Suzanne Ellen Rapp, M.D.

Dr. Rapp is board certified in anesthesiology with a specialty board certification in pain medicine. Her interests include soft tissue pain, including myofascial pain and regional/local soft tissue syndromes. She also has a special interest in thoracic pain not related to bones or nerves.

Patient Care Philosophy
I have found over two-and-one-half decades that pain management is most successful if the provider and patient work together, each participating actively in care. The focus of my treatments is improvement of function, or in lay terms, being better able to do the things that are important to each patient.

Scope Of Care
Review of records; history taking and evaluation; making recommendations; stabilizing patients; and recommending procedures. The details for every patient are very individualized and are dictated by the patient's specific circumstances.

Personal Interests
Gardening, hiking and watching her sons play basketball.

Clinical Interests
Myofascial pain; general assessment; and medication management.

Research Interests
Outcomes research; patient/provider expectations and satisfaction; and long-term opioid use.

Teaching Interests
Myofascial pain treatment techniques.

Languages
English

Expertise
Anesthesiology, Chronic Pain, Pain Management