Douglas J Spiel MD
Pain Management Specialist | Interventional Pain Medicine
1921 Oak Tree Rd Douglas Spiel, Md, P Edison NJ, 08820About
Dr. Douglas Spiel practices Pain Medicine in Edison, NJ. Pain medicine is concerned with the prevention of pain, and the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients experiencing pain. Pain medicine physicians use a broad-based approach to treat all pain disorders, ranging from pain as a symptom of disease to pain as the primary disease. Dr. Spiel serves as a consultant to other physicians but is often the principal treating physician, providing care at various levels; such as treating the patient directly, prescribing medication, prescribing rehabilitative services, performing pain relieving procedures, counseling patients and families, directing a multidisciplinary team, coordinating care with other healthcare providers, and providing consultative services.
Education and Training
State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine MD 1991
State University of New York Binghamton BA Biology 1986
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine 1991
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Treatments
- Joint Injection
- Lumbar Fusion
- Lumbar Sympathetic Block
- Medical Branch Block
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Spinal Discectomy
Professional Memberships
- Board Certified American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians
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