Lars Newsome, M.D.
Board Certified in Pain Management
Board Certified in Anesthesiology
Board Certified in Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Newsome received his undergraduate degree at Columbia University in New York, and graduated with honors from Indiana University School of Medicine. After completing his anesthesiology residency and fellowship at Emory University he remained on the faculty for three years as an assistant professor of anesthesiology before moving his practice to San Diego.
Dr. Newsome specializes in interventional pain management and anesthesiology. He offers a variety of procedures to manage pain, such as lumbar, thoracic and cervical epidural steroid injections, facet injections, radiofrequency ablation, intrathecal drug delivery and neuromodulation.
CERTIFICATIONS:
- American Board of Anesthesiology
- Critical Care Medicine-Subspecialty
- American Board of Anesthesiology- Pain Medicine-Subspecialty
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Facet Injections
- Fluoroscopically Guided Epidural
- Steroid Injections
- Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems
- Joint Injections
- Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks
- Percutaneous Intradiscal Nucleoplasty
- Peripheral Nerve Blocks
- Provocative Discography
- Spinal Cord Stimulator
AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS:
- American Medical Association
- California Medical Association
- Associate Examiner, American Board of Anesthesiology
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS/PRIVILEGES:
- Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
HONORS & AWARDS:
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society 1979
- National Medical Fellowship Award 1979
- Kaiser Foundation Award of Merit 1990
- Emory University, Anesthesiology Faculty Member of the Year 1986
Specialty: Pain Management
Language(s): English, Spanish
