San Francisco Pain Management Doctors

A pain management specialist is a physician with advanced knowledge and training in diagnosing and treating pain. These doctors do not come from one particular discipline, but rather use their respective backgrounds to contribute a varied approach to the field of pain management.

Pain management specialists are primarily trained as anesthesiologists, physiatrists, interventional radiologists, neurologists, osteopaths, or primary care physicians.

These specialists use their different skills and training in pain management to treat pain stemming from different causes - whether it's neuropathic pain or headache, or the result of injury, a surgical procedure, cancer or another illness.

The area of San Francisco, CA has a population of approximately 805,301 people. There are 69 pain management doctors near San Francisco, which gives it a ratio of 1 pain management doctor per 11,671 residents or a ratio of 1 pain management doctor per 5,012 households. There are 345,811 households in San Francisco.