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 Contact Information

The San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders is located in a convenient and modern medical building close to the La Jolla campus of Scripps Memorial Hospital and the UCSD - Thornton Medical Center.

We pride ourselves on making our patients welcome when visiting our practice, and at being available to respond to your questions by phone or fax. The information below summarizes the best ways to contact us.

Address
San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders
4130 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 300
La Jolla, CA 92037

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Telephone: (858) 678-0610
Fax: (858) 678-0007
Email: contact.sdeg@sandiego-spine.com

Questions
You are welcome to call us and direct your questions to:

Office Management & Medical Issues Pat Kostial, RN, BSN - Clinical Nurse Manager
Fellowship Coordinator

Lisa Kotera

Insurance & Billing Issues

Pam Hill - (760) 724-9014

Workers Comp. Non-Medical Information

Felicia Amenta - Workers Compensation Specialist

Assistant to Dr. Akbarnia Teresa Rios
Assistant to Dr. Bagheri  Lisa Kotera
Assistant to Dr. Mundis Ashley Polage
Front Office Coordinator/Receptionist Teresa Rios

Research Director

Jeff Pawelek, B.S.
Research Fellow
Research Coordinator Rishi Kadakia, B.S.

Practice Hours
Our daily practice hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00 am-4:30 pm.

After Hours
If you are a patient and have an important medical question that cannot wait until the practice opens, call (858) 678-0610 and the doctor on call will be paged. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately. Prescription refills are not considered a medical emergency and will not be granted after office hours.