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Facial Pain Clinic

OHSU Clinic: Facial Pain Clinic

Clinic Description

If you or someone you know suffers from facial pain, OHSU's Facial Pain Clinic offers hope. Over the past 10 years, Dr. Burchiel has successfully treated more than 1,000 adults with the facial nerve disorder known as trigeminal neuralgia.

Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic condition that causes extreme facial pain. Pain episodes can last for days, weeks or months at a time and then disappear for months or years. Even with short episodes, however, the intensity of the pain can be physically and mentally incapacitating.

Flashes of pain can be triggered by vibration or contact with the cheek, such as when shaving, applying makeup, brushing teeth, eating or talking. Trigeminal neuralgia occurs most often in people over age 50, but it can occur at any age. The presumed cause is a blood vessel pressing on the trigeminal nerve in the head. In some cases, trigeminal neuralgia may be associated with another disorder such as multiple sclerosis.

Try our free interactive online Facial Pain Diagnosis tool.

Services at This Clinic:

Microvascular decompression (MVD)
Radiofrequency rhizotomy
Glycerol rhizotomy
Stereotactic radiosurgery
Trigeminal stimulation
Motor cortex stimulation


Healthcare Providers

Kim Burchiel, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Kim Burchiel, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Movement Disorders/Parkinson's, Functional and Stereotactic, Neurosurgery, Surgical Pain Management, Epilepsy
Marty Caudle, P.A.-C., P.T.
Marty Caudle, P.A.-C., P.T.
Functional and Stereotactic, Surgical Pain Management

Schedule an Appointment

503 494-4314

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Consultation & Referrals

To refer a patient to Facial Pain Clinic, please call

503 494-4314

Location

Center for Health & Healing, 8th Floor
3303 SW Bond Ave.
Portland,  OR  97239

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Insurance Information

OHSU accepts most insurance plans

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