About the Center

The Center for Interventional Pain Medicine at Mercy Medical Center provides leading edge interventional pain treatment options to patients throughout the Baltimore Metropolitan area.

Director Dr. David Maine and his colleagues, Dr. Harrison Linder, Dr. William Raoofi and Dr. Teresa Tang, work closely with patients diagnosed with cancer and orthopedic disorders to reduce the need for pain medications and alleviate chronic pain.

Addressing Pain Symptoms

The Center for Interventional Pain Medicine at Mercy offers comprehensive, state-of-the-art care to patients experiencing pain due to various diseases or conditions including:

• Spinal stenosis
• Herniated disc
• Facet arthropathy
• Osteoarthritis
• Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (complex regional pain syndrome)
• Post-herpetic neuralgia (shingles)
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Cancer pain

Pain Management Doctors Focused on Your Care

Patients looking for the best pain medicine specialists to treat their chronic condition often choose The Center for Interventional Pain Medicine at Mercy because of our multidisciplinary approach to pain management. Our team collaborates with physicians across multiple centers at Mercy to implement effective treatment plans for our patients.

Our doctors work in tandem with specialists from Mercy's Spine Center, Neurosurgery Center, Cancer Institute and Orthopedic programs to develop the best treatment approach for their patients.

Improving Quality of Life through Leading Edge Treatment Options

Advances in the field of Interventional Pain Medicine have led to more precise minimally invasive pain relief techniques. Our pain medicine specialists employ expert skill to enable patients to rely less on medication and experience an improved quality of life.

The Center for Interventional Pain Medicine offers leading edge interventional pain options, including:

• Dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation
• Epidural injections
• Facet injections
• Intervertebral disc therapies (discography, IDET, disc decompression)
• Lumbar sympathetic and stellate ganglion blocks
• Minimally invasive lumbar decompression
• Radiofrequency ablation/neurolysis
• Sacroiliac joint (SIJ), knee, and hip injections
• Selective nerve root blocks (cervical/thoracic/lumbar)
• Spinal cord stimulation
• Transforaminal injections
• Vertebroplasty / kyphoplasty

Advanced Facilities Designed for Patient Needs

The Center for Interventional Pain Medicine, located at Mercy Medical Center in The Mary Catherine Bunting Center, has been specifically designed with our patients’ needs in mind. The Center offers dedicated treatment suites equipped with state-of-the-art imaging and diagnostic equipment, allowing our physicians to provide the best possible care.

Complete Care with a Personal Touch

Our doctors are known in Baltimore as pain management specialists who listen to patients and explain their treatment options in a way that is clear and concise. Our team includes doctors who are highly rated for bedside manner and for treating each patient with dignity and respect.

It is The Center’s goal to care and support those who suffer from pain-related conditions. Our team strives to improve each patient’s quality of life and to serve the mission of Mercy.