Pain Management Information
Roswell Park Cancer Pain Management Service is located in the Survivorship and Supportive Care Center on the 3rd floor of the Scott Bieler Clinical Sciences Center at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo. The service is led by Oscar de Leon-Casasola, MD, Chief of the Division of Pain Medicine.
Team-Based Cancer Pain Management
Outpatients are treated 4 days a week in the Pain Clinic, and inpatients are evaluated by referral from their Roswell Park or personal physician. The service offers medical and invasive pain management techniques along with biofeedback, relaxation training, acupuncture, touch therapy, massage therapy and physical therapy, and uses counseling and educational materials to help patients and families understand cancer pain.
Treatments & Procedures Offered
- Medical Pain Management: Medication-based control of cancer pain.
- Interventional Pain Techniques: Invasive pain management procedures.
- Biofeedback and Relaxation Training: Mind-body approaches to pain control.
- Acupuncture: Offered as part of the team approach.
- Touch and Massage Therapy: Complementary therapies.
- Physical Therapy: To support function.
- Patient and Family Counseling: Education about cancer pain and its treatment.
Conditions Treated
Acute and chronic cancer pain in Roswell Park patients.
Medical Team & Elm and Carlton Streets Location
- Lead Physician: Oscar de Leon-Casasola, MD (Board certified in anesthesiology, critical care medicine and pain medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology)
- Also on the team: Jennifer Grimmer, DNP, FNP-BC, PMGT-BC; Martha Bentley-McLachlan, RN, BSN, OCN, PMGT-BC (Oncology Nurse Coordinator)
- Elm and Carlton Streets Office: Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263
- Phone: (716) 845-4595
- Website: roswellpark.org/cancer-care/support/pain-management
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Who can be seen by the Cancer Pain Management Service?
Individuals with cancer pain can be referred by their primary physician at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. For a referral to a Roswell Park physician, call 1-800-ROSWELL (1-800-767-9355) or the Pain Clinic at (716) 845-4595.
How often is the Pain Clinic open to outpatients?
Roswell Park states that outpatients are treated 4 days a week in the Pain Clinic.
Where is the Pain Clinic?
In the Survivorship and Supportive Care Center on the 3rd floor of the Scott Bieler Clinical Sciences Center, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263. Call (716) 845-4595.
