Personal Details
Arizona Pain Treatment Center/Pain-MDs 7/08 – Present • Perform interventional spine procedures including LESIs, CESIs, Facet injections, MBBs, RFNs, SI joint injections. • Mentorship with a Board Certified Pain Management physician to learn procedures including vertebroplasties, SCS trials, and Percutaneous Disc Decompression. • Perform 10-15 EMG/NCS per week • Manage chronic pain • General musculoskeletal medicine including peripheral joint injections, occipital nerve blocks, and TPIs Loma Linda University Medical Center, Residency Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: • 15 months of in-patient rehabilitation including stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and post-operative orthopedic rehabilitation. This includes 3 months of post-hospital outpatient follow-up involving spasticity management with Botox injections and intrathecal baclofen. • 11 months of out-patient musculoskeletal medicine, sports medicine, and pain management training in interventional spine procedures with fluoroscopy, peripheral joint injections, trigger-point injections and EMG/NCS. • 6 months of EMG/NCS training under the auspices of the Neurology department. • 3 months of Pediatric rehabilitation combining in-patient and out-patient management. • 1 month of musculoskeletal radiology.
Specialties
- Pain Management
- Back Pain Relief
- Joint Pain Relief
- Chronic Pain
Other
- Gender Male
- Languages Spoken English
Education & Experience
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Education: Loma Linda University Medical Center, Residency Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2004-2005 Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, D.O. 2000-2004 San Diego State University, B.S. Kinesiology/Biomechanics 1996-2000