Radiculopathy near Lenexa, KS

Care Philosophy: Dr. Harvey believes in a team approach to your care and recovery. He will partner with you and your family, your Family Doctor, our Nurse Practitioners, Therapists, and the rest of our Care Team. Together, you will evaluate your condition and develop a personalized plan for your diagnosis and treatment. If surgery is needed, we will use the best of modern technologies and techniques to help you in your recovery. Rehabilitation and therapies before and after surgery will form an essential part of your care, to get you back to your very best.

Care Philosophy: The goal of my team is to focus on what the overall problem and the intended goals our patients. We don't focus on a single x-ray finding or a single area to determine our plan. We work to incorporate a patient's ongoing global medical

Care Philosophy: Dr. Pierson believes in educating patients about their condition and available treatment options so that we may form a partnership to achieve the best possible outcome.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Roberts strives for every patient to achieve the best possible quality of life. He ensures his patients and their families are well educated and informed, as he knows this leads to better outcomes and results

Care Philosophy: Her special career goals include improving access to care with state of the art pain therapies for rural communities. She enjoys personally connecting and forming relationships with her patients, and offering them innovative treatment plans to help provide relief from chronic pain.

Biography: Dr. Ray is a board certified Pain Management specialist who has seven years of experience not only as an Anesthesiologists and Pain Physician but also as an educator. After completion of her ACGME accredited Pain Fellowship from the prestigious Cook County hospital in Chicago, she joined the Leavenworth Veterans Administration Medical Center. During her tenure at the VA hospital, she served in various supervisory roles including Associate Chief of Anesthesiology and Interim Service Line Manager for Surgical Care. She set up the first Pain Clinic at the Eastern Kansas Health Care System and performed complicated spine procedures including radio-frequency ablations, cervical spine interventions and sympathetic nerve blocks.Dr. Ray also served as the Clinical Assistant Professor for the University of Kansas Medical Center from 2010 to 2015. As a site Director for both residents and Interventional Spine Fellows, she published multiple case reports and mentored multiple young physicians on Pain Management. One of her case reports that was published in Sept 2013 mentions Ultrasound-guided Popliteal and Saphenous Peripheral Nerve Blocks in the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. (http://www.pmrjournal.org/article/S1934-1482(13)00516-9/abstract)Her most recent accomplishment was during the "Pain 2014" conference in Puerto Rico in June of 2014. She presented the award winning poster on the "Evidence based approach for the role of Interventional Pain Management in Chronic headaches". She is serving as Treasurer of Kansas Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.Dr. Ray graduated Valedictorian from her Medical school and did 2 years of General Surgery residency at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, NY (affiliated with Columbia University) She was involved in clinical studies during her residency in Anesthesiology and fellowship at the John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County. She was selected as one of 2 Chief Residents in a program with 30 residents. She received multiple honors during her residency, including Resident of the Year in 2006 and 2007 and First Prize designations for Midwest Anesthesia Resident Conferences of 2006 and 2008. She has extensive research experience and publications. Her current medical practice focuses on acute pain, interventional pain management for headaches, radio-frequency ablation, thoraco-lumbar fascia injections, ultra-sound guided procedures and Platelet rich plasma joint injections.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Cullen believes that medical care should be personalized and tailored to each individual patient. He takes an evidence-based approach to formulating either a conservative or surgical treatment plan based on the patient's individual needs. His goal is to restore function and improve quality of life allowing patients to pursue their passions.