Dr. Steven Richeimer is the Director of the University of Southern California Pain Center. He has Triple Board Certifications in Psychiatry, Anesthesiology, and Pain Management. He trained at the UCSF, UCLA, and Harvard Medical Schools, and served as former Director of the UC Davis Pain Management Center.
Dr. Richeimer's triple board certifications in pain management, anesthesiology, and psychiatry provide him with unique qualifications to assess issues related to pain and suffering, pain management and pain medications.
Dr. Richeimer has extensive experience as a pain educator and public speaker which has been invaluable in his work as an expert consultant in medical-legal cases. He has provided expert consulting on a variety of medical-legal cases:
- Malpractice Regarding Pain Medications
- Malpractice Regarding Nerve Blocks and Spinal Injections
- Malpractice Regarding Spinal Pumps and Stimulators
- Affects of Pain and Pain Medications on Legal and Personal Decision Making
- Degree of Impairment and Disability Caused by Pain
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD or CRPS)
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Back Pain
Dr. Richeimer can help answer the following questions: Is there reasonable medical support for the claim of chronic pain? Has appropriate treatment of the pain problem been provided or proposed? Where can expert, multidisciplinary, pain treatment be provided? Is significant disability expected? Did prior pain treatment meet reasonable community standards of care?
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