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Reginald C. Ajakwe, MD

Accepting New Patients
201 South Buena Vista Street, Suite 238
Burbank, CA 91505
2273.0 miles away
Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Affiliated Physicians, Los Angeles County
Speaks: English
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Comprehensive Spine and Pain Physicians

201 South Buena Vista Street, Suite 238, Burbank, CA 91505

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About Reginald C. Ajakwe

Dr. Ajakwe is a founding partner of Comprehensive Spine and Pain Physicians. He is a board certified anesthesiologist, with fellowship training in Interventional Pain Medicine from Columbia University Hospital of Physicians and Surgeons (NYC), and the UCLA School of Medicine (Los Angeles, California). He has been practicing in the field of Pain Medicine for 10 years. He has served as Vice Chair of the Pain and Palliative Care Committee at the Providence St. Joseph’s Medical Center for the last 10 years. He has authored chapters, and published articles in the well circulated Pain Medicine textbooks and journals.

Dr. Ajakwe manages all chronic pain conditions, especially painful conditions of the spine and joints. He has special interest in minimally invasive spine procedures to alleviate chronic spine pain. He also has special interest in regenerative therapy modalities, such as, stem cell therapies and platelet rich plasma (PRP) therapies for the treatment of chronic spine, joint, and soft tissue painful conditions.

Dr. Ajakwe regularly lectures in the community, and with membership in the American Academy of Pain Medicine, North American Neuromodulation Society, and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Dr. Ajakwe is on the forefront of advanced treatment options in the field of pain medicine.

Attending Staff, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, 2006– present Attending Staff, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, 2006– present Attending Staff Anesthesiologist and Pain Medicine, Holy Cross Surgery Center 2006-present Pain and Palliative Committee, Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, 2008 – present Cancer Care Committee, Providence St. Joseph Medical Center Co-director of Pain Medicine, Buena Vista Anesthesia Medical Group, 2008 – 2015 Co-director of Pain Medicine, Disney Family Cancer Center, 2009 – 2014 Lieutenant Commander, United States Naval Reserves Medical Core, 2004 to 2006 Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Cancer Committee, 2011 to 2016 Providence St. Joseph’s Medical Center Cancer committee, 2010 to present Co-Director of Pain Management, Buena Vista Anesthesia Medical Group, 2008 to 2015 Co-Director of Pain Management, Disney Family Cancer Center, 2011 to 2015 Co-director and Moderator, Pain Medicine CME Lecture Series, Providence St. Joseph’s Medical Center. 2012 to present Founding partner, Comprehensive Pain Physicians, Burbank California, 2014 to present Founding partner, Burbank Spine And Pain Surgery Center, 2016 to present Providence St. Joseph’s Med. Center Trauma Committee, 2011 to present Providence St. Joseph’s Pain and Palliative Care Committee, 2010 to present Providence Partners for Health. Inpatient Performance Improvement Program Committee. 2012 2015 Providence Partners for Health. Total Joint Replacement Initiative Committee, 2011 to 2015 Co-Editor, Pain Medicine Update. Newsletter for Los Angeles physicians. 2017

Fellowship

University of California Los Angles
2010

Residency

Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
2006

Internship

University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
2003

Medical School

University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA
2002

Board Certifications
  • American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine
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201 South Buena Vista Street, Suite 238
Burbank, CA 91505

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Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Affiliated Physicians, Los Angeles County

