California Pain Institute: Rebecca Kerr, MD

Dr. Rebecca Kerr is a board-certified physician treating patients at the California Pain Institute, located in Los Angeles and Torrance, California. Dr. Kerr specializes in pain medicine, a sub-specialty of Anesthesiology. She holds certificates in controlled substance management and workplace drug and alcohol testing, and she is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the Los Angeles area. She offers a variety of pain management services, including medication management, trigger point injections, ultrasound and x-ray guided injections, and interdisciplinary coordination of care. In addition, she has referral sources for physical therapy, massage therapy, heat/cold therapy, aquatics therapy, isometric strengthening, cognitive behavioral therapy, as well as other services.
Rebecca Kerr, M.D., has lived most of her life in California. She grew up adjacent to the UCLA campus in Westwood. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Bacteriology at the same campus, began a combined M.D./Ph.D. program at the same institution, and ultimately decided to specialize in clinical medicine rather than research. After receiving her M.D. from UCLA, she completed her internship, residency, and fellowship there, with specialty rotations in anesthesia and pain management, which would direct the course of her clinical practice.
Dr. Kerr's hobbies include horseback riding, skiing, and hiking.  She also is an accomplished flutist and is the first soprano in the choir at her local synagogue.