
Pain Management in Indianapolis, Indiana (IN)
David M Ratzman MD
Pain Management
- Board Certified
- Fellowship Trained
- North American Spine Society
- Degenerative Spine
- Spinal Deformity
- Trauma
- Tumor-Infection
- Interventional Pain Medicine
- St. Vincent Hospital
- Hancock Memorial Hospital
- Clarian Hospitals
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine
Dr. Ratzman is fellowship-trained and board certified in Pain Medicine and Pain Management. He is also board certifed in anesthesiology. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of spinal pain (spinal diagnostics and therapeutics) and cancer pain.
He is a member of the North American Spine Society, American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Medical Association, International Spine Intervention Society, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, American Academy of Pain Medicine, American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Joint Section on Pain, American Pain Society, International Association for the Study of Pain, Indiana Society of Anesthesiologists, Indiana State Medical Association, and the Indianapolis Medical Society.
Things You Should Know Before Seeing a Pain Management Specialist:
- What is a Pain Medicine (or Pain Management) Specialist?
The goal of pain management is to manage acute or chronic pain by reducing pain frequency and intensity. - Pain Medicine (or Pain Management) Specialist Education and Training
Pain management specialists must complete years of advanced education and training to become cerfified in pain medicine. - What Disorders Do Pain Medicine (or Pain Management) Specialists Treat
Whether pain is acute or chronic, your primary care or other treating physician may refer you to a pain management specialist to treat spine-related pain. - Your First Appointment with a Pain Medicine (or Pain Management) Specialist: What to Expect
During your first appointment with a pain management specialist, he will perform an examination and ask you many questions about your pain. Listed here are 10 common questions. - What Treatments Do Pain Medicine (or Pain Management) Specialists Provide?
The treatments offered by pain management specialists are almost as diverse as the spine pain problems treatment aims to manage! - Questions to Ask Your Pain Medicine (or Pain Management) Specialist
This simple guideline will help you prepare for your visit with a pain management specialist. Plus, questions you should ask the doctor.

