What Makes Dr. Cabaret An Expert?

Genesis Pain Specialists is the pain management practice of Joseph A. Cabaret, MD, located in Camarillo, California. Dr Cabaret is triple board-certified in Pain Medicine, Addiction Medicine, and Anesthesiology and he is Past-President and current Director of the California Society of Interventional Pain Specialists. He is also an Instructor of fluoroscopic and ultrasound guided interventional techniques and regenerative medicine for the American Society of Interventional Pain Specialists and a Board Examiner for the American Board of Interventional Pain Specialists. He has served as a speaker, consultant, subject matter expert, or key opinion leader for a number of healthcare-related companies, a medical-legal consultant and expert witness, and as a practice monitor for the California Medical Board. He is also a podium speaker at the local, state and national levels and co-author of the Essentials of Regenerative Medicine textbook published by the American Society of Interventional Pain Specialists. Dr. Cabaret has been providing precision pain relief for injured patients since 1995. Experienced in treating all types of pain, Dr. Cabaret does more than treat the symptoms; he works with his patients to identify and treat the root cause of it. He is dedicated to helping people get their best lives back.

Triple Board Certified

When you entrust your pain treatment to Dr. Cabaret, you can be sure that you’re in good hands. Dr. Cabaret is a triple Board Certified Doctor –that means, Dr. Cabaret is an expert in Anesthesiology, Interventional Pain Medicine, and Addiction Medicine.

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Graduate of the Prestigious
University of Bologna

Doctor Cabaret is a native Californian who lived and attended school in Italy, graduating medical school from the prestigious University of Bologna School of Medicine and Surgery.

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University of Southern California Alumni

After returning to the United States, he completed his Internal Medicine Internship and Anesthesiology Residency at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and now lives and practices in Camarillo, California.

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JOSEPH A. CABARET, MD

Board Certification/Licensure

1991: State of California, Medical License

1993: DEA, Controlled Substance Registration Certification

1996: American Board of Anesthesiology Certification

2009: American Academy of Pain Management Certification

2009: State of California, Fluoroscopy X-Ray Supervisor and Operator Permit

2010: American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians Certification

2011: American Board of Pain Medicine Certification

2012: DEA, Drug Addiction Treatment Act Buprenorphine Waiver Certification

2012: American Board of Addiction Medicine Certification

2016: Fellow, American Society of Addiction Medicine

2018: American Board of Preventive Medicine – Addiction Medicine Certification

Education

1986-1990: University of Bologna, School of Medicine and Surgery, Bologna, Italy

1991-1992: USC, Internal Medicine Internship

1992-1995: USC, Anesthesiology Residency – Awards for Academic/Clinical Contributions

Professional Experience

1990-1991: Research Assistant, Doheny Eye Institute/USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

1995-Present: Staff Anesthesiologist, Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance, CA

1998-2003: Co-Chief, Ambulatory Anesthesia Associates Medical Group, Torrance, CA

1999-2003: Medical Director, Outpatient Surgical Unit, Torrance, CA

1999-2003: Director of Anesthesia, Palos Verdes Plastic Surgery Center, Torrance, CA

1999-2010: Staff Anesthesiologist, Kerlan Jobe Orthopedic Clinic, Los Angeles, CA

2010-Present: Active Staff, St, John’s Regional Med. Center/Pleasant Valley Hospital, Oxnard/Camarillo, CA

2011-2017: Clinical Peer Reviewer, Specialty Trusted Advisors Review, Beverly Hills, CA

2011-Present: Volunteer Physician, Westminster Free Clinic, Thousand Oaks, CA

2011-Present: Founder/Director, Pain Mgmt Support Group, Camarillo Healthcare District, Camarillo, CA

2012-Present: Practice Monitor, Medical Board of California

2013-2015: Speaker/Consultant, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

2013-2015: Butrans Speaker/Consultant, Purdue Pharma, LLC

2013-Present: Speaker/Consultant, Depomed, Inc.

2013-Present: Active Staff, Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura, CA

2013-Present: Instructor, Fluoro-Guided Interventional Technique, Amer. Soc. of Interventional Pain Physicians

2014-2015: Director at Large, California Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

2014-2016: Practicum Mentor/Content Expert, Doctor of Nursing Program, Grand Canyon University

2015: Medical Director, Pure Recovery California, Mandalay Beach, Oxnard, CA

2015-2016: Mentor, North American Neuromodulation Society, Resident and Fellow Section

2015-2017: President, California Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

2015-2017: Annual Meeting Co-Director and Faculty Chair, CA Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

2015-Present: Instructor, Ultrasound for Regenerative Medicine, Amer. Soc. of Interventional Pain Physicians

2016-2018: Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, A Healing Place – The Estates, Camarillo, CA

2016-Present: Member, Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, Gold Coast Health Plan

2016-Present: Director, International Board of Directors, Tumaini International

2017-Present: Director at Large, California Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

2018-2019: Speaker/Consultant, Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.

