Dr. Richard Shinaman
Dr. Richard Shinaman
Chairman of the Pain Medicine Committees
Dr. Richard Shinaman has a long-standing interest in the field of
integrative health and pain medicine. He has completed rigorous training
programs in anesthesiology and critical care medicine at Stanford
University, acupuncture and herbal medicine at UCLA, and pain medicine at
the internationally renowned Mayo Clinic. Dr. Shinaman maintains double
board certifications in anesthesiology and pain medicine. He has published
numerous scientific articles and specialty based textbook chapters on pain
medicine. He was recognized by the California Society of Anesthesiologists
as the top research physician in the state, is a Pfizer national pain
scholar, and maintains membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor
society. Dr. Shinaman currently lectures nationally on the role of novel
opioid medications in the treatment of complicated pain and the cutting
edge applications of radiofrequency technology in minimally invasive spine
procedures. He is a treating physician for the Oakland Raiders and Oakland
Athletics professional sports organizations. He serves as the chairman of
the pain medicine committees at San Ramon Regional Medical Center and
Valley Care Hospital. Dr. Shinaman has special expertise in the complicated
management of workers compensation injuries and serves as a patient
advocate in his role as a California Qualified Medical Evaluator. He spends
his free time taking landscape photographs and paddle boarding along the
coast. Works as a consultant and advisor for WellBrain.