Dr. Valletta is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in both anesthesiology and pain medicine. She offers expertise in medication management, interventional pain procedures, and focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to treating chronic pain from a variety of disease processes. Dr. Valletta received her medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pa. She then completed her internship at West Penn Hospital and her residency in anesthesiology through the Allegheny General Hospital-Western Pennsylvania Hospital Medical Education Consortium. She also completed a fellowship in pain medicine at West Penn Hospital’s Institute for Pain Medicine.
Age Groups Seen
Adult, Older Adult
Languages Spoken*
English
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Expertise
suprascapular nerve block
acute spine pain
lumbosacral spine injection
chronic pain syndrome
piriformis injection
non surgical treatment of back pain
neuropathic pain
intradiscal steroid injection
lumbar spine injection
cervical spine injection
cervical spine injection evaluation
lumbar spondylosis
neurolytic block
sympathetic nerve block
peripheral nerve block
myofascial pain syndrome (mps)
occipital nerve stimulation
peripheral nerve stimulation (pns)
post mastectomy pain syndrome
intercostal nerve block
degenerative joint disease of the spine
neurolysis
spine injection
severe pain
opioid issues
Credentials
Fellowship
Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium
Residency
Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium
Internship
Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium
Medical School
Temple University School of Medicine
Board Certification
American Board of Anesthesiology - Pain Medicine
Publications
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