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Dr. Ivan Edwards, D.O.

Physiatrist (Physical Medicine) | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Dr. Ivan Edwards (DO, FAAPMR, FRSA) is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and simultaneously accepted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (UK).

He is the CEO and owner of JOVANA Rehabilitation Medicine & Pain. He is also a military veteran, currently and proudly serving as a USAF Reserve Flight Surgeon, at the rank of Lt. Colonel.

Dr. Edwards is an expert in the areas of medical rehabilitation, musculoskeletal medicine, and comprehensive pain management. As a PM&R specialist, he sees patients who have had trauma, injury, or have musculoskeletal and/or neurological disorders, including low back, joint and extremity pain. He is a member of multiple organizations, including the Aerospace Medical Association, the Texas Medical Association, the Military Officers Association of America, and the Society of USAF Flight Surgeons. He also sits on a few hospital medical executive board committees.

Dr. Edwards has assisted in numerous court cases pertaining to injuries, trauma and rehabilitation.

He is a public speaker, both locally and internationally.
19 years Experience
Dr. Ivan Edwards, D.O.
  • San Antonio, TX, TX
  • East Virginia Medical School
  • Accepting new patients

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You should see a doctor, specifically a physiatrist--a PM&R specialist--who treats pain syndromes, if the following scenarios arise: a) you develop worsening pain over a span of READ MORE
You should see a doctor, specifically a physiatrist--a PM&R specialist--who treats pain syndromes, if the following scenarios arise:
a) you develop worsening pain over a span of a few days
b) you develop fever, chills, or malaise
c) you develop bleeding, fluid drainage of any kind, warmth, redness or a wound of any kind
d) you develop a mass or growth