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Dr. Mark D. Klaiman is the co-founder of Point Performance. He received his Doctorate in Medicine from the Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University and completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Columbia University. He is board certified and has been a fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation since 1994. Upon completion of his residency, Dr. Klaiman was a visiting associate in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. He has lectured extensively over the years and has numerous writings and publications focused on the evaluation and management of musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries. Dr. Klaiman received his medical acupuncture training through the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture in 1995 and is recognized as a leading provider of medical acupuncture in the Washington DC region.

Neil Spiegel, DO, is a talented physician leveraging traditional and alternative methods to diagnose and treat people in the Washington, D.C., area at Osteopathic Center for Healing in Rockville, Maryland.

Dr. Spiegel attended medical school at New York Institute of Technology’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. He went on to finish his postgraduate and residency training in physical medicine and rehabilitation at New York University. In more recent years, Dr. Spiegel also completed a Fellowship in anti-aging, functional, and regenerative medicine.

As founder and head of Osteopathic Center for Healing, Dr. Spiegel has a special interest in caring for patients with challenging or difficult-to-treat conditions. With more than 25 years of professional experience, he also excels in working with men and women who suffer from acute or chronic musculoskeletal and neurological pain syndromes.

Offering a full spectrum of modern medical treatments emphasizing whole-body healing and a healthy lifestyle, Dr. Spiegel utilizes a combination of traditional, alternative, and complementary methods to assist and support his patients on their path to optimal health. Among his modern and innovative treatments are stem cell, perineural injection, and platelet-rich plasma therapies. He has been extensively trained in the use of Ultrasound for both diagnostic and image guided use. Dr. Spiegel also provides hormone balancing, genetic testing, and neurodiagnostic studies.

Throughout his career, Dr. Spiegel’s dedication to the people in his care has earned him numerous professional and volunteerism honors including Top Doctor Survey awards and the State of Maryland Volunteer Service Award. Dr. Spiegel is also a key contributor in developing and growing the free clinic and treating the uninsured in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Dr. Spiegel has multiple certifications and Fellowships. He’s Fellowship-trained in sports medicine and board-certified in Physical Medicine for Rehabilitation. He’s also a fellow of the Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine and the American Academy of Electrodiagnostic Medicine and Board Certified in Anti-Aging, Functional and Regenerative Medicine. In addition to his Fellowships, Dr. Spiegel is a licensed medical acupuncturist.

Dr. Thakral is a fellowship-trained Interventional Pain Medicine physician who is board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. He is joining the team at the International Spine, Pain & Performance Center, and will be treating patients in both our Washington DC and Arlington Virginia locations. 

Dr. Thakral was born and raised locally in northern Virginia. He earned his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), where he then completed a General Surgery internship before moving to New Jersey for his Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) residency at Rutgers RWJMS - Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute. During his final year of residency, Dr. Thakral was elected Academic Chief Resident. He completed an additional one year of training in an ACGME-accredited Pain Medicine fellowship at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute.

Dr. Thakral specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of spine and musculoskeletal injuries. He is passionate about using a comprehensive approach in treating his patients' pain. In addition to utilizing conservative measures such as personalized exercise and therapy programs, Dr. Thakral performs a variety of fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided procedures, including to the back, neck, joints, and soft tissues. He takes pride in his ability to listen and connect with patients, helping create individualized treatment plans to improve his patients' functional abilities and to get back to the activities they love.

In his free time, Dr. Thakral enjoys playing tennis, running, hiking, exploring new restaurants, and hopelessly rooting for the Washington Commanders.

Dr. Thakral is a fellowship-trained Interventional Pain Medicine physician who is board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. He is joining the team at the International Spine, Pain & Performance Center, and will be treating patients in both our Washington DC and Arlington Virginia locations. 

Dr. Thakral was born and raised locally in northern Virginia. He earned his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), where he then completed a General Surgery internship before moving to New Jersey for his Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) residency at Rutgers RWJMS - Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute. During his final year of residency, Dr. Thakral was elected Academic Chief Resident. He completed an additional one year of training in an ACGME-accredited Pain Medicine fellowship at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute.

