Brian J. Goentzel, MD

Brian Goentzel, MD, is an anesthesiologist specializing in interventional pain management with Ascension Via Christi in Wichita, Kansas. He focuses on diagnosis and chronic pain treatments for arthritis, low back pain, joint pain, post-surgery pain and more. Treatments may include minimally invasive surgery, injections, medications, spinal cord stimulation, nerve ablation and more.  Specific treatment options in Wichita include: 

• Basivertebral nerve ablation (Intracept® procedure)
• Dorsal root ganglion stimulation
• Spinal cord stimulation
• Indirect spinal decompression (Vertiflex™ procedure)
• Minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MILD® procedure)
• Percutaneous SI joint stabilization
• Vertebral augmentation (vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, and SpineJack® system)
• Discography
• Radiofrequency neurolysis
• Epidural steroid injections
• Joint injections
• Sacroiliac joint injections
• Nerve blocks (peripheral and sympathetic)
• Trigger point injections 

Our care team starts your appointment by listening to understand you and your health concerns. We provide diagnostic tests and imaging onsite for your convenience. Then, we work with you to create a care plan that’s right for you. Dr. Goentzel specializes in controlling pain symptoms to help your body heal. In his spare time, Dr. Goentzel enjoys spending time with his family and favorite hobbies include college football, traveling and preparing BBQ on his smoker.