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Steven Richeimer, MD, Anesthesiology, Los Angeles, CA, Keck Hospital of USC

StevenH.RicheimerMD

Anesthesiology Los Angeles, CA

Pain Medicine

Chief, Division of Pain Medicine, Keck School of Medicine; Author: Confronting Chronic Pain University of Southern California

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Summary

  • Dr. Steven Richeimer is an Pain Medicine specialist in Los Angeles, CA. He is a professor at the Keck School of Medicine at USC, and he is affiliated with Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. He received his medical degree from University of California San Francisco School of Medicine and is Board Certified in Anesthesiology, Psychiatry, and Pain Medicine. He has been in practice 30 years. He specializes in pain medicine, with a focus in neuropathic pain conditions.

Education & Training

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Pain Medicine, 1994 - 1994
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 1991 - 1993
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1982 - 1986
  • University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
    University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1982
  • Stanford University
    Stanford UniversityB.A., Human Biology, With distinction, 1974 - 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1983 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2012 - 2022
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 1988 - 1989
  • ME State Medical License
    ME State Medical License Active through 1988
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
  • Award of Excellence for the USC/Norris CARE Team Southern California Cancer Pain Initiative, 2013
  • Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Spirituality Assessments and Interventions in Pain Medicine  
    Weinstein F, Richeimer SH, Bernstein A, Kapenstein T, Penn E, Practical Pain Management, 1/1/2014
  • Posttraumatic growth, quality of life, and treatment symptoms among cancer chemotherapy outpatients  
    Arpawong, T, Richeimer SH, Weinstein F, Elghamrawy A, Milam JE, Health Psychology, 1/1/2013
  • Lumbar Subcutaneous Peripheral Field Stimulation in Eleven Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain and/or Post Laminectomy Syndrome  
    Fung DA, Richeimer S, Carroll B, Davis TT, PM&R, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Headaches and Neurological Symptoms as a side effect of Spinal Cord Stimulator Placement
    Carroll C, Richeimer S, Sahai-Srivastava S, Headache, 1/1/2012
  • Peripheral Nerve Stimulation to Treat Medically Refractory Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
    Van Noord BA, Richeimer S, ASA Anesthesiology, 1/1/2012
  • The Contribution of a Clinical Pharmacist in a Chronic Pain Management Clinic: A Practice Description
    Durham M, Mirzaian E, Goad J, Richeimer S, IASP 13th World Congress on Pain, 1/1/2010
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Lectures

  • Multiple Pain Medicine Topics 
    1/1/2015
  • Pain Medicine 
    1/1/2015
  • Non-Opioid Pain Pharmacology 
    Washington, DC - 1/1/2015
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Other

  • Implanted Occipital Nerve Stimulators 
    Richeimer SH, Masters of Neurosurgery
    1/1/2014
  • Lumbar Facet Radiofrequency Rhizotomies 
    Richeimer SH, Masters of Neurosurgery
    1/1/2014
  • Richeimer SH, Lennard TA, Video Editors for Pain Procedures in Clinical Practice (3rd edition), Editors: Lennard TA, Walkowski S, Singla AK, Vivian DG 
    Elsevier Saunders
    1/1/2011
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Press Mentions

  • Quitting Smoking After Cancer Diagnosis Helps to Mitigate Pain
    Quitting Smoking After Cancer Diagnosis Helps to Mitigate PainOctober 17th, 2022
  • Can California Change What’s Happening in Chronic Pain Treatment?
    Can California Change What’s Happening in Chronic Pain Treatment?August 3rd, 2019
  • Can a DNA Test Really Predict Opiate Addiction?
    Can a DNA Test Really Predict Opiate Addiction?October 15th, 2016
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Research History

  • Prospective, Observational Study of Genetic Testing Utility in Pain Medicine2015 - Present
  • Clinical Outcomes of Ketamine Infusion Therapy (IRB submission underway)2015 - Present
  • FDA approved, Phase III clinical trial site for an oral Bisphosphonate for the Treatment of CRPS (IRB approved; CTO contracting underway)2015 - Present
  • Perception of Pain Expressions (IRB approved. Data collection completed, currently in analysis)2013 - Present
  • The association of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth with chronic pain and opioid analgesia2006 - 2013
  • Symptoms of Distress in Cancer Patients2002 - 2006
  • Common Ethical Problems in Pain Management1997 - 2000
  • Clinical assessment of global impairment in chronic pain patients1994 - 1995
  • High-dose vs low-dose tricyclic antidepressants for the treatment of neuropathic pain1994 - 1995
  • Assessment of immunologic functions in depression1985 - 1988
  • Use of lithium to prolong the sleep deprivation response in depressed patients1985 - 1988
  • Determination of Seizure Duration in ECT1986 - 1986

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