Mrs. Larina V. Gutenberg, DO

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Get to know Pain Management Specialist Dr. Larina V. Gutenberg, who serves patients in San Antonio, Texas.

Dr. Gutenberg, a board-certified pain management specialist, is a partner at Premier Pain Consultants in San Antonio, Texas. 

Using the most advanced and state-of-the-art methods available, Premier Pain Consultants offers an incredibly wide array of treatment options, including pharmaceutical pain management and interventional procedures, all under one roof. The pain management doctors in San Antonio and the surrounding areas have expertise in treating both simple and complicated pain issues, thereby eliminating the need for patients to visit multiple specialists in order to receive customized care. 

In 2004, Dr. Gutenberg earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine – Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona. She then went on to complete her residency in anesthesiology and her fellowship in pain medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 2008 and 2009, respectively. 

Among her most impressive achievements, she is board-certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology, whose mission is to advance the highest standards of the practice of anesthesiology. She is also board-certified in pain medicine by the American Board of Pain Medicine, whose mission is to improve the quality of pain medicine.

Pain management, pain medicine, pain control or algiatry, 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 physician with special training in evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of all different types of pain.

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