Practice Locations
Affiliated Hospitals
- Ascension Saint Mary – Kankakee
- OAK Surgery Center
- Riverside Medical Center
Areas of Expertise
- Pain Medicine
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Spine Care
Biography
Dr. Juan Santiago-Palma specializes in nonsurgical spine care and interventional painmanagement. He is board certified in both physical medicine and rehabilitation as well as pain medicine by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). Dr Santiago-Palma has been with OAK Orthopedics for over 20 years and runs the busiestinterventional pain practice in the region, performing over 2,500 procedures annually,including some of the most advanced and cutting-edge treatments.
Dr. Santiago-Palma has authored and published numerous book chapters and peer-reviewedarticles. His research interests include the development of safer and novelways of performing spinal procedures.
Dr. Santiago-Palma completed a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitationat the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. He then completed afellowship in pain and palliative care at the world-renowned Memorial Sloan KetteringCancer Center. He also underwent advanced training in interventional proceduresthrough another fellowship at the Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts GeneralHospital Department of Anesthesiology.
I empower patients to become active participants in theircare and strive to provide safe and effective care.”
Juan Santiago-Palma, MDEducation
Medical School
Francisco Marroquin University, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Internship
Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem, PA
Residency
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fellowship
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Anesthesiology, Boston, MA - Pain Management
Fellowship
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY - Pain and Palliative Care
Affiliations and Associations
- North American Spine Society