Joel See, MD

Pain Management, The Spine Center

4.8
329 Ratings
Years in Practice: 14 years
Practices In: Joliet
Patients Seen: Ages 18+

My father was an internist in a bygone era. He worked alone in the clin­ic and went to the hos­pi­tal every morn­ing to see patients and then spent the rest of the day in the clin­ic. It was a fam­i­ly busi­ness, and my mom was in the office doing every­thing from answer­ing the phone to the billing. I also start­ed work­ing in the office myself for a few years before med­ical school and I am glad that I was able to see how things worked in the real world before get­ting over­whelmed with the sci­ence. The clin­ic was locat­ed in Waukegan, Illi­nois, and the patients were most­ly work­ing class, salt of the earth peo­ple, many com­ing in tired after work­ing long hours or third shifts. My dad did his best to take care of them, to keep them in good health so they could keep work­ing to sup­port their fam­i­lies. As an internist he pre­scribed med­ica­tions but also preached that patients have the pri­ma­ry respon­si­bil­i­ty for man­ag­ing their health in the con­text of their wider lives.I start­ed out in pri­ma­ry care but even­tu­al­ly my career took a dif­fer­ent path, but I proud­ly still tend to treat peo­ple as if I were still work­ing in a small clin­ic. I want to form rela­tion­ships that are mea­sured in years instead of vis­its. Even though I think my dad was a bit dis­ap­point­ed that I did not fol­low exact­ly in his foot­steps. I think he would be proud that I am able to car­ry on his lega­cy. I don’t have all of the solu­tions but I still con­sid­er it a suc­cess to help peo­ple get through life a lit­tle more com­fort­ably. I want to help peo­ple live their best active life, whether it be through dif­fer­ent pain treat­ments, pre­scrip­tions for ther­a­py or rec­om­men­da­tions for weight loss. Often, inac­tiv­i­ty is more to blame than age when peo­ple lose the abil­i­ty to do things on their own. Lack of phys­i­cal activ­i­ty also can lead to more vis­its to the doc­tor, more hos­pi­tal­iza­tions, and more use of med­i­cines for a vari­ety of illnesses.

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Languages
English
Clinical Interests

I am inter­est­ed in get­ting peo­ple more active and func­tion­al, ready to enjoy life or go back to work. I am reluc­tant to call peo­ple dis­abled and will work to help peo­ple get func­tion­al­ly better.

Personal Interests

I am try­ing my best to be a good hus­band and father to my three boys. We enjoy trav­el­ling and escape rooms, fit­ness and exer­cise, and cook­ing together.

Memberships
Spine Intervention Society American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital, Joliet
333 Madison Street Joliet, Illinois 60435 815-725-7133 Get Directions
School
St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, WI Graduation Date: 2002 Degree: MD
Residency
Tufts University School of Medicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Massachusetts Categorical Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Georgia Pain Physicians, PC Pain & Spine, Interventional Pain Medicine

Procedures

Botox for Migraines, Botox for Spasticity, Caudal Steroid Injection, Cervical Facet Radiofrequency Neurotomy, Joint Injection of the Hip, Lumbar Facet Radiofrequency Neurotomy, Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection, Medial Branch Block, Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injection, Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant, Thoracic Epidural Steroid Injection, Thoracic Facet Radiofrequency Neurotomy, Trigger Point Injection

Conditions

Cervical Radiculopathy, Coccydynia, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Degenerative Disc Disease, Facet Syndrome, Herniated Discs, Kyphosis, Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Occipital Neuralgia, Peripheral Neuralgia/Neuropathy, Piriformis Syndrome, Post Laminectomy Syndrome, Scoliosis, Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Spondylosis, Whiplash Headache

Ratings


Ratings Category

The Patient Satisfaction Rating score is an average of all responses to care provider related questions on our independent rating system, the Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Learn more about our patient satisfaction survey.

Patient Satisfaction Rating

4.8
329 Ratings

Likelihood of recommending this provider

4.8
328 Ratings

Provider included you in decisions

4.8
309 Ratings

Provider showed concern

4.8
327 Ratings

Provider explained things clearly

4.8
329 Ratings

Provider discussed treatment options

4.8
322 Ratings

Comments


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"Dr See listens and explains everything, including options."
5
Jan. 27, 2025
"Friendly and professional"
5
Jan. 25, 2025
"Dr. See has always kept me as a part of my care team. I always felt included and heard with every visit."
5
Jan. 22, 2025
"I had an absolutely wonderful experience with Dr. See. MY POINT IS THAT DR. JOEL SEE GAVE ME BACK HOPE!!! I was so relieved after speaking with Dr. See, he actually cared enough about my well-being that he looked through my past visits and examined my MRI and other diagnostic tests I've had done. He was able to explain everything so well and even showed me exactly what I was looking at on the MRI that should be the cause of all my suffering. He gave me the information I needed in order to get a second opinion from a surgeon and to possibly get the surgery I needed all along. I extremely grateful that I saw Dr. See. You can tell he really cares. I have told all the people in my support group that I have finally found a doctor who has put me in the right direction to get better and give me back hope."
5
Jan. 21, 2025
"From the 1st visit the doctor was very kind and friendly and knowledgeable."
4.2
Jan. 19, 2025
"Dr. See is always very pleasant and discusses my needs and options"
5
Jan. 18, 2025
"Wonderfully patient with me, explained my whole problem in easy to understand language. Gave me treatment options. Not in a hurry."
5
Jan. 17, 2025
"Felt very comfortable"
5
Jan. 17, 2025
"DR. See is one of the best doctors with Duly. He takes time to listen, goes back into my history and shows concern when needed. HE IS GREAT"
5
Jan. 17, 2025
"The Doctor and Nurse were very helpful and friendly"
5
Jan. 9, 2025
"Dr See is excellent!"
5
Dec. 29, 2024
"Dr.See and others in the group are very nice. They make you feel at home."
5
Dec. 26, 2024
"Very good"
5
Dec. 21, 2024
"His Explanation of options for me, gave me hope. I'm feeling optimistic. I have trust in him."
5
Dec. 19, 2024
"Was very nice experience"
5
Dec. 10, 2024
"Really appreciate Dr. See, very knowledgeable, friendly with a good bedside manner."
5
Nov. 28, 2024
"Excellent care. Dr. See is so professional and explains everything you need to know."
5
Nov. 28, 2024
"Very professional with a personal touch."
5
Nov. 21, 2024
"Dr See is the best!! I've already recommended him to several friends"
5
Nov. 15, 2024
"Great doctor and assistant"
5
Nov. 14, 2024
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