Kenneth Zahl

More than 25 years ago, Dr. Kenneth Zahl decided to become an anesthesiologist. With the advent of X-ray-guided technology, Dr. Zahl now provides patients with safe and infection-free injection procedures that staff in traditional hospital settings sometimes cannot provide. It took many years until pain management became a specialized field. Most patients, who may now visit Dr. Kenneth Zahl, would go see a neurologist if they had a headache and receive potentially addictive pain medication. X-ray-guided technology changed the field as it allowed doctors, such as Dr. Zahl, with surgery and anesthesiology backgrounds to treat pain locally and non-intrusively. At his clinic, Dr. Kenneth Zahl utilizes image-guided steroid injection procedures because they generally do not drastically affect patients' physiological balance as much as other medications might. Also, there are no risks of puncturing the meningeal sac and causing a spinal injury because Dr. Kenneth Zahl can see exactly where the needle is going. Infections are rare in the office setting when compared to hospitals. His practice, Pocono Pain Clinic, is a modern facility in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, with state of the art equipment. Dr. Kenneth Zahl can diagnose and treat a variety of pain conditions, such as spine problems, failed spine surgery, injured facet joint, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, occipital neuralgia, herpes zoster, cancer pain, and fibromyalgia. Prior to opening his own practice, Dr. Kenneth Zahl earned a medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. Later on, he became a faculty member at the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Kenneth Zahl also participates as a Member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and the International Spine Intervention Society. During his free time, Dr. Kenneth Zahl enjoys cross country skiing and playing tennis. He is an active dad in his boys' school and after-school programs including Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts.