“I tremendously enjoy my practice as I am able to provide care in ways that had not been available to patients in the past.”
Dr. Kenneth Giraldo has been practicing in Sarasota since early 2000.
Prior to starting a practice in Sarasota, Dr. Giraldo worked in physician groups in Clearwater, FL and at Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.
Dr. Giraldo is Board Certified in Interventional Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology. He also is fellowship trained in Pain Medicine, having gone through Fellowship Training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

After living in Boston, MA and Houston, TX, Dr. Giraldo and his family relocated to Sarasota in 2000 to join other family members. He is fluent in English, Italian and Spanish.

He is a member of the Sarasota County Medical Society and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.

PERSONAL
Office Address: Kenneth Giraldo MD P.A. 5831 Bee Ridge Road, Suite 100 Sarasota, Florida, 34233
Office Phone: (941)343-1040
Office Fax: (941)343-1098
Citizenship: U.S.A.
Medical Licensure:
Florida Board of Medicine, #AC-4213471
Texas Board of Medical Examiners, No. J7498
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine #77415

Certifications:
Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology, 1994, with
Recertification in the subspeciality of Pain Medicine
American Board of Anesthesiology 1996
FMGEMS, Medical Boards# 391-643-3, 1987
Federal License Examination, 1989

AREAS OF CLINICAL EXPERTISE
Pain Management: Pharmacologic and interventional pain management, including Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation (RFTC), Sacroiliac Joint Fusion, Facet Joint Stabilization, Neuromodulation (Peripheral Nerve and Spinal Cord Stimulation) , Intradiscal Therapy and Discography.

EXPERIENCE
November 2002 to present
Medical Director, Suncoast Pain Management Center, P.A.
Sarasota, Florida

May 2000 to November 2002
Medical Director, Pain & Health Management Center
Neurological Associates, P.A.
Sarasota, Florida

April 1999 to December 1999
Clearwater Pain Management Associates
Morton Plant Mease Hospital
Clearwater, Florida

1994 – 1995
Pain and Heath Management Center, P.A.
Methodist Hospital, Baylor Medical School
Houston, Texas

POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING
1993 to 1994
Fellowship in Pain Management
Harvard Medical School
Pain Management Center
Department of Anesthesia
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

1990 to 1993
Residency in Anesthesiology
Tufts University School of Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital of Boston
Boston, Massachusetts

1988 to 1990
Internship and PGY-II in Surgery
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Department of Surgery
Nassau County Medical Center
East Meadow, New York

1986 to 1988
Scholarship Training
Latin American Training Program
University of Miami School of Medicine &
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida

CLINICAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1. Katz N, Giraldo KA, et al; epiduroscopy: anatomy and pathology. Harvard Medical School,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston MA, 1994.

2. Ferrante F. Michael, Giraldo KA, et al: Removal of epidural catheters in anticoagulated patients.
Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 1994.

PUBLICATIONS
1. Ganjei P, Giraldo K.A, Lampe B, Nadji M: Vulvar Paget’s Disease: Is immununocytocheshemistry
helpful in Assessing the surgical margins? J Reprod Med 1990; 35: 1002-1004.

2. Book Review by Giraldo K.A. on Principals and Practice of Pain Management by Carol Warfield,
J Regional Anesthesia 1994; 6: 438

HOSPITAL/MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
1700 South Tarniarni Trail
Sarasota, Florida 34239

Doctors Hospital of Sarasota
5731 Bee Ridge Road
Sarasota, Florida 34233