Affiliated Locations
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center

Clinical Interests

  • Acupressure
  • Acupuncture
  • Adolescent Disc Herniation
  • Adolescent Pain Management
  • Allodynia
  • Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome (Amps)
  • Anterior Interosseous Nerve Syndrome
  • Arachnoiditis
  • Arm Steroid Injection
  • Arthritis Of Multiple Joints
  • Athletic Pubalgia
  • Auricular Neuralgia
  • Autonomic Neuropathy
  • Back Muscle Injury
  • Back Muscle Pain
  • Back Pain
  • Baclofen Therapy
  • Botox For Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
  • Botox Injection
  • Brachial Plexopathy
  • Brachial Plexus Block
  • Bulging Disc
  • Cancer Pain
  • Caudal Injection
  • Causalgia
  • Causalgia Of Lower Limb
  • Causalgia Of Upper Limb
  • Celiac Plexus Nerve Block
  • Central Sensitization
  • Cervical Disc Degeneration
  • Cervical Disc Disease
  • Cervical Epidural Steroid Injections
  • Cervical Herniated Disc
  • Cervical Radiculopathy
  • Cervical Spinal Stenosis
  • Cervical Spine Injection
  • Cervical Spine Injection Evaluation
  • Cervical Spine Injury
  • Cervical Spine Steroid Injection
  • Cervical Spondylosis
  • Cervicogenic Headache
  • Cervicogenic Headache Rehabilitation
  • Chemotherapy Induced Neuropathy
  • Chronic Migraines
  • Chronic Muscle Injury
  • Chronic Pain
  • Coccydynia
  • Coccyx Injury
  • Cold Laser Therapy
  • Complex Spine Deformities
  • Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation
  • Craniofacial Neuralgias
  • Cryoneurolysis
  • Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
  • Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Cervical Spine
  • Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Elbow
  • Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Foot
  • Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Hand
  • Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Hip
  • Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Knee
  • Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Lumbar Spine
  • Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Shoulder
  • Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Spine
  • Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Symphysis
  • Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Thoracic Spine
  • Degenerative Spine Pain
  • Diabetic Neuropathy
  • Elbow Steroid Injection
  • Epidural Blood Patch
  • Epidural Injection
  • Erythromelalgia
  • Facet Injection
  • Facet Joint Syndrome
  • Facet Surgery
  • Facial Nerve Stimulation
  • Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Finger Injection
  • Forestier's Disease
  • Functional Pain Disorders
  • Ganglion Of Impar Blocks
  • Genicular Nerve Blocks
  • Geriatric Pain Management
  • Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
  • Hand Steroid Injection
  • Headache
  • Herpes Zoster
  • Hiv Neuropathy
  • Ilioinguinal Nerve Blocks
  • Infrared Therapy
  • Intercostal Nerve Block
  • Intercostal Neuralgia
  • Interventional Pain Management
  • Intractable Abdominal Pain
  • Intractable Pain
  • Intradiscal Injection
  • Intradiscal Steroid Injection
  • Intraspinal Infusion
  • Intrathecal Drug Delivery
  • Intrathecal Pump
  • Iv Lidocaine Infusion
  • Joint Injection
  • Klippel Feil Syndrome
  • Kyphosis
  • Lesions Of Sciatic Nerve
  • Limp
  • Long Thoracic Neuropathy
  • Lower Back Pain
  • Lower Back Pain In Pregnancy
  • Lumbar Herniated Disc
  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Lumbar Spine Epidural Steroid Injection
  • Lumbar Spine Injection
  • Lumbar Spine Injection Evaluation
  • Lumbar Spine Injury
  • Lumbar Spondylosis
  • Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks
  • Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
  • Medial Branch Blocks
  • Meralgia Paresthetica
  • Methadone Treatment
  • Migraine
  • Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion
  • Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
  • Mononeuritis
  • Mononeuritis Multiplex
  • Monoplegia
  • Musculocutaneous Neuropathy
  • Musculoskeletal Injection
  • Musculoskeletal Pain
  • Myofascial Pain Syndrome (Mps)
  • Neck Arthritis
  • Neck Muscle Injury
  • Neck Pain
  • Nerve Block
  • Nerve Compression Syndrome
  • Neural Foramen Injection
  • Neuralgia
  • Neuralgic Amyotrophy
  • Neuritis
  • Neurolysis
  • Neurolytic Block
  • Neuroma
  • Neuromodulation
  • Neuropathic Arthritis
  • Neuropathic Pain
  • Neuropathy
  • Non Surgical Arthritis Treatment
  • Non Surgical Coccyx Fracture Care
  • Non Surgical Management Of Osteoarthritis