Meet The Doctor

Alicja Steiner, MD

Pain Management Physician located in Banker's Hill, San Diego, CA

Dr. Alicja Steiner is a leading anesthesiologist and pain management specialist in San Diego, CA, providing patients in the Greater San Diego metropolitan area with skilled, compassionate care for a broad range of medical issues. Dr. Steiner is committed to ensuring each patient receives customized treatment based on their individual health needs and goals. Her dedication to learning new skills means every patient has access to the most advanced care options so they can feel confident they'll receive the most appropriate care for optimal outcomes.

As a pain management specialist, Dr. Steiner offers treatment for back and neck pain, chronic headaches and migraines, fibromyalgia, pain from accidents and trauma, cancer-related pain, and pain syndromes like reflex sympathetic dystrophy. She also helps patients achieve optimal health by offering weight loss and nutritional guidance and physical therapy services for patients with chronic and acute pain issues.

After completing her undergraduate degree in Poland, Dr. Steiner earned her medical degree at the Medical University of Warsaw where she was named junior lecturer in the Department of Human Anatomy and Biochemistry, then completed an internship at the Postgraduate Medical Center of The Military Medical School. She completed a residency in general surgery at the Cabrini Medical Center in New York City and attended two years of residency in anesthesiology and a fellowship in pain management at New York University Medical Center.

Dr. Steiner has been widely published and has lectured extensively, and was twice honored with the Physician’s Recognition Award Of the American Medical Association. She is a member of the American Pain Society, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, San Diego County Medical Society and the National Utilization, Choice Care.

Prior Experience in Anesthesiology and Pain Management

Dr. Steiner has served as a faculty member at the following institutions:

• Harvard University (Boston, MA)

• The University of California, San Diego (San Diego, CA)

She also lectures and collaborates on teaching medical students at Midwestern University Didactic.