Pain Medicine Clinic

The University of Illinois Medical Center is fully staffed by American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) accredited Anesthesiologists who care for patients with a variety of persistent pain states. Their combined expertise allows the clinic to offer useful prescribing advice to referring practitioners and a wide range of interventional therapies.

Our Services trigger point injections  epidural steroid injections sacroiliac joint injections with local anesthetic steroid preparations epidural blood patches percutaneous decompressive nucleoplasties Other procedures include:  transforaminal steroid injections medial branch blockade and ablation functional discography Sympathetic ganglion blockades peripheral nerve blocks which are used to aid in diagnosis and treatment For those patients with more refractory pains, advanced invasive techniques are provided. These include the implantation of a tunneled intrathecal catheter for long-term opioid administration via an infusion pump, trial implantation of neurostimulator electrode arrays, and permanent spinal cord stimulator and pulse generator placement. The physicians also perform kyphoplasty to treat the pain from fractured vertebral bodies. Most procedures are performed under fluoroscopic guidance to make sure the needle or catheter tip is well placed for optimal pain relief. The center uses state of the art imaging and information transfer systems.

Our Team We have a team of dedicated doctors:                   Charles E. Laurito,MD                 Effrossyni Votta-Velis,MD                 Tarek Shahbandar,MD                 Felix Angelov,MD                 Nadia Hasan,MD   They work closely with physicians from the Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Psychiatry, and Internal Medicine. Patients are often seen by several specialists who can further refine diagnosis. Many patients are also treated by both Occupational and Physical Therapists. Psychological testing is provided when indicated prior to spinal cord stimulation. Our location Pain Medicine Clinic Outpatient Care Center (OCC) 1801 West Taylor Street North Tower, 4 E Chicago, IL 60612 Directions and parking   Pain Clinic at University Village 722 W. Maxwell St., Suite 224 Chicago, IL 60607 Map to location                 Make an Appointment Appointments and evaluations are by physician referral. Physician can refer their patients or obtain more information by calling, 312-355-1101. hours Monday through Friday Flexible by appointment