Biography
Dr. Cosgrove is an anesthesiologist who specializes in pain management. He graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1999 then completed his general surgery internship at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego. After this he performed two operational tours as a flight surgeon for the U.S. Navy serving multiple campaigns in the Middle East and elsewhere. At the conclusion of his service he entered anesthesiology residency at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. Due to personal and professional experiences with chronic pain, he subspecialized in pain management with a fellowship at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire. He practiced in Huntsville from 2009 through 2013, then left to join a neuroscience center on the gulf coast. He returned to Huntsville to join TOC in 2015.
Dr. Cosgrove specializes in the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of painful spine disorders. He also diagnoses and treats various other acute and chronic pain problems of the joint and extremities. He performs diagnostic and therapeutic injections of the spine and nervous system, radiofrequency treatments of the spine and joints, spinal cord stimulation and conservative medication management.
Dr. Cosgrove is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in both Anesthesia and Pain Management.
Areas of Expertise
- Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar epidural injections
- Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar facet injections
- Radiofrequency treatments of the spine
- Diagnostic nerve root blocks
- Hip, shoulder, knee and sacroiliac joint injections
- Neuromodulation – Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Provocative discography/Intradiscal therapy
- Sympathetic/Stellate ganglion blocks
- Occipital nerve blocks
- Transforaminal epidural injections
- Caudal epidural injections
In the News: Study Finds High-Frequency SCS Effective in Reducing Opioid Dose for Managing Pain (Pain Medicine News, March 2019)
Stem Cell Therapy
Uses the healing quality of stem cells to repair damaged tissues.
Clinical Team
- Betsy Briglia, PA
- Renee Wall, CRNP, CCM
- Lisa VanDenBerghe, MA
- Ashley Boughner, Medical Secretary
- Natasha Brennan, MA
- Erica Coleman, MA
Fellowship
Interventional Pain Management: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Residency
Anesthesiology: Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
Medical Education
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Internship
General Surgery: Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Board Certifications
Pain Management and Anesthesiology