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David Schechter, MD, Family Medicine, Culver City, CA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

DavidLouisSchechterMD

Family Medicine Culver City, CA

Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical), Complementary and Integrative Medicine

David Schechter MD www.schechtermd.com www.mindbodymedicine.com

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Summary

  • I am a Board Certified Family/Sports Medicine doctor with an interest in mind-body approaches to Pain Relief. I am the author of Think Away Your Pain and The MindBody Workbook. I look at a patient as a person, not a disease. I am on Board of a non profit PPDAssociation, as well as giving lectures, leading Zoom groups, telemedicine and other interesting approaches and projects.

Education & Training

  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Family Medicine, 1984 - 1987
  • New York University School of Medicine
    New York University School of MedicineClass of 1984
  • Princeton University
    Princeton UniversityB.A, Nucleotide Biochemistry, 1976 - 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1985 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1990 - 1995
  • American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2021-2024
  • Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2023
  • Top Doctors Los Angeles Magazine, 2019-2020
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • Back Pain As A Distraction Pain Syndrome: A Window To A Whole New Dynamic In Integrative Medicine.  
    Schechter DL, Evidence Based Integrative Medicine, Vol. 2, No. 1, P. 3-8
  • What You Need To Know About Utilization review.  
    Schechter DL, Family Practice Management
  • Sarcoidosis Presents As A Testicular Mass.  
    Schechter DL, Jabfp, 5:437-8

Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Outcome Study Of Chronic Back Pain Treated By A Psychologically Based Program.
    Schechter DL, Aps Conference Psychosomatic Medicine, Vol. 67, No.1, Online, P. A-101

Lectures

  • Mind-Body Medicine—Novel Approaches To Chronic Pain. 
    National Teleconference For Designs For Health
  • Tension Myositis Syndrome—Approach To Chronic Pain Research And Practice. 
    Ucla Integrative East West Center
  • Tension Myositis Syndrome—A Novel Mindbody Approach To Diagnosing And Treating Back Pain. 
    Aapb Annual Meeting, Austin Texas
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Other

  • At Home Educational Materials For Chronic Pain. 
    Schechter DL, Practical Pain Management
  • The Mindbody Audio Program For Back Pain. 
    Schechter DL, Three Audiotape/Cd Series For Patients With Back Pain
  • Low Back Pain--Diagnosis And Management. 
    Schechter DL, Cme-Certifed Audiotape For American Acad. Of Fp
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Press Mentions

  • Dr. David Schechter on Between the Lines
    Dr. David Schechter on Between the LinesMarch 27th, 2017

Research History

  • Principal Investigator, Seligman medical InstitutePublished studies and articles on treatment of chronic back pain with mind/brain approaches focusing on stress and cognitive methods.2003 - 2007

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