the florida pain society
2025/2026 Board of Directors

FLPAIN

Dr. Kavita Sharma,
DO, DABPMR, DABPM

president

Pain Management Physicians
of South Florida
Coral Springs, FL 33065

FLPAIN

dr. francisco m. torres, MD

treasurer

Florida Spine Institute
clearwater, FL 33765

FLPAIN

dr. peter w. taraschi, DO

secretary

omni healthcare
palm bay, fL 32907

FLPAIN

dr. albert ray, mD

director

the lite center
maimi, FL 33186

FLPAIN

Dr. Charles F. Mahl, MD, FACS FICS FAAOM

director

Regenerative Orthopedics & Sport Medicine
Miami, FL 33133

FLPAIN

dr. Marla DePolo Golden,
DO, MS, FACEP

director

founding dean
benedictine college
school of osteopathic medicine
atchison, KS 66002
FLPAIN

dr. Svetlana Zaydman, DO

director

Valley Medical & Wellness
brunsville, MN 55337
FLPAIN

dr. Melanie H. Rosenblatt, MD

director

Pain Management Strategies
boca raton, FL 33431

Dr. Dennis Joseph Patin, MD

director

Department of Anesthesiology,
Perioperative Medicine, and Pain Management
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Coral Gables, FL 33146

Dr. Lawrence F. Kobak, DPM, JD

general counsel

Frier Levitt PLLC
New York, NY 10006

robin l. hoyle, JD

executive director