Stephen M. Sims, MD is double board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in Pain Management and Anesthesiology. After attending medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, he completed residency training in anesthesiology and a fellowship in Pain Management also at UTMB. He is currently a clinic teaching professor and has trained MD Anderson pain fellows for the last 20 years. Dr. Sims’ is committed to learning and developing new procedures and interventions to minimize or cure chronic pain. His partnerships with spinal surgeons, physical therapists, chiropractors, and psychologists help round out his offerings to his patients. Not only does Dr. Sims pride himself on maintaining a high level of integrity in his work, he believes finding the best way to control a patient’s pain is an extension of his personal life mission.