Pain Management Doctor Dallas, TX

A native of Dallas, Dr. Walters is a fellowship-trained pain management specialist who focuses on conservative treatments such as physical therapy, medications, and spinal injections to diagnose and treat pain.

Dr. Walters is double board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation as well as Pain Management. After earning his medical degree with honors from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, he completed his residency training at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, where he focused on outpatient musculoskeletal pain syndromes, with an emphasis on conservative treatment of the spine. He then pursued further training at UCLA's prestigious fellowship program in Pain Management, where he became proficient in fluoroscopically guided spinal injections to diagnose and treat pain. Dr. Walters is also trained in electrodiagnostic medicine (EMG) & nerve conduction studies (NCS), which utilizes a nerve test performed in the office to aid in the diagnosis and prognosis of spinal conditions.

In addition, Dr. Walters is one of the few physicians chosen to serve and represent the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners as an expert panelist in Pain Management.

"As a Pain Management specialist, my ultimate goal is to restore function and independence, so that my patients may fully return to their daily living, working, and sporting activities. Close to 90% of my patients succeed without surgery; however, in the event that surgery is the best option, I work closely with several different spine surgeons and can help you choose the one that is best for your specific diagnosis.”

The Health 2013 issue of ON magazine features an article on the sources of back pain by Dr. Nathan Walters

Nathan S. Walters, M.D. A native of Dallas, Dr. Walters is a fellowship-trained pain management specialist on the medical staff at Texas Institute for Surgery. Click here to read the full article

Certifications

• Diplomat, American Board of Pain Medicine
• Diplomat, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Fellowship

• Pain Management – UCLA/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Program
  11301 Wilshire (w117), Los Angeles, CA, 90073

Residency

• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  Baylor University Medical Center
  3500 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX, 75246
• Team physician for Red Oak High School Football
• Directed residents as team physicians for two area high schools
• Assistant resident physician for Southern Methodist University (SMU)
• Physician for White Rock Marathon
• Physician for Dallas Cup soccer tournament
• Assistant team physician for Collin County Community College

Internship

• McLennan County Medical Education and Research Foundation
  Rotating – Medicine, OBGYN, Surgery, Pediatrics, Family Practice
  1600 Providence, Waco, TX, 76707 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX, 78229 Honors: honors in general surgery and honors in anesthesiology

College Education

• Bachelor of Arts – Biology: University of Texas - Austin, TX
• Philanthropy Chairman – Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity

Lectures/Presentations

• Plantar Fasciitis, Diagnosis and Treatment
  McLennan County Medical Education and Research Foundation
  Waco, TX. Resident Lecture - February 2003
• Headache, Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
  McLennan County Medical Education and Research Foundation
  Waco, TX. Resident Lecture - Spring 2003
• Common Sports Injuries and Sideline Treatment
  McLennan County Medical Education and Research Foundation Dallas, TX. Resident Lecture – December 2003
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
  Baylor Institute of Rehabilitation
  Dallas, TX. Resident Lecture – January 2004
• Cancer Rehabilitation and Pain Management
  Texas Women’s University
  Dallas, TX. OT School Lecture – April 2004
• Pathophysiology of Pain: Endogenous Opioids and Neurotransmitters
  Baylor Institute of Rehabilitation
  Dallas, TX. Resident Lecture – May 2004
• Clinical Evaluation of Shoulder Pain
  Baylor Institute of Rehabilitation Dallas, TX. April 2005
• Scoliosis: an overview
  Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation Baylor Institute of Rehabilitation – Grand Rounds Los Angeles, CA Spring 2008
• Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease
  Baylor Family Practice – Garland
  Spring 2008
• Degenerative Cascade and Common Syndromes
  Frisco Retirement Center
  Spring 2009
• Lumbar and Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease
  Frisco Westin Stonebriar
  Fall 2009
• Conservative Workup of Low Back Pain April 2011
• Current Treatments for Degenerative Disc Syndromes