Dr. Patrick McIntyre MD, JD
I grew up in Northeast Ohio. After receiving my undergraduate degree in Political Science and International Relations from a small Jesuit college in Fairfield, Connecticut called Fairfield University, I started work on my Juris Doctorate degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. While studying law, I started enrolling in undergraduate premedical school science and math courses at CWRU. After graduating from law school, I started medical school at what is now known as the University of Toledo School of Medicine.
After graduating from medical school in 2001, I completed my Internal Medicine internship and my Anesthesiology residency at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. During my residency I found my calling. After several one-month rotations on the Pain Medicine Service, I realized that my passion was treating patients with a variety of chronic pain. It was then that I embarked upon my career in the relatively new field of Pain Medicine. I completed my fellowship in Pain Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. I was recruited to return to University Hospitals of Cleveland to help rejuvenate the Division of Pain Medicine. I teach residents and fellows as well as work in a busy outpatient and inpatient practice.
My interest is in advanced minimally invasive therapies to treat pain. Finding the definitive treatment for each patient is my goal. Besides basic injections, I have many other therapies to offer. I have extensive experience in treating patients with neuromodulation therapies including peripheral nerve, dorsal column, and dorsal root ganglion approaches. I am well versed in ablative procedures such as Intracept and Osteocool. Minimally invasive lumbar decompression and Vertiflex may be appropriate for patients with stenosis who are not surgical candidates. I have several other therapies that I can offer patients depending upon their condition.
Medical School:
Medical College of Ohio, 2001
Fellowship:
Internship / Residency:
My goal is to reduce pain and restore function in his many people as possible. There is nothing more satisfying for me than to know the people are free to live their lives the way they want to live.
~Dr. Patrick McIntyre MD, JD
Procedures
Epidural Steroid Injections
Epidural steroid injections (ESIs) are a common treatment option for many forms of lower back pain and leg pain.
CERVICAL THORACIC LUMBAR MEDIAL BRANCH BLOCKS
A medial branch nerve block is a type of injection used to determine if the facet joint is causing the patient's back pain. Facet joints are pairs of small joints between the vertebrae in the back of the spine.
RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION PROCEDURES
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive procedure that is performed at a doctor’s office or a hospital. Patients usually return home the same day.
JOINT INJECTIONS
Steroid injections (or corticosteroid injections) work to reduce swelling and inflammation in the joint. They are commonly used in the knee, hip, and shoulder to relieve pain and swelling, but can also be used to treat pain in other joints including the elbow, wrist, and ankle.
BOTOX TREATMENT
Botox injections are a minimally invasive treatment option for patients suffering from migraine headaches, spasticity, myofascial pain, back pain, neck pain, or neuropathy.
MILD PROCEDURE
Botox injections are a minimally invasive treatment option for patients suffering from migraine headaches, spasticity, myofascial pain, back pain, neck pain, or neuropathy.