Director’s Corner
We believe that a strong educational background will enhance the practice of any clinician that deals with patients with pain. By providing advanced education online, we bring educational opportunities in pain medicine to professionals with different backgrounds.”
STEVEN H. RICHEIMER, MD
Professor Of Clinical Anesthesiology and Psychiatry & the Behavioral Sciences

STEVEN H. RICHEIMER, MD
Professor Of Clinical Anesthesiology and Psychiatry & the Behavioral Sciences
Biography
Dr. Richeimer is triple board certified in pain management, anesthesiology and psychiatry. Since 2001, he has been Chief of Pain Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Dr. Richeimer has extensive experience as a pain educator and public speaker. He authored the book, Confronting Chronic Pain, published by Johns Hopkins University Press. In addition, he has over 80 other publications. Dr. Richeimer is a Professor of Anesthesiology and Psychiatry, and the director of the multidisciplinary pain management program at the University of Southern California.
About Steven H. Richeimer, MD
Clinical Interests
Dr. Richeimer provides broad expertise in pain assessment and management, pain pharmacology and pain treatment procedures.
Current Research
Clinical Pharmacy Services in a Multidisciplinary Specialty Pain Clinic Pain Pract. 2018 Nov 07. View in PubMed
Topical Ketamine in the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Int J Pharm Compd. 2018 Mar-Apr; 22(2):172-175. View in PubMed
Perspective: Filling the Educational Void Pain Med. 2018 Feb 01; 19(2):223-224. View in PubMed
An observational study of the impact of genetic testing for pain perception in the clinical management of chronic non-cancer pain J Psychiatr Res. 2017 Jun; 89:65-72. View in PubMed
An observational study of the impact of genetic testing for pain perception in the clinical management of chronic non-cancer pain J Psychiatr Res. 2017 06; 89:65-72. View in PubMed
Posttraumatic growth, quality of life and treatment symptoms among cancer chemotherapy outpatients Health Psychol. 2013 Apr; 32(4):397-408. . View in PubMed
Spinal methylene blue is hazardous Pain. 2011 Apr; 152(4):952-3; author reply 953. View in PubMed
Pain Med. 2010 Jan; 11(1):3-5. View in PubMed
Actual and potential drug interactions associated with methadone Pain Med. 2008 Apr; 9(3):315-44. View in PubMed
Placement of an implantable drug delivery system under the breast Pain Med. 2007 Sep; 8(6):521-4. View in PubMed
Trustworthiness as a clinical variable: the problem of trust in the management of chronic, nonmalignant pain Pain Med. 2005 Sep-Oct; 6(5):385-91. View in PubMed
Forensic pain medicine Pain Med. 2002 Dec; 3(4):352. View in PubMed
Utilization patterns of tricyclic antidepressants in a multidisciplinary pain clinic: a survey Clin J Pain. 1997 Dec; 13(4):324-9. View in PubMed.