Medical School – University of California, Irvine, 1971
Internship – Orange County Medical Center, 1972
Residency, Anesthesiology – University of California, 1974
Languages
English
Board Certifications
American Board of Anesthesiology, 1976
State of California Medical License
Professional Memberships
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
California Medical Association (CMA)
San Mateo County Medical Association (SMCMA)
North American Spine Society (NASS)
Founding Member, International Spine Intervention Society (ISIS)
Bay Area Pain Society
International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS)
International Intradiscal Therapy Society (IITS)
California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA)
Faculty Member, American Back Society (ABS)
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP)
World Institute of Pain (WIP)
Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP)
Professional Statement
Honors and Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) for outstanding service, leadership, and contributions to ASIPP and Interventional Pain Management, June 26, 2011.
Best Doctors,The Best Doctors in America, 2007-2008.
Friend of ASIPP Award, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), Washington, DC June 2007.
Sofamor Danek Poster Award, International Society for The Study of the Lumbar Spine, 1998. Derby R, Howard M, Grant J, Lettice J. Surgical and non-surgical outcomes in chemically sensitized discs diagnosed by discography.
National Leadership Award, The National Republican Congressional Committee, Honorary Co-Chairman, Physician’s Advisory Board
Dr. Derby is a published author and does lectures throughout the country.
Dr. Richard Derby discusses the complexities of diagnosing and treating lumbar internal disk and end plate disruption syndromes (IDD). He highlights the challenges of IDD pain, emphasizing the roles of inflammation, mechanical stress, and...