Juan Santiago-Palma, MD

Dr. Juan Santiago-Palma specializes in nonsurgical spine care and interventional pain management. He is board certified in both physical medicine and rehabilitation as well as pain medicine by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). Dr Santiago-Palma has been with OAK Orthopedics for over 20 years and runs the busiest interventional pain practice in the region, performing over 2,500 procedures annually, including some of the most advanced and cutting-edge treatments.

Dr. Santiago-Palma has authored and published numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed articles. His research interests include the development of safer and novel ways of performing spinal procedures.

Dr. Santiago-Palma completed a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. He then completed a fellowship in pain and palliative care at the world-renowned Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He also underwent advanced training in interventional procedures through another fellowship at the Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Anesthesiology.