INTERVENTIONAL PAIN

 

Andre Hobbs, MD is fellowship-trained in Interventional Pain Medicine and specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of pain syndromes related to a variety of injuries and medical conditions. He is dual board certified in the fields of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as well as Pain Medicine. 

Dr. Hobbs uses many diagnostic tools to pinpoint and treat pain using advanced procedural techniques.  He takes a multidisciplinary approach to evaluating his patients and works collaboratively with medical community to ensure that patients get the best possible outcomes. He employs the use of numerous interventional pain procedures for pain management and diagnoses such as epidural and facet injections, peripheral nerve blocks, discography, kyphoplasty, adhesiolysis, radiofrequency ablations (rhizotomy), and spinal cord stimulation.

Dr. Hobbs graduated with honors from the University of Illinois, received his doctorate from the University of Illinois College of Medicine, and completed his residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hobbs then completed fellowship training in Interventional Pain Medicine at Emory University in the Georgia Pain Physicians Program.

For Dr. Hobbs, restoration of physical function, compassionate care, and patient education are important ingredients to his practice philosophy. He has a personable approach for managing each patient using the most advanced treatment options available. His personal interest includes sports, travel, and youth enrichment.

  • Surgical Expertise

    Fluoroscopically Guided Spine and Extremity Injections
    Diagnostic and Therapeutic Facet Injections
    Epidural Steroid Injections
    Peripheral Nerve Diagnostic and Therapeutic Injections
    PRP Regenerative Therapies
    Treatments for Muscle/Tendon/Ligamentous Injuries
    Radio Frequency Ablation – Rhizotomy
    Spinal Cord Stimulation

  • Medical School

    University of Illinois at Chicago

  • Residency

    Temple University, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

  • Fellowship

    Emory University, Interventional Pain Management

  • Specialty

    Sciatica
    Disc Herniations
    Facetogenic Pain
    Muscle Spasms and Myofascial Pain Syndrome
    Post-laminectomy pain syndromes
    SI Joint Dysfunction
    Spinal Stenosis
    Radiculopathies
    Peripheral Nerve Injuries
    Tendonitis/Bursitis
    Acute Painful Traumatic Injury
    Sports Related Injury

  • Locations

    East Coast & Central Florida

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