Dr. Kowalkowski practices Interventional Pain and Sports medicine full time. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation from the University of Minnesota with a sub-specialty in pain medicine. He has completed an ACGME Fellowship in Anesthesiology/Pain Medicine from Oregon Health and Science University. Dr. Kowalkowski is a Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP), the only certifying agency which tests the ability to perform interventional pain procedures.

He is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, The World Institute of Pain, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, North American Spine Society, International Spinal Injection Society, and PASSOR (Physiatrist Association of Spine, Sport, and Occupational Rehabilitation).