The 20 Best Acute Pain Doctors Near Me in Stanford, CA

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The 20 Best Acute Pain Doctors near Stanford, CA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 105 doctor with experience in Acute Pain near Stanford, CA. Of these, 73 are Experienced, 24 are Advanced, 7 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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105 providers found
    Elite in Acute Pain
    Anesthesiology
    Elite in Acute Pain
    Anesthesiology

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    965 High St, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Edward Mariano is an Anesthesiologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Mariano is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Acute Pain, Phantom Limb Pain, Chronic Pain, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

    Sean Mackey
    Distinguished in Acute Pain
    Pain Medicine
    Distinguished in Acute Pain
    Pain Medicine

    Stanford Health Care

    965 High St, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sean Mackey is a Pain Medicine provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Mackey is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Acute Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, and Knee Replacement.

    Distinguished in Acute Pain
    Pain Medicine
    Distinguished in Acute Pain
    Pain Medicine

    Office

    300 Pasteur Dr Rm H3580, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Qiliang Chen is a Pain Medicine provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Chen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Acute Pain, Neuralgia, Chronic Pain, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

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    Advanced in Acute Pain
    Advanced in Acute Pain

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kanwaljeet Anand is a Pediatrics provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Anand is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Acute Pain, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Premature Infant, Arteriovenous Malformation, and Adenoidectomy.

    Kevin M. Roth
    Experienced in Acute Pain
    Orthopedics
    Experienced in Acute Pain
    Orthopedics

    Palo Alto Center

    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Kevin Roth is an Orthopedics provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Roth is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Tendinitis, Bursitis, Tenosynovitis, Osteoarthritis, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Roth is currently accepting new patients.

    Raymond R. Gaeta
    Experienced in Acute Pain
    Pain Medicine
    Experienced in Acute Pain
    Pain Medicine

    Palo Alto Center

    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Raymond Gaeta is a Pain Medicine provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Gaeta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Invertebral Disc Disease, Spinal Stenosis, and Sciatica. Dr. Gaeta is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Acute Pain
    Anesthesiology | Public Health and Preventive Medicine | Pain Medicine
    Distinguished in Acute Pain
    Anesthesiology | Public Health and Preventive Medicine | Pain Medicine

    Stanford Health Care

    450 Broadway St, 
    Redwood City, CA 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jennifer Hah is an Anesthesiologist and a Public Health and Preventive Medicine provider in Redwood City, California. Dr. Hah is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Pain, Pudendal Neuralgia, Wallerian Degeneration, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

    Distinguished in Acute Pain
    Pain Medicine
    Distinguished in Acute Pain
    Pain Medicine

    Stanford University Medical Center

    450 Broadway St, 
    Redwood City, CA 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Anthony Machi is a Pain Medicine provider in Redwood City, California. Dr. Machi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Acute Pain, Femoral Nerve Dysfunction, Pudendal Neuralgia, Giant Axonal Neuropathy, and Knee Replacement.

    Distinguished in Acute Pain
    Pain Medicine
    Distinguished in Acute Pain
    Pain Medicine

    Stanford University Medical Center

    450 Broadway St, 
    Redwood City, CA 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Xiang Qian is a Pain Medicine provider in Redwood City, California. Dr. Qian is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Acute Pain, Neuralgia, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, and Shingles.

    Distinguished in Acute Pain
    Pain Medicine
    Distinguished in Acute Pain
    Pain Medicine

    Stanford University Medical Center

    450 Broadway St, 
    Redwood City, CA 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Leong is a Pain Medicine provider in Redwood City, California. Dr. Leong is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Acute Pain, and Neuralgia.

    Distinguished in Acute Pain
    Pain Medicine
    Distinguished in Acute Pain
    Pain Medicine

    Stanford University Medical Center

    450 Broadway St, 
    Redwood City, CA 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Albert Kwon is a Pain Medicine provider in Redwood City, California. Dr. Kwon is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Acute Pain, Chronic Pain, Giant Axonal Neuropathy, and Wallerian Degeneration.

    Experienced in Acute Pain
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in Acute Pain
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto,, CA 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Neha Purkey is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Palo Alto,, California. Dr. Purkey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Double Outlet Right Ventricle, Double Outlet Left Ventricle, and Tetralogy of Fallot.

    Experienced in Acute Pain
    Experienced in Acute Pain

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Azadeh Fayazi is a Pediatrics provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Fayazi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Pertussis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Infantile Pyloric Stenosis.

    Experienced in Acute Pain
    Neonatology | Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Experienced in Acute Pain
    Neonatology | Obstetrics and Gynecology

    Office

    770 Welch Rd Ste 201, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (3.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Deirdre Lyell is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Lyell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Placenta Previa, Preeclampsia, Gestational Diabetes, Hysterectomy, and Intrauterine Device Insertion.

    Experienced in Acute Pain
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in Acute Pain
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Betty Irene Moore Children's Heart Center

    725 Welch Rd Ste 120, 
    Palo Alto,, CA 
     (3.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christopher Almond is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Palo Alto,, California. Dr. Almond is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Malnutrition, Double Inlet Left Ventricle, and Heart Transplant.

    Experienced in Acute Pain
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in Acute Pain
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Betty Irene Moore Children's Heart Center

    725 Welch Rd Ste 120, 
    Palo Alto,, CA 
     (3.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kara Motonaga is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Palo Alto,, California. Dr. Motonaga is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, Congenital Heart Block, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation.

    Advanced in Acute Pain
    Pain Medicine
    Advanced in Acute Pain
    Pain Medicine

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mohammad Rasouli is a Pain Medicine provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Rasouli has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Acute Pain, Giant Axonal Neuropathy, Pudendal Neuralgia, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

    Advanced in Acute Pain
    Pain Medicine
    Advanced in Acute Pain
    Pain Medicine

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Anuj Aggarwal is a Pain Medicine provider in Stanford, California. Dr. Aggarwal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Femoral Nerve Dysfunction, Neuralgia, Giant Axonal Neuropathy, and Wallerian Degeneration.

    Advanced in Acute Pain
    Orthopedics
    Advanced in Acute Pain
    Orthopedics

    Stanford Health Care

    500 Pasteur Dr, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Stuart Goodman is an Orthopedics provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Goodman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Osteolysis Syndrome Recessive, Osteonecrosis, Osteoarthritis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

    Advanced in Acute Pain
    Advanced in Acute Pain

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mohammad Esfahanian is a Pediatrics provider in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Esfahanian is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Acute Pain, Hypoplasia of the Tibia with Polydactyly, Polydactyly, and Microtia.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Acute Pain?

    Acute pain is defined as pain that occurs suddenly, is usually sharp, and lasts no longer than six months. Acute pain may be mild, moderate, or severe. Acute pain usually means that there is an underlying cause that needs to be evaluated. Acute pain goes away when the underlying cause has resolved. Some causes of acute pain include cuts and burns, dental work, muscle strains, inflammation, tissue damage, diseases, fractured bones, surgery, and labor and childbirth.

    When should I see an Acute Pain doctor near Stanford, CA?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing an Acute Pain doctor near Stanford, CA?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Acute Pain doctors near Stanford, CA?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Acute Pain doctors near Stanford, CA?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with an Acute Pain doctor near Stanford, CA?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Acute Pain doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Acute Pain doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with an Acute Pain doctor near Stanford, CA?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Acute Pain doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Acute Pain doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Acute Pain doctors near Stanford, CA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Acute Pain doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find an Acute Pain doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Acute Pain doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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