- Areas of Practice:
- Anesthesiology
- Pain Management/P M & R
Dr. Efrain I. Cubillo IV
Efrain I. Cubillo, MD, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology, Fellowship Trained Interventional Pain Specialist and Board Certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine in the greater Tucson community. Dr. Cubillo is currently a managing partner at the Pain Institute of Southern Arizona, conveniently located throughout Tucson, Green Valley, Safford, and Benson, Arizona. He has been practicing for eight years and currently specializes in pain medicine treatments.
A native Arizonian, Dr. Cubillo graduated from Arizona State University in Tempe. After earning his bachelor’s degree in microbiology, Dr. Cubillo enrolled in the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson. During his time in medical school, Dr. Cubillo was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society — the highest academic honor in medical school — and was elected by his peers to receive the Gold Humanism Award for humanistic care.
Upon graduation in 2011, Dr. Cubillo completed his anesthesiology residency at the Mayo Clinic, where he earned The Mayo Clinic Spirit Award. Dr. Cubillo has always been passionate about the latest techniques and treatments in pain management. Immediately after finishing his residency, Dr. Cubillo completed an interventional pain management fellowship at the Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, to better serve his patients suffering from acute and chronic pain.
Dr. Cubillo, who is fluent in Spanish, is highly trained and skilled in all areas of pain medicine, including physical medicine, neuropathy, complex regional pain syndrome, sympathetic blockade, spinal injection techniques, spinal cord stimulation/implantation, kyphoplasty, and radiofrequency ablation.
When Dr. Cubillo is not working with patients to provide the best care possible, he loves spending time with his wife, daughters, and their three dogs. They enjoy hiking and traveling together whenever possible.
Board Certifications
- Anesthesiology
- Pain Medicine
Education & Training
- Arizona State University
- University of Arizona College of Medicine
- Mayo Clinic
- Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Professional Memberships
- Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology
- Axillary Brachial Plexus Block
- Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Injection
- Epidural Steroid Injections
- Facet Joint Injection
- Intracept® Procedure
- Joint Injections (Shoulder, Hip, Knee, Ankle)
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumbar Sympathetic Block
- Medication Management
- Nalu Neurostimulation System
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Spinal Cord Stimulator
- Stellate Ganglion Block
- Trigger Point Injections
- Vertiflex
Fax: 520-795-9953
Tuesday: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: Closed
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
The best doctor I’ve ever been to. He is kind and caring. The treatment is fast and almost pain free. I highly recommend Cubillo.
Dr. Cubillo is the best. Fantastic Doc!! His staff is also the same. The level of care is above the best! I can’t say enough but to say been a patient for over 5 years and nobody’s better!
I couldn’t ask for a better pain doctor. Dr. Cubillo is excellent in explaining the injection protocol. There are no surprises and I know exactly what he is doing during the injection. I have been able to live my life more fully.
Dr. Cubillo was very pleasant and extremely thorough in explaining the issues causing the pain in my lower back. He discussed what treatment he wanted to try to alleviate the pain and why. I have only gone for a test treatment which has not given me the result we were hoping for, so I will be going in this coming week to discuss further options.
I have been seeing Dr. Cubillo for over 5 years now. He is by far the most Gifted Physician that I have on my care team. His skill with injections and their delivery have kept my chronic pain in a word manageable. I don’t know where I could turn and I don’t want to end our relationship anytime soon.