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A southern Californian native, Dr. Lai completed his medical training at Tufts University where he subsequently served as a clinical instructor. He is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He also holds board certifications in Pain Medicine and Independent Medical Examiners.
Dr. Lai’s primary goal is to achieve maximal restoration of physical, psychological, social and vocational function through comprehensive rehabilitation. Dr. Lai’s professional interests include interventional pain management, neuromusculoskeletal disorders, electrodiagnostics, industrial and occupational rehabilitation. His approach to caring is based on improvement in quality of life through improvement in function.
Dr. Lai understands that physicians today must have superb clinical expertise, plus an understanding of business advocacy systems to help patients access the insurance, medical care, and the support required when facing an injury in order to help people improve their quality of life.
Dr. Albert Lai, MD
Pain Medicine Physician
1041 E. Yorba Linda Blvd.
Suite 210
Placentia, CA 92870
Shinto Koshy, MD, is a board-certified physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. He sees patients at Centers of Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine, which has locations in Placentia and Rancho Mirage, California.
Dr. Koshy completed his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency training at the State University of New York Downstate. He completed his interventional spine Fellowship here at Centers of Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine.
Dr. Koshy is an active member with the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Association of Academic Physiatrists, American College of Healthcare Executives, and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.
His philosophy of care is a comprehensive approach that focuses on prevention, educating patients about their pain, and giving patients the opportunity to make the right choices regarding their healthcare.
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Koshy or another member of the team at Centers of Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine, call the nearest office or request one online today.
Dr. Shinto Koshy, MD
Physiatrist
1041 E. Yorba Linda Boulevard
Suite 210
Placentia, CA 92870
Yamin Sallowm, MD, is a neurologist and pain medicine specialist. He sees patients at Centers of Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine, which has locations in Placentia and Rancho Mirage, California.
He graduated from an ACGME-accredited neurology residency program and an ACGME-accredited fellowship program in pain medicine, both at Henry Ford Health/Wayne State University in Michigan. He practiced interventional pain medicine in Michigan for the past three years before he moved to California and joined our team at Centers of Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine.
His background in neurology is extremely valuable for any chronic pain assessment as it provides a deep understanding of the anatomy and nerve physiology; he is then able to combine this knowledge with the patient’s symptoms and match it with the exam and imaging findings in order to generate the most effective treatment plan including medication, physical therapy and interventional procedures that are tailored to fit each patient’s needs and functional capacity.
Dr. Yamin Sallowm, MD
Pain Medicine Physician
1041 E. Yorba Linda Boulevard
Suite 210
Placentia, CA 92870
Triple-board certified in pain medicine, headache medicine, and anesthesiology, Benjamin Taimoorazy, MD, is a renowned headache and pain management specialist. He brings twenty years of experience and knowledge to Beverly Hills Migraine and Pain Management Institute, serving patients in Beverly Hills and Encino, California.
Dr. Taimoorazy is one of only seven interventional pain management anesthesiologists in the nation and the only physician in California who is also sub-specialized in the field of headache medicine by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties.
He is a fellow of the American Headache Society, an elite member of The Leading Physicians of the World, and was recognized as one of the few top interventional pain management anesthesiologists in the nation. A faculty member at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Dr. Taimoorazy is also a clinical instructor of surgery at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and a member of the nerve block registry of the AHS.
Dr. Taimoorazy is board certified and a diplomat of the American Board of Pain Medicine, American Academy of Pain Management, and American Board of Anesthesiology. He is a member of the Central Illinois Neuroscience Foundation of Bloomington and serves on the research committee.
For the past twenty years, he has been involved in the care of a wide variety of chronic and acute painful conditions while serving as the chairman of Anesthesiology Consultants, LTD. Recognizing a need in the community for specialized headache and pain management treatment, Dr. Taimoorazy established the Guardian Headache & Pain Management Institute in 2011.
Dr. Taimoorazy is the author of “Before You Go Under: A Step by Step Guide to Ease Your Mind Before Going Under Anesthesia.” He is the inventor of the non-invasive, externally applied Napas™ airway management device used to improve breathing under anesthesia
Dr. Benjamin Taimoorazy, MD
Pain Medicine Physician
6325 Topanga Canyon Blvd
Suite 107
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Van Vu, MD
Pain Medicine Physician
1440 E 1st Street #100
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Austin Chang
Pain Medicine Physician
919 N Sunset Ave,
West Covina, CA 91790
Leia Rispoli, MD, is an experienced interventional pain medicine physician who offers exceptional pain management and physiatry services to patients in and around Marina Del Rey and Newport Beach, California.
Double board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Management, Dr. Rispoli has a profound empathy for patients suffering severe or prolonged pain. She uses innovative, non-surgical interventions alongside evidence-based treatments to restore function and reduce or eliminate her patients’ pain. Her typical patient population includes patients with chronic or acute pain of the low back, neck, peripheral joints, pelvic region, and patients with headaches, but she is highly capable of treating pain of any sort.
Dr. Rispoli studied for her undergraduate degree at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She was co-captain for the Division-1 women’s soccer team and, for four consecutive years, was a National Athletic Honor Society member. Dr. Rispoli earned her medical degree at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, New Jersey, and completed her Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City.
Dr. Rispoli’s interest in the treatment of pain led her to complete an interventional pain medicine fellowship under the Weill Cornell Tri-Institute Pain Fellowship program in New York City, doing rotations at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Rispoli specializes in advanced neuromodulation (spinal cord stimulation) techniques, pelvic pain (both male and female), ultrasound-guided interventional procedures, and regenerative medicine techniques such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or stem cell therapy.
At her private practice, Dr. Rispoli offers comprehensive, compassionate care that aims to enhance and optimize her patients’ quality of life.
Dr. Leia Rispoli, MD
Pain Medicine Physician
3501 Jamboree Rd
Suite 1200
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Austin Chang
Pain Medicine Physician
519 W. Badillo St
Covina, CA 91722
Austin Chang
Pain Medicine Physician
300 W Badillo St
Covina, CA 91723