Dr. Carruthers

Donald P. Carruthers, MD

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Interventional Pain Management Specialist

Areas of expertise - physical medicine and rehabilitation; interventional spinal procedures and therapies, such as joint injections, epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections, spinal cord stimulation; treatment of low back pain, neck pain, disc herniation, spinal stenosis


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Education

  • Undergraduate: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, 1985
  • Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, West Indies, 1998
  • Residency: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1998-2002

Certification

    American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Experience

  • Mayfield Brain and Spine, Cincinnati: Interventional Pain Management Specialist, 2009-2014, 2016-present
  • Group Health TriHealth Physician Partners: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist, 2002-2016; Director, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, 2014-2016
  • Select Specialty Hospital, Cincinnati: Medical Director of Neurorehabilitation, 2008-2015
  • MARC, Inc., Cincinnati: Medical Director of Neurorehabilitation, 2004-2012
  • Eckerd Drug Company, Tampa, Florida: Pharmacist and Pharmacy Manager, 1985-1994

Primary hospital affiliations* and procedure locations

Good Samaritan Hospital, Mayfield Procedure Suite - Crestview Hills, Kentucky, Mayfield Spine Surgery Center

*Mayfield is affiliated with most major hospitals in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky

Professional memberships

  • American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • American Medical Association
  • International Spine Intervention Society
  • Cincinnati Academy of Medicine
  • Ohio State Medical Association

Dr. Carruthers' Care Team

Melissa Dwyer, APRN-CNP

Melissa Dwyer, APRN-CNP

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Nurse Practitioner

Areas of expertise – pain management, physical medicine and rehabilitation; nonsurgical management of acute and chronic pain due to spine and joint disorders.


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Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Northern Kentucky University, 2006
  • Master of Science in Nursing, Northern Kentucky University, 2013

Certification

  • Registered Nurse, Ohio and Kentucky
  • Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center
  • Pain Management Nurse, American Nurses Credentialing Center

Experience

  • Mayfield Brain & Spine, Cincinnati: Clinical Manager, 2023-present
  • Team Health: Lead Nurse Practitioner, 2015-2023
  • The Christ Hospital: Orthopedic Nurse Practitioner, 2013-2015
  • The Christ Hospital: Registered Nurse, 2007-2013

Professional memberships

  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners
  • American Nurses Association


Office Location

Rookwood Office

Mayfield Brain & Spine | Rookwood

3825 Edwards Rd., 3rd Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45209

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