David Rustom MD

Dr. David Rustom is a board-certified physician specializing in internal medicine with a primary clinical focus in pain medicine. He provides comprehensive, multimodal pain management, tailoring care to each patient and drawing from options such as physical and occupational therapy coordination, medication management, interventional pain procedures, and neuromodulation therapies including spinal cord stimulation. Dr. Rustom’s clinical interests include a broad range of chronic pain conditions, such as cervical and lumbar spondylosis, spinal stenosis, complex regional pain syndrome, peripheral neuropathy, post-surgical pain, and joint-related pain. His procedural expertise includes epidural and joint injections, lumbar rhizotomy, minimally invasive spinal procedures, and peripheral nerve and spinal cord stimulation. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Rustom serves as a Clinical Associate Professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine and is actively involved in graduate medical education, including residency and fellowship training, with leadership responsibilities in pain medicine training. He completed his medical education at the University of Medicine and Health Sciences in St. Kitts and pursued undergraduate studies at Wayne State University. Originally from the Metro Detroit area, he is affiliated with multiple Detroit Medical Center hospitals and provides care in English.