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Boris Spektor

Boris Spektor, MD

4.8385 ratings

Pain Medicine

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Highlights

Languages

  • English
  • Russian

About Boris Spektor

Emory Affiliation

Emory Clinic - School of Medicine Faculty
Emory Healthcare Network
Emory Physician Group Practice

Academic Title

Associate Professor

Program Director, Chronic Pain Fellowship Program

Year Started Practicing

2009

About the Provider

Dr. Boris Spektor is the Program Director of the Emory Multidisciplinary Pain Fellowship. He has received the Subspecialty Teacher of the Year award in the Department of Anesthesiology in 2011 and 2014 and the Pain Teacher of the Year award in 2018. Dr. Spektor has been recognized with the Emory Doctor’s Day Award in 2016 as well as the Emory Educator Appreciation Day Award in 2017. His clinical expertise and research interests involve the management of perioperative anesthesia as well as acute and chronic pain. He is on the Clinical Competency Committee of both the Department of Anesthesiology and the Emory Pain Fellowship. 

Professional Memberships

American Society of Anesthesiology 

Georgia Society of Anesthesiology 

American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 

American Academy of Pain Medicine 

Interpretive Services

To provide the highest quality of care, interpreter services may be utilized to ensure proper communication of medical information for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and non-English speaking patients or family members.

Awards

Inaugural Woodruff Health Educators Academy recipient 2018-20 

Pain Teacher of the Year Award 2018

Emory Educator Appreciation Day Award 2017

Emory Doctor's Day Award 2016

Subspecialty Anesthesiology Teacher of the Year Award 2011, 2014

Locations

  1. Emory Pain Center
  2. Emory Pain Center
    • 550 Peachtree Street Northeast, Medical Office Tower, Fl 12, Atlanta, GA 30308
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Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Pain Management, 2009
  • Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Anesthesiology, 2008
  • Internship: Emory University School of Medicine, Transitional, 2005
  • Medical Education: Harvard Medical School, MD, 2004

Board Certifications

  • Pain Medicine: American Board of Anesthesiology, 2010
  • Anesthesiology: American Board of Anesthesiology, 2009

Ratings & Reviews

4.8 out of 5

385 ratings

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    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 4/1/2026

    Excellent doctor!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/27/2026

    D. Spektor is a terrific doctor

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/13/2026

    My experience with Emory doctors has always been exceptional, but Dr. Spektor even exceeded that high standard. He made me feel comfortable, supported, and understood. His compassion is the epitome of the word care. I am already feeling better thanks to his treatment plan.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/7/2026

    I think his name is spinker and the staff on point very knowledgeable. Very patient. I felt very comfortable. Thank you. Pain Clinic

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/5/2026

    Except I really don't want anybody else on his list He's already popular enough!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/18/2026

    Good

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/11/2026

    A completely good experience

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/4/2026

    The doctor and his assistant were very friendly

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/30/2026

    I really wanted to know what to expect now and if problem gets worse.I was given good clear advice and care

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/16/2026

    Dr. Spektor has always been very understanding of the pain experienced by his patients. He honestly cares about how you feel and provides advice and recommendations that are viable. Dr. Spektor sincerely celebrates your progress and respects patient's input. Treatments are well explained, before and after they are executed leaving no room for misunderstandings. I am very fortunate to have him as my pain management doctor.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/12/2026

    Excellent

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/5/2026

    Awesome

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/12/2025

    Absolutely the best.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/11/2025

    The best of care

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/3/2025

    Good

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/28/2025

    Good

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/19/2025

    Top notch

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/31/2025

    Both Dr. Spektor and the Fellow were excellent!! Personable, caring, taking time to thoroughly explain everything and making sure that I understood. They had a plan for me and I am now in the process of doing the plan.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/22/2025

    Both Dr Spektor and the Fellow (med student) listened, asked questions, discussed options and were very caring.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/8/2025

    Very Professional and was very Patient with me.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/8/2025

    Dr. Spektor is an amazing doctor; he possesses the best bedside manner of any doctor that I have experienced. Kudos and accolades to him!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/3/2025

    Excellent attention to care

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/1/2025

    Highly recommend Dr Spektor!!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/29/2025

    Good

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/12/2025

    Dr. Spektor is an excellent doctor!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/5/2025

    Dr. Spektor is incredible. I have never had a provider that truly cares the way he does.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/5/2025

    Dr Spektor is very professional, caring, and smart. And he is just a super nice man and a pleasure to deal with.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 8/24/2025

    Loved "Noone has to live in pain"

    4 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 8/22/2025

    I am not in agreement with some of Dr Spektors summary statements. We may have had a misunderstanding or miscommunication? Some statements were not correct

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/27/2025

    Very bedside manner!! Showed that he cared and wanted me to have some relief.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/23/2025

    Dr. Spektor is everything a health care provider should be to his patient.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/20/2025

    The concern for my condition and the difficulties I had been experiencing since my last visit and procedure was met with an attitude of caring and a goal to achieve a solution that would ultimately provide relief and improvement.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/9/2025

    Good

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/31/2025

    My experience was excellent Dr. Spektor and Dr. Schmidt made me feel very comfortable and listened to all my medical issues. They seemed very concerned about my health. They are outstanding doctors, and I enjoyed my visit.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/23/2025