Dr. Thakral specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of spine and musculoskeletal injuries. He is passionate about using a comprehensive approach in treating his patients' pain. In addition to utilizing conservative measures such as personalized exercise and therapy programs, Dr. Thakral performs a variety of fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided procedures, including to the back, neck, joints, and soft tissues. He takes pride in his ability to listen and connect with patients, helping create individualized treatment plans to improve his patients' functional abilities and to get back to the activities they love.

In his free time, Dr. Thakral enjoys playing tennis, running, hiking, exploring new restaurants, and hopelessly rooting for the Washington Commanders.

Tristan Shockley, MD, is a sought after board-certified pain medicine doctor with a passion for helping men and women eradicate pain and restore their quality of life. He specializes in nonsurgical interventional pain medicine, prolotherapy, weight management, and physiatric treatments. His main office is at the CHOICE Pain & Rehabilitation Center office Dundalk, though he frequently meets with patients at their other Maryland locations in Olney, Rosedale, Hyattsville, Lanham, Pikesville, and Gaithersburg.

Equipped with the most advanced and innovative technologies, Dr. Shockley pinpoints the source of pain, makes a precise diagnosis, and treats the underlying issue with fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided procedures. With an overarching goal to help men and women restore optimal function, Dr. Shockley dedicates much of his energy to patient education, preparing those he treats for regenerative physical therapy. 

After graduating magna cum laude with his bachelor’s degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C., Dr. Shockley entered Howard University College of Medicine, where he completed his medical degree. Following an internship in Arizona, he received specialty training at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore.  

Certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dr. Shockley is committed to providing safe, effective, and comprehensive care to every patient he sees at CHOICE Pain & Rehabilitation Center.

Tristan Shockley, MD, is a sought after board-certified pain medicine doctor with a passion for helping men and women eradicate pain and restore their quality of life. He specializes in nonsurgical interventional pain medicine, prolotherapy, weight management, and physiatric treatments. His main office is at the CHOICE Pain & Rehabilitation Center office Dundalk, though he frequently meets with patients at their other Maryland locations in Olney, Rosedale, Hyattsville, Lanham, Pikesville, and Gaithersburg.

Equipped with the most advanced and innovative technologies, Dr. Shockley pinpoints the source of pain, makes a precise diagnosis, and treats the underlying issue with fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided procedures. With an overarching goal to help men and women restore optimal function, Dr. Shockley dedicates much of his energy to patient education, preparing those he treats for regenerative physical therapy. 

After graduating magna cum laude with his bachelor’s degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C., Dr. Shockley entered Howard University College of Medicine, where he completed his medical degree. Following an internship in Arizona, he received specialty training at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore.  

Certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dr. Shockley is committed to providing safe, effective, and comprehensive care to every patient he sees at CHOICE Pain & Rehabilitation Center.

Tristan Shockley, MD, is a sought after board-certified pain medicine doctor with a passion for helping men and women eradicate pain and restore their quality of life. He specializes in nonsurgical interventional pain medicine, prolotherapy, weight management, and physiatric treatments. His main office is at the CHOICE Pain & Rehabilitation Center office Dundalk, though he frequently meets with patients at their other Maryland locations in Olney, Rosedale, Hyattsville, Lanham, Pikesville, and Gaithersburg.

Equipped with the most advanced and innovative technologies, Dr. Shockley pinpoints the source of pain, makes a precise diagnosis, and treats the underlying issue with fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided procedures. With an overarching goal to help men and women restore optimal function, Dr. Shockley dedicates much of his energy to patient education, preparing those he treats for regenerative physical therapy. 

After graduating magna cum laude with his bachelor’s degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C., Dr. Shockley entered Howard University College of Medicine, where he completed his medical degree. Following an internship in Arizona, he received specialty training at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore.  

Certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dr. Shockley is committed to providing safe, effective, and comprehensive care to every patient he sees at CHOICE Pain & Rehabilitation Center.

Tristan Shockley, MD, is a sought after board-certified pain medicine doctor with a passion for helping men and women eradicate pain and restore their quality of life. He specializes in nonsurgical interventional pain medicine, prolotherapy, weight management, and physiatric treatments. His main office is at the CHOICE Pain & Rehabilitation Center office Dundalk, though he frequently meets with patients at their other Maryland locations in Olney, Rosedale, Hyattsville, Lanham, Pikesville, and Gaithersburg.

