Dr. Palak is a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine specialist. Dr. Palak completed his undergraduate studies in Kinesiology, his medical degree from University College Cork (Ireland), and his residency and sub-specialty fellowship at McMaster University.
Dr. Palak’s has been working as physiatrist and pain medicine specialist since 2019 at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia Pain Clinic in Prince George and at the Initium Centre for Pain Medicine. The primary focus of his practice is musculoskeletal medicine and interventional axial spine pain management.
Dr. Palak is a clinical assistant professor in the department of medicine at UBC and is involved in teaching at the medical student, resident, and fellow levels. In addition, Dr. Palak is the medical lead for rehabilitation services in the Northern Health Authority and Provincial Medical Director of Pain Care BC.
Dr. Palak’s clinic interests include sports medicine, spasticity management, interventional pain medicine procedures, and regenerative therapies.
