Meet the Doctors

Sean Li, MD

Sean Li, MD completed his medical school training in New York at The State University of New York at Stony Brook where he graduated with recognition for clinical research. Dr. Li is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology Subspecialty for Pain Medicine.

Dr. Li trained in General Surgery at the Mayo Clinic and later finished his residency in Anesthesiology at the University of Michigan. During residency, Dr. Li was involved with both clinical research and resident education. He was awarded the Resident/Fellow of the Year Award by the American Association of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine in 2011.

Following Drs. Metzger, Staats, and Walia’s footsteps, Dr. Li went on to complete fellowship training in Pain Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital where he worked with and was mentored by leading figures in the field of pain medicine.

Dr. Li specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of patients who suffer from chronic neck and back pain, neuropathic pain (such as post-herpatic neuralgia and complex regional pain syndrome), and cancer pain utilizing both medical and interventional modalities. He is a strong proponent of the multidisciplinary pain treatment model and has particular interests in neuromodulation and minimally invasive pain interventions.

He is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiology, the American Society of Regional Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. Dr. Li speaks English and Mandarin Chinese.