The 20 Best Acute Pain Doctors in The United States

Phyllis Hendry is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Hendry is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Acute Pain, Chronic Pain, and Tetanus.

Dr. Brummett is a Professor at the University of Michigan where he serves as the Senior Associate Chair for Research. He has more than 200 publications, including articles in top journals such as JAMA, JAMA Surgery, Anesthesiology, and Annals of Surgery. He is the Co-Director of the Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network (OPEN) at the University of Michigan, which aims to apply a preventative approach to the opioid epidemic in the US through appropriate prescribing after surgery, dentistry, and emergency medicine. In addition, his research interests include predictors of acute and chronic post-surgical pain and failure to derive benefit for interventions for interventions and surgeries primarily performed to treat pain. Dr. Brummett is interested in the impact of a fibromyalgia-like or centralized pain phenotype on analgesic outcomes. He is the Co-PI of multiple NIH grants studying these concepts and receives funding from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA, CDC, and multiple foundations. Dr. Brummett is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain, Acute Pain, Shoulder Arthroscopy, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Brummett is board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine.

Mark C. Bicket, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Anesthesiology and Health Management & Policy at the University of Michigan, where he directs pain and opioid research. He co-directs the Overdose Prevention Engagement Network (OPEN), an initiative to prevent, treat, and reduce harms from substance use through community partnerships and stigma reduction. His research integrates clinical trials, health policy analyses, and pharmacoepidemiology.Dr. Bicket has pioneered evidence-based approaches to reduce opioid-related harms and advanced the treatment of pain. He leads two NIH R01s to improve care for persons with opioid use disorder who have surgery and leads two pragmatic clinical trials funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute including CARES for Kids, which compares commonly prescribed treatments for postoperative pain among adolescents and young adults.Previously, he directed the nationally recognized pain medicine fellowship program and quality and safety for pain at Johns Hopkins, where he led creation of their first system-wide pain management policy. Dr. Bicket votes as a member of the FDA committee on analgesics and has advised CMS, state governments, and national organizations on pain and opioid issues. His research, which includes 130 peer-reviewed articles, has appeared in JAMA, NEJM, and BMJ and has support from the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER), SAMHSA, and CDC. Dr. Bicket’s leadership has led to national recognition including the 2024 Presidential Scholar Award from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia, the White House Fellowship, and election as a Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Dr. Bicket is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Pain, Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Gallbladder Removal, and Knee Replacement. Dr. Bicket is board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine.

Richard D. Reitman, M.D., specializes in total joint replacement surgeries of the shoulder, elbow, ankle, hip and knee. He joined the Texas Center for Joint Replacement staff in July 2000. He also has advanced training in the area of complicated hip and knee revision surgery.After completing his undergraduate work in engineering at Michigan State University, and his medical training at Wayne State in Michigan, he studied orthopedic surgery at the prestigious Harvard Combined Orthopedic surgery training program in Boston, Mass. His fellowships included joint replacement surgery at Brigham and Women's at Massachusetts General Hospitals in Boston. There he studied hip, knee and shoulder replacement techniques and participated in a study of a new type of total ankle implant that improves motion with less bone loss than current methods. He was appointed as a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School during his stay there.Reitman believes in joint preservation surgery. He offers many surgeries that are designed for people whose joint disease is not advanced enough for total joint surgery, but causes them enough discomfort that they are ready for treatment. These techniques include arthroscopy and osteotomy, as well as other procedures. He is very interested in exercise and therapy as treatment for arthritis.You can often see Reitman running or biking along the roads of the North Texas area as he trains for marathons and triathlons. Dr. Reitman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Osteoarthritis, Acute Pain, Tendinitis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

Dr. Crutcher is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in joint replacement surgery of the hip and knee. He has advanced training in surgery for arthritis of the hip and knee, including degenerative, traumatic, and congenital conditions. Dr. Crutcher has been in practice at Orthopedic Physician Associates since 1990. He performs more than 400 hip and knee replacement procedures per year. In his practice he uses up-to-date surgical techniques and biomaterials to restore the quality of life for patients who have arthritic conditions of the hip and knee. Dr. Crutcher is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Osteoarthritis, Acute Pain, Tendinitis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Crutcher is board certified in American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Crutcher is currently accepting new patients.

Robert Schmidt is an Orthopedics provider practicing medicine in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Schmidt is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Osteoarthritis, Contracture Deformity, Bursitis, Tenosynovitis, and Knee Replacement.

