The American Health Council has warmly welcomed Mr. Paul Duff as “Best in Medicine.” Drawing on over twenty-nine years experience within the healthcare sector, Mr. Duff, from Jacksonville, Florida, is highly distinguished in his role as a Physician Assistant.

From a young age, Mr. Duff was influenced to pursue a career in healthcare and, while in high school, was selected to participate in a community leadership program through which he chose Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology. During that program a PA, Jerry Janiec, was highly influential in helping him to select the role of Physician Assistant as his future career path.

Having completed his PA-C in Physician Assistant studies at the University of Florida, Mr. Duff currently works at Coastal Spine and Pain Center. With particular expertise in Interventional Pain Management, Mr. Duff has upheld this position for the past seven years.

On a day to day basis, Mr. Duff manages, diagnoses and treats patients in an office-based setting where he administers such options as joint injections, intrathecal pump or oral medication regimens and coordinates other procedure based options such as epidural, Sacroiliac, facet injections, ablation procedures, kyphoplasty, and spinal cord stimulation.

Coastal Spine and Pain Center’s board certified physicians, along with their professional staff, provide their patients with the latest and most effective leading-edge solutions to treat acute and chronic pain. With multiple locations throughout Northeast Florida, their offices provide patients with a comfortable environment and state-of-the-art technology to perform diagnostic testing as well as interventional pain management procedures. Their patients with spinal disorders and other painful conditions receive highly advanced and comprehensive treatments.

With fifteen years experience as a cardiothoracic PA, followed by fourteen years of Pain Management, Mr. Duff has always enjoyed helping people, particularly maintaining their function to the maximum it can be. Looking back at his successful career to date, Mr. Duff has had a strong support system of like-minded hard-working friends since middle school. He is also lucky enough to have a wife who supports him tremendously and encourages him constantly.

In the next five years, Mr. Duff, who is a member of the Florida Association of PA’s, would like to move into a leadership role and continue to deliver excellence in patient care. He also plans to continue his charitable support for St Jude Children’s Hospital.