Aneesh Singla, MD, MPH

I was diagnosed with spinal stenosis/​sciatica with severe pain in one leg when walking and often when trying to sleep. Options were to try physical therapy, one or two epidural injections in my spine or surgery.
Physical therapy didn’t help enough. I was afraid to try the epidural as a friend told me when she had one she almost levitated off the table from the pain. I did a lot of research and came up with a number of doctors for chronic pain in the Maryland/​DC area who were recommended by other doctors or friends. One name kept on being mentioned: Dr. Aneesh Singla.
In trying to decide which doctor to go to, I called offices and asked to speak to the doctors. Some doctors rushed through my questions and concerns or never even answered them and some never called me back. Then my physical therapist told me he took his mother to see Dr. Singla for an epidural. He described how caring and kind Dr. Singla was with his mother and how he used the most up-​to-​date techniques to make sure the procedure was done in the most pain free way possible. That clinched it for me.
Before making an appointment I spoke to Dr. Singla on the phone to discuss my questions. He spent all the time needed to answer my questions, explain how he does the procedure and reassure me. Our conversation reinforced all the positive comments that the physical therapist had said about him.
When I arrived I was greeted warmly by the receptionist. The office was busy but every staff member took the time to treat me kindly and with respect. I cant say the procedure was completely without pain, but by numbing the area where the epidural would be inserted, the shot itself wasn’t painful at all. Toward the end, I was obviously uncomfortable with the medicine being injected. Dr. Singla told me it would be over in 3 seconds, and he counted the 3 seconds aloud which REALLY helped.
The next day Dr. Singla called to see how I was doing and told me what I could expect to happen next in terms of noticing improvement. I can’t fully describe how fortunate I feel to have chosen him to be the doctor to do this procedure. If you need help for chronic pain, I would immediately call Dr. Singla’s office and make an appointment. He is knowledgeable, professional and truly cares about his patients.