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Office
9023 E Desert Cove Ave
Suite 101
Scottsdale, AZ 85260Phone+1 480-407-6400Fax+1 480-407-6520
Summary
- Dr. Matthew Crooks is an Interventional Pain Management specialist in Scottsdale, AZ and is Owner and Medical Direct of Pinnacle Pain & Spine Consultants. He is affiliated with Honor Health Shea Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University, and trained at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine for Anesthesiology, and UCLA School of Medicine for Pain Medicine fellowship training. He has been in practice 12 years.
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2009 - 2010
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Anesthesiology, 2006 - 2009
- Alameda Health System-Highland HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2006
- Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 2005
- University of CaliforniaBS, Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology, 1996 - 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2008 - 2026
- AZ State Medical License 2010 - 2025
- American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
- American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Treasurer, Arizona Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
- Phoenix Magazine Top Doc
- Chair, Resident Section Committee American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 63 citationsLumbar zygapophysial (facet) joint radiofrequency denervation success as a function of pain relief during diagnostic medial branch blocks: a multicenter analysisSteven P. Cohen, Milan Stojanovic, Matthew Crooks, Peter H. Kim, Rolf K. Schmidt
The Spine Journal. 2008-05-01 - 78 citationsOutcome Predictors for Sacroiliac Joint (Lateral Branch) Radiofrequency DenervationSteven P. Cohen, Scott A. Strassels, Connie Kurihara, Matthew Crooks, Michael A. Erdek
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2009-04-01 - 65 citationsComparison of fluoroscopically guided and blind corticosteroid injections for greater trochanteric pain syndrome: multicentre randomised controlled trialSteven P. Cohen, Scott A. Strassels, Leslie Foster, John Marvel, Kayode Williams
BMJ. 2009-04-14
Press Mentions
- Pain ManagementSeptember 8th, 2022
- These 7 New Techniques Offer Drug-Free Pain ReliefJuly 5th, 2016
External Links
- Pinnacle Pain & Spinehttp://www.pinnaclepainaz.com
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