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  • Interventional Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine, Regenerative Medicine
  • Accepting new patients
  • 20 years of experience
  • Pinnacle Pain and Spine 9023 E Desert Cove Ave Ste 101, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
  • (480) 407-6400

Brief Intro

Dr. Matthew Crooks is a double board-certified, fellowship-trained interventional pain specialist. He has had the distinction of training with leading experts in pain medicine at two of the nation’s top hospitals, with extensive training in acute and chronic pain management, completing residency in Anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital. While at Johns Hopkins, he had the honor of being selected Chief Resident of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine for the 2008-2009 year.Delivering the highest quality patient care has been the primary focus of Dr. Crooks throughout his career in medicine. He believes that the best attribute a physician can have is the ability to listen to their patient, and to understand the importance of the doctor-patient relationship. This relationship is essential in managing chronic pain, restoring function, and getting back to life.Dr. Crooks has been practicing interventional pain medicine in Arizona since 2010, and has been voted a “Top Doc” in Pain Management by Phoenix physicians in Phoenix Magazine. His clinical interests include spinal injections, radiofrequency ablation and neuromodulation by spinal cord stimulator. He is well versed in interventional and multimodal pain management, and is passionate about improving the lives of his patients by limiting the impact of chronic pain. He is a member in good standing of the Arizona Medical Association, North American Spine Society, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.In his free time, Dr. Crooks enjoys basketball, tennis, traveling, and especially spending time with his wife and two sons.

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Education Background

FELLOWSHIP

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

RESIDENCY

Johns Hopkins University

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Chicago Medical School At Rosalind Franklin University-Medicine & Sciences - 2005

Languages Spoken

  • English

Location & Hours

  • Pinnacle Pain and Spine
  • 9023 E Desert Cove Ave Ste 101, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
  • Mon:8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Tue:8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Wed:8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Thu:8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Fri:8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Sat:Closed
    Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

  • Pain Medicine
  • Interventional Pain Medicine
  • Regenerative Medicine

Conditions Addressed

  • Shoulder Pain
  • Sciatica
  • Sacroiliac Joint Pain
  • Radiculopathy
  • Phantom Limb Pain
  • Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Neck Pain
  • Leg Pain
  • Knee Pain
  • Hip Pain
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Whiplash
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Facet Syndrome
  • Bulging Disc
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
  • Back Pain
  • Arm Pain
  • Headaches
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Procedures Performed

  • Viscosupplementation treatment of knee arthritis
  • Vertebroplasty
  • Trigger point injection
  • Thoracic epidural injection
  • Superior Hypogastric Plexus Block
  • Stellate Ganglion Block
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation
  • Sacroiliac Joint Injection
  • Radiofrequency ablation
  • PRP For Hair Loss
  • IV Therapy
  • Occipital Nerve Blocks
  • Medial Branch Block
  • Transforaminal Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Knee and Hip Joint Injections
  • Joint Injection
  • Knee Genicular Block
  • ganglion impar block
  • Facet Joint Injection
  • Epidural Steroid Injection (ESI)
  • Cervical epidural steroid injection
  • Graston Technique
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Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • Tricare
  • Healthlink
  • GEHA
  • HealthChoice
  • Medica
  • Medicaid
  • MVP Health Care
  • WPS Health Plan
  • Transamerica
  • Optum Health
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Health Net
  • HealthSmart
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Mutual of Omaha
  • Gilsbar 360 Alliance
  • Banner Health
  • CareSource
  • Medicare
  • Humana
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
  • Magellan Health
  • Bright Health
  • American Republic Insurance Company
  • ConnectiCare
  • First Choice Health
  • UnitedHealthOne
  • InterCommunity Health Network CCO
  • Cigna
  • CHAMPVA
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Culinary Health Fund
  • Travelers
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