The 20 Best Sciatica Doctors Near Me in Lakewood, CA

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The 20 Best Sciatica Doctors near Lakewood, CA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 768 doctor with experience in Sciatica near Lakewood, CA. Of these, 715 are Experienced, 49 are Advanced and 3 are Distinguished.

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768 providers found
    Distinguished in Sciatica
    Orthopedics
    Distinguished in Sciatica
    Orthopedics

    Memorial Orthopaedic Surgical Group

    2760 Atlantic Ave, 
    Long Beach, CA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    33+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Philip Yuan is an Orthopedics provider in Long Beach, California. Dr. Yuan has been practicing medicine for over 33 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are Sciatica, Scoliosis, Spondylolisthesis, Bone Graft, and Vertebroplasty.

    Distinguished in Sciatica
    Pain Medicine
    Distinguished in Sciatica
    Pain Medicine

    Comprehensive Pain Care Medical Centers Inc.

    2650 Elm Ave Ste 218, 
    Long Beach, CA 
     (4.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    George Elkhoury is a Pain Medicine provider in Long Beach, California. Dr. Elkhoury is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are Sciatica, Cervical Spondylosis, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, and Invertebral Disc Disease.

    Experienced in Sciatica
    Experienced in Sciatica
    5750 Downey Avenue, Suite 308, 
    Lakewood, CA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Brandon Ortega is an Orthopedics provider in Lakewood, California. Dr. Ortega is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are Sciatica, Scoliosis, Spinal Stenosis, and Spondylolisthesis. Dr. Ortega is currently accepting new patients.

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    Experienced in Sciatica
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Sciatica
    Internal Medicine

    Via Care Community Health Center

    10230 Artesia Blvd, Ste 207, 
    Bellflower, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sanatkumar Patel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bellflower, California. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis in Children, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), High Cholesterol, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

    Experienced in Sciatica
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Sciatica
    Family Medicine

    Via Care Community Health Center

    10230 Artesia Blvd, Ste 207, 
    Bellflower, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Augusto Rodriguez is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Bellflower, California. Dr. Rodriguez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), and Empyema.

    Experienced in Sciatica
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Sciatica
    Family Medicine

    Via Care Community Health Center

    10230 Artesia Blvd, Ste 207, 
    Bellflower, CA 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Angelyn Moultrie is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Bellflower, California. Dr. Moultrie has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. Her top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis in Children, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), High Cholesterol, and Chronic Pain.

    Experienced in Sciatica
    Experienced in Sciatica
    3711 Long Beach Boulevard, Suite 101, 
    Long Beach, CA 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ian Dworkin is a Physiatrist in Long Beach, California. Dr. Dworkin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are Distal Median Nerve Dysfunction, Sciatica, and Notalgia Paresthetica. Dr. Dworkin is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Sciatica
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Sciatica
    Internal Medicine

    MemorialCare Medical Group - Long Beach

    2110 N Bellflower Blvd, 
    Long Beach, CA 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Evelina Appleby is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Long Beach, California. Dr. Appleby is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. Her top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis in Children, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), High Cholesterol, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Appleby is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Sciatica
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Sciatica
    Internal Medicine

    MemorialCare Medical Group - Long Beach

    2110 N Bellflower Blvd Ste 200, 
    Long Beach, CA 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Kamran Haghighat is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Long Beach, California. Dr. Haghighat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are Kwashiorkor, Osteomyelitis in Children, Occupational Hearing Loss, and Vertigo. Dr. Haghighat is currently accepting new patients.

    Amandeep Bhalla
    Advanced in Sciatica
    Advanced in Sciatica

    Memorial Orthopaedic Surgical Group

    2760 Atlantic Ave, 
    Long Beach, CA 
     (4.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    16+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Bhalla is a spine-fellowship trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in treatment of the neck, back, and spinal column. After pursuing his undergraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania, he returned to Los Angeles to attend medical school at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Subsequently he completed residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.Dr. Bhalla spent an additional year of fellowship training and research in the subspecialty of Spine Surgery at the Harvard Combined Spine Fellowship at both Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. In Boston, he developed his interests in degenerative conditions of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, adult deformity surgery, motion-preserving techniques, and minimally invasive approaches.In collaboration with physicians at the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center and the Cancer Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, it was his privilege to help care for patients with primary and metastatic tumors of the spinal column. He is fortunate to be mentored by leading academic spine surgeons, and believes strongly in evidence-based, patient-centered, and outcomes-driven care.Dr. Bhalla practices in Long Beach with the Memorial Orthopaedic Surgical Group. He is also on faculty at Harbor-UCLA Medical center and is an Clinical Instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He serves as the Director of Spine Trauma for the department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, a level-1 trauma center serving Los Angeles County.As part of an ongoing commitment to improving patient care and scientific research, Dr. Bhalla has the privilege of serving as a peer reviewer for the prestigious Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and for The Spine Journal. Dr. Bhalla is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Scoliosis, Laminectomy, and Bone Graft.

