Dr. Frederick Ma

Medical Director

Professional Biography

Frederick Ma, MD, is a chronic pain physician licensed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) and he leads the diagnostic wing of Bloor Pain Specialists. Patients referred to BPS will usually be seen by Dr. Ma first for an assessment, appropriate investigations, initial treatment, and he will coordinate their care with the other members of the team for additional assessments or interventional procedures.

Dr. Ma finished his residency at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio with a focus on sports medicine. He has provided care for patients at post-surgical, orthopedic, stroke, and geriatric wards at Providence Health Care in Toronto.

Dr. Ma takes special interest in combat sports, sports injuries, and regenerative injection therapies, and provides ring-side medical care to competitive boxers as part of Boxing Ontario.

Areas of Expertise

Chronic and Interventional Pain Management Specialist

Cervical Epidural steroid injections

Thoracic Epidural Injections

Lumbar Epidural steroid injections ( Transforaminal or Interlaminar)

Caudal epidural steroid injections

Selective nerve root blocks

Facet joint injections / Medial branch blocks

Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) injections / Lateral branch blocks

Radiofrequency ablation of cervical, thoracic, lumbosacral spine

Root radiofrequency treatment