The UCSF Center for Pain Medicine, located in the Bayfront Medical Building at the Mission Bay campus, was established in 1987 by the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care to help patients with all kinds of complex pain –acute or chronic, surgical or non-surgical. We strive to provide pain care that is individualized, multi-disciplinary, and comprehensive. Chronic pain is a multifaceted medical problem that affects all aspects of a patient’s life. As such, is diverse, with physicians all board certified in Pain Medicine but with a variety of backgrounds: anesthesiology, neurology, family medicine, physiatry, and more. Of course, pain psychologists are also an integral, invaluable part of our care team. Patient engagement and education about pain are other important components of our program. Our Center The Center was designated as a Clinical Center of Excellence in Pain Management in 2007 by the American Pain Society, and averages about 800 patient visits per month. Our center identifies the best methods to relieve pain, promote healing, and restore maximum levels of function. We combine cutting edge contemporary and also complementary and alternative medicine approaches to our patients. Our Center provides pain treatment for a wide variety of conditions, including but not limited to: Back / Spine Pain Discogenic pain Facet arthritis Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS) Much more Cancer Pain Chronic Abdominal and Pelvic Pain Headache Facial Pain Musculoskeletal Pain Fibromyalgia Myofascial (Muscular) Pain Sacroiliac Joint Disease Shoulder, Hip and Knee Pain Spasticity Spinal Stenosis Neuropathic Pain Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) Nerve Entrapment Syndromes Peripheral Neuropathy Phantom Limb Pain Post Herpetic Neuralgia (Shingles Pain) Sciatica / Radiculopathy Spinal Cord Injury (Central Pain) Post-Surgical Pain Learn More Contact us UCSF Center for Pain Medicine520 Illinois St. San Francisco, CA 94158 Bayfront Medical Building Information Phone: 415.885.PAIN (7246)Fax: 415.885.7575Fax for New Patient Referrals: 415.885.3883 Support the Center for Pain Medicine Support Us