2018-Present: Expert Witness, American Medical Forensic Specialist

Professional Experience (continued)

2019-Present: Board Examiner, American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians

2020-Present: Physician Specialist Consultant Panel, AristaMD

2022-Annual Meeting Chairman, California Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

2022-Present: Vice Chairman, International Board of Directors, Tumaini International

Professional Society Memberships

American Society of Anesthesiologists

California Society of Anesthesiologists

American Academy of Pain Medicine

Academy of Integrative Pain Management

American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

California Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

International Neuromodulation Society

North American Neuromodulation Society

American Society of Addiction Medicine

California Society of Addiction Medicine

American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine

Research Experience

Retinal Ganglion Cell Degeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease (with Janet C. Blanks, Ph.D., Doheny Eye Institute/USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California). Volunteer status changed to salaried by Doheny Eye Institute after first two weeks of work. April-May 1988

Rehabilitative Therapy in Geriatrics (with C. Menarini, M.D., Institute of Physical and Rehabilitative Therapy, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy). Medical School Thesis. 1989-1990

Anterior Segment Prosthesis (with Ronald E. Smith, M.D., Doheny Eye Institute/USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California). 1990-1991

Mammalian Retinal Development (with Janet C. Blanks, Ph.D., Doheny Eye Institute/USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California). 1990-1991

The Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Effects of Desflurane Anesthesia for Cesarean Section (with Therese Abboud, M.D., Women’s Hospital, LAC/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California). 1991

A Comprehensive Study of Diprivan (propofol) as an Induction and Maintenance Agent vs. Standard General Anesthetic Techniques for Cesarean Section: Maternal and Neonatal Effects (with Therese Abboud, M.D., Women’s Hospital, LAC/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California). 1991

Comparison of Three Oral Premedicants; Ketamine, Midazolam, or Combination Ketamine and Midazolam for Pediatric Outpatient Surgery (with Donna Warner, M.D., Pediatric Pavilion, LAC/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California). 1993-1995

Coronary Blood Flow and Cardiac Wall Motion During Controlled Hypotensive Anesthesia with Intravenous Nitroglycerin (with Duraiyah Thangathurai, M.D., Norris Cancer Hospital/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California). 1994

Research Experience (continued)

Preoperative Screening Test for Controlled Hypotension (with Duraiyah Thangathurai, M.D., Norris Cancer Hospital/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California). 1994

Controlled Hypotension During Anesthesia and Surgery: A Retrospective Study (with Duraiyah Thangathurai, M.D., Norris Cancer Hospital/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California). 1994

The Use of Prophylactic Nitroglycerin Decreases the Incidence of Myocardial Ischemia in High Risk Patients Following Major Surgery (with Duraiyah Thangathurai, M.D., Norris Cancer Hospital/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California). 1994

Publications (Peer Reviewed Research and Book Chapters)

Y. Torigoe. J.C. Blanks, R.H.I. Blanks, J. Cabaret, “Ganglion Cell Loss in Maculas of Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease”, Society for Neuroscience, 15: 1112, 443.12, 1989.

Joseph A. Cabaret, M.D., Cristine Spee, Janet C. Blanks, “Ectopic Photoreceptors in the Developing Human Retina”, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 32/4: 1128; 2246-7, 1991.

Donna Warner, M.D., Joseph Cabaret, M.D., David Velling, M.D., “Comparing Oral Ketamine, Oral Midazolam, and Combined Oral Ketamine and Midazolam as Premedication for Pediatric Patients”, Paediatric Anaesthesiology, 1995; 5 (5): 293-5.

Rosemary Daly-Camacho, DO, Joseph Cabaret, MD, Matt Novich, BS, Elyse Cornett, PhD, and Alan David Kaye, MD, PhD, Essentials of Regenerative Medicine in Interventional Pain Management, ASIPP Publishing, 2019, Chapter 13, Implications of Antithrombotic Therapy in Regenerative Medicine; p. 183-198

Joseph A. Cabaret, MD, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, and Aaron Calodney, MD, Essentials of Regenerative Medicine in Interventional Pain Management, ASIPP Publishing, 2019, Chapter 26, Regenerative Medicine for Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction; p. 509-534.

Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Christopher J. Centeno, MD, Sairam Atluri, MD, Sheri L. Albers, DO, Shane Shapiro, MD, Gerard A. Malanga, MD, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD, MPH, Mairin Jerome, MD, Joshua A. Hirsch, MD, Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, Steve M. Aydin, DO, Douglas Beall, MD, Don Buford, MD, Joanne Borg-Stein, MD, Ricardo Buenaventura, MD, Joseph A. Cabaret, MD, Aaron K. Calodney, MD, Kenneth D. Candido, MD, Cameron Cartier, MD, Richard Latchaw, MD, Sudhir Diwan, MD, Ehren Dodson, PhD, Zachary Fausel, MD, Michael Fredericson, MD, Christopher G. Gharibo, MD, Myank Gupta, MD, Adam M. Kaye, PharmD, FASCP, FCPhA, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, MD, PhD, Radomir Kosanovic, MD, Matthew Lucas, DO, Maanasa V. Manchikanti, R. Amadeus Mason, MD, Kenneth Mautner, MD, Samuel Murala, MD, Annu Navani, MD, Vidyasagar Pampati, MSc, Sarah Pastoriza, DO, Ramarao Pasupuleti, MD, Cyril Philip, MD, Mahendra Sanapati, MD, Theodore Sand, PhD, Rinoo Shah, MD, Amol Soin, MD, Ian Stemper, MS, Bradley W. Wargo, DO, and Philippe Hernigou, MD, “Bone Marrow Concentrate (BMC) Therapy in Musculoskeletal Disorders: Evidence-Based Policy Position Statement of American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP)”, Pain Physician, 2020; 23: 1-59 • ISSN 1533-3159

Lectures and Presentations

“Ectopic Photoreceptors in the Developing Human Retina”. Presented, with funded travel, at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting in Sarasota, Florida, May 2,1991.

Lectures and Presentations (continued)

“Coronary Blood Flow and Cardiac Wall Motion During Controlled Hypotensive Anesthesia with Intravenous Nitroglycerin”. Presented, with funded travel, at the European Anesthesia Research Group 7th Annual Meeting in Hamburg, Germany, September 8, 1994.

“The Use of Prophylactic Nitroglycerin Decreases the Incidence of Myocardial Ischemia in High Risk Patients Following Major Surgery”. Presented, with funded travel, at the European Academy of Anesthesiology 16th Annual Meeting in Hamburg, Germany, September 10, 1994.

“Comparison of Three Oral Premedicants; Ketamine, Midazolam, or Combination Ketamine and Midazolam for Pediatric Outpatient Surgery”. Presented at the Western Anesthesia Residence Conference in Marina Del Rey, California, April 23, 1995.

“Peripheral Neuropathy Treatment Options”. Presented at the Camarillo Healthcare District Peripheral Neuropathy Support Group meeting in Camarillo, CA, February 23, 2012.

“The New Opioid Paradigm – Keeping Yourself and Your Patients Safe”. Presented for CME at St. John’s Regional Medical Center Internal Medicine Grand Rounds on October 15, 2012, and as CME lecture for St. John’s Medical Staff (videotaped for Physician Portal website) on October 22, 2012 in Oxnard, CA. Presented for CME at Community Memorial Hospital’s J. W. Moore Conference on January 8, 2013 in Ventura, California.

“Non-Opioid Pain Management Techniques – The Sequel”. Presented for CME at Community Memorial Hospital’s J. W. Moore Conference on August 27, 2013 in Ventura, California. Presented for CME at St. John’s Regional Medical Center Internal Medicine Grand Rounds on October 21, 2013, in Oxnard, CA.

“The Prescription Drug Epidemic – Is Your Practice at Risk?” – Presented for CME at St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo, CA, February 14, 2014.

“Sports Injuries and Arthritis” – Presented at the Camarillo Healthcare District in Camarillo, CA, July 15, 2014.

“Neck and Back Pain” – Presented at the Camarillo Healthcare District in Camarillo, CA, September 16, 2014.

“Complete Resolution of Fibromyalgia Symptoms After Intravenous SVF Deployment” – Presented at The Cell Surgical Network Annual Conference in Beverly Hills CA, June 2015.

“Pain and Coexisting Disorders” – Presented at the Camarillo Healthcare District in Camarillo, CA, June 22, 2016.

“Overview of Pain Medicine” – Presented at the California Society of Interventional Pain Physicians 7th Annual Meeting in Santa Barbara, CA, November 12, 2016.

“Legalization of Recreational Marijuana in California – What to Expect” – Presented for CME at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard, CA, January 25, 2017.

“Transformative Solutions for Chronic Pain and Co-Existing Disorders – Turning Low Outcome Patients into High Outcome Success Stories” – Co-Presented, with Dr. Stephen Grinstead, at the 43rd Advanced International Winter Symposium, Addictive Disorders, Behavioral Health, and Mental Health in Colorado Springs, CO, January 30, 2017.

