David Hou, MD

David Hou, MD, received his medical training at the Fourth Military Medical University in Xian, P.R. China. He went on to complete a residency at the State University of New York and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and a fellowship in pain management at the University of Washington.

Dr. Hou provides a wide range of modern, effective and minimally-invasive pain management therapies, including:

• Epidural steroid injections in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions
• Transforaminal steroid delivery and selective nerve root blockade
• Facet joint and medical branch nerve injections
• Lumbar provocative discography
• Radiofrequency neuroablation
• Sympathetic plexus blockade
• Peripheral nerve blocks
• Spinal Cord stimulation
• Celiac plexus

Languages: Chinese, English

Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology; Subspecialty certification in Pain Medicine

Professional School: The Fourth Military Medical University (Xian, P.R., China)

Residency: The State University of New York / University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Fellowship: University of Washington

Medical Groups: MultiCare, MultiCare Medical Associates

Practice Philosophy: I strive to provide my patients with the best possible care and state-of-the-art treatments. I believe it is my job to ‘walk the extra mile’ for them to make sure they get the care they deserve.

Special Interests: Diagnosis and treatment for lumbar, thoracic amd cervical spinal conditions, celiac plexus block, spinal cord stimulator implantation, diagnostic injections, diagnostic diskograms, facet joint / nerve injections, epidural injections, nerve blocks, radiofrequency treatment of spinal conditions, neurolytic blocks for cancer associated pain.