Edward Barawid
Biography
Edward Barawid, D.O., is Associate Clinical Professor, Step II, in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of California, Irvine. He completed his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree at Western University of Health Sciences/College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 2009, followed by a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and an Interventional Pain Fellowship at Integrated Pain Management Medical Group in Walnut Creek, California. Barawid is board certified by both the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Board of Pain Medicine.
Barawid has served as a Staff Physiatrist at the Veterans Affairs Long Beach Health System since 2014, where he provides interventional spine care and physical medicine and rehabilitation services. His clinical work focuses on interventional spine procedures, ultrasound-guided peripheral joint and trigger point injections, botulinum toxin injections, and osteopathic manipulative medicine. He has particular expertise in prolotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions, including applications for atypical pain presentations and post-surgical pain.
Barawid has contributed to the medical literature through journal articles, book chapters, and numerous conference presentations. His research has examined prolotherapy applications for various conditions, including periarticular dextrose prolotherapy after total knee arthroplasty and treatment of anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome. He is a member of the Spine Intervention Society, the American Society of Interventional Pain Providers, and the American Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Return to topEducation
- B.S. in Biopsychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2003
- D.O., Western University of Health Science/College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, 2009
Distinctions
- Sigma Sigma Phi National Osteopathic Honor Society Member, 2003-2009
- Top Doctor, Los Angeles Magazine, 2018
- Best Veteran Experience Award, Veterans Affairs, Long Beach, 2018
- East West Scholarship Recipient, 2008
Areas of Expertise
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Interventional Spine Procedures
- Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
- Electromyography and Nerve Conduction
- Prolotherapy for Musculoskeletal Pain
- Paraspinal Ketorolac Injection Techniques
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implantation
Recent Publications
- Catabona R, Gonzales L, Ardestani A, Barawid E, Purohit K, “Paraspinal Ketorolac Injection For Chronic, Refractory Lower Back Pain : A Case Report”, 2024. Presented at ASRA Pain Medicine's 23rd Annual Pain Medicine meeting, Las Vegas, NV, November 2024.
- Purohit K, Ho D, Catabona R, Chang E, Barawid E, “Treatment of Lumbar Raidculopathy Pain With Saline Plus Lidocaine Epidural Injection In Steroid Contraindicated Patients”, 2024. Presented at ASRA Pain Medicine's 23rd Annual Pain Medicine meeting, Las Vegas, NV, November 2024.
- Venugopal P, Barawid E, “Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome Treated with Prolotherapy”, 2023. Presented at AAP Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, February 2023.
- Ardestani A, Teng J, Barawid E, “Use of Prolotherapy for Treatment of Atypical Presentations of Musculoskeletal Pains – A Case Series”, 2023. Presented at AAP Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, February 2023.
- Barawid E, Davis S, Ardestani A, Turchi R, “Periarticular dextrose prolotherapy after total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective case series” (opens in new tab), AME Surgical Journal, vol. 3, 2022.
- Nguyen T, Barawid E, “Recurrent bicep strain treated with prolotherapy”, 2021. Presented at AAP Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 2021.
- Boutros F, Dusto N, Barawid E, “Amniotic stem cell injection providing pain relief, functional improvement, and its effect on radiological imaging for refractory knee osteoarthritis and meniscus tears: a case report”, 2020. Presented at AAP Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 2020.
- Davis S, Turchi R, Ardestani A, Barawid E, “Refractory pain after total knee arthroplasty treated with periarticular prolotherapy”, 2020. Presented at AAP Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 2020.
- Dusto N, Barawid E, “Chronic thoracic interspinous ligament sprain after atrial myxoma resection treated with prolotherapy”, 2020. Presented at AAP Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 2020.
- Lin K, Beckman M, Barawid E, “Cases of lumbar trigger point injections with ketorolac providing benefit for acute back pain”, 2020. Presented at AAP Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 2020.
- Lau J, Barawid E, “Cervical insterspinous sprain from whiplash treated with prolotherapy”, 2020. Presented at AAP Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 2020.
- Yoo M, Sunico R, Barawid E, “Lipoma causing meralgia paresthetica: A Case Report”, 2019. Presented at AAP Annual Meeting, Puerto Rico, February 2019.
- Barawid E, Covarrubias N, Tribuzio B, Karimi D, Liao S, “Rehabilitation Modalities in Palliative Care”, Critical Reviews™ in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, vol. 25, no. 1–2, pp. 77–100, 2013.
- Chen H, Takemoto R, Barawid E, “Ultrasound guided piriformis injection with confirmation of needle placement through electromyography: a case report and description of a new technique”, Journal of Pain, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 9, 2012.
- Barawid E, “Electrodiagnostics - Introduction”, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pocketpedia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012.
- Barawid E, “Stroke - Functional Outcome Following Stroke”, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pocketpedia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012.
- Linberg KA, Lewis GP, Barawid EL, Sakai T, Fisher SK, “A quantitative study of cone matrix sheath and S-cone recovery in reattached retina”, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 43, 2002.
Contact Information
Email: ebarawid@uci.edu
Phone: (714) 456-6668
Address: VA Long Beach, 5901 E 7th St, Long Bch,CA 90822
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Last updated on 6/5/2026.