Our Team
Dr. Benjamin (Ben) Klyachman, D.O.
Founder & Medical Director, Institute of Function
Pain Medicine · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation · Interventional Pain Management
About Dr. Klyachman
Function
comes first.
Dr. Ben Klyachman founded Institute of Function around one belief: function is the ultimate measure of health.
Dr. Klyachman is board-certified in pain medicine and in physical medicine and rehabilitation (physiatry). He completed residency training in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and fellowship training in Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) at NYU. His background allows him to approach pain from both a functional and procedural perspective, identifying what is limiting the patient, then using targeted medical, interventional, regenerative, and performance-based strategies to help restore capacity.
Diagnosis comes before treatment. Dr. Klyachman considers movement, examination findings, and imaging together to understand the source of pain and its effect on daily life, work, and sport.
Repair first, surgery last. Rehabilitation and the least invasive effective option come first, with image-guided procedures and regenerative options considered when the examination supports them. Surgery is reserved for when it is truly needed.
Training and certification
A foundation in
academic medicine.
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
- 2019
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
- 2023
Residency, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- 2024
Fellowship, Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology), NYU Langone
- 2026
Board-certified, Pain Medicine, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- 2025
Board-certified, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Hospital affiliations
- Mercy Hospital, Catholic Health (Rockville Centre, NY)
- North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health (Manhasset, NY)
Research & teaching
Trained in
academic medicine.
Dr. Klyachman has presented clinical research at national meetings and taught physical diagnosis and musculoskeletal medicine to medical students and residents.
Selected presentations
Identifying Various Pain Generators in a Medically Complex Patient
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine · 2023
Traumatic Left Arm Amputation after Subway Surfing: A Case Report
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · 2023
Sacral Insufficiency Fractures: An Often Overlooked Diagnosis
Association of Academic Physiatrists · 2022
An Unusual Case of Guillain-Barré Syndrome Refractory to Treatment
Association of Academic Physiatrists · 2022
A Modified Technique for Targeting Medial Branches in Bertolotti's Syndrome
New York Pain Society · 2021
Painful Scar Neuropathy: A Treatment Approach
New York Pain Society · 2021
Cerebral Fat Embolism from a Long Bone Fracture
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · 2021 · Published in PM&R
An Unusual Presentation of Calcific Tendonitis at the Wrist
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · 2021
Tuberculous Arachnoiditis in a Pediatric Patient
Association of Academic Physiatrists · 2021
Ultrasound Diagnosis of Calcific Tendonitis
Association of Academic Physiatrists · 2021
Focal Myokymia in a Female Triple Jump University Athlete
Association of Academic Physiatrists · 2021
Teaching
Adjunct Faculty, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Physical diagnosis and clinical systems · 2022–2024
Instructor, Musculoskeletal Medicine Workshop
NYU Grossman School of Medicine · 2021
Anatomy Cadaver Lab Instructor, PM&R didactics
NYU Langone · 2021
Professional societies
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine · American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Association of Academic Physiatrists · American Society of Pain and Neuroscience · Medical Society of the State of New York · New York State Society of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation · Eastern Pain Association · American Medical Association
Languages
English · Russian