Dr. Neal M. Patel

Dr. Ariana M. Nelson is a board-certified anesthesiologist who specializes in interventional pain management, as well as in acute and chronic pain.Her clinical interests include back, neck, joint, neck and neuropathic pain. She also is skilled in radiofrequency ablation, peripheral nerve stimulation and spinal cord stimulation.She earned a medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor. She completed a residency in anesthesiology and a fellowship in multidisciplinary pain management at the Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.Nelson's research interests include aerospace medicine and exploring the medical capabilities and resources needed for space exploration. She is working with NASA on the upcoming Artemis expeditions for lunar orbital and surface missions. She also studies objective measurements of pain, opioid-related side effects, substance-use disorder and how cannabis may be used to alleviate pain. She has contributed to many book chapters on pain medicine and serves on the editorial boards of the journalsAnesthesia & AnalgesiaandPain Medicine.In fall 2021, she was named one of 12 Dean's Scholars, a select group of UCI School of Medicine faculty members charged with implementing initiatives to advance the training and assessment of medical students' clinical skills and develop the next generation of medical education scholars and national leaders. She is also a core faculty member for the Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community (PRIME-LC), a five-year, combined MD and master’s training program for physicians committed to serving under-resourced Latino communities.Nelson, who speaks fluent Spanish, strives to improve her patients' quality of life with state-of-the art pain management therapies and the use of non-opioid medications.She sees patients atUCI Medical Center,UCI Health — Irvine,Gottschalk Medical PlazaandUCI Health — Tustin. Dr. Nelson is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Acute Pain, Chronic Pain, Cervical Spondylosis, Laminectomy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Rakhi Dayal is a board-certified UCI Health anesthesiologist who specializes in pain medicine. Her clinical interests include pain management, spine pain, neuropathic pain, cancer pain, complex regional pain syndrome and headaches.She earned her medical degree at Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi, India. She completed a pediatrics internship at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in Chicago, Ill., where she also completed a residency in anesthesiology and a fellowship in pain medicine.Dayal has earned many honors and awards, including Best Resident Award in Anesthesiology, Best Research Paper and Best Poster Award. She is actively involved in research and in the training of fellows and residents with the goal to expand the clinical interdisciplinary pain practice at UCI Health.She sees patients inIrvine,OrangeandTustin. Dr. Dayal is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Neuralgia, Sciatica, Pudendal Neuralgia, and Giant Axonal Neuropathy. Dr. Dayal is board certified in American Board Of Anesthesiology - Pain Medicine and American Board Of Anesthesiology - Anesthesiology.

Kei Togashi is an Anesthesiologist and a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Orange, California. Dr. Togashi is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm, Ventricular Septal Defects, COVID-19, and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.

Dr. Brent G. Yeung is a UCI Health anesthesiologist who specializes in the management and treatment of pain. His clinical interests include interventional procedures for chronic pain management and the use of cannabis for pain.He earned his medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. Next, he completed an internship in general surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and a residency in anesthesiology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, both in Washington, D.C. He received fellowship training in anesthesiology and pain medicine at UCI Medical Center.Yeung’s research interests involve developing new methods to measure and treat pain, including discovering pain biomarkers, determining cannabis’ effectiveness in adjuvant pain relief and identifying biomarkers for intoxication. He provides hands-on practical instruction to medical students, residents and fellows.He is passionate about his roles as a physician, teacher and researcher. Dr. Yeung is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Pudendal Neuralgia, Wallerian Degeneration, and Giant Axonal Neuropathy.

Ji-guang Jin is an Anesthesiologist practicing medicine in Santa Ana, California. He has been practicing medicine for over 44 years. Dr. Jin is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Periodontitis and Gallbladder Disease.

Dr. Kain is recognized as an international expert in the clinical management of perioperative fear and anxiety, and management of children undergoing invasive medical procedures. His research addresses major dilemmas encountered in the management of affected children. To date, Dr. Kain has revolutionized the care of children in preoperative settings both in the United States and around the globe. In fact, Dr. Kain's research triggered a change in the manner in which children are treated during invasive medical procedures and during the perioperative period. As a direct result of Dr. Kain's research, significantly fewer children in the US and around the globe are taken into the operating rooms and sedation suites, awake, alone and screaming and crying. Dr. Kain achieved this by demonstrating that extreme anxiety and fear in children undergoing surgery and invasive procedures is associated with poor clinical and psychological outcomes of these children and thus should not be allowed. By promoting the conceptual importance of this field and continuing to develop associated empirical findings, Dr. Kain intends to markedly improve the quality of evidence available to anesthesiologists, pediatricians and surgeons making clinical decisions regarding management of children's distress and pain during the perioperative period. Dr. Kain is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Adenoidectomy and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Kain is board certified in American Board Of Anesthesiology - Anesthesiology.