Meet the Doctor

Dr. Ilya Sabsovich has a broad spectrum experience in interventive pain management and anesthesiology. In addition to devoting his time to the pain practice, he is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care at UCSF and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Dr. Ilya focuses in research of pain genetics’ mechanisms and authored several publications in top scientific journals. He continues his research path at UCSF

His latest passion is stem cell regenerative medicine. Dr. Sabsovich is a true believer and promoter of PRP/Stem Cell interventive procedures. By pairing state-of-the-art medical equipping with research/science guidelines, he achieves dramatic improvement in his patient’s condition.

Current Appointments:
  • Principal, Pain2Manage Medical Offices, Campbell, CA
  • Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, San Francisco VA Medical Center/UCSF
  • Medical Director of South Bay Division, Integrated Pain Care, San Francisco, CA

 

Training / Awards

Training and Education
  • Pain Medicine Fellowship
    Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care at UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
  • Residency in Anesthesiology
    Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY
  • Research Associate at Pain and Bone Neuromodulation lab, Stanford University, Anesthesiology and PM&R services, CA
  • Internship in General Surgery
    The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pain Genetics and Phenomics, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Doctor of Medicine
    Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Medical School, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
  • MSc., Neurobiology
    Faculty of Life Sciences, Hadassah Medical School, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

 
Honors & Awards
  • Robert D. Dripps, M.D. Memorial Award, Outstanding Graduate Resident in Anesthesiology, MMC, AECOM, Bronx, NY
  • EFIC 2000 Best Poster Award, Congress of the European Federation of IASP Chapters, Nice, France
  • Scholarship for Excellence in Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Medical School, HU, Jerusalem, Israel
 

Licenses / Affiliations

Certifications & Licensure
  • 2015 Qualified Medical Evaluator, CA
  • 2015 Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certificate, San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
  • 2013 Board Certified, Anesthesiology
  • 2013 Subspecialty Board Certification in Pain Medicine
  • 2010 Physician License, Medical Board of California

 
Hospital Privileges / Affiliations
  • San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System, San Francisco
  • UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco
  • Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Gatos
  • Bayspine Surgery Center, Richmond
  • St. Francis Medical Center, San Francisco
 

Research

Active Study
  • IRB Title: A Phase-3, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety of Oliceridine (TRV130) in Patients with Acute Pain for which Parenteral Opioid Therapy is Warranted.
  • IRB Approval # 16-19344

Publications
  1. Sabsovich, I., Rehman, Z., Yunen, J., Coritsidis, G., Propofol Infusion Syndrome: A case of increasing morbidity with traumatic brain injury. American Journal of Critical Care. 2007;16(1):82-85.
  2. Sabsovich, I., Clark, J.D., Liao, G., Peltz, G., Lindsey, D.P., Jacobs, C.R., Yao, W., Guo, TZ., Kingery, S.W., Bone microstructure and its associated genetic variability in 12 inbred mouse strains: CT study and in silico genome scan. Bone. 2008;42(2):439-51.
  3. Sabsovich, I., Guo, TZ., Wei, T., Zhao, R., Li, X., Clark, D.J., Geis, C., Sommer, C., Kingery, S.W., TNF signaling contributes to the development of nociceptive sensitization in a tibia fracture model of complex regional pain syndrome type I. Pain. 2008;137(3):507-19.
  4. Sabsovich, I., Wei, T., Guo, TZ., Zhao, R., Shi, X., Li, X., Yeomans, D.C., Klyukinov, M., Kingery, S.W., Clark, J.D., Effect of anti-NGF antibodies in a rat tibia fracture model of complex regional pain syndrome type I. Pain. 2008;138(1):47-60.
  5. Wei, T., Sabsovich, I., Guo, TZ., Shi, X., Zhao, R., Li, W., Geis, C., Sommer, C., Kingery, S.W., Clark, J.D., Pentoxifylline attenuates nociceptive sensitization and cytokine expression in a tibia fracture rat model of complex regional pain syndrome. European Journal of Pain. 2009;13:253-262.
  6. Li, W., Sabsovich, I., Guo, TZ., Zhao, R., Kingery, S.W., Clark, D.J., The role of enhanced cutaneous IL-1β signaling in a rat tibia fracture model of complex regional pain syndrome. Pain. 2009;144(3):303-313.
  7. Sabsovich, I., Abel, M., Lee, J.C., Spinelli, D.A., Abramowicz, E.A., Air Embolism during Operative Hysteroscopy. TEE Guided Resuscitation. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2012 Sep;24(6):480-6.