Physician Profile Dr. Alexander Zaks, MD, Anesthesiologist, Fellowship in Pain Management

About Dr. Alexander Zaks

Dr. Alexander Zaks M.D., is a Board Certified Anesthesiologist, practicing surgeon, pain management specialist and Medical Director of the Comprehensive Outpatient Surgery Center. With a career spanning nearly twenty years, Dr. Alexander Zaks is a respected member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the California Society of Anesthesiologists, and the American Medical Association. Dr. Alexander Zaks is American-trained and graduated from Georgetown University’s Medical School in 1993 after completing his undergraduate degree at UCLA.

Dr. Alexander Zaks & the Comprehensive Outpatient Surgery Center

As Medical Director of the Comprehensive Outpatient Surgery Center in Beverly Hills, Dr. Alexander Zaks manages and works alongside nearly one hundred employees dedicated to helping treat thousands of patients. His broad range of professional experience in anesthesiology, surgery and pain management makes him uniquely qualified to head the Beverly Hills surgical center. In his work at the Comprehensive Outpatient Surgery Center in Beverly Hills, Dr. Alexander Zaks is responsible for overseeing the work of the distinguished medical professionals who provide expert care to individuals from all over the globe. Dr. Alexander Zaks works alongside other physicians, surgeons, Anesthesiologists, Board Certified Plastic Surgeons, Intensive Care Trained Registered Nurses, Chiropractors and other surgical specialists delivering cutting edge treatments and first-class care.

Dr. Alexander Zaks & Specialized Pain Management Treatments

As a highly rated interventional pain management surgeon, Dr. Alexander Zaks counsels patients and other medical professionals to find the best procedures, treatments and surgeries for individuals suffering from chronic pain. Working with all types of individuals to find relief, including worker’s compensation patients, he is committed to helping chronic pain sufferers find lasting solutions. Dr. Alexander Zaks performs or oversees the performing of procedures like epidural steroid injections, Facet blocks, pulsed radiofrequency treatments, Disc decompressions, Laminoplasty, percutaneous disc nucleopathy, Discectomy and many other valuable treatment options. As Dr. Alexander Zaks himself relates, “Chronic pain is not something you must be resigned to live with, there are many treatment options available to help you feel better and enhance the quality of your life.”

Dr. Alexander Zaks, in his work as an advanced pain management specialist, attends to patients with chronic back pain, spinal pain, ongoing arthritis pain and other chronic pain issues. With a fellowship in Pain Management, Dr. Alexander Zaks has dedicated a large part of his practice to helping patients suffering with chronic pain find relief. In his practice, Dr. Zaks sees many workers’ compensation patients and is well informed on the particular issues inherent to California worker’s compensation cases and employee rights under worker’s compensation.

Dr. Alexander Zaks Core Specialties

• Board Certified Anesthesiologist
• Practicing Surgeon
• Pain Management Specialist
• Medical Director of Comprehensive Outpatient Surgery Center

With an almost twenty year commitment to medicine, high standards of care, cutting edge pain management treatment, expert anesthesiology and exceptional surgical care, Dr. Alexander Zaks is one of the most respected health care professionals in California.

Dr. Alexander Zaks comprehensive health care

Dr. Alexander Zaks understands a patient in pain caused by an accident at work needs a comprehensive health care provider, not just a specialist. For this reason, Dr. Alexander Zaks is Board Certified in Anesthesiology with a fellowship specialty in pain management. However, Dr. Alexander Zaks MD isn’t just a pain management specialist. He is an American trained:

• Practicing Surgeon
• Specialist in Pain Management
• Practicing Anesthesiologist

Dr. Alexander Zaks Is More than a Specialist

Working as a practicing comprehensive health care provider is one important part of his life work. Besides his goal of providing medical treatment to people with pain, he also operates a comprehensive outpatient surgery center in Beverly Hills. As the medical director of the medical facility, Dr. Alexander Zaks oversees the work of 80 to 100 medical professionals and employees. Theseindividuals help to provide surgical treatments and relief to thousands of patients with chronic pain problems.

Dr. Alexander Zaks Takes California Workman’s Comp and Employee Compensation Seriously

Other medical specialists may not understand California workers comp or the medical needs of a patient hurt while on the job. Dr. Alexander Zaks does. As a comprehensive health care provider, he treats the patients’ medical problems. Dr. Alexander Zaks also understands employee rights under workers compensation and California workers comp.

In fact, Dr. Alexander Zaks has no sanctions history and no malpractice history. His focus is on providing medical assistance to patients and following medical, worker’s compensation and insurance guidelines. Patients and other physicians trust Dr. Alexander Zaks. he provides the best comprehensive health care, medical help, assistance and/ or medical service for all parties involved.

Providing comprehensive health care means Dr. Alexander Zaks understands a patient’s medical history, presenting symptoms and accident at work to figure out the most effective course of treatment.

Quite often treatments/procedures and surgeries are part of the solution for workers compensation patients. For example,

A patient with acute spinal pain issues pain may receive treatment such as:
• Fusion
• Anterior lumbar interbody fusion
• Posterior lumbar interbody fusion
• Facetectomy
• Foraminotomy
• Laminectomy
• Laminoplasty
• Laminotomy
• Micro-discectomy
• Osteotomy

A patient with other problems may benefit from:
• Facet blocks
• Trigger point injections
• Disc decompression
• Laminectomies
• Disc decompressions
• Radiculopathy

Dr. Alexander Zaks Medical Background Proves How Valuable He is to Patients and Workers Comp Cases

He began his medical career at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. He continued his residencies—yes two residencies—at the University of Southern California’s Hospital Medical Center. In addition, he completed his fellowship at the same Medical Center. His focus was pain management.

His licensure and certifications prove how well-rounded he is as a comprehensive health care professional. He has a certification or licensure in the following:
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support 2008
• State of California License # A54137, issued April 1995
• Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology, 1998

In addition, he is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologist, American Medical Association and California Society of Anesthesiologist.

Dr. Alexander Zaks isn’t someone who is saying that he is a comprehensive health care professional. He proves every day how much he is an asset to the health care community.