Robert W. Sickler

Dr. Sickler graduated with honors from Creighton University where he then completed his medical school training. Dr Sickler completed his residency training in Anesthesiology at the Baylor College of Medicine, where he served as a Chief Resident. Dr. Sickler then went on to complete advanced fellowship training in Pain Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Dr. Sickler has held clinical appointments in the Departments of Orthopedics and Anesthesiology at the Baylor College of Medicine and has served as a Director for the Pain Medicine fellowship program. He is board certified by both the American Board of Anesthesiology and the American Board of Pain Medicine. Dr. Sickler stresses accurate diagnosis, rational pharmacology and functional restoration in all types of musculoskeletal and neuropathic pain disorders.

Marvin C. Chang

Dr. Chang attended Houston Baptist University and completed his medical school and anesthesiology training at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston. Dr Chang has subspecialty training in Pain Medicine, as well as Cardiovascular, Transplant and Pediatric Anesthesiology. Dr. Chang is board certified in both anesthesiology and pain medicine. Dr. Chang relies on a wide variety of techniques to provide symptom management in all chronic pain states and has particular interest in advanced interventional approaches.

Christian Peccora

Dr. Christian Peccora believes in a multi-modal approach to pain management, including physical therapy, acupuncture, pain psychology, massage, medications, spinal cord neuromodulation, and interventional procedures. He has expertise in treatment of headache, neck and back pain, nerve pain, post-surgical pain, and joint pain and believes therapies should be customized to each patient. He received his MD at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston where he graduated with honors and was chosen to be in the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He stayed at BCM for an internship in internal medicine. This was followed by residency in Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women’s Hospital, where he also completed a fellowship in Pain Medicine. He was chosen as the Distinguished Resident of his class and won the Fellow of the Year Award. While in Boston, he engaged in numerous research projects and has published articles and book chapters on the neurophysiology of chronic pain, peripheral nerve stimulation, intrathecal pumps, postoperative pain, and medical ethics.

Dr. Peccora is a dual board-certified physician and member of the American Society of Anesthesiology, International Spine Intervention Society, and other medical organizations. He is an avid traveler and fluent in Spanish, a tennis and running enthusiast, a musician, and community volunteer. He grew up in southwest Houston and is a part of the patient care team in our Sugar Land location. He is currently accepting new patients.