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Board-Certified Pain Specialists

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Pain management clinics across Southern Utah and Nevada.

Locations Across Southern Utah

Five offices and five visiting clinics, from St. George and Cedar City to Mesquite, Nevada.
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Visit617 E. Riverside Dr · St. George
HoursMon – Fri · 8 – 5
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Court Empey, MD

Fellowship trained at Mayo Clinic. Honor graduate of George Washington University School of Medicine. Native of St. George, Utah.
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Spencer Wells, MD

Board-certified anesthesiologist, fellowship-trained interventional pain specialist. University of Louisville. St. George native.
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Ryan Workman, DO

Fellowship trained at Dartmouth. Award-winning resident and academic chief at University of Arizona. Serves Cedar City and surrounding communities.
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Steven Larsen, MD

Fellowship trained at University of Utah. U.S. Army veteran with a decade of honorable service. Special interest in regenerative medicine.
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Nate Clements, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation trained at UT Health San Antonio. Named Most Outstanding Resident. St. George native.
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Advanced Practice Providers

The physician assistants and nurse practitioners of Desert Pain Specialists, delivering pain care across Southern Utah and Nevada.
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Management Team

The leadership team of Desert Pain Specialists.
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Court Empey, MDInterventional Pain Medicine

About Court

Dr. Empey is fellowship trained in interventional pain medicine, which he completed at the world-famous Mayo Clinic in both Scottsdale, Arizona, and Rochester, Minnesota.
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Court Empey, MD · Interventional Pain Medicine

Becoming a Specialist

A native of St. George, Utah, he graduated from Dixie High School and Dixie College, then earned a Bachelor of Biochemistry at the University of Utah with honors.An honor graduate of George Washington University, he received his Medical Doctorate there and returned to the University of Utah for an internal medicine internship and a medical anesthesiology residency.
Court Empey, MD · Interventional Pain Medicine

In Practice

Dr. Empey has had the highest level of training available for a pain specialist, with additional training in medical management, physical medicine and therapy, cancer pain therapy, psychology, and lifestyle modification, and believes in a multidisciplinary approach to pain treatment.
Court Empey, MD · Interventional Pain Medicine

Life Outside the Clinic

He has been involved in pain research, publishing a peer-reviewed paper on NIH funding patterns in pain research and another evaluating the biochemistry and function of flagellar motors.Dr. Empey has spent countless hours volunteering with the Boy Scouts of America, coaching youth sports, and serving in his church. He enjoys time with his wife and five children, waterskiing, snowboarding, shooting hoops, and playing guitar.
Desert Pain Specialists

Care at Desert Pain

Desert Pain Specialists takes a multidisciplinary approach to pain treatment, combining interventional procedures, medical management, physical therapy, and lifestyle modification.Our advanced practice providers work alongside board-certified physicians to deliver comprehensive, personalized care. Same-day appointments are available, and the front desk answers the phone.
ContactTalk to areal person.Same-day appointments. The front desk answers the phone.
Call(435) 216-7000Fax · (435) 216-7001
Visit617 E. Riverside Dr · St. George
HoursMon – Fri · 8 – 5
Schedule appointment