Doctor Information
Omar El Abd, MD founded Newton Wellesley Interventional Spine in Wellesley in 2014. He directed interventional spine at Newton-Wellesley Hospital from 2004 to 2014, developed the interventional spine program at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Framingham in 2011, and is affiliated with Mass General Brigham at Newton-Wellesley.
Education, Residency & Fellowship Training
- Residency: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York
- Fellowship: Interventional Spine, University of Pennsylvania
- Academic Appointments: Instructor at Harvard Medical School from 2003; Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation from 2011
- Board Certification: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Pain Management
- NPI Number: 1831189364
Clinical Specialties & Procedures
Dr. El Abd focuses on interventional spine and intradiscal care at Newton Wellesley Interventional Spine, including:
- Diagnosis and conservative care of spine pain
- Office-based image-guided spinal procedures
- Intradiscal procedures
- Discseel procedure
- Prevention of recurrent spine problems
Dr. El Abd has been named a Boston Top Doctor by Castle Connolly and Boston Magazine each year since 2017. He published one of the original articles on cervical nucleoplasty, has lectured and published research on preventing complications of spinal procedures, and has lectured locally, nationally and internationally.
Practice Location & Appointments
- Practice: Newton Wellesley Interventional Spine
- Address: 378 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
- Phone: (781) 489-5541
- Website: nwispine.com/staff/omar-el-abd
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Where did Dr. Omar El Abd train?
He completed PM&R residency at Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an interventional spine fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania.
Where does Dr. El Abd see patients?
At Newton Wellesley Interventional Spine, 378 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02481. Call (781) 489-5541.
