Dr. Michael Shahbazian is a board-certified, fellowship-trained pain management physician who has spent more than 15 years helping people with chronic back, neck, knee, hip, and shoulder pain. His practice is built on a simple belief: you cannot treat pain properly until you know exactly what is causing it.

That is why every new patient relationship starts with a thorough evaluation, not a prescription pad and not a rushed referral. Dr. Shahbazian reviews your history and imaging, examines the painful area, and explains what he finds in plain language. Patients regularly tell us it is the first time anyone has actually explained their pain to them.

His treatment philosophy is conservative by design. Non-surgical, image-guided options come first, and surgery is treated as a last resort, not a starting point. If you have been told that surgery is your only option, or that nothing more can be done, his second opinion may change what you thought was possible.