About Max Epstein, MD
Max Epstein, MD, is a dual American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation certified physcian in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation as well as Pain Medicine. Dr. Epstein has expertise in acute and chronic pains of the spine and chronic pains of the musculoskeletal system.
Dr. Epstein's philosophy of care is centered on empathy and decreasing fear. His treatment philosophy focuses on interventional procedures, while addressing modifiable lifestyle factors and utilizing movement as medicine.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Disc herniation
- Epidural steroid injections
- Facet joint pain
- Interventional pain management
- Low back pain
- Medial branch block
- Neck pain
- Nerve block
- Radiculopathy
- Sacroiliac joint pain
- Sciatica
- Spinal stenosis
- Spine Care
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Orthopaedic Spine Service
55 Fruit St.
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Suite 3A
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-8636
Spaulding Outpatient Center at Wellesley
65 Walnut St.
Suite 260
Wellesley, MA 02478
Phone: 781-431-9144
Spaulding Hospital for Continuing Medical Care
1575 Cambridge St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-876-4344
Medical Education
- MD, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
- Residency, Baylor College of Medicine
- Fellowship, University of Utah Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehab
- Physicial Medicine & Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehab
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna Health Inc.
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Blue Care 65
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Managed Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Partners Plus
- BMC HealthNet Mass Health MCO/ACO
- Cigna (PAL #'s)
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Fallon Community HealthCare
- Great-West Healthcare (formally One Health Plan)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - ACD
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - PBO
- Health Care Value Management (HCVM)
- Humana/Choice Care PPO
- Maine Community Health Options (MCHO)
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan - ACD
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan - PBO
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicare - ACD
- Medicare ACO - ACD
- Medicare ACO - PBO
- OSW - Connecticut
- OSW - Maine
- OSW - New Hampshire
- OSW - Rhode Island
- OSW - Vermont
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare - ACD
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Unicare
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - ACD
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - PBO
- Well Sense Pediatrics
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Dr. Epstein's research interests include the use of orthobiologics including platelet rich plasma, bone marrow and adipose tissue in the treatment of spine pathology.