Dr. Ron Schilling, MD

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Get to know Pain Management Specialist Dr. Ron Schilling, who serves the population of California. Dr. Schilling currently practices as a Pain Management Specialist with Vital Medical and Rehabilitation Center, Inc, where he holds an expertise in the treatment of Injury and Pain Management. Dr. Schilling graduated with his Medical Degree from the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 1981, giving him nearly four decades of experience in his field. After obtaining his Medical Degree he completed his Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation residency with the NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Schilling is certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The mission of the ABPMR is to serve the public by improving the quality of patient care in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R). This is accomplished through a process of certification and maintenance of certification that fosters excellence and encourages continuous learning.To stay up to date in his field, he remains a professional member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation will ensure that:Physiatrists are the essential medical experts in value-based evaluation, diagnosis, and management of neuromusculoskeletal and disabling conditions. Physiatrists are indispensable leaders in directing rehabilitation and recovery, and in preventing injury and disease. Physiatrists are vital in optimizing outcomes and function early and throughout the continuum of patient care. A pain management specialist is a physician with special training in evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of all different types of pain. Pain is actually a wide spectrum of disorders including acute pain, chronic pain and cancer pain and sometimes a combination of these. Pain can also arise for many different reasons such as surgery, injury, nerve damage, and metabolic problems such as diabetes. Occasionally, pain can even be the problem all by itself, without any obvious cause at all. Dr. Schilling attributes his professional success to his honesty and dedication to patient care. When not working he enjoys exercise and staying fit.

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