Richard Stuart Epter MD DABAPM, DABA, DABIPP, DABPM, FIPP

Pain Medicine

CEO & Founder, Augusta Pain Center

1321 Interstate PkwyAugusta, GA 30909
Phone+1 706-738-7246
Fax+1 706-922-9267

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Education & Training

University of MarylandResidency, Anesthesiology, 1987 - 1988
Albert Einstein Healthcare NetworkResidency, Anesthesiology, 1985 - 1987
One Brooklyn Health System/Brookdale University Hospital and Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 1984 - 1985
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1984
University of MarylandFellowship, Pain Medicine

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Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 1999 - 2027
SC State Medical License 2020 - 2027
PA State Medical License 1986 - 2012
TN State Medical License 1998 - 2000
AL State Medical License 1990 - 1999
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Minimally Invasive Posterior SI Joint Fusion with a Novel Cortical Allograft: Real-World, Long-Term, Outcomes from a Large, Multisite US Cohort.
Chris Bovinet, Ajay Antony, Nomen Azeem, Pankaj Mehta, Richard S Epter
Orthopedic Research and Reviews. 2025-01-01
113 citations
Systematic review of percutaneous adhesiolysis and management of chronic low back pain in post lumbar surgery syndrome
Richard S. Epter, Standiford Helm, Salim M. Hayek, Ramsin M. Benjamin, Howard S. Smith
Pain Physician. 2009-03-01
170 citations
A systematic review of therapeutic facet joint interventions in chronic spinal pain.
Mark V. Boswell, James D. Colson, Nalini Sehgal, Elmer E. Dunbar, Richard S. Epter
Pain Physician. 2007-01-01