Brian C. James, MD
Specialties
Interventional Pain Management
Locations
Conditions
- Herniated Discs
- Spinal Stenosis
- Sciatica
Biography
Brian C. James, MD, is dual board-certified in Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. He specializes in the evaluation and treatment of acute and chronic painful conditions. Dr. James utilizes a thorough multidisciplinary approach to diagnosing and treating an array of disorders, from acute trauma, repetitive stress injury, neuralgias, and other pain disorders. He has performed more than 25,000 surgical and non-surgical procedures during his 20+ year career.
Dr. James is a compassionate, caring, and understanding physician, having been a pain patient himself many years ago. He specializes in advanced interventions to alleviate pain and restore function. This includes the use of fluoroscopic guidance to target pain generators and precisely deliver nerve blocks, epidurals, steroid injections, and the use of chemical agents or radiofrequency to ablate nerves that are causing pain and dysfunction. Dr. James is highly experienced in the interpretation of electro-diagnostics and advanced imaging to evaluate his patients for care plans that include diagnostic and therapeutic branch blocks, as well as epidural steroid injections and rhizotomy for pain management.
In addition to being in clinical practice since 1995, Dr. James has been involved in research and significant advancements in the field of Pain Medicine. In 1997, Dr. James patented a neuromuscular heating device, which has been in use since and has helped thousands of patients regain a pain-free lifestyle.
Medical School
Louisiana State University
Residency
Ochsner Foundation, Anesthesiology
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