Lawrence Gorfine, MD, is board-certified in both Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, with more than 25 years of experience caring for patients with complex pain conditions. His career reflects a strong commitment to clinical leadership, education, and the advancement of the field of pain medicine. Dr. Gorfine has held numerous leadership roles, including Past President of the Palm Beach County Medical Society and the Florida Academy of Pain Medicine, as well as Past President of the Florida Society of Anesthesiologists.
In academic medicine, Dr. Gorfine served as Director of Pain Medicine, Associate Professor, and Fellowship Director of Pain Management at the Medical College of Virginia. He also spent eight years as Liaison Director for the JFK Medical Center Intensive Care Units, where he later established the hospital’s Pain Management Service. Throughout his career, he has remained actively involved in teaching and lecturing residents and fellows at university medical centers.
Specialties
Dr. Gorfine’s specialties include:
Dr. Gorfine’s Educational Background
Education
Internship
Residency
Dr. Gorfine’s Full Curriculum Vitae
Postdoctoral Training, Academic Appointments, Scholarly Experience
Board Certification
Professional
Membership – Scientific, Honorary, and Professional Societies
- Palm Beach Medical Society
- Florida Medical Society
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- American Medical Society
- Florida Society of Anesthesiologists
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- International Society for the Study of Pain
- International Spinal Injection Society
- Florida Academy of Pain Medicine
- American Academy of Pain Medicine
- Southern Pain Society
- Florida Cancer Pain Initiative
- American Society of Regional
- Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
Lectures & Teaching
- 6/25/2005 – Florida Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting: Sacroiliac Joint Pain and Treatment. Palm Beach, Florida
- 10/26/2004 – American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. Workshop: Creation and Management of a Pain Clinic. Las Vegas, NV
- 10/14/2002 – American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. Workshop: Using
Fluoroscopy in the Pain Clinic – Lumbar Discography, Orlando, Florida - 10/15/2001 – American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting: Panel on Setting Up a Pain Medicine Practice, New Orleans, LA.
- 4/5/2001 – Palm Beach Hand Society: “RSD and Stellate Ganglion Blocks.” Lake Worth, Florida.
- 2/5/2001 – 27th Annual Vail Conference in Anesthesiology: “An Update and Review of Pain Management”. “The Painful Back”. Vail, Colorado.
- 10/17/2000 – American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting: Panel on Musculoskeletal Pain: “Clinical Application of Facet Blocks”, San Francisco, California
- 6/9/2000 – “Sacroiliac Joint Pain & Dysfunction”. Florida Academy of Pain Medicine 2000 Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- 6/3/2000 – “Implantable Devices in Pain Management”, Clay County Medical Society Annual Meeting, Amelia Island, FL
- 5/12/2000 – Visiting Lecturer & Professor, U. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine,
Dept. of Pain Management, Doris Cope, MD, Director - 2/1/2000 – 26th Annual Vail Conference in Anesthesiology: The Diagnosis & Treatment Of Facet Pain. The Diagnosis & Treatment of Discogenic Pain.
- 5/19/99 – Grand Rounds Richmond VA Hospital: “ Facet & Discogenic Pain and Treatment.”
- 3/12/99 – Grand Rounds-Pain Management, Medical College of Virginia: “Facet & Discogenic Pain”
- 2/26/99 – “Overview of Facet and Discogenic Pain”, Florida Society of Anesthesiology 1998 Annual Meeting
- 8/98 – “Discogenic Pain,” Florida Academy of Pain Medicine 4/98 – Instructor, Southeast Seminars Course: Epiduroscopy
- 2/98 – “Facet Mediated Pain,” Department of Anesthesiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
- 8/97 – “Facet Mediated Pain,” Florida Academy of Pain Medicine
- 4/95 – Instructor, Hands-on Course: Implantation Subarachnoid Pump and Spinal Cord Stimulator Systems, Dannemiller Memorial Educational Foundation.
Bibliography
- Fyman,PN, Gorfine,LS. A Medicare Audit of a Pain Practice. Newsletter, American Society of Anesthesiologists 67:8, August 2003
- Gorfine, LS. Exclusive Contracts Should Not Include Pain Medicine. Newsletter, American Society of Anesthesiologists. 66:10, October 2002
- Gorfine,LS. Implantable Subarachnoid Drug Administration Systems” The Morphine Pump”. The Pain Clinic. 2:3, June, 2000
- Linetsky, FS, Mikulinsky, A, Gorfine, L. Regenerative Injection Therapy: History of Applications in Pain Management Part I 1930s-1950’s. The Pain Clinic.2:2 April, 2000.
- Gilbert, HC, Gorfine, LS. Pain Management in Ambulatory Surgical Centers: HCFA Numbers Game-The Alphabet Soup Revisited. Newsletter, American Society of Anesthesiologists.63:10, October 1999
- Gorfine, LS. Biting the Bullet: One State’s Plan to Ease the Pain. Newsletter, American Society of Anesthesiologists. 62:5, May 1998
Trust Your Care to Dr. Gorfine
Dr. Gorfine and the entire team at Saville Spine Institute are dedicated to providing the highest quality of patient care available. We don’t just treat conditions. We treat people. Call (561) 630-3870 today to book a consultation.