Equipped with the most advanced and innovative technologies, Dr. Shockley pinpoints the source of pain, makes a precise diagnosis, and treats the underlying issue with fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided procedures. With an overarching goal to help men and women restore optimal function, Dr. Shockley dedicates much of his energy to patient education, preparing those he treats for regenerative physical therapy. 

After graduating magna cum laude with his bachelor’s degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C., Dr. Shockley entered Howard University College of Medicine, where he completed his medical degree. Following an internship in Arizona, he received specialty training at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore.  

Certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dr. Shockley is committed to providing safe, effective, and comprehensive care to every patient he sees at CHOICE Pain & Rehabilitation Center.

Joseph Oppong, Jr., MD, is a board-certified physician who specializes in pain medicine and anesthesiology at Innovative Pain Solutions Centers, with offices in Bowie, Salisbury, and Laurel, Maryland.

Dr. Oppong graduated summa cum laude from the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, and earned his medical degree from the revered Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta. He completed a residency in anesthesiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore before deciding that he wanted to continue his education in pain management.

Under the supervision of J.C. Rowlingson, MD, one of the nation’s foremost authorities on chronic pain management, Dr. Oppong completed a fellowship in interventional pain management at the University of Virginia Health Systems in Charlottesville, Virginia.

After completing his fellowship, Dr. Oppong worked at St. Agnes Healthcare in Baltimore, where he established Community Pain Management, a clinic that follows a multidisciplinary approach to managing chronic pain. He went on to co-found Fairwood Spine and Pain Center, P.A. in Bowie, Maryland, where he spent four years serving as the practice’s president. To better serve his patients in an ever-changing medical field, Dr. Oppong opened Innovative Pain Solutions Centers in 2014.

Dr. Oppong follows a philosophy of patient care that emphasizes compassion as a means for restoring function and improving the quality of life in his pain patients. He’s highly skilled in a number of intervention techniques, including joint injections, sympathetic nerve blocks, intrathecal (spinal) pain pumps, spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation, percutaneous disc decompression, discography, nerve radiofrequency ablations, facet blocks, and epidural injections (both interlaminar and transforaminal approaches).

He also advocates using ultrasound-guidance for interventional pain procedures because of its ability to avoid the radiation exposure inherent in using a traditional C-arm (X-ray) machine.

Dr. Oppong stays active in his field as a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the American Academy of Pain Medicine. Outside of his medical interests, he’s a dedicated sports fan, especially with soccer and football, and likes to travel with his family and absorb new cultures and cuisines.

As an integral member of the Orthopedic & Wellness team, Matthew Roh, MD, is proud to provide the very best in pain management and PM&R to patients at the Frederick, Waldorf, and Germantown, Maryland clinics.

Board-certified in Pain Management and in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dr. Roh received his medical degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia. Across the city’s river, he went on to study internal medicine with an internship at Hahnemann University Hospital.

Dr. Roh then attended one of the nation’s leading physical medicine and rehabilitation programs at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, where he completed his residency. While there, he studied extensively at the Institute for Rehabilitation and Research.

Embodying the philosophy and mission of Orthopedic & Wellness, Dr. Roh treats every patient with compassion. Dr. Roh is especially interested in musculoskeletal rehabilitation and pain management. He also is passionate about regenerative medicine, sports medicine, hormone replacement therapy, peripheral joint injections, and interventional spinal medicine.

In his spare time, he enjoys lifting weights and playing blues and rock on his electric guitar.

Tristan Shockley, MD, is a sought after board-certified pain medicine doctor with a passion for helping men and women eradicate pain and restore their quality of life. He specializes in nonsurgical interventional pain medicine, prolotherapy, weight management, and physiatric treatments. His main office is at the CHOICE Pain & Rehabilitation Center office Dundalk, though he frequently meets with patients at their other Maryland locations in Olney, Rosedale, Hyattsville, Lanham, Pikesville, and Gaithersburg.

Equipped with the most advanced and innovative technologies, Dr. Shockley pinpoints the source of pain, makes a precise diagnosis, and treats the underlying issue with fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided procedures. With an overarching goal to help men and women restore optimal function, Dr. Shockley dedicates much of his energy to patient education, preparing those he treats for regenerative physical therapy. 

