Pain Management

Washington University Pain Management Center

The Pain Management Center was established to provide relief for those who suffer from chronic and acute pain. We provide our patients individualized treatment and the most advanced services available. The primary goals of treatment include:

• Decreasing pain
• Increasing mobility
• Diminishing dependency on pain medication
• Decreasing medical complications of pain
• Decreasing length of hospital stays and frequency of visits
• Allowing patients to be involved in their own pain management

Our primary office is located on the Washington University School of Medicine Campus. We are on the 10th floor of the Center for Advanced Medicine. This office is affiliated with Barnes-Jewish Hospital. We also have a suburban office which is located in Creve Coeur, at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital. This office is affiliated with Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital.

Pain Medicine Fellowship

The Department of Anesthesiology and Washington University School of Medicine, together with Barnes-Jewish Hospital, sponsor an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Anesthesiology Pain Medicine. Through this fellowship training program, we are committed to providing top-quality experience to pain management fellowship trainees, with a balanced exposure to acute, chronic, and cancer pain. Washington University Pain Fellowship is a rounded training program with tailored didactics, strong interventional exposures, and a work-life balance. Currently, we have three adult pain fellows per year. We built our program on a collegial/family culture and have a small 1:4 fellow-to-faculty ratio. By training here, you’ll be part of our Washington University Pain family.  

Adult & Pediatric Pain Dual Fellowship

The Department of Anesthesiology and Washington University School of Medicine, together with Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital, sponsor an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Anesthesiology Pain Medicine. There is now an option for a pediatric-focused track through this training program. The fellow on this combined track will care for both children and adults experiencing acute and chronic pain, and spend half of their time in pediatric pain and other half on adult pain management. The fellow will be eligible to sit for the ABA Pain Board upon completion of his/her training. Currently, we have one adult/pediatric pain fellow per year.  

Featured News

Lesley Rao, MD, appointed Associate Division Chief of Pain Management

Dr. Rao will work in collaboration with hospital and departmental leaders, as well as with pain division faculty, to further the Pain Management Division’s contributions to the missions of the Washington University Pain Center.

PRC Honors CAM Pain Management Center with 5-Star award for patient experience

The Pain Management Center was recently honored with a 5-star award from the Professional Research Consultants (PRC). This award designation is given annually to facilities that score in the top 10% of PRC’s national client database.

Moron-Concepcion joins U.S. Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee

The Committee is composed of scientists, physicians, and health professionals who are leaders in the field of pain research looking to advance the fundamental understanding of pain and improve pain-related treatment strategies.