Dr. Jennifer E. Souders

Dr. Cong Yu was selected by Seattle Magazine and Seattle Met Magazine as a Top Doctor. Dr. Yu practices Pain Medicine in Seattle, WA. Dr. Yu graduated from Shanghai School of Medicine in 1984 and has been in practice for 34 years. He completed a residency at University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Yu also specializes in Anesthesiology. He currently practices at Swedish Pain Services-First Hill and is affiliated with Swedish Medical Center First Hill Campus and Swedish Medical Center Issaquah. Dr. Yu is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Pain, Diabetic Neuropathy, Neuralgia, and Invertebral Disc Disease. Dr. Yu is board certified in American Board Of Anesthesiology. Dr. Yu is currently accepting new patients.

Michele Curatolo is a Pain Medicine provider practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Curatolo is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Pain, Acute Pain, Neuralgia, Ureteroscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Curatolo is currently accepting new patients.

Daniel Nelson, MD, is board-certified in anesthesiology, with special certification in interventional pain medicine. He has a special interest in chronic neck and low back pain, joint pain, chronic post-surgical pain, occipital and cervicogenic headache, cancer pain, refractory arthritis pain and regenerative medicine including the treatment of arthritis with stem cell and platelet rich plasma injection therapy.Dr. Nelson is committed to a compassionate approach towards alleviating pain, restoring health, and improving the quality of life for his patients. He employs a rational evidence-based approach to chronic pain using a comprehensive interventional approach which starts with a consultation and ordering medically necessary testing, referrals to specialists, and coordinating physical and manual therapy as well as psychological testing or counseling, if needed. If appropriate, he will initiate an interventional plan that will employ image-guided nerve blocks or injections for diagnostic and/or therapeutic purposes. In some cases, he may recommend procedures and technologies such as radiofrequency ablation of pain generators or an implantable device, but only after noninvasive options have been exhausted. Other issues may need to be addressed including weight loss or gain, depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbances.Dr. Nelson is a founding member and Director-at-Large of the Washington Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. He is on the forefront of the latest innovations in spine therapy and is the first and leading physician in Washington State to implant the Boston Scientific Vertiflex procedure for spinal stenosis.On multiple occasions, Dr. Nelson has been invited to be a guest lecturer at the University of Washington Pain Medicine Fellowship program and has been actively involved in the teaching of pain fellows, medical students, and physician assistants. He has also served as a consultant and speaker to a variety of organizations.In his off time, he enjoys hiking, biking, golfing, skiing, and mountain climbing. He is active in Climb for Captives and Rescue Freedom International, an organization working on behalf of victims of human trafficking. Dr. Nelson is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cervical Spondylosis, Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Giant Axonal Neuropathy, and Wallerian Degeneration. Dr. Nelson is board certified in American Board Of Anesthesiology. Dr. Nelson is currently accepting new patients.