After graduating magna cum laude with his bachelor’s degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C., Dr. Shockley entered Howard University College of Medicine, where he completed his medical degree. Following an internship in Arizona, he received specialty training at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore.  

Certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dr. Shockley is committed to providing safe, effective, and comprehensive care to every patient he sees at CHOICE Pain & Rehabilitation Center.

Khyanne McCutchen, APRN, FNP-C, is a born native of New York and moved to Baltimore, Maryland as a young child. She’s had a long-time goal to work in the medical field. She began and ended her formal education at historically black colleges and universities (HBCU’s).In 2010, she graduated with a 4.0 GPA from Sojourner Douglass College with a licensed practical nursing certification. Sojourner Douglass College was the only HBCU in Maryland that offered the LPN-BSN bridge program.In 2012, she completed the bachelor program graduating Cum Laude, earning a bachelor of science in nursing degree. In 2017, she entered the accelerated nurse practitioner program at Coppin State University. After two years, she graduated with a master’s in science of nursing, specializing in Family Nurse Practitioner.

Throughout her registered nursing career, she has worked in a variety of specialties that have molded her into well-rounded health professional. Ms. McCutchen’s first year and a half of her nursing career were spent in long-term care with a focus on skilled nursing and physical rehabilitation. In 2013, she transitioned from long-term skilled nursing to sub-acute in a hospital setting. This specialty is where she acquired skills in rehabilitation, which focused on surgical post-op, physical therapy, occupational therapy, acute and chronic disease
2 years later, in 2015, Ms. McCutchen switched specialties to emergency medicine where she remained for six years. She gained extensive training to evaluate, treat and manage emergent, acute, and chronic medical conditions to a variety of patient populations. She has also served as a preceptor for new graduates and mental health coordinator for a hospital-wide committee.

Her nurse practitioner experience includes medicated assisted treatment (MAT) and independent contracting. She now specializes in pain management and MAT and serves the community with which she is familiar. She provides quality care to patients to help them live a meaningful quality of life by managing their pain with a non-invasive approach.

Tristan Shockley, MD, is a sought after board-certified pain medicine doctor with a passion for helping men and women eradicate pain and restore their quality of life. He specializes in nonsurgical interventional pain medicine, prolotherapy, weight management, and physiatric treatments. His main office is at the CHOICE Pain & Rehabilitation Center office Dundalk, though he frequently meets with patients at their other Maryland locations in Olney, Rosedale, Hyattsville, Lanham, Pikesville, and Gaithersburg.

Equipped with the most advanced and innovative technologies, Dr. Shockley pinpoints the source of pain, makes a precise diagnosis, and treats the underlying issue with fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided procedures. With an overarching goal to help men and women restore optimal function, Dr. Shockley dedicates much of his energy to patient education, preparing those he treats for regenerative physical therapy. 

After graduating magna cum laude with his bachelor’s degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C., Dr. Shockley entered Howard University College of Medicine, where he completed his medical degree. Following an internship in Arizona, he received specialty training at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore.  

Certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dr. Shockley is committed to providing safe, effective, and comprehensive care to every patient he sees at CHOICE Pain & Rehabilitation Center.

As an integral member of the Orthopedic & Wellness team, Matthew Roh, MD, is proud to provide the very best in pain management and PM&R to patients at the Frederick, Waldorf, and Germantown, Maryland clinics.

Board-certified in Pain Management and in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dr. Roh received his medical degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia. Across the city’s river, he went on to study internal medicine with an internship at Hahnemann University Hospital.

Dr. Roh then attended one of the nation’s leading physical medicine and rehabilitation programs at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, where he completed his residency. While there, he studied extensively at the Institute for Rehabilitation and Research.

Embodying the philosophy and mission of Orthopedic & Wellness, Dr. Roh treats every patient with compassion. Dr. Roh is especially interested in musculoskeletal rehabilitation and pain management. He also is passionate about regenerative medicine, sports medicine, hormone replacement therapy, peripheral joint injections, and interventional spinal medicine.

In his spare time, he enjoys lifting weights and playing blues and rock on his electric guitar.

