Dr. Omar Viswanath, MD, AZ | Pain Management Specialist

About Dr. Omar Viswanath

What is the educational background of Omar Viswanath, MD? He was born and raised in Naperville, illinois, which is a suburb of Chicago. He obtained his bachelor's degree in Biology from Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missoun, and his Medical Degree from Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. He then completed his anesthesiology residency at Mt. Sinai Medical Center of Florida in Miami Beach, Florida where he Massachusetts also served as chief resident, and his interventional pain medicine fellowship at Harvard-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, What is the professional background of Omar Viswanath, MD? He is a Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology at Creighton University School of Medicine Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology at LSU Health Sciences School of Medicine, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix. He is actively involved in research with the medical students, residents, and fellows at all three medical schools. He currently has over 425 PubMed indexed research article publications and he serves on the Editorial Board of several prestigious peer-reviewed anesthesiology and pain medicine journals, including Current Pain and Headache Reports, Pain Medicine Case Reports, Journal of Pain Research, Pain and Therapy, Advances in Therapy, Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management, Annals of Medicine, and Expert Review in Clinical Pharmacology What are Omar Viswanath, MD areas of expertise? His areas of expertise are in interventional pain medicine from both an interventional procedural and a multimodal treatment aspect, neuromodulation, analgesic medication optimization, headache management with a focus on bath pharmacologic and interventional therapy, pain medicine training and education, and pain psychology: His areas of expertise in anesthesiology is perioperative medicine, regional anesthesia, acute pain management, and airway management

Areas of expertise

This doctor's experience enhances their expertise in similar cases. Below are the conditions or surgeries they treat most frequently.

Disorders of the thoracic spine

Lower back pain

Injection for back pain

Neck pain and spine problems

Disorders of the thoracic spine

Lower back pain

Injection for back pain

Neck pain and spine problems

Office locations

Dr. Omar Viswanath, MD also offers online video visits for patients

Mountain View Headache and Spine Institute (1 of 2)

4045 E Union Hills Dr, Ste A109, Phoenix, AZ 85050

Get directions

(602) 767-0007

Mountain View Headache and Spine Institute (2 of 2)

2222 E Highland Ave, #110, Phoenix, AZ 85016

Get directions

(602) 767-0007

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Education and background

Practice names

Mountain View Headache and Spine Institute

Board certifications

American Board of Anesthesiology
Pain Medicine (American Board of Anesthesiology)

Education and training

Medical School - Creighton University, Doctor of Medicine
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Residency in Anesthesiology
Creighton University Medical Center, Internship in Internal Medicine
Saint Louis University (Bachelor's)
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Fellowship in Interventional Pain Medicine

Languages spoken

English

Provider's gender

Male

NPI number

1669813994

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What practice does Dr. Omar Viswanath work with?

Dr. Omar Viswanath works with Mountain View Headache and Spine Institute.

Where is Dr. Omar Viswanath's office located?

Dr. Omar Viswanath has 4 office locations in Phoenix, view full addresses on Dr. Viswanath's profile.

Which board certifications does Dr. Omar Viswanath have?

Dr. Omar Viswanath is certified by American Board of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (American Board of Anesthesiology).

What are common reasons for patients to see Dr. Omar Viswanath?

Dr. Omar Viswanath frequently sees patients for Arthritis, Hand Problems, Pain Management Consultation, Sports Injury, and X-ray. You can see other visit reasons for Dr. Omar Viswanath on their profile.