Meet Dr. Baumgartner
Edward Baumgartner, Jr., M.D.
A Houston Native, Dr. Baumgartner’s focus is to improve functionality and quality of life for each of his patients based on their individual needs using the latest advances in Pain Medicine.
Dr. Baumgartner graduated Magna Cum Laude after obtaining a Bachelor of Biomedical Science degree with University and Foundation Honors through Texas A&M University. He went on to obtain his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, where he received an Alpha Omega Alpha Student Research Fellowship Scholarship. Dr. Baumgartner completed two years of training in general surgery at the University of Illinois-Mt. Sinai Hospital and completed a residency in Anesthesiology and fellowship in Pain Medicine at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago.
Dr. Baumgartner is double board certified in both Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and has practiced in the Northwest Houston Area for over five years. As a regular attendee of national and international scientific seminars, Dr. Baumgartner remains tenacious about keeping up with advances and innovations in medicine, as well as emergent technologies in Interventional Pain Medicine.
Dr. Baumgartner resides in Houston with his family where he spends his leisure time running, staying active in the community and spending time with his family.
Dr. Baumgartner’s Story
Edward Baumgartner, Jr., MD
As a native son of Texas, I attended college at Texas A&M University and came back to Houston to attend medical school in my home town at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. After completing two years of general surgery residency on Chicago’s south side, I made the change to Anesthesiology where I completed a residency and fellowship in Pain Medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Pain Medicine was the perfect fit as I found my passion to treat people living with chronic pain where I could also incorporate elements from the various fields of medicine that I trained in to better treat my patients. Although I received incredible training during my time in Chicago, I had a longing to come back home to practice medicine and raise my family with my beautiful wife.
I have practiced in the Houston area for over 6 years and incorporate constant learning into treating the community that I love. I manage most pain conditions, but I have a special interest in spine, nerve related pain and more specifically spinal neuromodulation. Spinal cord stimulators are greatly effective in treating neuropathic pain and help patients achieve the goals of improved functionality and decreasing the need for pain medication.
My goal is to create a practice of excellence where patients are treated as individuals and I will strive to work towards the common goal of giving you a fuller life.