Khyanne McCutchen, APRN, FNP-C, is a born native of New York and moved to Baltimore, Maryland as a young child. She’s had a long-time goal to work in the medical field. She began and ended her formal education at historically black colleges and universities (HBCU’s).In 2010, she graduated with a 4.0 GPA from Sojourner Douglass College with a licensed practical nursing certification. Sojourner Douglass College was the only HBCU in Maryland that offered the LPN-BSN bridge program.In 2012, she completed the bachelor program graduating Cum Laude, earning a bachelor of science in nursing degree. In 2017, she entered the accelerated nurse practitioner program at Coppin State University. After two years, she graduated with a master’s in science of nursing, specializing in Family Nurse Practitioner.

Throughout her registered nursing career, she has worked in a variety of specialties that have molded her into well-rounded health professional. Ms. McCutchen’s first year and a half of her nursing career were spent in long-term care with a focus on skilled nursing and physical rehabilitation. In 2013, she transitioned from long-term skilled nursing to sub-acute in a hospital setting. This specialty is where she acquired skills in rehabilitation, which focused on surgical post-op, physical therapy, occupational therapy, acute and chronic disease
2 years later, in 2015, Ms. McCutchen switched specialties to emergency medicine where she remained for six years. She gained extensive training to evaluate, treat and manage emergent, acute, and chronic medical conditions to a variety of patient populations. She has also served as a preceptor for new graduates and mental health coordinator for a hospital-wide committee.

Her nurse practitioner experience includes medicated assisted treatment (MAT) and independent contracting. She now specializes in pain management and MAT and serves the community with which she is familiar. She provides quality care to patients to help them live a meaningful quality of life by managing their pain with a non-invasive approach.

Tristan Shockley, MD, is a sought after board-certified pain medicine doctor with a passion for helping men and women eradicate pain and restore their quality of life. He specializes in nonsurgical interventional pain medicine, prolotherapy, weight management, and physiatric treatments. His main office is at the CHOICE Pain & Rehabilitation Center office Dundalk, though he frequently meets with patients at their other Maryland locations in Olney, Rosedale, Hyattsville, Lanham, Pikesville, and Gaithersburg.

Equipped with the most advanced and innovative technologies, Dr. Shockley pinpoints the source of pain, makes a precise diagnosis, and treats the underlying issue with fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided procedures. With an overarching goal to help men and women restore optimal function, Dr. Shockley dedicates much of his energy to patient education, preparing those he treats for regenerative physical therapy. 

After graduating magna cum laude with his bachelor’s degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C., Dr. Shockley entered Howard University College of Medicine, where he completed his medical degree. Following an internship in Arizona, he received specialty training at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore.  

Certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dr. Shockley is committed to providing safe, effective, and comprehensive care to every patient he sees at CHOICE Pain & Rehabilitation Center.

Prime Regenerative and Pain Management is a specialist clinic, treating the population of Stafford, Fredericksburg, and King George, Virginia. Lead physician Dev Sen, MD, is a board-certified doctor in pain management and physical medicine and rehabilitation, who has more than 20 years of experience in helping patients who have neuromusculoskeletal conditions and chronic pain problems.

Dr. Sen brings his expertise in pain medicine, physiatry, regenerative medicine and electrodiagnostic medicine to the region, where he’s been the leading clinician in his field for several years. For the first time in this area, Dr. Sen will be offering services that include bone marrow aspiration using state of the art X-Ray guidance, and harvesting  of stem cells with cutting edge technology centrifuge devices, These concentrated stem cell solution is then injected back into the injured, degenerated or diseased part of the patient’s body using fluoroscopy and ultrasound guidance.

Prime Regenerative and Pain Management also specializes in treating injuries sustained during the working day as well as EMG/Nerve conduction studies.

The philosophy of Prime Regenerative and Pain Management is to treat the whole patient and address the underlying causes of their health issues, rather than medicating to cover the symptoms. Dr. Sen and his staff use a comprehensive approach that draws on a range of modalities, such as interventional injections, pharmacotherapy, physical therapy, and regenerative medicine.

Prime Regenerative and Pain Management welcomes all members of the community and offers innovative treatment options such as epidural injections, transforaminal injections, radiofrequency ablations, spinal cord stimulator, facet joint injections, lumbar sympathetic block, stellate ganglion blocks, Stem cell, and PRP injections.