Meet Dr. Keith Schmidt, MD - Triple Board-Certified Pain Management Specialist

Interventional Pain Management | Hoffman Estates, IL

As a triple board-certified physician, Dr. Keith Schmidt brings exceptional depth of knowledge to interventional pain management. With advanced fellowship training and decades of clinical experience, he delivers cutting-edge treatments that address the root cause of your pain – not just the symptoms.

Dr. Schmidt’s comprehensive approach combines the latest minimally invasive procedures with personalized treatment plans tailored to each patient’s unique needs. From spinal cord stimulation to epidural injections, radiofrequency ablation to joint injections, his expertise spans the full spectrum of modern pain management.

Rated 5.0 stars with over 1016 reviews on U.S. News & World Report, Dr. Schmidt is recognized as one of the top pain management specialists in the Chicagoland area. His commitment to compassionate, patient-centered care has transformed the lives of thousands of patients seeking lasting relief.

Among the procedures I perform regularly are Bier blocks (intravenous regional anesthesia), a precise technique I use for complex regional pain syndrome of the upper extremity. It’s one of several advanced approaches I bring to patients in Hoffman Estates and the surrounding northwest Chicago suburbs.

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

Why I Surface This

I’d rather you know the work behind the work than guess at it. The care I deliver in the office is shaped by what the field has taught me — and the contributions I’ve made back to the field. If you’ve got a complex pain problem and you’d like to know whether my approach fits, the best step is a consultation. Call (847) 981-3630 or request an appointment online.