Pain Management Information
MUSC Health Pain Management at Rutledge Tower is an MUSC Health clinic on the 9th floor of Rutledge Tower in Charleston, part of MUSC Medical Center. The pain management care team offers outpatient consultation and interventional pain management services at three clinic locations around Charleston. Meron Selassie, MD is one of its physicians.
Interventional Pain Management at MUSC Health
MUSC Health’s interventional pain specialists build an individualized diagnosis and treatment plan from each patient’s medical history, physical examination and specialized studies. The clinic is operated as a department of a hospital, with services billed under provider-based billing rules.
Treatments & Procedures Offered
- Epidural Steroid Injections: Cervical, thoracic and lumbar.
- Facet Blocks and Radiofrequency Ablation: For spinal facet joint pain of the neck, mid and low back.
- Sacroiliac Joint Injections and Nerve Ablations: Listed among services.
- Peripheral Nerve Blocks and Ablations: Including ablations for knee and hip arthritis.
- Joint Injections: For shoulder, hip and knee pain.
- Stellate Ganglion and Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks: Listed among services.
- Trigger Point Injections: Listed among services.
- Occipital Nerve Blocks: For headache.
- Spinal Cord Stimulation: Trialing and implantation, including dorsal root ganglion stimulation.
Conditions Treated
Non-operative spinal pain, joint pain, cancer pain, diabetic nerve pain, post-herpetic neuralgia/shingles pain, low back, mid-back or neck pain, rib pain, degenerative disc disease, scoliosis, spinal stenosis, whiplash syndrome, sciatica, disc herniation, muscle spasms and arthritis-related pain.
Medical Team & Rutledge Tower Location
- Lead Physician: Meron Selassie, MD (Board certified anesthesiologist)
- Also on the care team: Andrew Mendelson, D.O.; Suzanne Britt, PA-C, MPAS; Molly Saxon Fragopoulos, MPAS; Megan LaTorre McManus, PA, MSc
- Rutledge Tower Office: 135 Rutledge Avenue, 9th Floor, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone: (843) 792-2500
- Hours: Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM; Saturday and Sunday closed
- Website: getcare.muschealth.org/locations/sc/charleston/musc-health-pain-management-at-rutledge-towerdep-1000768
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What procedures does the MUSC Health pain clinic offer?
Epidural steroid injections, facet blocks and radiofrequency ablation, SI joint injections, peripheral nerve blocks and ablations, joint injections, sympathetic blocks, occipital nerve blocks and spinal cord and DRG stimulation.
Is this a hospital-based clinic?
Yes. It is owned and operated as a department of MUSC Medical Center, with services billed under provider-based billing rules.
Where is the clinic?
At 135 Rutledge Avenue, 9th Floor, Charleston, SC 29425 (Rutledge Tower). Call (843) 792-2500.
