AWARDS
Dr. Eric Cornidez nominated for the Copper Cactus Award for Small Business Leader of the Year
Dr. Eric Cornidez and PISA were honored to be nominated for the Tucson Metro Chamber’s Copper Cactus Award for Small Business Leader of the Year. The entire Tucson staff at PISA came together to make a video that was presented at the awards ceremony on September 22nd, 2023. The video not only captures Dr. Cornidez’s passion for his profession, his leadership and expertise but it shows his respect and admiration for the entire organization. The message is clear in the video…PISA is Family!
Eric Cornidez is Named Hispanic Business Man of the Year, 2019
Congratulations to Dr. Eric Cornidez for being named the 2019 Hispanic Business Man of the Year by the Tucson Hispanic Chamber.
Pain Institute of Southern Arizona won the prestigious 2019 Copper Cactus Award
It is with much pride, excitement, and enthusiasm we share that the Pain Institute of Southern Arizona won the prestigious Tucson Metro Chamber’s Copper Cactus Award in the category of Business Growth, 2019.
CONDITIONS & TREATMENTS VIDEOS
PATIENT STORIES
Patient Stories
Real patients share how the physicians at the Pain Institute of Southern Arizona helped them to get their life back, free from pain.
PROCEDURE & NEW TREATMENT EVENTS
Painful Diabetic Neuropathy Discussion on March 2, 2023
Dr. Christopher Bailey and Dr. Efrain Cubillo collaborated with Nevro to provide a Free patient Educational event to discuss new treatments available for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy. The Doctors discuss the pain associated with Neuropathy and the Nevro HFX Neuromodulation system.
Vertiflex Procedure to Treat Spinal Stenosis
Dr. Cubillo discusses a ground-breaking procedure called Vertiflex, a long-lasting solution for the symptoms of lower back and leg pain.
ABOUT THE PHYSICIANS
Dr. Kenneth Gossler, MD
Kenneth B. Gossler, M.D. is board certified in anesthesiology and pain management. He received his medical degree with high honors from the University of Arizona.
He performed his anesthesiology residency at the University of Arizona winning awards for research. Dr. Gossler then completed a one year fellowship in interventional pain management at The Mayo Clinic. He has been practicing pain management in Tucson, Arizona since 1997. He is a founding member of The Pain Institute of Southern Arizona and has special interest in interventional pain management for the treatment of spinal pain.
Dr. Efrain Cubillo, MD
Efrain I. Cubillo, MD, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology, Fellowship Trained Interventional Pain Specialist and Board Certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine in the greater Tucson community. Dr. Cubillo is currently a managing partner at the Pain Institute of Southern Arizona, conveniently located throughout Tucson, Safford, and Benson, Arizona. He has been practicing for eight years and currently specializes in pain medicine treatments.
Upon graduation in 2011, Dr. Cubillo completed his anesthesiology residency at the Mayo Clinic, where he earned The Mayo Clinic Spirit Award. Dr. Cubillo has always been passionate about the latest techniques and treatments in pain management. Immediately after finishing his residency, Dr. Cubillo completed an interventional pain management fellowship at the Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, to better serve his patients suffering from acute and chronic pain.
FOR YOUR HEALTH MEDICAL MINUTE SEGMENTS
Sponsor of KVOA For Your Health Medical Minute – Dr. Cornidez
Pain Institute of Southern Arizona is a featured sponsor of KVOA For Your Health Medical Minute segments.
Epidural Steroid Injection Medical Minute – Dr. Bailey
Dr. Bailey discusses epidural steroid injections to treat a slipped disc. Pain Institute of Southern Arizona is a featured sponsor of KVOA For Your Health Medical Minute segments.
Vertiflex Medical Minute – Dr. Cubillo
Dr. Cubillo discusses a ground-breaking procedure called Vertiflex, a long-lasting solution to the symptoms of lower back and leg pain. Pain Institute of Southern Arizona is a featured sponsor of KVOA For Your Health Medical Minute segments.
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) – Dr. Gossler
Dr. Gossler discusses radiofrequency ablation to arthritis of the lower back. Pain Institute of Southern Arizona is a featured sponsor of KVOA For Your Health Medical Minute segments.
