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Our Doctors
New Mexico Spine includes the following spine physicians:
Richard Castillo,
M.D., Spine Surgeon
Emil S. Cheng, M.D., Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Christopher P. Patton, D.O., Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
James Santos, M.D., Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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James Santos, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Dr. Santos is a specialist in the management of back
and neck pain at New Mexico Spine. He is board-certified in the specialty
of physical medicine and rehabilitation, which is regarded as the best
type of physician to manage back and neck pain nonsurgically.
Dr. Santos is proficient in the use of interventional spinal injections for the diagnostic and therapeutic benefit of the neck and back pain sufferer. He is also able to perform electromyography studies for the diagnosis of nerve and muscle disorders.
Dr. Santos has an extensive background in health care. After receiving his Bachelor’s degree in biology at the University of Texas at Austin in 1985, he went on to get a D.D.S. at the University of Texas Dental School at San Antonio in 1990. He continued his education at the University of Texas Medical School in San Antonio, where he earned his medical degree in 1994. He completed his internship in internal medicine at the Naval Medical Center in Oakland. He then became an undersea medical officer and a certified U.S. Navy diver. As a lieutenant commander, Dr. Santos served as the Department Head of the Primary Care Clinic at Naval Medical Clinic in Portsmouth from 1996-1998. Dr. Santos went on to complete his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Utah in 2001.
Dr. Santos is a diplomat with the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and a fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is also currently an active member of the International Spinal Injection Society and the Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation.
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