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Chronic musculoskeletal pain
Nerve conduction study and electromyelography
Diplomate, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2010 - Now
Board Certification in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialty, 2010 – Now
Medical Licensure in California, 10/22/2008 - Now
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency
8/2003 – 10/2007
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Doctor of Medicine Degree and Master of Business Administration Degree
1997 – 2003
Combined Program with Tufts University School of Medicine, Brandeis University, and Northeastern University.
Boston, Massachusetts
English
Chinese – Mandarin and Taiwanese
Dr. Jerry Chuang, MD
Physiatrist
15785 Laguna Canyon Road
Suite #330
Irvine, CA 92618
Dr. Vivek Babaria, DO, RMSK is the premiere fellowship-trained Interventional Spine, Sports, and Musculoskeletal Medicine Physician in Newport Beach, California. He is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is a leading expert in Orthobiologic (Regenerative Medicine). Patients travel from all over Southern California and around the counntry to see him. He has treated international athletes and patients as well.
Dr. Babaria is a nationally recognized leader in his field. He serves on Patient Safety and Education Committees for the North American Spine Society to ensure the highest standard of care is met for all patients. Dr. Babaria utilizes innovative technologies including diagnostic ultrasound to dynamically assist in determining the root cause of your problem and deliver appropriate treatment solutions.
Dr. Vivek Babaria, DO
Physiatrist
3501 Jamboree Road
Suite 1250
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Leia Rispoli, MD, is an experienced interventional pain medicine physician who offers exceptional pain management and physiatry services to patients in and around Marina Del Rey and Newport Beach, California.
Double board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Management, Dr. Rispoli has a profound empathy for patients suffering severe or prolonged pain. She uses innovative, non-surgical interventions alongside evidence-based treatments to restore function and reduce or eliminate her patients’ pain. Her typical patient population includes patients with chronic or acute pain of the low back, neck, peripheral joints, pelvic region, and patients with headaches, but she is highly capable of treating pain of any sort.
Dr. Rispoli studied for her undergraduate degree at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She was co-captain for the Division-1 women’s soccer team and, for four consecutive years, was a National Athletic Honor Society member. Dr. Rispoli earned her medical degree at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, New Jersey, and completed her Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City.
Dr. Rispoli’s interest in the treatment of pain led her to complete an interventional pain medicine fellowship under the Weill Cornell Tri-Institute Pain Fellowship program in New York City, doing rotations at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Rispoli specializes in advanced neuromodulation (spinal cord stimulation) techniques, pelvic pain (both male and female), ultrasound-guided interventional procedures, and regenerative medicine techniques such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or stem cell therapy.
At her private practice, Dr. Rispoli offers comprehensive, compassionate care that aims to enhance and optimize her patients’ quality of life.
Dr. Leia Rispoli, MD
Pain Medicine Physician
3501 Jamboree Rd
Suite 1200
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Dr. Vishal Thakral is double board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine with a subspecialty in Musculoskeletal Sonography. Dr. Thakral specializes in musculoskeletal and orthopedic injuries related to the joints and spine. Dr. Thakral's medical interests include sports medicine utilizing musculoskeletal ultrasound-guided procedures to perform regenerative treatments for all joints including the hand, wrist, pelvis, shoulder, knee, hip, foot, ankle, and spine injuries.
After earning his medical degree from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Thakral completed a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. U.S. News ranked John Hopkins as one of the top five hospitals in the nation. Following his residency, Dr. Thakral completed two fellowships focusing on orthobiologics integrating regenerative therapies in treating diverse orthopedic conditions.
Dr. Thakral's mission is to ensure patients are on the correct path of treatment whether that be conservative options first or identifying the correct pain-generating source before needed surgery and the recovery that follows. Part of Dr. Thakral's goal is to help patients understand all the available options for them to be star advocates for themselves and to take control of their health. He also serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Western University teaching aspiring physicians about interventional orthopedics.
Vishal Thakral, DO, MS
Physiatrist
18837 Brookhurst Street
Ste 210
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
A southern Californian native, Dr. Lai completed his medical training at Tufts University where he subsequently served as a clinical instructor. He is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He also holds board certifications in Pain Medicine and Independent Medical Examiners.
Dr. Lai’s primary goal is to achieve maximal restoration of physical, psychological, social and vocational function through comprehensive rehabilitation. Dr. Lai’s professional interests include interventional pain management, neuromusculoskeletal disorders, electrodiagnostics, industrial and occupational rehabilitation. His approach to caring is based on improvement in quality of life through improvement in function.
Dr. Lai understands that physicians today must have superb clinical expertise, plus an understanding of business advocacy systems to help patients access the insurance, medical care, and the support required when facing an injury in order to help people improve their quality of life.
Dr. Albert Lai, MD
Pain Medicine Physician
23141 Moulton Parkway
Suite 102
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Dr. Shinto Koshy completed his Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency training at the State University of New York Downstate and is board certified. He completed his Interventional Spine Fellowship at Centers for Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine.
Dr. Koshy is an active member with the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Association of Academic Physiatrists, American College of Healthcare Executives, and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. His philosophy of care is a comprehensive approach while focusing on prevention, educating patients about their pain, and giving patients the opportunity to make the right choices with their healthcare.
Dr. Shinto Koshy, MD
Physiatrist
23141 Moulton Parkway
Suite 102
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Adam Weitzman, MD, is a Pain Management physician who practices in four Los Angeles locations, Redondo Beach, El Segundo, Torrance and Seal Beach, California. He is double board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology.
Dr. Weitzman earned his medical degree and graduated with honors from the Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City. He then completed an internship at the University of Pennsylvania before completing a residency in anesthesiology at Temple University, both in Philadelphia. Afterward, he finished an ACGME recognized fellowship in pain management at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in New York City, where he served as chief fellow.
He focuses on state-of-the-art therapies for acute and chronic pain. Dr. Weitzman uses a multidisciplinary approach that includes chiropractic care, physical therapy, massage therapy, stem cell therapy, and interventional pain techniques. His goal is to identify and eliminate the causes of pain that don’t respond to a single method of treatment so patients can live pain-free.
Dr. Adam Weitzman, MD
Pain Medicine Physician
2365 Seal Beach Blvd
Suite 101
Seal Beach , CA 90740
Dr. Rinzler is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and is specialty trained in Pain Management and certified in Addiction Medicine. He routinely treats patients for addiction and medication dependence. There is always a safe, predictable approach to taper any medication for most patients, and often these medications can eventually be discontinued. The plan for this is carefully tailored for each patient.
Dr. Rinzler has more experience than any physician in the region with the Fisher Wallace CES – which is FDA approved to treat anxiety, depression and insomnia. The initial use of the FW CES is medically supervised, especially if a patient has been taking strong pain medications, antidepressants, or anxiety medications, often for years, and would like to stop using these meds.
He has been treating patients and teaching interns, resident physicians, and colleagues, complex pain treatment and physical medicine for over 30 years.
Dr. Gary Rinzler, MD
Physiatrist
2221 Palo Verde Avenue
Ste 1J
Long Beach, CA 90815