About Richard Derby, MD

Richard Derby, MD is Medical Director of Spinal Diagnostics and Treatment Center as well as CEO of Comprehensive Spine Diagnostics Medical Group in Daly City, CA. He is a board certified anesthesiologist who also serves as Associate Clinical Professor at Stanford University's Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Stanford, CA.

Dr. Derby completed his undergraduate degree at Stanford University and received a Medical Degree from the University of California at Irvine. He completed his residency at the University of California at San Francisco.

Dr. Derby is an active member of several professional societies, including the American Society of Anesthesiologists, North American Spine Society (NASS), International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, International Intradiscal Therapy Society and is a Founding Member of the International Spinal Injection Society (ISIS).

Further, Dr. Derby holds journal, editorial and review committee memberships for several professional publications, including The Clinic Journal of Pain, Spine, Pain Digest, The Pain Medicine Journal Club, and The Spine Journal.

Dr. Derby has participated in more than 70 invited lectures, presentations and workshops and is a prolific published author.