David R O`Brien Jr. MD

David R O’Brien Jr., MD, is a pain medicine physician specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in both Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. Dr. O’Brien provides non-operative evaluation and treatment for back, neck, and joint conditions, with a focus on spine and sports-related injuries. His clinical interests include disc herniations, sciatica, arm and leg pain, and other causes of numbness, weakness, and pain involving the spine and extremities. He offers minimally invasive, image-guided procedures, therapeutic injections, and diagnostic testing to help clarify the source of symptoms and guide individualized treatment plans. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. O’Brien serves as an Associate Professor at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and in the Department of Neurosurgery. He holds leadership roles as Chief of Medical Spine and Fellowship Director for Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine and serves on spine center of excellence executive and steering committees. He contributes to the field through professional society and editorial work, including service on the Board of Directors for the North American Spine Society and editorial boards for The Spine Journal and Interventional Pain Medicine. His research focuses on spine and back pain.