Dr. I. Michael MineHart is a Board Certified Anesthesiologist and Pain Management physician specializing in interventional pain management for the treatment of acute and chronic pain conditions and cancer pain. Dr. MineHart’s specialty training includes a three-year residency in anesthesia at Ohio State University and a fellowship at Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pain Management and a member of the California Medical Association, North American Cervicogenic Headache Society, International Spinal Injection Society, American and International Neuromodulation Society, the North American Spine Society and American Board Certified in Pain Medicine.

Dr. MineHart is founder and medical director of the Advanced Pain Institute in Arcadia and serves as medical director of two fully accredited ambulatory surgery centers: Arcadia Surgical Medical Center and Encino Surgical Medical Center. As a pain clinician, Dr. MineHart’s goal is to develop and provide the most effective therapy plan for the treatment of pain. His extensive training in advanced pain management, combined with state-of-the-art techniques, has enabled him to successfully diagnose and treat patients suffering from acute chronic pain syndromes as well as cancer pain.

At the Advanced Pain Institute, it is our belief that people should not be expected to live with pain. While there are many conditions which can result in acute or chronic pain, our goal is to help you achieve long-term reduction or possible elimination of pain and return you to your maximum level of functioning.

There is no single best way to treat pain, however we seek to identify a form of treatment, which will provide the most significant and prolonged degree of pain relief. Length of treatment varies for each individual depending on the complexity of the condition, and medication may be required to help manage pain. Once effective treatment has been implemented we hope to significantly decrease or eliminate the need for pain medication.