Specialties:
Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology
Address:
Meridian Office
3551 E Overland Rd, Meridian 83642
(208) 884-1333 (Phone), (208) 884-3082 (Fax)
Procedures:
Back Disorders, Back Problems, Baclofen Pump (Spinal Pump) Management, Block - Stellate Ganglion, Block - zygapophysial joint nerve injection, Blocks, Botox injections for pain, Cervical epidural steroid injection, Cervical facet joint injection, Cervical Injections, Cervical medial branch block, Cervical medial branch radiofrequency neurotomy, Degenerative disc surgery, Degenerative Spine Disease, Discography, Epidural Cortisone Injection, Epidural Injections, Epidural steroid injections, Facet Blocks, Facet Injection, Facet joint injections, Fluoroscopy, Ganglion impar block, Intercostal Nerve Block, Interventional spine & pain medicine, Intractable Pain Syndromes, Intrathecal Drug Delivery System, Pain Management, Pelvic Pain, Percutaneous Disc Decompression, Percutaneous Procedures, Piriformis injection, Sacroiliac joint injection, Spinal cord stimulation, Spinal injections, Spine (Back or Lumbar) Punctures, Spine Injuries, Ultrasound-Guided Injection
Conditions:
Back and Neck Pain, Back conditions, Back Pain, Headaches, Neck conditions, Neck injuries, Neck Pain, Neuralgia, Neuralgia Pain, Pain, Pain Disorder, Pain Management, Pain of the shoulder, elbow, wrist & hand, Pain, Intractable, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Certifications:
Anesthesiology, 1990, Pain Medicine
Hospitals:
Meridian Office
3551 E Overland Rd, Meridian 83642
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
1055 North Curtis Rd, Boise 83706
St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
190 East Bannock St, Boise 83712
Treasure Valley Hospital
8800 West Emerald St, Boise 83704
Philosophy:
Pain Medicine is a tough specialty. I treat the "worst of the worst". People who suffer chronic pain are often angry and may have unrealistic expectations. Treatment is often more art than science since everyone perceives pain differently. My goal is to try to find an objective source of pain and stop it or at least limit its damage. If that can't be done, the goal is quality of life. I work to teach that healing comes from the inside out. Some patients want an easy fix where none exists.
Education:
Medical School
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston
Graduated: 1985
University of Texas At Houston / Medical School At Houston
Graduated: 1986
Harvard
Graduated: 1998
Yale
Graduated: 1989
Brigham Young University
Graduated: 1981