Dr. John S. Michels, MD

Top3Doctors.com selected Dr. John Michels as a top pain management doctor in Dallas because of his double board certification, his imaging background, and his fellowship training in interventional pain care. Dr. Michels earned his medical degree at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. He completed a diagnostic radiology residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, then an ACGME-accredited interventional pain fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board certified in both diagnostic radiology and pain medicine. That imaging background helps him read spine scans closely and guide each procedure with precision.

What we like most about Dr. Michels is that he knows pain from the patient side. He was a first-round NFL draft pick and won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers before an injury ended his career and led him to medicine. Today he leads ISP Health, a Dallas practice in the North Central Medical Plaza on North Central Expressway. He uses minimally invasive, image-guided treatments for neck and back pain, sciatica, spinal compression fractures, CRPS, and nerve pain. He also performs kyphoplasty and spinal cord stimulation. For these reasons, Top3Doctors.com proudly names Dr. John Michels among the top three pain management doctors in Dallas.