department of Anesthesiology SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 2002
Didier Demesmin, MD is an Interventional Pain Medicine Specialist who is Board Certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. He is the founder of University Pain Medicine Center. He graduated from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where he received the prestigious award for Academic Excellence in Anesthesiology. He completed an Interventional Pain Medicine Fellowship Program at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons/ St. Luke's-Roosevelt Medical Center in New York.
Dr. Demesmin is affiliated with some of the finest hospitals in Central New Jersey, including Saint Peter's University Hospital, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, JFK Medical Center, and Somerset Medical Center. Dr. Demesmin is the director of Pain Medicine at St. Peter's University Hospital. He is a member of the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research Institutional Review Board, where his responsibilities involve protecting the rights and welfare of patients involved in clinical research. Dr. Demesmin is also a member of St. Peter's University Cancer Committee and aspires to develop a Palliative Care Program at St. Peter's University Hospital.
Dr. Demesmin has lectured at regional, national, and international Pain Medicine venues. Recently, he traveled to Brazil where he lectured and performed a live minimally invasive discectomy as part of a seminar. He has also lectured at the Italian Minimally Invasive Spine Conference in Rome, Italy. Dr. Demesmin conducted a Poster Presentation on Minimally Invasive Disc Decompression at the International Intradiscal Therapy Society in Toulouse, France, and lectured for the American Pain Society on Minimally Invasive Disc Decompression in San Antonio, Texas. He has provided a number of presentations and Grand Rounds to physicians, and has been an instructor of numerous courses for Interventional Pain procedures and techniques. In addition, he has been a preceptor to college students, medical students, residents, and Pain Medicine Fellows.
Dr. Demesmin treats a wide spectrum of pain syndromes such as neck pain, lower back pain, sciatica, herniated disc (neck or back), failed back surgery, diabetic neuropathy, cancer pain, headache, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, arthritis, osteoporosis, any types of joint pain, and others. Dr. Demesmin specializes in minimally invasive procedures, including but not limited to, percutaneous disc decompression, discography, epidural steroid injections, vertebroplasty, microendoscopic discectomy, intrathecal pumps, spinal cord stimulator, and various nerve blocks.
Through a unique combination of his strive for excellence, coupled with a compassionate bedside manner, Dr. Demesmin can help you eliminate or manage your pain. Please visit our website at www.drdemesminpainmedicine.com to learn more about University Pain Medicine Center.
