Meet Dr. Sanders
Dr. Daniel Sanders joins Spine Team Texas with extensive training and experience in the field of anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine.
A native Texan, Dr. Sanders began his training at Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. He received his medical degree from the University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio where he was awarded the MSP Designated Scholarship. He then completed his residency in anesthesiology from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia. While there, he served as the Education Chief Resident for the Department of Anesthesiology and was named the FAER Resident Scholar. He further specialized in interventional pain medicine during a fellowship at Carolinas Pain Institute/Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, North Carolina.
Dr. Sanders was in the top 10 percent for the American Board of Anesthesiology exam. He has been published multiple times in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, the official publication for the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. During his fellowship at Carolinas Pain Institute, he was involved in cutting edge research in the field of interventional pain medicine including the investigation of novel uses for spinal cord stimulation as well as the use of new peripheral nerve stimulation devices in the treatment of various painful conditions.
Residency
- University of Virginia; Charlottesville, VA
- Anesthesiology
Fellowship
- Carolinas Pain Institute/Wake Forest University; Winston Salem, NC
- Pain Medicine
Medical School
- The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio; San Antonio, TX
- Doctor of Medicine
Specialties
- Cervical radiculopathy
- Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
- Degenerative disc disease
- Facet syndrome
- Failed back and neck surgery syndrome
- Neck pain (cervical spine pain)
- Mid-back pain (thoracic spine pain)
- Low back pain (lumbar spine pain)
- Joint pain
- Lumbar radiculopathy
- Nerve compression
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Post-laminectomy syndrome
- Sciatica
- Tendinitis
- Bursitis
Treatments Offered
- Dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation
- Epidural steroid injections
- Facet joint injections
- Image-guided joint injections
- Musculoskeletal injections
- Peripheral nerve stimulation
- Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) injections
- Radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Sympathetic nerve blocks
Personal Interests
- In his spare time, Dr. Sanders enjoys hiking in the mountains with his wife and two kids, live music, and playing tennis.
Locations Served:
- Allen
- Melissa
