Pain Management Information
Keystone Pain Consultants Bower Hill is the Bower Hill Road office of Keystone Pain Consultants & Interventional Spine Specialists, PC, serving patients from Dormont, Mt. Lebanon and Carnegie. Physicians at this office include Karthik Dwarki, MD.
Spine Injections, Radiofrequency Ablation and Nerve Blocks
Keystone treats spine and nerve pain with image-guided epidural injections, radiofrequency ablation and a range of nerve blocks. The practice’s medical director is Richard S. Plowey, MD, a board-certified neurologist and interventional pain physician.
Treatments & Procedures Offered
- Epidural Steroid Injections: Lumbar, cervical and thoracic epidural injections.
- Radiofrequency Ablation: Cervical and lumbar radiofrequency ablation for facet pain.
- Sacroiliac Joint Injections: Injections for SI joint pain.
- Sympathetic and Stellate Ganglion Blocks: Blocks for sympathetic nerve pain.
- Occipital Nerve Blocks: Injections for occipital headache pain.
- Genicular Nerve Blocks: Nerve blocks for knee pain.
Conditions Treated
Spine pain, facet joint pain, sacroiliac joint pain, occipital headache pain, knee pain and sympathetic nerve pain.
Medical Team & Bower Hill Location
- Lead Physician: Karthik Dwarki, MD (An interventional pain medicine physician at the Bower Hill office)
- Medical Director: Richard S. Plowey, MD
- Physician Assistants: Katie Cushma, Brittany Kloes and Rosalind (Lindy) Blair
- Nurse Practitioner: Heather Goodhile, CRNP
- Bower Hill Office: 1145 Bower Hill Road, Suite 105, Pittsburgh, PA 15243
- Washington Office: 470 Johnson Road, Suite 210, Washington, PA 15301
- Phone: (412) 866-7246
- Hours: Monday 8 AM to 5 PM; Tuesday to Thursday 8 AM to 4 PM; Friday 8 AM to 3 PM
- Website: keystone-pain.com/bower-hill-office
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Which communities does the Bower Hill office serve?
The office serves patients from Dormont, Mt. Lebanon, Carnegie and the surrounding South Hills.
Who sees patients at the Bower Hill office?
Dr. Karthik Dwarki, MD sees patients here. Keystone’s medical director is Richard S. Plowey, MD.
Does Keystone have another office?
Yes. Keystone also has an office at 470 Johnson Road, Suite 210, Washington, PA 15301.
Where is the Bower Hill office?
At 1145 Bower Hill Road, Suite 105, Pittsburgh, PA 15243. Call (412) 866-7246.

