Pain Medicine Physician · Mission Hills, CA
Simon Dardashti, MD
Board-Certified Interventional Pain Medicine & Anesthesiology
Dr. Simon Dardashti evaluates and treats patients with spine, nerve, and joint pain using a careful, evidence-informed approach focused on diagnosis, function, and practical treatment options.
Explore Conditions & ProceduresDual Board-Certified
Pain Medicine & Anesthesiology
10+
Years Active Clinical Practice
UCLA
Pain Medicine Fellowship
About
About Dr. Dardashti.
Dr. Simon Dardashti is a board-certified pain medicine physician and anesthesiologist who evaluates and treats patients with acute and chronic pain conditions. His clinical work focuses on careful diagnostic evaluation, identification of likely pain generators, review of relevant imaging and treatment history, and development of individualized treatment plans.
His clinical focus includes spine-related pain, neck pain, low back pain, radicular pain, neuropathic pain, joint pain, sacroiliac joint pain, persistent pain after injury or surgery, and complex chronic pain conditions. He also evaluates selected patients for advanced pain management options, including spinal cord stimulation when clinically appropriate.
Clinical Focus
Clinical Focus.
Dr. Dardashti's clinical focus includes evaluation and treatment of spine-related pain, nerve pain, joint and musculoskeletal pain, radicular pain, sacroiliac joint pain, neuropathic pain, and selected complex pain conditions.
Conditions Evaluated.
Dr. Dardashti evaluates a range of pain conditions affecting the spine, nervous system, and musculoskeletal system.
Spine Pain
- Neck pain
- Low back pain
- Spine-related pain
- Facet-mediated pain
- Sacroiliac joint pain
Nerve & Radicular Pain
- Sciatica
- Cervical radiculopathy
- Lumbar radiculopathy
- Neuropathic pain
- Peripheral nerve pain
- Post-laminectomy syndrome
Joint & Musculoskeletal Pain
- Joint pain
- Bursa-related pain
- Myofascial pain
- Occipital neuralgia
- Persistent pain after injury or surgery
Complex Pain Conditions
- Complex regional pain syndrome evaluation
- Chronic pain syndrome evaluation
- Complex pain conditions
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Featured Clinical Topics.
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Procedures
Interventional Pain Management.
When clinically appropriate, treatment may include image-guided procedures such as epidural steroid injections, selective nerve root blocks, medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablation, sacroiliac joint injections, peripheral nerve blocks, trigger point injections, joint injections, and spinal cord stimulation evaluation.
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Individualized
Treatment Planning.
Treatment recommendations are based on the patient's history, physical examination, imaging when available, prior treatment response, medical history, and overall clinical context.
Dr. Dardashti's approach emphasizes careful diagnostic evaluation, clear communication, evidence-informed decision-making, and treatment options tailored to the patient's clinical presentation and functional goals.
Reputation
Clinical Reputation.
Dr. Dardashti maintains an active clinical pain management practice with consistently strong patient feedback across major physician and healthcare review platforms, including a 4.9/5 rating on Healthgrades and a 5/5 rating on WebMD Care. Public profiles commonly reflect patient comments regarding communication, professionalism, compassion, and clear explanation of treatment options.
Healthgrades
4.9/5
Patient rating
Based on approximately 579 public reviews.
WebMD Care
5/5
Patient rating
Based on approximately 504 public ratings.
Patient Communication
Common patient themes
Public reviews commonly describe Dr. Dardashti as respectful, attentive, patient, and clear in explaining medical issues.
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Location
Clinical Location.
Dr. Dardashti sees patients in Mission Hills, California, serving patients from the San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, and surrounding Los Angeles communities.