Jeffrey Mcgowen is an Orthopedics provider practicing medicine in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Mcgowen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Osteoarthritis, Acute Pain, Tenosynovitis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

Joseph Hsu is an Orthopedics provider practicing medicine in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Hsu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Compartment Syndrome, Acute Pain, Ear Barotrauma, Fasciotomy, and Osteotomy. Dr. Hsu is board certified in American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Hsu is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Marcus Ford is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with advanced fellowship training in hip and knee replacement, resurfacing and preservation. A native of Wichita Falls, Texas, Dr. Ford earned his medical degree in state, graduating valedictorian of his class at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Tennessee - Campbell Clinic in Memphis before heading to St. Louis, Mo. and Washington University, where he completed a hip and knee joint reconstruction and preservation fellowship.Dr. Ford began his joint replacement career in 2017 as an attending physician at the Campbell Clinic in Memphis and as an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. While in Memphis, he was fortunate to build a practice focused on outpatient primary hip and knee replacement along with complex revision total joint surgery. To this day, Dr. Ford remains focused on joint replacement techniques that allow younger patients to recover faster and remain highly active following hip or knee replacement. He performs a ligament-sparing kinematic knee replacement (KA) technique that is customized to each patient and avoids ligament releases, helping to speed recovery and promote long-term satisfaction, pain relief, function and motion when compared to traditional knee replacement.Dr. Ford also uses a minimally invasive, tissue-sparing total hip replacement approach that allows appropriate patients to go home the same day as surgery and a bone-sparing hip resurfacing procedure that promotes return to competitive sports for active individuals. In addition to innovative surgical techniques, he utilizes rapid recoveryprotocols that often allow patients to safely go home within hours of surgery.Dr. Ford continues to be involved in clinical research focused on improved recovery and safety in total joint replacement. He is the principal investigator for numerous research projects and has been awarded several research grants, including a FARE grant from the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS). He was awarded the 2023 outstanding Clinical Research Award at AAHKS for his research in tranexamic acid and benefits after total knee replacement. He remains active in surgeon education both within the industry and with the joint reconstruction fellowship at the Texas Hip and Knee Center.Dr. Ford and his wife have two children and enjoy spending time with extended family in the Fort Worth Area. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. Dr. Ford is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Osteoarthritis, Acute Pain, Arthritis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

Asokumar Buvanendran is a Pain Medicine provider practicing medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Buvanendran is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Chronic Pain, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

Alan Kaye is a Pain Medicine provider practicing medicine in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Kaye is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Pain, Chronic Pain, Neuralgia, Vertebroplasty, and Knee Replacement.

Amitabh Gulati is a Pain Medicine provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Gulati is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Pain, Chronic Pain, Neuralgia, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, and Cordotomy.

Edward Mariano is an Anesthesiologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Mariano is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Pain, Phantom Limb Pain, Chronic Pain, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

Ivan Urits is a Pain Medicine provider practicing medicine in Wareham, Massachusetts. Dr. Urits is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Pain, Acute Pain, Neuralgia, Vertebroplasty, and Laminectomy.

. Dr. Sutton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Pain, Chronic Pain, Shingles, and Gallbladder Disease. Dr. Sutton is board certified in American Board Of Anesthesiology.

Kevin Koo is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Park Ridge, Illinois. Dr. Koo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Kidney Stones, Hypersplenism, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Ureteroscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Koo is board certified in American Board Of Family Medicine.

Theodore Crofford is an Orthopedics provider practicing medicine in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Crofford is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Osteoarthritis, Osteonecrosis, Bursitis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

Loren Potter is an Orthopedics provider practicing medicine in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Dr. Potter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, Dupuytren Contracture, Osteoarthritis, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Potter is board certified in American Osteopathic Board Of Orthopedic Surgery, Hand Surgery.

. Dr. Mcgarry is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, Bursitis, Tenosynovitis, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Mcgarry is board certified in American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery.

I want to provide compassionate, thorough, and effective care for all problems involving the foot & ankle. I am committed to providing you with treatment that leads to a complete recovery and life without pain or restrictions through the most effective, safe, high quality, innovative, and state-of-art methods including minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Yi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Popliteal Pterygium Syndrome, Poland Syndrome, Multiple Pterygium Syndrome, and Multiple Pterygium Syndrome X Linked. Dr. Yi is board certified in American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Yi is currently accepting new patients.