Dr. Christian Peccora believes in a multi-modal approach to pain management, including physical therapy, acupuncture, pain psychology, massage, medications, spinal cord neuromodulation, and interventional procedures. He has expertise in the treatment of headaches, neck and back pain, nerve pain, post-surgical pain, and joint pain and believes therapies should be customized to each patient. He rece
ived his MD at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, where he graduated with honors and was chosen to be in the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. This was followed by a residency in Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women’s Hospital, where he also completed a fellowship in Pain Medicine. He was chosen as the Distinguished Resident of his class and won the Fellow of the Year Award. While in Boston, he engaged in numerous research projects and has published articles and book chapters on the neurophysiology of chronic pain, peripheral nerve stimulation, intrathecal pumps, postoperative pain, and medical ethics. Dr. Peccora is a dual board-certified physician and member of the International Spine Intervention Society and other medical organizations. He is an avid traveler and fluent in Spanish, a tennis and running enthusiast, a musician, and a community volunteer. He grew up in southwest Houston and is a part of the patient care team in our Sugar Land location. He is currently accepting new patients.
