Robert A. Schulman, MD
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Return to improved function
The goal with every encounter and intervention is:
- Patient education
- Early return to function
- Improve quality of life
- Reduction in pain
Illness is not caused by a medication deficiency.
Fewer pills, less surgery.
Treat causes, not conditions.
We take the time to listen to your concerns, evaluate your medical history, conduct a thorough physical examination and plan an individualized course of treatment.
We strive to diagnose and treat the specific pain generators and/or the source of dysfunction.
Our specialties are:
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Physiatry)
- Musculoskeletal Medicine
- Electrodiagnostic Medicine (EMG / Nerve Conduction Studies)
- Regenerative Medicine
Our treatments include:
- Prolotherapy *
- Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injections *
- Nerve Hydrodissection for peripheral nerve entrapment *
- Perineural Injection Therapy *
- Medical Acupuncture *
- Ketogenic and low-carbohydrate diets
* treatment not covered by insurance
Please note that we do not prescribe opioid or benzodiazepine medications for chronic non-malignant pain.
Robert A. Schulman, MD
Dr. Schulman has been in in private practice since 1997 (Sonoma County and Manhattan).
He was voted Sonoma Magazine’s Top Doctor in 2016 and 2018 for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Leadership:
- President Elect, Sonoma County Medical Association
Medical Board Certifications:
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR)
- Pain Medicine (ABPRM)
- Integrative Medicine (ABPS)
- Medical Acupuncture (ABMA)
Additional certifications:
- Interventional and Regenerative Orthopaedic Medicine Certification (IROM – C) (AAOM)
- Registered Herbalist, American Herbalists Guild
Medical Training:
- Medical College of Wisconsin, 1991
- Internship, Hartford Hospital, 1991-1992
- Residency, New York Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, 1992-1995
- Helms Medical Institute (Physician acupuncture training), faculty since 1996.
- Hackett Hemwall Patterson Foundation (Prolotherapy training for physicians), since 2012
- Institute for Functional Medicine
- American Academy of Orthopedic Medicine (Prolotherapy training)
- Tri-State College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Herbal medicine)
Read more about Dr. Schulman’s biography.
Conditions we treat non-surgically
- Acute and chronic injuries
- Acute and chronic pain
- Post surgical pain
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis
- Spine pain
- Neck pain, upper back pain, lower back pain, sacroiliac pain
- Nerve pain
- Entrapment Neuropathies
- Headaches
- Migraine headaches, tension headaches
See a more comprehensive list of conditions treated
What to expect on your first appointment
Your care in our office will be comprehensive, and based on the entirety of the training and experience of Dr. Schulman.
Initial Comprehensive Office Visit:
The initial appointment for all patients is a one-hour consultation and exam conducted personally by Dr. Schulman.
The visit begins with an interview covering the following topics:
- comprehensive personal health history
- discussion of current health issues
- discussion of past medical and surgical problems
- review of prior diagnostic tests
- “review of systems” (questions regarding the health of the entire body)
- discussion of psychosocial issues
- family health history
- obtaining of names and phone numbers of prior and current doctors
- review of current and recent medications and supplements with attention to possible interactions
- diet, including intake of caffeine, alcohol, refined carbohydrates
Following the interview, a physical examination is conducted.
At the end of the initial visit, Dr. Schulman makes recommendations for further diagnostic testing, treatment, and referral to appropriate providers.
In most cases, treatment is not provided during the initial visit. If you would like to have a treatment immediately following the initial visit, please let us know so that we can block out a larger period of time in the schedule.
For more details, visit the New Patient info page.
Insurance plans accepted
Updated 4/26/2021
- Traditional Medicare
- Aetna EPO/PPO
- Anthem Blue Cross PPO
- Blue Shield of California PPO
- Health Net PPO
- SutterSelect EPO and EPO Plus
- Medi-Cal (EMG/NCS only)
- Partnership Health Plan (EMG/NCS only)
St. Joseph Health Medical Network Plans accepted:
- SCAN Health Plan
- Western Health Advantage
- Anthem BC
- Blue Shield of CA
- Health Net
- Cigna
- United Healthcare
Meritage Medical Network Plans accepted:
HMOs
- Anthem
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- Canopy
- CIGNA
- Health Net
- United Healthcare
- Western Health Advantage
Senior HMOs
- Health Net (Sonoma County only)
- United Healthcare Medicare Advantange Plans
- AARP Medicare Advantage Secure Horizons (HMO)
- UnitedHealthCare Medicare Advantage Assure (HMO)
PPOs
- CIGNA PPO
- Galaxy Health PPO
- Interplan PPO/North Bay Health Partners
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- Sutter Select PPO
- USA MCO PPO
Sutter Health Network plans accepted:
AETNA
- Aetna Value Network (AVN)
- HMO
- HMO Deductible Plans
- Health Fund HMO
- Jackson Labs – Tier Two Provider
- US Access
ANTHEM BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA
- Anthem Blue Cross HMO, also sometimes known as California Care or Rural Cal Care (includes CalPERS Traditional HMO)
- Anthem Blue Cross HMO/POS (California Care Plus)
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA
- Blue Shield Access+ HMO Plan
CIGNA
- Commercial HMO/POS
- Network HMO/POS
HEALTH NET
- ELECT Open Access POS, Large and Small Group
- ELECT POS, Large and Small Group
- HMO – Flex Funded
- Health Net HMO: Large Group (101+ employees) & Small Group (2-100 employees)
- SELECT three-tier POS and SELECT two-tier POS, Large and Small Group
- Salud HMO Plus Large/Custom Group
SUTTER
- Sutter Health Plus
UNITEDHEALTHCARE
- AARP Healthcare Options Medigap Policy
- AARP Medicare Complete Secure Horizon (HMO)
- AARP Medicare Complete Secure Horizon (HMO) Employer Group
- AARP Medicare Complete Secure Horizons Plan 1 (HMO)
- AARP Medicare Complete Secure Horizons Plan 2 (HMO)
- Signature POS
- Signature Value (HMO)
- United Healthcare West Medicare Solution (upon advice of Sutter Foundation Provider Relations)