Pain Management Information
Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital Pain Management Center is Cleveland Clinic’s pain management center at Lutheran Hospital in Cleveland, providing outpatient and inpatient diagnosis, education and treatment. Physicians include Emad Daoud, MD, PhD.
Acute, Chronic and Cancer Pain Care
Pain management physicians at Lutheran Hospital typically treat patients with acute pain, chronic pain or cancer pain, including pain from cancer surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy or the tumor itself while patients continue cancer treatment. Cleveland Clinic’s pain medicine approach is team-based, bringing together pain medicine specialists, anesthesiologists, physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists, mental health providers, physical and occupational therapists and integrative medicine providers to build a personalized plan.
Treatments & Procedures Offered
- Spine Pain Care: Treatment of back and neck pain, including herniated discs, spinal stenosis and tumors.
- Nerve Pain Care: Treatment of shingles and post-herpetic pain, trigeminal neuralgia (facial pain) and diabetic and peripheral neuropathy.
- Complex Pain Syndromes: Care for complex regional pain syndrome (reflex sympathetic dystrophy) and intractable spasticity.
- Cancer Pain Management: Pain treatment while patients continue to receive cancer treatment.
- Advanced Treatments: Cleveland Clinic pain medicine may use electrical nerve stimulation, Botox injections, analgesic pumps and radiofrequency ablation for severe pain that does not respond to other therapies.
Conditions Treated
Back and neck pain, shingles and post-herpetic pain, complex regional pain syndrome, intractable spasticity, muscle, bone and joint pain, trigeminal neuralgia, diabetic and peripheral neuropathy, skin pain and ulcers from poor circulation, chronic abdominal and pelvic pain, pain associated with AIDS, arthritis pain, headaches and cancer pain.
Medical Team & Lutheran Hospital Location
- Lead Physician: Emad Daoud, MD, PhD (Board certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology)
- Lutheran Hospital Office: 1730 W 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113
- Lutheran Hospital Main Line: 216-696-4300
- Phone: (216) 363-2391
- Website: my.clevelandclinic.org/locations/lutheran-hospital/specialties/pain-management
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Do I need a referral?
The center asks patients to have their physician refer them to the Pain Management Center at Lutheran Hospital.
Does the center treat cancer pain?
Yes. The pain management physician can treat pain while the patient continues to receive cancer treatment.
Who sees patients here?
Physicians include Dr. Emad Daoud, MD, PhD.
Where is the center?
At Lutheran Hospital, 1730 W 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113. To schedule, call (216) 363-2391.



