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Southern Michigan Pain Consultant's physicians are anesthesiologists who have trained specifically in Pain
Management and/or Pain Medicine. Our physicians work with the patient to find the best methos to reduce
pain by using a variety of treatments to comprise a comprehensive pain management program.
 Matthew Kuiper,
DO, is Board Certified in Anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. He became Medical
Director upon Dr. Charles Guernsey's retirement. He completed his undergraduate studies at Duke University
in Durham, North Carolina. He attended Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and he
completed his residency in Anesthesia at the University of Florida, Gainesville. Dr. Kuiper has also
participated in an Interventional Pain Management Fellowship at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem,
North Carolina. While he was in fellowship participated in the research of multiple investigations on new
therapies in the treatment of pain and novel intraspinal medicines for the management of pain. Dr. Kuiper
has broad experience in spinal cord stimulation, intrathecal pump management and pain management in the
back and neck. He is also experienced in the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
Dr. Kuiper is available at SMPC's Portage & St. Joseph offices.
 Andrew Alshab, MD
MPH, is
practicing at SMPC’s
Marshall &
Portage Pain
Management Centers.
Dr. Alshab completed
his
undergraduate
studies & Master of
Public Health at the
University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor.
He obtained his
medical
degree from Wayne
State School of
Medicine, Detroit,
Michigan and
went on to complete
a residency in
Anesthesiology as
well as an
Anesthesia Pain
Fellowship at Case
Western Reserve
University through
University Hospitals
of Cleveland, Ohio.
His interests
include low back
pain, discogenic
pain, CRPS and
spinal cord
stimulation. He
works with his
patients to develop
a comprehensive pain
management plan in
order to
decrease pain and
improve functionality.
 Barton Wild MD, completed a BS degree in Chemistry from Indiana University in Bloomington. In addition, he attended the Illinois Institute of Technology while continuing his education in Chemical Engineering. After working in that field for
a short time Dr. Wild attended Wayne State University in Detroit earning his Doctor of Medicine.
Since that time he has completed his Surgery Internship at the Detroit Medical Center, his Anesthesia Residency and his Fellowship in Chronic Pain Management at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.
Dr. Wild will be available at all three of SMPC's locations. |
