About Dr. Paul Christo

Dr. Christo is one of America's leading experts on relieving acute and chronic pain. For 8 years, he directed the Multidisciplinary Pain Fellowship Training Program and for 5 years the Blaustein Pain Treatment Center at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, one of the foremost medical centers in the world. He and a team of specialists help patients overcome the agony of back pain, cancer pain, persistent shingles pain, operations, thoracic outlet syndrome, and a wide variety of other conditions.

Dr. Christo is a board certified, Harvard-trained anesthesiologist and Hopkins-trained pain medicine specialist. He lectures internationally, serves on editorial boards, teaches, co-edited 3 textbooks on pain, and has published over 60 articles and book chapters on many topics related to pain treatment.

Dr. Christo hosts Aches and Gains, the first talk show on pain and pain relief that airs weekly on WBAL Radio, 1090 AM. He is widely consulted by the media on the topic of pain and has appeared as a guest on Dr. Mehmet Oz's satellite radio show, NPR radio (The Diane Rehm Show and Talk of the Nation), Good Morning America Health, and Retirement Living Television's Healthline, hosted by Dr. Kevin Soden. He is the pain expert for the live Web Chat series on Pain Management, hosted by the Tribune newspapers and Baltimore Sun.

U.S. News & World Report lists him as a Top Doctor and among the top 1% in the nation for Pain Management, Becker's ASC Review selected him as one of the 70 Best Pain Management Physicians in America, he is listed as a Super Doctor for the Washington, DC-Baltimore-Northern Virginia area , he was one of eight national pain experts to be selected as an American Academy of Pain Medicine/Pfizer Visiting Professor, and he was one of six experts from the U.S. and Canada to participate in the Mayday Pain and Society Fellowship Program, focusing on media and policymaking.

He served on the Committee on Pain Medicine for the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Pain.com Advisory Board for the Dannemiller Memorial Educational Foundation, and serves as a medical advisor for Ameritox, Dannemiller, Chronic Pain Perspectives, and the PAINS project, sponsored by the Center for Practical Bioethics.

A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Dr. Christo has also earned an MBA from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in Health Care Management.
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Testimonials

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  • "I have such appreciation for what Dr Paul Christo is doing with his show "Aches and Gains". He is giving people empowering examples and information on how to live full and happy lives while dealing with chronic issues. Ten years ago there was scarce information available on Fibromyalgia, little awareness, and very little compassion in society. THINGS HAVE CHANGED FOR THE BETTER AND...There are more positive options available - lets help people in need find them before they lose hope. Dr. Christo, thank you for allowing me the chance to offer my support to you and your listeners. Pain teaches, let's learn." -AJ Langer, Actress (Seinfeld & My So Called Life)
  • "It's an honor to be part of Dr. Christo's show (Aches and Gains™). I truly hope that my interview-and many others from the show-help offer people hope in working past their pain" -Nikki Stone, 1998 Olympic Gold Medalist in Inverted Aerial Skiing
  • "You and I need more Doctors like Dr. Paul, who have a hard background in science and medicine. But, since we are also spiritual, emotional, mental as well as physical beings, we need healers who acknowledge all these aspects. I'm glad to have met Dr. Paul and to know he is carrying the banner for both" -Naomi Judd, 6 Time Grammy Award Winner, Best Selling Author, Humanitarian, and Spokesperson for Partners Against Pain
  • "I do a lot of interviews talking about issues around addiction, recovery, and pain. Much of the time I'm confronted with the sensational and uninformed. Dr. Paul Christo (Aches & Gains) was a breath of fresh air. It's nice when you're introduced to someone in the media who is informed, smart, and asks questions that go below the surface." -Christopher Kennedy Lawford, New York Times Best Selling Author on Addiction and Recovery, Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and nephew of President John F. Kennedy
  • "I have lived with sickle cell my whole entire life and I know how difficult it is sometimes to share my, or better, our painful experience with people who are not affected by the disease. I would like to thank Dr. Paul Christo for creating a platform that allows a conversation among those who are affected, as well as a source of real information for those who are not but want to know more." -Prodigy of Mobb Deep, American Rapper and Author
  • "Dear Dr. Paul, you have found a way to bring the world of pain into sharp focus on your radio show, "Aches and Gains". If one third of the nation is suffering, learning how one person has found a solution to their particular nightmare highlights the value of every single life. I hope my own solution will help even one of your listeners." -Pat Silver-Lasky, Author, Film and TV writer
  • "I've had the privilege to be a guest on Aches and Gains and learn firsthand of Dr. Christo's passion about treating and healing patients through pain management. Dr. Christo is one of those exceptional few doctors who is able to combine deep insight and profound knowledge with a sense of humor and light spirit." -Clay Walker, Country Music Star
  • "I commend you on your great work on Aches and Gains™. I love that you are profiling people with pain who survive and thrive. What a positive thing you are doing for the pain community." -Cynthia Toussaint, Ballerina and For Grace Founder and Spokesperson
  • "I love the name of your show" -Peggy Fleming, Figure Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist
  • "I was honored to be part of Dr. Christo's show on plus-sized exercise. It was so nice to be on a show that was about positive solutions rather than blaming or shaming. Dr. Christo breaks things down in plain English to help people find real-world solutions to living with pain. Thank you for sharing your important message with the world." - Jeanette DePatie (AKA The Fat Chick) Plus-sized Licensed Fitness Instructor, Author and Speaker
  • "It was so nice to talk with Dr. Christo about my challenges with diabetes. The pain from diabetes can be bad, but medicines and other treatments can help. It is important to get the message out so that people can understand the magnitude of the diabetes epidemic that is sweeping the country." - Jerry Mathers of "Leave it to Beaver" sitcom series; Television, Film, Stage Actor