About Us
Richmond Pain Management Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) conveniently located at 1360 Hylan Blvd. Staten Island.
Our new state-of-the-art facility opened its doors to patients in summer 2016 and we are dedicated to providing exceptional service from our award-winning physicians and office team.
Our Team
Kenneth B. Chapman, M.D.
Kenneth B. Chapman, M.D.
Kenneth B. Chapman, M.D.
Dr. Kenneth Chapman is a board-certified physician in Pain Management and Anesthesiology. He completed his Interventional Pain Management Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, and his Anesthesiology residency at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, New York.
Jian Shen, MD, PHD.
Kenneth B. Chapman, M.D.
Kenneth B. Chapman, M.D.
A fellowship-trained, board-certified spine surgeon, Dr. Jian Shen is a world-renowned leader in endoscopic spine surgery and disc regeneration.
Dr. Shen has extensive experience in treating a full spectrum of spine conditions, and has performed over 6,000 minimally invasive spine surgeries, including more than 5,000 endoscopic surgeries
A fellowship-trained, board-certified spine surgeon, Dr. Jian Shen is a world-renowned leader in endoscopic spine surgery and disc regeneration.
Dr. Shen has extensive experience in treating a full spectrum of spine conditions, and has performed over 6,000 minimally invasive spine surgeries, including more than 5,000 endoscopic surgeries of the lumbar, cervical, and thoracic spine. In fact, Dr. Shen has performed more endoscopic spine surgeries than any other neurosurgeon in the Western Hemisphere. In recognition of his skill, Dr. Shen won the Parviz Kambin Award in 2019, the most prestigious award there is in endoscopic spine surgery.
In addition, Dr. Shen has earned more than 100 five-star patient reviews on Healthgrades.com, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals.
Uel Alexis, M.D.
Kenneth B. Chapman, M.D.
Uel Alexis, M.D.
Dr. Uel J. Alexis, M.D. is a board certified anesthesiologist and a specialist in minimally invasive spine and pain procedures. He graduated from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. While there, he performed graduate level research with the founder and director of the Johns Hopkins Neuroscience Department. Upon grad
Dr. Uel J. Alexis, M.D. is a board certified anesthesiologist and a specialist in minimally invasive spine and pain procedures. He graduated from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. While there, he performed graduate level research with the founder and director of the Johns Hopkins Neuroscience Department. Upon graduation, he enrolled in medical school at the University of Texas in San Antonio. After medical school he completed his internship in surgery and his residency in anesthesiology at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, in New York City. He mastered ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks for orthopedic surgeries on shoulders, hips, knees and the upper extremity. Dr. Alexis completed his medical training with an Invasive Pain Management Fellowship at The Mount Sinai Hospital, where he served as the Chief Administrative Fellow.
Ajax Yang, MD
Barth Liabaud, MD
Uel Alexis, M.D.
Dr. Ajax Yang is a board-certified physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) with subspecialty training in Pain Medicine. Prior to becoming a physician, Dr. Yang practiced as a physical therapist at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center.
Dr. Yang embarked on his Pain Medicine fellowship training at The
Dr. Ajax Yang is a board-certified physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) with subspecialty training in Pain Medicine. Prior to becoming a physician, Dr. Yang practiced as a physical therapist at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center.
Dr. Yang embarked on his Pain Medicine fellowship training at The Spine and Pain Institute of New York. He then continued to expand his training with cutting-edge cancer and noncancer interventional pain medicine armamentarium at the Weill Cornell Tri-Institutional fellowship; consisting of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and Hospital for Special Surgery. With his diverse training background in rehabilitation, musculoskeletal, and complex pain, he is a contributing author in numerous pain medicine textbooks, peer-reviewed journals, and other scientific publications.
Barth Liabaud, MD
Barth Liabaud, MD
Barth Liabaud, MD
His passion for the neuromuscular system and functional optimization led him to a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at SUNY Downstate, where he served as the program’s chief resident. He then completed his interventional pain management training at the Zucker School of Medicine Hofstra/Northwell and the Spine & Pain Institute of New York fellowship program.
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