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Nuvo Spine and Sports Pain Management

Personalized and Compasionate Pain Management

Payam Vahedifar M.D

Dr. Payam VahedifarDr. Vahedifar graduated with honors from UCLA and then graduated from Tulane University College of Medicine, where he did extensive research on nerve-associated pain. He completed residency training at UCLA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Multi-Campus Residency and its affiliated hospitals, including Shriners Hospital for Children, Wadsworth Veterans Administration, Orthopedic Hospital, and Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center.

After residency, Dr. Vahedifar continued his training under the head of orthopedic spine surgery at Orthopedic Hospital and completed postgraduate training in spine and interventional spine treatments.

Dr. Vahedifar is a Fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and a member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Experience

  • Physician, Owner
    Nuvo Spine and Sports Institute and Ortho Regenerative Center
    2008 – Present
    Encino, CA | Beverly Hills, CA | Los Angeles, CA

    Formerly known as Encino Spine, our team at Nuvo Spine and Sports Institute and Ortho Regenerative Center is dedicated to helping patients obtain relief. Our top priority is improving the health and well-being of our patients, and we achieve this goal by providing innovative methods of pain management and non-surgical orthopedic treatment that don’t require surgery.Led by an award-winning Los Angeles back pain relief doctor, Payam Vahedifar, M.D., our team is able to provide innovative, comprehensive care to patients suffering from acute and chronic pain of the neck, back, and spine, as well as for a number of other conditions. The pain treatments and non-surgical orthopedic treatments we offer utilize the most advanced, cutting-edge techniques and technology available.

  • Physician
    Orthopedic Consultants Medical Group (OCMG)
    2002 – 2008
    Encino, CA
  • Physician and Interventional Pain Management
    Los Angeles Spinal Surgery Associates and Spinal Procedures Medical Group
    2001 – 2005
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Associate Physician
    Southern California Rehabilitation Group
    2001 – 2004
    Burbank, CA
  • Associate Physician
    Central Medical Center
    2000 – 2004
    Grendale, CA
  • Rehabilitation Direction
    MSLA Rehabilitation Services
    2000 – 2003
    Grendale, CA

Training

  • University of California, Los Angeles
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program
    1997 – 2000
  • University of California, Irvine
    Medical Internship
    1996 – 1997
  • Tulane University School of Medicine
    Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Field Of StudyMedical Doctorate
    1992 – 1996
  • University of California, Los Angeles
    Bachelor’s Degree Field Of Study
    Science in Biology
    1987 – 2002

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Honors & Awards

  • Top 10 Doctor – Pain Management Specialist

    Vitals

    Honors doctors within a certain specialty and location who are consistently given top ratings by their patients.

  • Most Compassionate Doctor

    Honors doctors who treat their patients with the utmost kindness as reflected by their “overall” and “bedside manner” ratings

  • Patient’s Choice Award (10 years in a row)
    Vitalis

    Each year, hundreds of thousands of new physician reviews and ratings are featured on Vitals.com. Patients write about their experience and rate their physician on several components of care, including bedside manner, doctor-patient face time, and degree of follow-up. Patients also provide their doctor with an overall rating. Vitals analyzes these ratings annually, along with other quality measures, to identify the top physicians.

Certifications

  • American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    2009 – Present
    Fellow
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    2001 – Present
    Board Certified
  • Medical Board of California, Physician and Surgeon License
    1998 – Present • License A63617
    Member
  • National Board of Medical Examiners
    1997 – Present
    Diplomate
  • Radiography and Fluoroscopy, State of California DHS License
    License RHD 162138
Dr. Payem Vahedifar M.D.

Dr. Payem Vahedifar M.D.

Dr. Vahedifar graduated with honors from UCLA and then from Tulane University College of Medicine where he did extensive research on nerve-associated pain. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and a member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Dr. Vahedifar's pain management strategies integrate cutting-edge medical technology with targeted interventions to minimize pain and treat pain’s underlying causes.
Dr. Payem Vahedifar M.D.

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