Dr. Josemaria Paterno, MD is a pain medicine specialist in Puyallup, WA and has been practicing for 10 years. He graduated from Stanford University in 2008 and specializes in pain medicine, interventional pain medicine, and more.
Washington Center for Pain Management
1408 3rd St SE
Puyallup, WA 98372
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- First Choice Health
- Group Health Cooperative
- Humana
- LifeWise
- Network Health
- Premera Blue Cross
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Top Care Areas
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Chronic Pain
very high
more than 99% of peers
Benign Chronic Pain Syndrome
very high
more than 96% of peers
Low Back Pain
very high
more than 95% of peers
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3 Specialties
- Pain Medicine
- Anesthesiology
- Interventional Pain Medicine
2 Board Certifications
- AnesthesiologyAccredited by: American Board of Anesthesiology*
- Pain MedicineAccredited by: American Board of Anesthesiology*
40 Conditions Treated
- All Headaches (incl. Migraine)
- Arthritis
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Back Pain
- Benign Chronic Pain Syndrome
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Chronic Postoperative Pain
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Diabetic Polyneuropathy
- Enthesopathy of Hip (incl. Trochanteric Bursitis)
- Facet Joint Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Headache
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Knee Disorders
- Low Back Pain
- Lumbar Disc Degeneration
- Lumbar Herniated Disc
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Migraine
- Neck Pain
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Knee Pain
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Polyneuropathy
- Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
- Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Shoulder Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Disorders
- Spondylitis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
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25 Procedures
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cervical Medial Branch Block
- Chronic Pain Management
- Discography
- Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
- Epidural Injection
- Epidural Steroid Injections
- Facet Block
- Facet Joint Injection
- Joint Injection
- Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection
- Lumbar Facet Joint Injection
- Lumbar Medial Branch Radiofrequency Neurotomy
- Lumbar Selective Nerve Root Block
- Myofascial Trigger Point Injection
- Nerve Block, Somatic
- Nerve Blocks
- Pain Management
- Peripheral Nerve Block
- Radiofrequency Nerve Ablation
- Sacroiliac Joint Injection
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Nerve Block
- Trigger Point Injection
Background Check
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0 Sanctions
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0 Board Actions
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Education
- Stanford UniversityUndergraduate School | Graduated
- Stanford UniversityMedical School | Graduated 2008
- Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts General Hospital / Brigham and Women's Hospital)Residency Hospital | Completed
- Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts General Hospital / Brigham and Women's Hospital)Fellowship Hospital | Completed
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
Media & Publications
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Languages Spoken
- English
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