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Sharlene Su, MD, Physical Medicine/Rehab, Reno, NV, Renown South Meadows Medical Center

SharleneSuMD

Physical Medicine/Rehab Reno, NV

Pain Medicine

Physician

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Summary

  • Dr. Sharlene Su specializes in the treatment of acute and chronic pain using minimally-invasive interventions, medications, and multidisciplinary care. She is skilled in the latest pain management techniques including neuromodulation, minimally-invasive spine decompression, vertebral augmentation, spinal injections, and radiofrequency ablation, and she has published and presented nationally on her research in pain medicine. Dr. Su completed her fellowship in Pain Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University in St. Louis and her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Stanford University where she served as Chief Resident and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Dr. Su's background includes technology innovation and consulting, including building medical devices with the Stanford Biodesign community and working at Google to develop Google Health and global payments systems prior to launching her career in medicine.

    Dr. Su earned her M.D. from University of Maryland School of Medicine and graduated with honors from Johns Hopkins University with a B.A. in Public Health. She enjoys advocating for others through healthcare leadership, having served as the Vice-President of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physiatrist-in-Training Council and Co-Chair of the Chief Residents Council at Stanford University Medical Center.

Clinical Expertise

  • Radio frequency nerve lesioning, Occipital neuralgia, Spinal stenosis, Spinal cord stimulation, Lumbar spondylosis, Cervical facet arthropathy, Cervical radiculopathy, Degenerative disc disease, Lumbar degenerative disease, Lumbar facet arthropathy, Lumbar radiculopathy, Shoulder pain, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Lateral femoral cutaneous neuropathy, Greater trochanteric pain syndrome, Intercostal neuralgia, Postherpetic neuralgia, Cervical stenosis, Cervical spondylosis, Lumbar spinal stenosis, Vertebral compression fractures, Kyphoplasty, Epidural injections, Chronic regional pain syndrome, Myofascial pain, Stellate ganglion block, Nerve block, Hip arthritis, Knee arthritis, Cervical spondylolisthesis, Spine arthritis, Sacroiliac joint pain, Ultrasound-guided injections, Minimally invasive procedures, Disk herniation, Shoulder osteoarthritis, Musculoskeletal injuries

Education & Training

  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2020 - 2021
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2017 - 2020
  • Greater Baltimore Medical Center
    Greater Baltimore Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2016 - 2017
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine
    University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 2016
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityB.A. Public Health Studies, Deans List

Certifications & Licensure

  • NV State Medical License
    NV State Medical License Active through 2025
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License Active through 2024
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society Stanford University
  • Chief Resident Stanford PM&R
  • Best Presentation Resident Research Day, Stanford PM&R
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Attempted aspiration of a symptomatic lumbar juxtafacet cyst resulting in improvement of acute onset radiculopathy with progressive motor weakness  
    Sharlene Su, Yumi Mitsuya, Derek Schirmer, Josh Levin, Interventional Pain Medicine, 5/2022

Committees

  • Member, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2019 - 2020
  • Vice President (2019-2020), Nominating Committee Member (2018-2019), Physiatrist in Training Council, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2018 - 2020

Research History

  • Intern, Dept. of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization
  • Visiting Researcher, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Stanford Hospital and Clinics

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations