OUR TEAM
All of our physicians are members in good standing with
the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.
Dr. Boucher is the Medical Director of Burlington Pain Care, leading a multidisciplinary team in the treatment and assessment of chronic pain. Dr. Boucher has practiced medicine since 2003 and was granted Diplomate status with Advanced Credentialing in Interventional Chronic Pain Medicine from the The Canadian Academy of Pain Management. He has completed additional formal training in chronic pain medicine and as a result, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) has granted Dr. Boucher the authority to focus his practice in chronic pain management. He has also completed formal training in the delivery of therapeutic Botox therapy. Dr. Boucher obtained his Bachelor of Kinesiology and Doctor of Medicine degrees from McMaster University. He completed 2-years of residency training in orthopedic surgery followed by a postgraduate program in family medicine. Dr. Boucher continues to be affiliated with McMaster University as an Assistant Clinical Professor, where he teachers chronic pain management. Dr. Boucher was previously engaged as an Infantry Officer, and subsequently a Medical Officer with the Canadian Forces for seventeen years.
Dr Cooper has practiced medicine since 1998 and obtained his Doctor of Medicine from McMaster University. He has worked in pain management for over a decade. Dr. Cooper has been granted Diplomate status from the Canadian Academy of Pain Management and completed a change of scope to Chronic Pain Medicine via the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. He has completed formal training for Botox for migraine management and the use of Ultrasound for spinal injections which forward patient care. Dr. Cooper manages all varieties of chronic pain and has a special interest in interventional management for headache and low back pain.
Dr. Cooper has worked twenty years in Emergency Medicine in a variety of locations including: Ontario, British Columbia, the Canadian Arctic and Australia.
Dr. Rhythm Gumber is a mindful and innovative Board-Certified General Practitioner with Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine and Chronic Pain Management. Rhythm completed his residency in Family Medicine at the University of Manitoba. He also finished 1600 hours of preceptor-guided training in Interventional pain required for a change of scope of practice under the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. He works as a staff hospitalist at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, a pain medicine consultant at Burlington Pain Care, and an associate professor at McMaster University.
Being an active advocate for Chronic Pain Management, Rhythm has taken extra training in Pain Medicine from Harvard, University of Toronto, and McMaster University. He is also pursuing an MSc in Pain Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He has a particular interest in the management of Neck pain, Back pain, Osteoarthritis, Headache disorders, Fibromyalgia, Neuropathic pain, and Sports injuries. Rhythm utilizes various strategies such as ultrasound-guided interventional approaches, multimodal analgesia, Ketamine-based protocols, neurofunctional acupuncture and mindfulness-based chronic pain management in a multidisciplinary team-based environment under the biopsychosocial model of care.
In his free time, Rhythm loves spending time with his family, is an avid tennis player, and has lately been nurturing his skills as a rookie guitarist (still searching for rhythm, though)!
Mr. Lautenbach is Canadian Certified Physician Assistant, graduating from the Physician Assistant Education Program at McMaster University in 2013. He attended Brock University achieving a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences, graduating in 2011. He has completed the Canadian Association of Pain Management credentialing course, which has afforded him the opportunity to work within the scope of pain management. Mr. Lautenbach has additional experience with respect to general surgery, internal medicine, emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, chronic diseases, orthopaedics and family medicine. At Burlington Pain Care, he provides collaborative management of patients with chronic pain through therapeutic counselling and procedures. In addition to assessing and consulting with orthopaedic patients, Mr. Lautenbach also performs casting/splinting, therapeutic and diagnostic aspirations, fracture reductions with the use of intra-articular and hematoma blocks and wound care management including irrigation and debridement, small digit amputations, negative pressure wound therapy, and application of various dressings.
Ms. Couture has extensive administrative experience managing referrals and patient needs in a skilled and proficient manner. She excels in administrative management and scheduling support, ensuring professional and empathetic care of our patients. Ms. Couture assists patients with booking of accessory services, facilitating additionally required treatment and/or diagnostic testing as prescribed. She is our front line for ensuring patient safety and ensuring that your visit to Burlington Pain Care is a positive experience.