    Edwin M. Mangune
    Experienced in Sciatica
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Sciatica
    Internal Medicine

    Marcelo Mangune Medical Corporation

    9604 Artesia Blvd, 
    Bellflower, CA 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    19+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Edwin Mangune is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bellflower, California. Dr. Mangune has been practicing medicine for over 19 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Obesity in Children, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Osteomyelitis in Children.

    Advanced in Sciatica
    General Practice
    Advanced in Sciatica
    General Practice

    Southern California Permanente Medical Group

    9400 Rosecrans Ave, 
    Bellflower, CA 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Rajendra Sheth is a primary care provider, practicing in General Practice in Bellflower, California. Dr. Sheth is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are Otitis, Parinaud Oculoglandular Syndrome, Obesity, and Tonsillitis.

    Vannarith So
    Experienced in Sciatica
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Sciatica
    Internal Medicine

    Prohealth Partners A Medical Group Inc

    1777 N Bellflower Blvd, 
    Long Beach, CA 
     (4.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    25+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    I chose medicine because I want to educate and empower my patients to play an active role in their own well-being and the community. Making a difference in the lives of my patients by listening nad providing help is the most rewarding aspect of the patient-physician relationship. Dr. So is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Stroke, Necrosis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Advanced in Sciatica
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Sciatica
    Internal Medicine

    Pacific Internal Medical Group

    2777 Pacific Ave, 
    Long Beach, CA 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    53+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    John Adams is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Long Beach, California. Dr. Adams has been practicing medicine for over 53 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Sciatica
    Physiatry | Pain Medicine
    Advanced in Sciatica
    Physiatry | Pain Medicine

    Garden Medical Offices

    9353 Imperial Highway, 
    Downey, CA 
     (4.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    David Sweeney is a Physiatrist and a Pain Medicine provider in Downey, California. Dr. Sweeney is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are Decerebrate Posture, Decorticate Posture, Sciatica, and Tendinitis. Dr. Sweeney is currently accepting new patients.

    Raafat Mattar
    Anesthesiology
    Anesthesiology

    Office

    12556 Valley View St, 
    Garden Grove, CA 
     (7.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Raafat Mattar is an Anesthesiologist in Garden Grove, California. Dr. Mattar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are Muscle Spasms, Cervical Spondylosis, Osteoarthritis, and Sciatica.

    Distinguished in Sciatica
    Pain Medicine
    Distinguished in Sciatica
    Pain Medicine
    18035 Brookhurst Street, Suite 1200, 
    Fountain Valley, CA 
     (14.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Medhat Mikhael is a Pain Medicine provider in Fountain Valley, California. Dr. Mikhael is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are Sciatica, Neuralgia, Chronic Pain, and Spinal Stenosis. Dr. Mikhael is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Sciatica
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Sciatica
    Family Medicine

    Optum - Lakewood

    5001 Lakewood Blvd, 
    Lakewood, CA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    19+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Johana Flores is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lakewood, California. Dr. Flores has been practicing medicine for over 19 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension.

    Experienced in Sciatica
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Sciatica
    Family Medicine

    PIH Health Physicians

    5750 Downey Ave Ste 205, 
    Lakewood, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kathleen Morgan is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lakewood, California. Dr. Morgan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. Her top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Obesity, Osteomyelitis in Children, and High Cholesterol.

    Experienced in Sciatica
    Neurology
    Experienced in Sciatica
    Neurology

    First Choice Physician Partners

    3650 South St, 
    Lakewood, CA 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    25+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bryan Oh is a Neurologist in Lakewood, California. Dr. Oh has been practicing medicine for over 25 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sciatica. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Stroke, Spinal Stenosis, and Laminectomy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Sciatica?

    Sciatica refers to pain, weakness, numbness, or tingling in the leg. It is caused by injury to or pressure on the sciatic nerve. Sciatica is a symptom of a medical problem. It is not a medical condition by itself.

    When should I see a Sciatica doctor near Lakewood, 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 a Sciatica doctor near Lakewood, 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 Sciatica doctors near Lakewood, 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 Sciatica doctors near Lakewood, 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 a Sciatica doctor near Lakewood, 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 Sciatica doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Sciatica 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 a Sciatica doctor near Lakewood, 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 Sciatica 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 Sciatica 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 Sciatica doctors near Lakewood, CA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Sciatica 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 a Sciatica doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Sciatica 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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