Lectures and Presentations (continued)

“Chronic Pain Management and the Heroin Epidemic – It’s Time for Evidence Based Medication Assisted Treatment” – Co-Presented, with Dr. Stephen Grinstead, at the 43rd Advanced International Winter Symposium, Addictive Disorders, Behavioral Health, and Mental Health in Colorado Springs, CO, January 30, 2017.

“Overcoming the Challenges and Stigma of Heroin, Opioid, and All the Other Addictions – It’s Time to Fully Utilize Evidence Based Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)” – Co-Presented, with Dr. Stephen Grinstead, at the 43rd Advanced International Winter Symposium, Addictive Disorders, Behavioral Health, and Mental Health in Colorado Springs, CO, January 31, 2017.

“Identifying the Red Flags for Opiate Misuse” – Co-Presented, with Dr. Stephen Grinstead, at the 44th Advanced International Winter Symposium, Addictive Disorders, Behavioral Health, and Mental Health in Colorado Springs, CO, January 29, 2018.

“The Role of MAT in Addressing the Opioid and Chronic Pain Epidemic” – Co-Presented, with Dr. Stephen Grinstead, at the 44th Advanced International Winter Symposium, Addictive Disorders, Behavioral Health, and Mental Health in Colorado Springs, CO, January 29, 2018.

“Fentanyl and Benzos Don’t Mix: But Many People Try To” – Co-Presented, with Dr. Stephen Grinstead, at the 44th Advanced International Winter Symposium, Addictive Disorders, Behavioral Health, and Mental Health in Colorado Springs, CO, January 30, 2018.

“Self-Directed Holistic Modalities in the Chronic Pain Patient” – Co-Presented, with Dr. Stephen Grinstead, at the Institute of Behavioral Healthcare Summit for Clinical Excellence; The Clinician’s Role and Treatment Practices in the Opioid Crisis, in Tempe, Arizona, February 15, 2018.

“Resolving the Chronic Pain and Opioid Epidemics, Turning Low Outcome Patients into High Outcome Success Stories” – Co-Presented, with Dr. Stephen Grinstead, at the CAMFT 2018 Advancing the Art & Science of Psychotherapy Conference, in Orange County, CA, April 28, 2018.

“The Opioid Epidemic and Our Community – Where We Are, How We Got Here, and What We Can Do About It” – Presented at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard, CA, October 9, 2018 and at Saint Vincent De Paul Society in Camarillo, CA, October 23, 2018.

“Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cells” – Presented at American Society of Regenerative Medicine Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN, December 7, 2019.

“Buprenorphine for Chronic Pain: Transforming Our Most Challenging Patients into Our Greatest Success Stories” – Presented for CME at Community Memorial Hospital’s J. W. Moore Webinar Conference on January 12, 2021 in Ventura, California. Presented for CME at St. John’s Regional Medical Center Webinar Conference on January 26, 2021, in Oxnard, CA. Presented as CalSIPP-Sponsored Webinar Conference on June 11, 2021. Presented at CalSIPP Annual Meeting on October 16, 2021 in Palos Verdes, CA. Presented at ASIPP Annual Meeting on May 7, 2022 in Las Vegas, NV.

“PRP, Current Literature on MSK and Spine Applications” – Presented for CME at CalSIPP Regenerative Medicine Webinar Conference on March 26, 2021.

“Pain Brain and Neuroplasticity” – Presented for CME at CalSIPP Annual Meeting on October 15, 2021 in Palos Verdes, CA.

Lectures and Presentations (continued)

“Spinal Cord Stimulation for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy” – Presented for CME at St. John’s Regional Medical Center and St John’s Hospital Camarillo Webinar Conference on December 14, 2021 in Oxnard/Camarillo, CA.

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Regenerative Therapy

Regenerative “Stem Cell” Therapy is an exciting new branch of treatment that has revolutionized the medical field. Simply put, regenerative “stem cell” therapy uses the body’s own regenerative powers.
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Whether you got injured in a car accident, slipping on a poorly maintained porch, or in another situation in which you weren’t at fault, recovery can feel like a long road.
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Joint pain is common among adults and can include aches and soreness in areas where your bones meet. Pain in the joints occurs when damage (injury) or disease affects.
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Part of the challenge in effectively treating head pain is that it has a wide variety of causes. Your head pain might come from the overactivity of your head’s pain structures.
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Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is a type of regenerative medicine that uses platelets to heal injuries. Platelets are found in your blood and are best known for the role they play in clotting blood.
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The theory behind a spinal cord stimulator is similar to a cardiac pacemaker. Dr. Cabaret implants a device near your spine with the goal of blocking or modifying nerve activity.