About Me
I’m a board-certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain medicine physician. I specialize in treating painful spine and joint conditions.
I believe in a comprehensive approach for pain management where we can design a plan to attack pain from all angles. This may include a range of treatments from exercise and rehabilitation to diet counseling and behavioral therapy to injection-based treatments when needed. I integrate the newest, evidence-based technologies into my practice as well as complementary medicine approaches including massage, yoga and meditation. I work one-on-one with my patients to develop a long-term treatment plan that will help them get back to doing the activities that they enjoy.
In my spare time, I like to explore different parks in central Ohio with my family.
Procedures and Conditions I Treat
- Injections, Intra-Articular
- Sciatica
- Intermittent Claudication
- Ablation Techniques
- Spinal Stenosis
- Low Back Pain
- Neck Pain
- Headache
- Spinal Diseases
- Bursitis
- Osteoarthritis
- Spondylosis
- Rhizotomy
- Nerve Block
- Sacroiliac Joint
- Pain Management
- Chronic Pain
Education and Training
Education History
Medical School
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
MD
8/15/2006 - 5/14/2010
Internship
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
6/24/2010 - 6/23/2011
Residency
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
7/1/2011 - 6/30/2014
Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
7/1/2014 - 8/25/2015
Board Certifications
American Board of Anesthesiology
5/21/2015
American Board of Anesthesiology (Subspecialty: Pain Management)
9/19/2015
Academic Information
My Department
Anesthesiology
Reviews
The overall patient satisfaction rating is an average of all patient responses to the six doctor communication related questions shown below from the Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey. For additional information about the patient satisfaction survey, please visit our Patient Satisfaction Survey page.
The comments are submitted by patients and reflect their view and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Ohio State Wexner Medical Center.
48 Patient Satisfaction Reviews
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Overall
4.4 out of 5
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Explains Things Carefully
4.5 out of 5
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Listens Carefully
4.5 out of 5
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Gives Understandable Instructions
4.4 out of 5
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Knows My Medical History
4 out of 5
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Shows Respect
4.5 out of 5
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Time Spent Together
4.3 out of 5
Consulting and Related Relationships
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As of 10/25/2021, Dr. Nama has reported no relationships with companies or entities.
Very, very good.
I feel very comfortable and at ease with Dr. Nam. I feel I can be totally open and honest with her. She also responds to my mychart correspondence quickly.
All way friendly. Very helpful.
I would recommend Doctor Nama most definitely.
Very nice, but not the doctor that can help me
Dr Nama got me scheduled for the evaluation ASAP, and it is always good to talk to her.
Very good. Liked her right away and learned something my spine surgeon did not tell me.
Dr. Nama was rude, treated me like my concerns are invalid I will never go back to her.
Don't think she looked at info I told the doctor before I saw her; think she just listened to what HE TOLD HER.
Did not discuss the MRI results of my spine
Good.
I really didn't appreciate her say that everything is in my head and thinking am crazy.
The doctor was dismissive of most things I said. I've had enough doctors appointments to know what's normal and what isn't but wouldn't allow me to fully explain what was happening.
Dr. Nama was professional, kind, very proficient in doing my procedure, an epidural spine injection
Dr. Nama treated me with respect and not a number. Very pleased with her.
I like Dr Nama. everything goes very smoothly. she is one of the only of my doctors who seems to believe what I say about my back pain