Dr. David Kloth, M.D.

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Get to know Pain Management Specialist Dr. David Kloth, who serves patients in Connecticut. 

Dr. Kloth specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of complex chronic pain and has been practicing full-time interventional pain management since 1991. He is currently the Section Chief and Medical Director for Interventional Pain Management at OrthoConnecticut, a multispecialty practice with offices in Norwalk and Danbury, Connecticut. 

His full time clinical efforts are directed at the treatment of acute and chronic spinal pain and the non-operative treatment of musculoskeletal injuries. He offers a full complement of interventional therapies including epidural injections, facet injections, SI joint injections, RF ablation, spinal cord stimulation, implanted spinal drug delivery systems, and minimally invasive lumbar decompression. He also offers numerous regenerative therapies including prolotherapy, PRP, stem cell, and various placental derived tissue treatments (i.e. – Exosomes) to help patients recover from musculoskeletal injury without the need for surgery.

“Our mission at Connecticut PainCare is to provide high quality, compassionate, state of the art medical care which helps alleviate and control chronic pain. Advanced pain therapies and regenerative medicine techniques are used to repair damaged or injured structures, and help restore patient function” as stated on the practice’s website. 

Beginning his career as a member of the Danbury Hospital Anesthesia Department in 1991, Dr. Kloth served as Director of Acute Pain Management and helped to develop its Chronic Pain Service. He originally founded Connecticut Pain Care, now a division of OrthoConnecticut, in 1995. 

Active in many organizations nationally and in Connecticut, he is a Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice through the World Institute of Pain. He was the first physician in the state of Connecticut to be certified by the American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians (ABIPP).

Graduating from Union College in 1983, Dr. Kloth finished medical school at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine, where he graduated in 1987. In 1991, he completed his formal training in anesthesiology and pain management through the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. 

With a commitment to excellence, he is board-certified in anesthesiology & pain medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA), whose mission is to advance the highest standards of the practice of anesthesiology. As the certifying body for anesthesiologists since 1938, the ABA is committed to partnering with physicians to advance lifelong learning and exceptional patient care.

Throughout his line of work, Dr. Kloth has served as President of two national medical societies, the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) & the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP). He joined the Board of the NANS in 2007 and continues to have an active role with the society as a Senior Advisor to the Board & the Advocacy and Policy Committee. From its inception in 1998 until 2014, he served on the Board of the ASIPP. In 2000, he founded the Connecticut Pain Society and served as their President for 10 years, where he continues as their Senior Advisor.

During his tenure on the Board of the NANS, Dr. Kloth helped start and developed numerous projects, including the Advocacy and Policy Committee / formal admission of NANS to the AMA; started a Residents and Fellows Section and was instrumental in the start of a a Women in Neuromodulation (WIN) Section; began a legislative fellowship program; and connected NANS with multiple other societies through the Multi-Society Physician Workgroup (MPW).

From 2009 until 2014, Dr. Kloth chaired the ASIPP and NANS Public Relations Committee to promote the field of interventional pain management and neuromodulation & to specifically improve the public’s, media’s, insurance carriers, and government’s understanding of this evolving and complex field of medicine. He has been quoted on issues ranging from prescription drug abuse to healthcare reform in many major media outlets, and has been seen on national TV and radio and quoted in various publications, including the NYT, WSJ, and USA Today.

Having previously served on the Carrier Advisory Committee for Medicare in Connecticut, Dr. Kloth has served on the Medical Advisory Board for Workers Compensation in the State of Connecticut for the last 15+ years. He has worked for years with the Connecticut Workers Compensation MAB to help develop coverage guidelines for areas such as pain management treatments, opioid management for the WC patient, and urine testing.

Active in advocacy on both a state and federal level, Dr. Kloth tries and brings effective change in a number of areas, including expanded coverage for various different types of interventional pain treatments, reimbursement related challenges, state and national policy initiatives, and prescription drug abuse. He has worked with state and federal officials to stop dangerous prescribing, including through expert testimony. 

Over more than 20 years of advocacy work, he has met with numerous federal officials and agencies including hundreds of legislators, CMS, HHS, DOE, FDA, and ONDCP in an attempt to bring about change on issues affecting pain management in the United States.

A national and local leader in pain management for more than 20 years, Dr. Kloth frequently lectures at national meetings and state conferences & regularly teaches physicians in training on leadership roles and development. He has co-authored numerous articles and a book for patients and non-pain physicians, Pain Wise, in 2011. 

Moreover, Dr. Kloth has consulted as an expert for attorneys, the government (state and federal), and device manufacturers. He has testified as a medicolegal expert in personal injury, malpractice, and criminal matters. He also has entrepreneurial interests and has developed businesses in other medical fields, including compounding pharmacies and mobile medical radiology repair and trucking. Dr. Kloth activel consults for several stimulator manufacturers (Boston Scientific and Stimwave) and is Medical Advisor and Consultant to Versea Pharmaceuticals (specializing in hemp drive CBD products) and Versea Diagnostics (Specializing in all aspects of COVID-19 testing).

Pain management is a branch of medicine employing an interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those living with chronic pain. A pain management specialist is a doctor who specializes in pain medicine, focusing on the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of pain.

Among Dr. Kloth’s numerous accolades include: America’s Most Honored Doctors (2020), America’s Most Honored Professionals (2019), Castle Connolly New York Metro Area’s Top Doctors (2000-2011), Castle Connolly New York Metro Area’s Top Doctors (Ten Year Award, 2010), Vitals Compassionate Doctor (2019, 2020), Vitals Patients’ Choice (2019, 2020), Vitals On-Time Doctor (2020), and New York Magazine Best Doctors (June 2011).

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