Interventional Pain Management: Procedures for Pain Treatment
Cancer and treatment-related pain can affect your quality of life. Our interventional pain specialists bring unique medical expertise in creating a comprehensive pain treatment plan for patients. Nerve blocks, injections, discography, spinal cord stimulation and intravenous therapies are among the services offered by our team. The treatments provided are aimed at improving or restoring quality of life, decreasing reliance on pain medications and increasing function and productivity.
From massage to meditation, integrative medicine — which uses evidence-based, complementary practices in combination with conventional medicine — can help cancer patients and survivors regain health and build a lifestyle focused on wellness.
Comprehensive treatment services offered include:
| Back pain treatments | Intrathecal Pump Implantation |
| Cancer pain treatments | Intravenous Therapy |
| Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | Joint injections |
| Celiac Plexus Block | Medial Branch Blocks |
| Cervical Spine Injection | Occipital Nerve Block |
| Continuous Catheter Nerve Blocks | Peripheral Nerve Blocks |
| Discography | Post-mastectomy pain treatments |
| Epidural Steroid Injection | Post-surgical pain treatments |
| Facet Injections | Radiofrequency Ablation |
| Ganglion Impar Block | Sacroiliac injections |
| Headache and Facial pain treatments | Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block |
| Intercostal Nerve Block | Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation |
| Interscalene Block | Stellate Ganglion Block |
Leadership
Dr. Andrew Leitner is a pain management specialist and anesthesiologist who brings a comprehensive treatment approach to patients at City of Hope. Recognized by patients and colleagues for his compassionate care, multidisciplinary philosophy, and technical expertise, Dr. Leitner believes patients should be empowered to play an active role in their health care.
As a member of the Department of Supportive Care Medicine, he works closely with experts from different disciplines in a comprehensive team approach to address pain and symptom management. In addition, as a board-certified and practicing anesthesiologist, he has a deep understanding of the medical and surgical history of his patients, for whom he tailors individualized treatment plans.
Dr. Leitner recognizes that pain can be an intensely personal and debilitating experience, affecting one’s work, family, and community. The treatments the interventional pain team provides are aimed at improving quality of life, decreasing reliance on pain medications, and increasing function and productivity.
