Pinnacle Pain & Spine
Matthew Crooks, MD
480.407.6400 | PinnaclePainAZ.com
9023 E. Desert Cove Ave. Ste.101 | Scottsdale
655 S. Dobson Rd. Bldg. A, Ste. 103 | Chandler
16838 E. Palisades Blvd. | Bldg. C Unit 152A | Fountain Hills
Dr. Matthew Crooks is a double board certified, fellowship trained interventional pain specialist. He has had the distinction of training with leading experts in pain medicine at two of the nation’s top hospitals, with extensive training in acute and chronic pain management, completing residency in anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital. While at Johns Hopkins, he had the honor of being selected Chief Resident of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine for the 2008-2009 year. Currently he serves as President of Arizona Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and is director of Mayo Clinic Arizona pain management fellowship private practice rotation.
Delivering the highest quality patient care has been the primary focus of Dr. Crooks throughout his career in medicine. He believes that the best attribute a physician can have is the ability to listen to their patient, and to understand the importance of the doctor-patient relationship. This relationship is essential in managing chronic pain, restoring function, and getting back to life.
Dr. Crooks has been practicing interventional pain medicine in Arizona since 2010, and has been voted a “Top Doc” in Pain Management by Phoenix physicians in PHOENIX Magazine. His clinical interests include spinal injections, regenerative medicine, personal injury, radiofrequency ablation, and neuromodulation by spinal cord stimulator.
The promising field of regenerative medicine focuses on restoring function and structure to damaged or injured tissue in as natural a way as possible. It harnesses your body’s healing response, stimulating new cell growth and helping your body repair itself with maximum efficiency. Dr Crooks offers regenerative therapies to decrease pain, heal soft tissues, and restore joint function for men and women who suffer from sports injuries or degenerative conditions. In some cases, regenerative medicine can provide hope and healing for otherwise difficult to treat illnesses or health conditions.
In his free time, Dr. Crooks enjoys basketball, golf, travelling, and especially spending time with his wife and two sons.
