Pain is the second most common reason people visit the doctor. Usually pain is a protective sign warning of disease or injury. However when pain persists or worsens despite treatment of disease or recovery from injury, it may become an overwhelming and confusing disability, often called chronic pain. The Anesthesiology Pain Management Clinic, led by physicians who specialize in pain management, provides the diagnosis and treatment of:

• Post-trauma pain
• Spinal pain, including neck, lower back and thoracic pain
• Headaches
• Neuropathy related pain
• Chronic regional pain syndrome 1 and 11
• Joint and arthritis pain
• Cancer pain
• Trigger point pain
• Fibromyalgia
• Herpes zoster or post herpetic neuralgia

The goal of our pain management team is to help patients by easing or eliminating their pain while teaching them skills that make living with pain easier. 

Some of the treatments offered include:

• Medication
• Nerve blocks
• Trigger point injections
• Implantable drug delivery systems
• Augmentative nerve stimulation
• Behavioral therapies such as exercise, physical therapy and behavioral modification
• Consultation with PCP for opioid management

The clinical team
Suzie Billiard, RN - nurse clinician                           
Robert Fisher, DO - anesthesiologist
Amtul Sami, MD - anesthesiologist

For more information on the clinical team or to make an appointment, please call (573) 884-9381