About Dr. Keith Schmidt, MD
Dr. Keith Schmidt is a triple board-certified interventional pain management physician in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, serving Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, Palatine, Barrington, Rolling Meadows, Elk Grove Village, Inverness, Streamwood, and the northwest Chicago suburbs. He specializes in minimally invasive spine and nerve procedures including spinal cord stimulation (SCS), DRG stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS), radiofrequency ablation, epidural steroid injections, the MILD procedure, basivertebral nerve ablation (Intracept), kyphoplasty, genicular nerve ablation, CRPS treatment, and chronic migraine Botox.
Why Patients Trust Dr. Schmidt
- Triple board-certified physician
- Advanced fellowship training in interventional pain management
- Expertise in minimally invasive spine and neuromodulation procedures
- Thoughtful, individualized treatment planning
- Trusted by patients and referring physicians across the Chicagoland area
Philosophy of Care
Pain is rarely one-dimensional, and successful treatment often requires more than a quick fix. Dr. Schmidt believes patients deserve careful listening, a thorough evaluation, and a plan that is both medically sound and realistic for everyday life. Whether someone is dealing with chronic spine pain, nerve pain, joint pain, post-surgical pain, or more complex pain conditions, his focus is on choosing the right treatment at the right time—not simply doing more.
Ready to Take the First Step?
If pain is holding you back from the life you want to live, Dr. Schmidt and his team are here to help. Schedule your consultation today and discover what personalized, expert pain management can do for you. Call (847) 981-3630 or use the online scheduling button above.
Leadership, Publications & Teaching
Beyond the day-to-day clinical practice, here’s where I spend my professional time outside the office.
Society Leadership
I serve as Chair of the American Society of Pain & Neuroscience (ASPN) Healthy Longevity & Age-Related Pain Committee. The committee’s work sits exactly where my interventional pain practice and my fascination with longevity medicine meet on paper — looking at how chronic pain shortens healthspan, not just lifespan, and what we as pain physicians can do about it. View the ASPN committees page →
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) Best Practices and Guidelines for the Interventional Management of Cancer-Associated Pain. Journal of Pain Research, 2021. Co-author. PubMed →
- Artificial Intelligence and Pain Medicine: An Introduction. Journal of Pain Research, 2024. Co-author. PubMed Central →
- Chapters in The Handbook of Neuromodulation (Nova Science Publishers).
Hospital Leadership & Training
- Medical Director, Neuroscience Institute Pain Program — Ascension Saint Alexius Medical Center, Hoffman Estates
- Pain Medicine Fellowship — Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
- Anesthesiology Residency & Chief Residency — Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Patient Resources: In-Depth Procedure Guides
If you’re researching neuromodulation or lumbar decompression, I’ve written comprehensive comparison guides:
- Neuromodulation in Hoffman Estates: Spinal Cord Stimulation vs DRG vs PNS — a complete comparison of the three main neurostimulation devices, with candidacy criteria, evidence summaries, and how I choose between them for individual patients.
- MILD Procedure in Hoffman Estates: A Complete Guide — an in-depth guide to Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression: who’s a candidate, what the evidence shows, Medicare coverage, and what to do if it doesn’t work.
- What Every Cancer Patient Should Know About Interventional Pain Options — drawn from the ASPN cancer pain guidelines I co-authored.