About Alec Meleger, MD
Clinical Interests:
- Disc herniation
- Hip pain
- Knee pain
- Low back pain
- Myofascial pain and trigger point injections
- Neck pain
- Radiculopathy
- Shoulder pain
- Spinal stenosis
- Spine injections
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- Russian
Locations
Orthopaedic Spine Service at Newton-Wellesley Hospital
159 Wells Ave.
Newton, MA 02459
Phone: 617-243-5777
Medical Education
- MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Residency, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
- Fellowship, University of California Davis Medical Center
American Board Certifications
- Pain Medicine, American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Publications
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Meleger A, Borg-Stein J: Acupuncture and Sports Medicine: A Review of Published Studies. Medical Acupuncture Fall 1999/Winter 2000; 11(2)
Fishman SM, Smith H, Meleger A, Seibert JA. Radiation Safety in Pain Medicine. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2002; 27: 296-305.
Borg-Stein J, Seroussi RE, Gomba L, Meleger A et al. Safety and Efficacy of Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy in the Management of Subacute Radiating Low Back Pain. Pain Practice. June 2003, 3(2), 125.
Audette JF, Emenike EL, Meleger AL. Neuropathic Low Back Pain. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2005 Jun;9(3):168-77.
Meleger AL. Muscle relaxants and antispasticity agents. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2006 May; 17(2) :401-13.
Meleger AL, Krivickas LS. Neck and back pain: musculoskeletal disorders. Neurol Clin. 2007 May;25(2):419-38. Review.
Meleger AL: Cervical Stenosis. In Frontera WR: Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Philadelphia, Saunders Elsevier, 2008, pp 27-31.
Shinchuk LM, Chiou P, Czarnowski V, Meleger AL. Demographics and attitudes of chronic pain patients who seek online pain-related medical information: implications for health care providers. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 Feb;89(2):141-6
Audette JF, Walker, J, Meleger AL: Neuropathic Low Back Pain. In Jay GW: Practical Guide to Chronic Pain Syndromes. Informa Healthcare, 2009, pp 206-227.
He was very helpful with understanding my health condition.
Dr. Meleger is a gentle, warm physician with a sense of humor. It was easy to discuss my medical issues. I left feeling that his suggestions would be beneficial for me. Just thinking that a trained individual has told you that certain activities will help you makes you believe it as well. That's essential in my opinion. I would happily recommend ... Read More
The provider was extremely professional, kind and courteous and listened to everything I had to say. I highly recommend him as a doctor. Thank you.
We had a very productive and informative meeting of my current health issues and options.
I was very impressed by both the doctor and the nurse.
Procedure went as expected
My visit with Dr. Meleger is a follow-up visit every 6 months. To review how I am doing with my neck pain and renew my script for P/T. We discuss how I am working to control my inflammation through diet and exercise. Dr. Meleger is a good listener and very knowledgeable when it comes to suggesting how to control my neck pain conditions.
The entire experience was as good as it gets.
The "best possible provider" would have known what was wrong with me and how to treat it. This provider did not know, but no other doctor has figured it out either. This provider at least said that he didn't know.
Excellent Doctor. So knowledgeable and experienced, great listener, great interaction with me. I absolutely trust his medical knowledge, judgement & advice. Feel very lucky to have him as my Dr.