About the Physician
Simon Dardashti,
MD
Board-Certified Interventional Pain Medicine & Anesthesiology · Mission Hills, CA
Profile
Pain Medicine Physician.
Dr. Simon Dardashti is a double board-certified pain medicine physician and anesthesiologist who evaluates and treats patients with acute and chronic pain conditions. Raised in Encino in the San Fernando Valley, he now serves patients in Mission Hills, the San Fernando Valley, and surrounding Los Angeles communities.
His clinical work focuses on careful diagnostic evaluation—identifying the most likely source of pain—and reviewing relevant history, symptoms, examination findings, imaging, prior treatment response, and patient goals. He evaluates 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.
Dr. Dardashti's approach emphasizes clear communication and shared decision-making. He discusses reasonable treatment options with patients so they can make informed decisions that fit their symptoms, goals, preferences, and overall clinical situation. Treatment options may include conservative care, medication-based strategies, image-guided injections, epidural steroid injections, medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablation, platelet-rich plasma (PRP), peripheral nerve blocks, trigger point injections, joint, bursa, and tendon injections, and spinal cord stimulation evaluation when clinically appropriate.
This website was created to provide clear educational information about pain conditions and treatment options.
Credentials & Training
Board-Certified
Pain Medicine
Board-Certified
Anesthesiology
Fellowship
UCLA Interventional Pain Medicine
Residency
UC Irvine Anesthesiology
Medical Degree
Chicago Medical School, MD
Masters Degree
Georgetown University, MS Physiology & Biophysics
Undergraduate
UC Berkeley
Patient-Centered Approach
A Foundation in Shared Decision-Making.
Diagnostic Foundation
Understanding the patient's history, symptoms, examination findings, imaging, and prior treatment response helps identify the most likely source of pain.
Shared Decision-Making
When more than one reasonable treatment option exists, patients should understand the potential role, limitations, and uncertainty of each approach.
Clear Communication
Pain treatment decisions are individualized. The goal is to discuss options in a clear, practical way and support informed decision-making.
Individualized Planning
Conservative, medication-based, image-guided, and interventional options are considered based on each patient's symptoms, goals, preferences, and clinical situation.
Clinical Location
Mission Hills, California
Dr. Dardashti sees patients in Mission Hills, California.