Dr. Eric Robinson understands that the nature of your pain depends on its source. He will thoroughly evaluate your medical history and previous exams and, if necessary, may order or perform additional tests. Dr. Robinson also brings advanced procedures to your diagnosis and a thorough understanding of the mechanisms and nuances of spine pain.
Dr. Robinson is a caring and compassionate physician born in Auburn, Alabama. After completion of an interventional pain fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and obtaining Board Certification in Pain Medicine, he returned to the Auburn-Opelika area in 2008 to establish Auburn Pain Specialists. Auburn Pain Specialists is East Alabama's first comprehensive pain medicine speciality practice devoted solely to the most current standards of diagnosis and treatment of both acute and chronic pain related to the spine and other conditions.
Years In Practice25
Primary Specialty
Anesthesiologist
GenderMale
Education1995 Doctorate of Medicine, Univ. of S. Alabama 1991 Bachelor of Science, Auburn University Montgomery
Training2008 Fellowship, Pain Medicine, UPMC 1999 Residency, Anesthesiology, UAB 1996 Internship, General Surgery, Univ. of S. Alabama
CertificationBoard Certified, Anesthesiology Board Certified, Pain Medicine
Payment OptionsCash, Check, Most Major Credit Cards Most Major Insurance Plans Medicare
Deductibles and Coinsurances apply No outpatient facility copays on procedures done in-office for Blue Cross Blue Shield patients
ServicesAt Auburn Pain Specialists, we offer the most advanced treatment options for your spine pain. Most of these treatments are minimally invasive and highly effective, and not always available at other practices. Here are some of the leading-edge methods we use to relieve your spine pain: Cervical epidural steroid injections Cervical selective nerve root block Cervical blocks Cervical facet radiofrequency neurotomy Caudal epidural steroid injection Discography Diagnostic medial branch facet nerve blocks Facet joint injections Lumbar facet radiofrequency neurotomy Lumbar epidural steroid injection Lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection Percutaneous disc nucleoplasty RACZ caudal neurolysis Sacroiliac joint steroid injection Spinal cord stimulation Cervical facet radiofrequency neurotomy Thoracic facet radiofrequency neurotomy Thoracic transforaminal epidural steroid injection Kyphoplasty Vertebroplasty MILD® (Percutaneous Minimally-Invasive Lumbar Decompression)
Relief from pain is one of many medical needs that cancer patients have. That’s because pain occurs in 30% of cancer cases. For advanced-stage cancer, that number rises to about 90%. Unfortunately, as many as half of these people may be undertreated for their cancer-related pain. At Auburn Pain Specialists, Dr. Eric Robinson offers every modern treatment for pain related to cancer. If you or a loved one is suffering with cancer pain, it’s time to improve your quality of life. Get the relief you need with leading-edge, cancer-specific treatments and the specialized knowledge to make a meaningful difference.