Biography
Michael Sabia, MD
Division Head, Pain Management
Medical Director, Integrated Pain Management Program
Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Education and Training
| Medical School: | New York Medical College, Fifth Pathway Program, Valhalla, NY |
| Internship: | Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ |
| Residency: | Anesthesiology - Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ |
| Fellowship: | Pain Medicine - Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY |
Board Certifications
- Pain Medicine: American Board of Anesthesiology
- Anesthesiology: American Board of Anesthesiology
Special Interests
Spinal cord stimulation, post laminectomy syndrome, radiofrequency ablation, low back pain
Memberships
- Beta Beta Beta Honorary Society
- American Academy of Pain Management
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
- New Jersey State Society of Anesthesiologists
- Camden County Medical Society Executive Member
- Society of Academic Anesthesiology Associations
- Camden County Medical Society: Treasurer
- Medical Society of New Jersey
Awards & Honors
Resident of the Quarter, Cooper University Hospital; The Marion Skriloff Scholarship Fund of the Rebekah State Assembly of NJ; Medtronic Fellowship Award, Beth Israel Medical Center; South Jersey Magazine "Top Docs" - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015; SJ Magazine "Top Docs" - 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025; SJ Magazine "Top Docs Patient Poll" - 2020; New Jersey Monthly Magazine "Top Docs" - 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025; South Jersey Magazine "Top Physicians"- 2020
About Me
As a pain management specialist, I believe in taking a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach when treating acute and chronic pain. I utilize all resources available when treating pain. These include but are not limited to interventional techniques, physical therapy, acupuncture, medical management, and others.
As the Division Head, I oversee a group of physicians, advanced practice nurses, residents, fellows, and office staff at the Cooper Pain Management Center. I started an ACGME-accredited multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Fellowship Program here at Cooper, where our fellows can receive the proper training to become a board-certified pain medicine physician. ACGME accreditation ensues that we treat all types of pain and perform all of the state-of-the-art interventional pain management procedures offered in modern medicine.
Among the textbooks I've co-authored are "Interventional Pain Procedures: Handbook and Video Guide" (2018) and "Urogenital Pain: A Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis and Interventional Treatment" (2017). I recently published book geared to the general public called "The Wellness Formula: Unlocking a Doctor's Secrets to Longevity and Optimal Health" (2025), which combines my personal experience and insights from medicine, nutrition, psychology, and fitness to deliver a comprehensive wellness roadmap.
Editorial Positions
Member, Board of Directors, The American Pain Association
Editorial board member, Journal of Pain Management, 2012-present
Editorial board member, Journal of Palliative Care and Medicine, 2017-present
Selected Publications
BOOKS
Sabia M. The Wellness Formula: Unlocking a Doctor's Secrets to Longevity and Optimal Health. 1st Ed. 2025."
TEXTBOOKS
Sabia M, Mathur R. Interventional Pain Procedures: Handbook and Video Guide. Springer and Demos Medical 2018, 1st Ed.
ISBN-13: 978-1620701027
SBN-10: 1620701022
Sabia M, Sehdev J, Bentley W. Urogenital Pain: A Clinicians Guide to Diagnosis and Interventional Treatments. Springer 2017, 1st Ed.
ISBN-13: 978-3319457925
ISBN-10: 3319457926
Journal Articles
Sabia M, Ganguly K, Gessman R, Kalariya J, Mathur R: Can diet alone control inflammation? A comprehensive narrative review of dietary foods and supplements and their effects on inflammation and pain. Journal of Public Health Catalog 2018 Volume 1 Issue 3"
Pradhan B, Wainer I, Moaddel R, Torjman M, Goldberg M, Sabia M, Parikh T, Pumariega A: Trauma Interventions using Mindfulness Based Extinction and Reconsolidation (TIMBER) psychotherapy prolong the therapeutic effects of single ketamine infusion on post-traumatic stress disorder and co-morbid depression: a pilot randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover clinical trial. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Trials 2017; 2:2."
Sabia M, Weaver M, Gessman R, Kalariya J: Update on the Importance of Medical Education in the Changing Field of Pain Medicine. Journal of Anesthesia and Patient Care 2017; 2:1. ISSN:2456-5490"
Sabia M, Kudur V, Reddy A: Ketamine: Variable Uses in Medicine. Austin Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia 2017; 5:1 ISSN: 2381-893X"
Sabia M, Mathur R, Liadis J, Gerges T, Goldberg ME: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Ketamine's Pharmacological Effects and Modern Treatment Applications. Internal Medicine Review 2016; 2: 10"
Bentley WE, Sabia M, Goldberg ME, Wainer IW. Ketamine: An Update for Its Use in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Major Depressive Disorder. Clin Exp Pharmacol 2015;5: 169"
Hoang HT, Sabia M, Torjman M & Goldberg ME. The importance of medical education in the changing field of pain medicine. Pain Manag. 2014; 4(6), 437-443"
Sabia M, Hirsh, RA, Wainer, IW, Cooper N, Domsky R, Goldberg ME. Advances in Translational Neuropathic Research: Example of Enantioselective Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Ketamine-induced Pain Relief in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2011; 15:207-214."
Goldberg ME, Schwartzman, RJ, DomskyR, Sabia M, Torjman M. Deep Cervical Plexus Block For The Treatment of Cervicogenic Headache. J Pain Physician, Nov/Dec 2008; 11:849-854 ISSN 1533-3159
Grant Research
Medtronics Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Fellowship Grant;HRSA Supplement Grant on Opioid Training / Opioid & Substance Use Curriculum Michael Sabia MD, Consuelo Cagande MD, Kate Baston MD;CMSRU-Coriell-Cooper Pharmacogenomics Grant Co-PI Michael Sabia MD, Kaitlyn Baston MD