Lexington Medical Center is pleased to welcome Christopher A. Beal, DO, to its network of care at Lexington Brain and Spine Institute. Dr. Beal joins the board-certified physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners at the practice who treat patients with a wide array of painful conditions from knee, hip and joint pain to spine disorders and cancer pain.
Certified in advanced cardiovascular life support and basic life support, Dr. Beal has experience performing electrodiagnostic studies, ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal injections, trigger point injections, spinal cord stimulation, nerve blocks and radiofrequency ablations, among other procedures.
He most recently completed his pain management fellowship, where he obtained the necessary skills for comprehensive treatment of painful disorders due to spine and non-spine conditions. This training includes accurate diagnosis, pharmacologic management, advanced interventional technique and innovative implant therapy.
Dr. Beal graduated magna cum laude from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, with a bachelor’s degree in biology, and earned a master’s degree in biomedical studies from Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida. He then earned his medical degree from Nova Southeastern University of Osteopathic Medicine in Davie, Florida. Dr. Beal completed his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Virginia Commonwealth University Health in Richmond, Virginia, serving as chief resident. He also completed a pain medicine fellowship at VCU Health.
Dr. Beal is accepting new patients.