Michael I. Danto, M.D.
- Primary Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Area of Expertise: Pain Management
About Dr. Michael I. Danto
Dr. Michael I. Danto is a board-certified specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R). He specializes in non-surgical treatment of orthopedic conditions. His clinical practice is devoted to non-surgical management of spinal conditions and other orthopedic problems. As part of non-surgical management of spinal conditions, he performs over 750 epidural injections per year. He also does electrodiagnostic testing (EMG).
Dr. Danto completed residency training at Stanford University Medical Center in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Before attending medical school at Wayne State University School of Medicine, he managed the Orthopaedic Biomechanics Research Laboratory for the University of California, Irvine at the Long Beach VA Medical Center. He received a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biomechanical engineering from the University of California, San Diego.
He is actively involved in continuing medical education and was the first speaker in the University of California at Irvine’s Pain Management Symposium in 2003.
He speaks to promote community awareness to primary care physicians about new concepts in management of low back pain. He has lectured at numerous national and international conferences and published numerous articles in orthopaedic literature.
Dr. Danto is a diplomat of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, a fellow member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as well as being an active member of the International Spinal Injection Society and Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation.
Please verify with your health plan and/or physician’s office.
- Aetna PPO
- Blue Cross Prudent Buyer PPO
- Blue Shield PPO
- ChoiceCare/Humana
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry/First Health
- Health Net PPO
- Interplan PPO
- Medicare
- United Healthcare PPO
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Internship - Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (Transitional)
Residency - Stanford University Medical Center (Physical Medicine/Rehab)
- American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehab
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Neck Pain (Pain Management)
- Low Back Pain (Pain Management)
- Pediatric Orthopedics (Spine (Pediatric))
- Sciatica (Pain Management)
- Chronic Pain (Pain Management)
- Degenerative Disc Disease (Pain Management)