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Joshua Prager, MD, Anesthesiology, Santa Monica, CA

JoshuaP.PragerMDMS, DABPM

Anesthesiology Santa Monica, CA

Pain Medicine

Executive Director, Center for the Rehabilitation of Pain Syndromes (CRPS)

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  • Office

    2001 Santa Monica Boulevard
    Suite 1280 West
    Santa Monica, CA 90404
    Phone+1 310-264-7246
    Fax+1 310-882-7005
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Summary

  • Dr. Joshua Prager is a Pain Specialist in Los Angeles, CA and is affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine and a Masters degree from Stanford having attended the Graduate School of Business.and has been in practice 36 years. He has been on the faculty at UCLA School of Medicine since 1992 and previously held a position on the faculty at Harvard Medical School at Massachusetts General Hospital. He holds four Board certifications. He specializes in pain medicine and is experienced in complex regional pain syndrome, spinal cord stimulation, dorsal root ganglion stimulation, intrathecal pump implantation and management, precision spinal diagnostics and therapeutics, and ketamine infusions for pain and depression. He directs a comprehensive inter-disciplinary functional rehabilitation program. He is past President of the North American Neuromodulation Society and remains active in the Society's leadership. He is past chair of the complex regional pain group of the International Association for the Study of Pain.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 1984 - 1986
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Pain Medicine, 1986
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Anesthesiology, 1984 - 1984
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1982
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1982 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1984 - 1987
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Pain MedicineComplex Regional Pain Syndrome

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Americas
  • America's Top Doctors Digital Version Castle Connolly, 2016-2020
  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2020
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Complications related to sedation and anesthesia for interventional pain therapies  
    JP Prager, C Aprill, Pain Medicine,, 2008

Lectures

  • North American Neuromodulation Society(NANS)'s 16th Annual Meeting 
    North American Neuromodulation Society, Las Vegas, Nevada - 12/6/2012
  • 15th Annual North American Neuromodulation Society Meeting 
    North American Neuromodulation Society, Las Vegas, Nevada - 12/8/2011

Press Mentions

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    The 41 Best Books and Podcasts on Health and Science to Check Out This SummerJuly 6th, 2022
  • The Beast
    The BeastNovember 9th, 2017

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