    Good

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/22/2025

    I appreciate the kindness and support of Dr Spektor and his assistant during my visit.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/9/2025

    He is an excellent communicator.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 4/26/2025

    Dr Spektor & his team have been taking great care of me for years

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 4/16/2025

    The doctor l saw initially was very concerned about my condition and gave me a very thorough assessment.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/29/2025

    Excellent doctor!!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/28/2025

    Dr Spektor is very kind and understand my feelings about my health conditions.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/14/2025

    Dr. Specktor was informative, listened attentively, addressed all my concerns and answered all my questions. His upbeat bedside manner and educational manner when explaining my issues are top notch and does much to engender hope for the solutions available for my condition. He definitely should be in the list for Top Doctors anywhere in the world.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/22/2025

    I felt that Dr. Spektor and his assistant took the time to listen and carefully explain explicitly what was going on with my health. His team and he seemed very concerned with my health, and wanted seemed to genuinely want to help.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/24/2025

    My provider Dr. Spektor is absolutely the best, most compassionate, most attentive doctor I have ever met.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/18/2025

    Dr Boris Spector is simply the best, better than all the rest as Tina Turner says in her song

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/11/2025

    Dr. Spektor is one of THE KINDEST human beings I have met in my life! He is empathetic, caring, patient, and thorough.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/20/2024

    Dr. Spektor always listens attentively and gives you options to treat your condition.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/29/2024

    Dr. Boris Spent or is absolutely The Best!!! I am so very thankful to have him on my medical team!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/29/2024

    Excellent

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/21/2024

    Excellent doctor!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/25/2024

    I have been under the Emory & Dr. Spektor's care for years... No serious issues, only slow to schedule follow ups.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/23/2024

    I am absolutely amazed at the care I received. I was actually heard, and everything I need is being done to assist me.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/16/2024

    Very helpful and insightful. Asked lots of question and provided answers. Very open and easy to communicate and explain procedure and issues.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/1/2024

    While I waited six months for this appointment, it was well worth the wait. The doctor answeres a lot of questions and gave me a lot of information.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/28/2024

    Dr Spektor has always given me the upmost care

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 8/28/2024

    The PA was very good with doing my pre exam and letting my doctor know what was going on with my case.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 8/25/2024

    Dr. Spektor's fellow, Dr. Esmaeli, patiently reviewed my chart and explained my health issue and pain in details. Dr. Spektor is a very knowledgeable physician who understood my pain and valued my concern.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 8/24/2024

    He is an integral part of my health team. Also, One of my most trusted Specialists, bc I KNOW HE ACTUALLY LISTEN & CARES ABOUT ME...Holistically! THIS VISIT I REFUSED TO MISS, bc I needed to fact-check other specialists' recommendations, (those who may treat more textbook, vs individually). In true form, he noted things that could be harmful to me, and valued my hx & insights too.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 8/21/2024

    As always, Dr. Spektor was great. Best doctor ever.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 8/14/2024

    Dr Spektor listened to my concerns carefully.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/26/2024

    Dr. Boris Spektor is a fabulous pain doctor. He is very knowledgeable, great listener, very patient, loves his job.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/22/2024

    This was my first visit to this doctor

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/19/2024

    Dr Spector and staff we're absolutely the best, very knowledgeable very kind and spent a lot of time explaining my plan of care. It was a very nice first visit.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/22/2024

    Dr. Fisher and Dr. Spektor were an excellent team. Dr. Fisher examined me before Dr. Spektor came into the room, she was very thorough asking me questions about my pain and my experience with my condition thus far. She asked follow up questions as well. Dr. Fisher took her time with me and was transparent about treatment options. She was professional and compassionate. Dr. Spektor was very personable and also genuinely listened to me. He educated me about the changes he was making to my medication as well as encouraged me to do the best I can despite my rare condition. Dr. Spector was very kind and professional.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/23/2024

    Exceptional!

    2 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/22/2024

    Very surprised when Dr. Spector finally came in only to be told that stated he takes a holistic approach and would not be able to manage my pain meds I even

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/19/2024

    Dr. Spektor always shows great concern for my issues and gives a detailed and thorough exam. He pursues multiple modalities to try to help my pain.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/16/2024

    Dr. Spektor is one of the best doctors I have ever had. He is kind and caring. He listens and discusses options for treatment. His treatment solutions have improved my life greatly. I can't say enough good things about him.

    2 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/15/2024

    The Fellow was thorough. Dr. Spektor could care less about me or anything that I had going on. He spent the majority of the bries time we had leaning against the exam table while spewing out information I could have 100% found on WebMD. He didn't even care to look at my additional notes on my condition. What's the point of being in healthcare if you don't care about people? Horrible experience. Absolute horrible. His Fellow was great. He was horrible.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/12/2024

    Dr. Boris Spektor, is the best pain doctor I have ever had. He is so smart, patient, & a great listener. He is very thorough and detailed.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/4/2024

    Dr. Spector really connects. He is very friendly and addresses all concerns.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 4/17/2024

    Dr Spector listened carefully to my complaints and asked if I understood and agreed with the plan of action. I appreciated that he wanted my buy in.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 4/15/2024

    I get great Med Care from all my Emory Care Team...