Evaluation
Your history, a focused exam, and a review of the imaging you already have. Many patients leave the first visit with a plan, not a procedure.
Houston · Webster · Pearland (opening November 2026)Image-guided care for spine, joint, and nerve pain
Board-certified, fellowship-trained pain physicians
Find the source. Target the pain. Get back to life.
When back, neck, joint, or nerve pain will not let up, we start with the question that matters most: what is actually generating the pain — and what can be done about it. Five physicians, three offices, one standard of care.
Diagnosis before proceduresHistory, exam, your imaging and prior care shape the plan. Diagnostic blocks confirm the target before any longer-lasting treatment.
Image-guided proceduresEpidurals, nerve blocks, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation, kyphoplasty and SI joint care — every one performed under fluoroscopic or ultrasound guidance.
Three officesHouston and Webster today · Pearland opening November 2026 · Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Most major commercial plans, Medicare and workers' compensation accepted. New patients and physician referrals welcome.
Call (832) 916-2075 →New in 2026 Now welcoming Peter Vu, MD and Taylor Moore, DO — fellowship-trained pain physicians accepting new patients. Our Pearland office opens November 2026.
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Houston Chronicle recognition
Houston Chronicle Best of the Best — 2024 winner.
Voted by Houston-area readers. Together with 850+ Google reviews, it is one more reason new patients and referring physicians choose Gulf Coast Pain & Spine.
Patients most often mention being listened to, clear explanations of what is causing their pain, and clean, on-time offices.
Physician trainingFive board-certified, fellowship-trained physicians
For referring providersFax a referral; your patient is contacted within one business day.Board certified in anesthesiology or physical medicine & rehabilitation, with pain medicine fellowships at UMDNJ–Robert Wood Johnson, UTMB, Brigham and Women's, and Beth Israel Deaconess / Harvard Medical School.
Fax (832) 916-2480. Consult notes go back to you after the first visit. Refer a patient →
How a first visit works
A clear diagnosis first. Then the right treatment, in the right order.
Most patients arrive with more than pain — imaging, prior injections, medications, work limits, poor sleep. The first job is to organize that history into a working diagnosis and a plan you understand.
Confirm the source
When the diagnosis is uncertain, a short-acting diagnostic block tells us whether a disc, facet joint, nerve root, SI joint or peripheral nerve is the generator.
Treat and measure
Injections, radiofrequency ablation, physical therapy, medications or an implanted device — matched to the diagnosis and judged against your own goals.
Honest patient education
Every condition and procedure guide tells you what to expect — including the risks.
Warning signs that need an emergency room. How long an epidural usually lasts. Why a medial branch block is a test, not a treatment. What the evidence really shows for newer options. All reviewed by a physician.
Browse treatment guidesConditions we treat
Pain patterns deserve specific answers.
Spine, joint, nerve, post-surgical and chronic pain. We do not manage primary headache disorders such as migraine, but we do offer occipital nerve blocks and, on neurology referral, other headache-related procedures.
Low back pain
Pain with standing, bending, sitting or walking may point to a disc, facet joint, SI joint, stenosis or a compression fracture — each treated differently.
Explore lower back pain → Pain down the legNumbness, tingling, burning or electric pain usually starts with finding which nerve root is irritated.
Explore sciatica → Neck pain with arm symptomsShoulder-blade pain, hand numbness or arm pain calls for careful cervical spine and nerve evaluation.
Explore neck pain → Pain after spine surgeryPersistent symptoms after surgery need a fresh look at the imaging, the nerves and what has already been tried.
Explore pain after surgery → Shoulder, hip, knee or SI joint painJoint and pelvis pain each need different diagnostic questions before treatment is chosen.
Explore joint pain →Image-guided treatment options
Understand your options before treatment begins.
Clear illustrations and plain-language guides explain how each procedure works, what a normal recovery looks like, and how long relief typically lasts.
Treatment
Epidural Steroid Injection
Anti-inflammatory medication placed next to an irritated spinal nerve. Relief typically begins within a week and lasts weeks to months for nerve-related leg or arm pain.
Learn about epidurals →
Radiofrequency Ablation
Heat interrupts the small nerves that carry facet, SI joint or knee pain — after diagnostic blocks confirm the target. Relief often lasts 6–12 months and can be repeated.
Learn about RFA →
Spinal Cord Stimulation
A trial first, always. If a week-long trial cuts your pain by half or more, a small implant can provide lasting relief for nerve pain after surgery, neuropathy or CRPS.
Learn about SCS →
SI Joint Injections and Fusion
Image-guided injections confirm and calm sacroiliac joint pain; radiofrequency ablation or minimally invasive fusion are options when injections stop lasting.
Learn about SI joint care →Physician-led care
Five board-certified, fellowship-trained pain physicians.
Every patient is seen by a physician who is board certified in anesthesiology or physical medicine & rehabilitation and completed a pain medicine fellowship. Profiles list training, board status, focus areas and languages.
Meet the physicians
Purvi Patel, MDBoard certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in both Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Founded the practice in 2015 after residency and interventional pain fellowship at UMDNJ–Robert Wood Johnson.View profile →
GaToya Simpson, MDBoard certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (ABA). Pain medicine fellowship and anesthesiology residency at UTMB Galveston; advanced training in spinal cord stimulation, intrathecal pumps and kyphoplasty.View profile →
Divya Janardhanan, MDBoard certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (ABA). Pain fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital; chief resident in anesthesiology at Baylor College of Medicine.View profile →
Peter Vu, MDBoard-certified physiatrist, board eligible in Pain Medicine. Interventional pain fellowship (chief fellow) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School; published neuromodulation researcher.View profile →
Taylor Moore, DOBoard-certified physiatrist, board eligible in Pain Medicine. Interventional pain fellowship at UTMB Galveston; a decade of sports and musculoskeletal experience before medical school.View profile →
Locations
View locationsHouston and Webster today. Pearland in November.
Gulf Coast Pain & Spine — Houston
13009 Gulf Commerce Dr, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77034. Off I-45 South near Beltway 8. Free parking.
- Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–5 p.m. · (832) 916-2075
- Fax (832) 916-2480
Gulf Coast Pain & Spine — Webster
1015 W. Medical Center Blvd, Suite 2800, Webster, TX 77598. Convenient for Clear Lake, League City, Friendswood and the Bay Area. Free parking.
- Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–5 p.m. · (832) 916-2075
- Fax (832) 916-2480
Gulf Coast Pain & Spine — Pearland
10907 Memorial Hermann Dr, Suite 370, Pearland, TX 77584. Pearland Medical Plaza 2, beside Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital (we are an independent practice).
- Call (832) 916-2075 to be notified when scheduling opens
- Pearland patients are welcome in Houston (about 15 miles) until then
Start with clarity
If pain keeps interrupting your life, start with a specialist who will tell you what is causing it.
Call or request an appointment online. New patients are welcome; our team confirms insurance and referral requirements before scheduling.