ABOUT THE DOCTOR:

Lars R. 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