We offer private practice service in an academic environment using cutting edge, minimally invasive techniques for spine and non-spine-related conditions.
Our specialists are located in Santa Clarita, Santa Monica, Thousand Oaks, Torrance and Westwood.
George Pan, MD
Clinical Instructor, Pain Medicine
Dr. Pan is originally from Atlanta, GA. He completed his undergraduate studies at Georgia Institute of Technology. He earned his M.D. at the Medical College of Georgia. He then went on to complete a surgical internship at Loma Linda University Medical Center and his Anesthesiology residency at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. He finished his subspecialty training in Pain Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles and has stayed on as clinical faculty. He is currently board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. More >
Dr. Reid is originally from Utah. After completing his undergraduate studies in Utah, he attended medical school at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in upstate New York. He trained in Anesthesiology and Interventional Pain Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. His primary training and clinical focus in managing chronic pain is with minimally invasive procedures. He also approaches managing chronic pain through physical therapy, pain psychology, lifestyle changes, multimodal analgesic therapy, complementary alternative medicine, and interventional procedures. More >
F. Michael Ferrante, MD
Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Internal Medicine
Director, UCLA Comprehensive Pain Center
Dr. Ferrante holds a BS in Biology from Tulane University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude, and an MD from New York Medical College. He received his fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis and fellowship in Pain Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital. More >
Eric Hsu, MD
Clinical Professor, Pain Medicine
Dr. Hsu emphasizes on comprehensive evaluation and consultation, multimodal analgesia, interventional and interdisciplinary approach to promote pain management and functional restoration. Dr. Hsu teaches class in fourth year medical student, Anesthesiology Residency Program, and Pain Medicine Fellowship at UCLA. Dr. Hsu is board certified in Anesthesiology and has a subspecialty certificate and recertification in Pain Medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology. More >
Jakun Ing, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Pain Medicine
Dr. Ing was born in North Carolina. He graduated from Harvard with a concentration in biochemical sciences. He obtained both his medical degree and his masters in public health at the University of North Carolina. He then completed both his residency in anesthesiology and his fellowship in pain management at UCLA in 2014, and stayed on as faculty. He is board-certified in anesthesiology and pain management.
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Irene Wu, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Pain Medicine
Dr. Wu is the Assistant Director at the UCLA Comprehensive Pain Center. She is Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Wu holds a BS in Biological Sciences and a BA in Economics from Stanford University. She received an MD from Chicago Medical School. She is board-certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. More >
Najmeh Sadoughi, MD
Clinical Instructor, Pain Medicine
Dr. N. Parisa Sadoughi is board certified in anesthesiology and is fellowship trained in interventional pain management. Dr. Sadoughi's comprehensive approach to pain management utilizes lifestyle changes, physical therapy, behavioral medicine, medication, and interventional techniques. She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in Biochemistry and continued her education at New York Medical College where she received her medical degree. Dr. Sadoughi completed her internship at Loma Linda University in Internal Medicine and her anesthesiology residency at USC. More >
Dr. Jeter is originally from California. She graduated from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill with a bachelor of science in biology. She earned her medical degree from UCLA in 2011. She completed training in Anesthesiology, followed by pain management fellowship at Stanford University. She is board certified in Anesthesiology. Dr. Jeter's goal is to treat the entire patient, addressing each problem that contributes to the patient’s pain and inability to live their life to the fullest. She advocates a multi-disciplinary approach to pain management, including multi-modal analgesic therapy, minimally invasive interventions and procedures, physical therapy, complementary alternative medicine, and pain psychology.
Dr. Michael Sniderman earned his medical degree in his home state of Ohio at the University of Toledo College of Medicine. He then completed his residency and fellowship training at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago. After a brief stint in private practice he moved to academic Medicine in 2012. He is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in both Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Sniderman has previously worked as a pain fellowship associate director, helping to educate the next generation of pain physicians. As a member of the Blue Shield of California accreditation committee, he has had the opportunity to ensure patients throughout the state were getting appropriate medical care. Dr. Sniderman’s pain practice is focused on restoring function and improving the quality of patients’ lives. Read more >
Jakun Ing, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Pain Medicine
Dr. Ing was born in North Carolina. He graduated from Harvard with a concentration in biochemical sciences. He obtained both his medical degree and his masters in public health at the University of North Carolina. He then completed both his residency in anesthesiology and his fellowship in pain management at UCLA in 2014, and stayed on as faculty. He is board-certified in anesthesiology and pain management.
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