Richard Derby, MD

Dr. Derby is the Medical Director of Spinal Diagnostics and Treatment Center and CEO of Comprehensive Spine Diagnostics Medical Group in Daly City, California. He is a Board-Certified Anesthesiologist. Dr. Derby received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and his Medical Degree from the University of California at Irvine. He completed his residency at the University of California San Francisco.

Dr. Derby is currently on the Executive Board as Past President and Founding Member of the International Pain and Spine Intervention Society. He is an active member of several professional societies including the American Society of Anesthesiologists, North American Spine Society, International Intradiscal Therapy Society and the World Institute of Pain. He holds journal, editorial, and review committee memberships for several professional publications including Pain Medicine, The Spine Journal, Spine, The Clinical Journal of Pain, Pain Practice, and Pain Digest. Awards received include: Lifetime Achievement Award (2011), Best Doctor in America (2007-2008), Friend of ASIPP Award (2007), and Sofamor-Danek Posterior Award (1998).

Further, Dr. Derby has given more than 250 invited lectures, presentations, and workshops and is a prolific author with over 130 publications including 20 invited book chapters.