Meet Our Expert Team
Your care team is comprised of health professionals and physicians with special qualifications in pain medicine.
Find Relief for Back & Neck Pain
We specialize in the diagnosis, management and relief of neck and upper and lower back pain.Treatment for Chronic & Acute Pain
We can help you manage persistent back pain, arthritis, herniated discs, migraines, fibromyalgia and more.Our Services & Procedures
In additional to spinal cord stimulation, we offer interventional procedures such as nerve blocks and steroid injections.Dr. Kowlowitz
Dr. Ed Kowlowitz is the Owner and Medical Director of the Center for Pain Management and Center for Special Surgery. A native of New York state, he earned his undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering at Columbia University and completed medical school at New York Medical College. After completing his residency at Danbury (CT) Community Hospital he performed his both anesthesiology residency and chronic pain management fellowship at Duke University Medical Center.
Since opening the Center for Pain Management in 1992, Dr. Kowlowitz has held numerous additional positions, including Chief of Anesthesiology at PhysiciansCare Outpatient Surgical Center, and Medical Director of the Winona Hospital Pain Management program.
Dr. Kowlowitz employs a multidisciplinary approach to pain management, including assessment and treatment of pain and suffering. He and his colleagues at Center for Pain Management utilize interventional procedures, physical therapy, medication management, and psychological counseling, all of which are provided within the walls of his practice, to help patients manage or overcome their conditions.
Dr. Kowlowitz has a particular interest in neuromodulation to treat chronic neuropathic pain and has done extensive research and training with Advanced Neuromodulation Systems in order to evaluate and improve the safety and effectiveness of such devices. He is one of the leading implanters of spinal cord stimulators in the state of Indiana and the midwest.
Pre-Medical Education
Columbia University School of Applied Sciences New York, NY
Graduation: 1983
Degree: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering
Medical Education
New York Medical College Valhalla, NY
Graduation: 1987
Degree: M.D.
Internship
Danbury Community Hospital (Division of Yale University)
Danbury, CT
Rotational Internship 1988
Residency/Fellowship
Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC
Anesthesiology/Chronic Pain Fellowship 1988-1991
Licensure
State of Indiana
Board Certifications
American Board of Anesthesiology 1993
Added Qualifications in Pain Management 1995
Recertification by American Board of Anesthesiology
With Added Qualifications in Pain Medicine 2005
American Board of Pain Medicine
American Academy of Pain Management
Institutional Associations
Center for Pain Management, Indianapolis, IN
Founder and Managing Partner 1992-Present
Center for Special Surgery, Indianapolis, IN
Medical Director 2002-Present
St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, IN 1993-Present
Community Hospital, Indianapolis, IN 1993-Present
Medical Societies
American Medical Association
Indianapolis Medical Society
American Society of Anesthesiologists
American Academy of Pain Management
Interventional Neuromodulation Society
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
Professional Research
Myelotec Spinal Endoscopy System
Leading to FDA approval 1995-1998
Spinal Cord Stimulation
Genesis Implantable Pulse Generator
Safety Efficacy Study 2002-2004