Dr. Matthew Crooks, MD

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.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, radiofrequency ablation and neuromodulation by spinal cord stimulator. He is well versed in interventional and multimodal pain management, and is passionate about improving the lives of his patients by limiting the impact of chronic pain. He is a member in good standing of the Arizona Medical Association, North American Spine Society, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.In his free time, Dr. Crooks enjoys basketball, tennis, traveling, and especially spending time with his wife and two sons.

Pinnacle Pain and Spine

9023 E Desert Cove Ave Ste 101

Scottsdale

AZ

85260

USA

+14804076400

• Pain Medicine
• Interventional Pain Medicine
• Regenerative Medicine

• Viscosupplementation treatment of knee arthritis
• Vertebroplasty
• Trigger point injection
• Thoracic epidural injection
• Superior Hypogastric Plexus Block
• Stellate Ganglion Block
• Spinal Cord Stimulation
• Sacroiliac Joint Injection
• Radiofrequency ablation
• PRP For Hair Loss
• IV Therapy
• Occipital Nerve Blocks
• Medial Branch Block
• Transforaminal Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection
• Kyphoplasty
• Knee and Hip Joint Injections
• Joint Injection
• Knee Genicular Block
• ganglion impar block
• Facet Joint Injection
• Epidural Steroid Injection (ESI)
• Cervical epidural steroid injection
• Graston Technique

• UHC Choice Plus POS
• First Health PPO
• Health Net AZ HMO ExcelCare Network
• BCBS AZ Neighborhood Network MRF
• Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
• Health Net AZ PPO HSA
• UHC Navigate POS
• BCBS AZ Alliance Network
• Aetna Managed Choice POS Open Access
• UHC Navigate HMO
• Aetna Savings Plus of AZ
• BCBS Blue Card PPO
• Aetna HMO
• Humana Phoenix HMOx
• UHC Options PPO
• Aetna Whole Health Banner Health Network HMO
• Humana Choice POS
• Humana National POS
• Aetna Choice POS II
• CIGNA Open Access Plus
• CIGNA HMO
• Multiplan PPO
• PHCS PPO
• Humana HMO Premier
• CIGNA LocalPlus
• Aexcel PPO
• MEDICA CHOICE WITH UNITEDHEALTHC
• PPO/EPO Statewide
• UHC NAVIGATE PLUS POS
• UHC Nexus Open Access
• Aetna AZ Banner PPO (ACA Broad Network)
• Aetna Banner APCN Plus Health Network Choice POS II
• Aetna Banner Managed Plus Open Access Managed Plus
• Aetna Banner OA MP (ACA & AFA Performance Network)
• Aetna Elect Choice EPO Open Access
• Aetna Innovation Health Aetna Premier Care Network Plus
• Aetna Open Choice PPO
• BCBS AZ PPO/EPO Statewide
• BCBSA Blue Card High Performance Network
• Humana / ChoiceCare Network PPO
• Medica Choice With UHC
• Oscar CA Cigna + Oscar Open Access Plus

• Shoulder Pain
• Sciatica
• Sacroiliac Joint Pain
• Radiculopathy
• Phantom Limb Pain
• Peripheral Neuropathy
• Neck Pain
• Leg Pain
• Knee Pain
• Hip Pain
• Spinal Stenosis
• Whiplash
• Fibromyalgia
• Facet Syndrome
• Bulging Disc
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
• Back Pain
• Arm Pain
• Headaches