Athanasios Manole, MD, is an interventional pain management and occupational medicine specialist at Modern Pain and Spine in Albuquerque, N.M.
During his time in medical school, Dr. Manole was awarded the American College of Physicians Health Policy Internship for his involvement in national healthcare policy, an honor only given to one medical school per year.
During the internship, Dr. Manole worked with leaders on Capitol Hill on health policy, and later lobbied for Senate Bill 69, expanding use of telemedicine in New Mexico.
Dr. Manole’s training specialized in occupational medicine, pain management, preventive medicine and rehabilitation of patients suffering from work and nonwork related musculoskeletal, spinal cord and brain injuries. He also holds four board certifications.
In addition to practicing at Modern, Dr. Manole serves as a clinical assistant professor in the department of orthopaedics and rehabilitation at the UNM School of Medicine.
He currently serves as the head physician overseeing several construction and work sites for large international companies, while also serving as head physician for several scientific research and development firms.
He is a board-certified independent medical examiner and has testified in cases regarding great bodily harm in municipal and federal courts, he sits on the New Mexico Overdose Prevention and Pain Management Advisory Council and is a volunteer with the New Mexico Medical Reserve Core.
Dr. Manole is speaking at Becker’s 22nd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference, set for June 19-21 at the Swissotel Chicago.
