Dr. Hazmer Cassim Rancho Mirage | Interventional Injection La Quinta

Hazmer Cassim DO DABPM Chair of Pain Management Eisenhower Medical Center
Director of Pain Management Desert Orthopedic Center

Introduction

Improving lives by managing pain – that’s what I do

Dr. Cassim is the director of pain management at desert orthopedic center (DOC) and chair of pain management at Eisenhower medical center (EMC). He is board-certified and fellowship trained. Dr Cassim practices interventional pain management. He earned his medical degree at NOVA Southeastern Medical School in Florida and completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Minnesota. He continued on to complete his Pain and Interventional Management Fellowship training at the University of Minnesota, Riverside. Dr. Cassim then joined Medical Advanced Pain Specialists (MAPS), in Minneapolis, MN, where he collaborated on a multidisciplinary team treating a diverse group of pain conditions, focusing on spinal mediated pain. He specializes in comprehensive pain management and implantable therapies for pain. He also worked as a primary and subinvestigator for Medical Applied Research Center (MARC) with patient centered studies to help improve clinical treatment outcomes related to pain. Dr. Cassim is pleased to make the Coachella Valley community his home and be a part of Desert Orthopedic Center (DOC). In his free time, he enjoys travel, fitness, spending time with family and friends and scuba diving.

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Position/Title

Physician Interventional Pain Management
Chair of Pain Management Eisenhower Medical Center.
Director of Pain Management Desert Orthopedic Center
Board Member of Desert Orthopedic Center
Board Certified and Fellowship Trained.
Author of Live Life Pain Free

Research/Publications

Hazmer Cassim “Live Life Pain Free” Arbor Books 2016. (Also on Amazon)
Tim Deer, Hazmer Cassim et al “Dorsal Root Ganglion stimulation yielded higher treatment success rate for complex pain syndrome and causalgia at 3 and 12 months: a randomized comparative trial” Pain April 2017 - volume 158 -issue 4 - p 669 -681.
A Multi-Center, Primary Care-Based, Open Label Study to Assess the Success of Converting Opioid Experienced Patients with Chronic, Moderate to Severe Pain, to EMBEDA Using a Standardized Conversion Guide and to Identify Behaviors Related to Prescription Opioid Abuse, Misuse and Diversion [Principal Investigator] - Study Closed
A Multi-Center, 12-Month, Open-Labeled, Single- Arm, Safety Study of Hydrochloride and Naltrexone Hydrochloride Extended - Release Capsules in Subjects with Moderate to Severe Chronic Non Cancer Pain [Sub-Investigator] - Study Closed
Restore Sensor Study [Sub-Investigator] - Study Closed
A Multi-Center, Randomized, Blinded, Saline-Controlled Trial of Resorb-able Biologic Disc Augmentation for Treatment of Symptomatic Lumbar Internal
Disc Disruption (IDD) with the Biostat® System [Sub- Investigator] - StudyClosed
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Effect of a Single Injection of SAR164877 (REGN475) on Reduction of Pain from Vertebral Fracture Associated with Osteoporosis [Researcher] - Study Closed
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Effect of a Single Injection of SAR164877 (REGN475) on Reduction of Pain from Vertebral Fracture Associated with Osteoporosis [Researcher] - Study Closed
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Effect of a Single Injection of SAR164877 (REGN475) on Reduction of Pain from Chronic Pancreatitis [Researcher] - Study Closed
A Prospective, Multi-Centered Clinical Evaluation of the Eon Mini 16-Channel Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) in Combination with Percutaneous Leads for the Management of Chronic Pain of the Trunk and/or Limbs.[Researcher] - Study Closed
Hazmer Cassim DO “Vertebral Augmentation ” Progress Notes St Francis Medical Center May 2011
Hazmer Cassim DO Siri Lohmann “Coordination of Care” Progress Notes St Francis Medical Center, Jan 2011
Hazmer Cassim DO, Siri Lohmann “Implications of Personality Disorders in Chronic Pain Management” Progress Notes St Francis Medical Center, October 2010
Hazmer Cassim DO, Siri Lohmann “Pain Awareness Month?” Progress Notes St Francis Medical Center, June 2010
Hazmer Cassim DO “Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Gone Bad”. Progress Notes St Francis Medical Center, May 2010
Hazmer Cassim DO “Fluoroscopic Identification”. Progress Notes St Francis Medical Center, June 2010
Hazmer Cassim DO “A Specialized Approach to Pain Management” Progress Notes St Francis Medical Center, February 2010
Hazmer Cassim DO, Miles Belgrade,MD, Mandy Fischer RN, “Sexual Dysfunction in the Chronic Pain Patient: Association with Opioid Therapy” American Pain Society, National Conference, San Diego, May 2009
Hazmer Cassim DO, Dennis Dykstra. “Surgical Debridement Leading to Baclofen Withdrawal Syndrome: A Case Study and Management Strategies to Avoid Potentially Fatal Withdrawal Association of Academic Physiatrists, National Conference, Puerto Rico. April 2007.
Marlyn Weber MD, Hazmer Cassim DO “Symptoms of a Stroke with a Rare Diagnosis: Marchiafava-Bignami Disease”. Association of Academic Physiatrists, National Conference, Boston. November 2006.
Archives-Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Manuscript reviewer. June 2008

Live Life Pain Free

Low Back Pain
Pain Management - Hazmer Cassim, DO

Comprehensive Care in Pain Management
Interventional Pain Management

Quick Video Tip: Spinal Arthritis Treatment
An Overview of Interventional Pain Management Treatments

EDOC Patient Katherine Stevens
Pain: Past, Present and Future

Dr Haz Cassim Pain Lecture Mar 2023