Benjamin Seeman, D.O.

Some might say Benjamin Seeman was destined to become a doctor. Early in life he witnesses a terrible motorcycle accident in which his father, also a physician, and his mother ran to the rescue and calmly attended the teenage patient, who quickly healed from his wounds.

But it was between college and medical school, when Ben was involved in a car accident himself, that he was inspired to pursue a doctoral degree in Osteopathic Medicine.

Thankfully, he walked away from the wreck, but he continued to experience unrelenting lower back and shoulder pain. His father recommended an osteopathic physical therapist that performed manual therapy and gave Ben a stretching and exercise program to follow at home.

Ben was able to personally experience what’s possible when conventional medicine is integrated with, and enhanced by, techniques such as Osteo Manipulation. Two weeks later his pain was gone and he was so impressed by the remarkable results that he was convinced there’s a better way to treat patients.

This discovery put him on a new career path. After graduating from the University of Georgia in 1997, he attended and earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) from the acclaimed Des Moines University School of Osteopathic Medicine.

In 2002, Ben came to Richmond, Virginia to further his training. His first year was with Chesterfield Family Practice participating in a rotating internship in Family Medicine. Then he completed a three-year residency in the prestigious Virginia Commonwealth University/ Medical College of Virginia’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. In 2006, Dr. Seeman was awarded a select fellowship at VCU/MCV in interventional pain management. Following completion of the fellowship, he worked with Tuckahoe Orthopedic Group, in Richmond, VA.

Ben opened his own practice in 2008 to pursue his vision of integrative pain care to treat patients through a combination of traditional and alternative therapies.

Ben is board-certified through the American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation with a certification in the sub-specialty of Pain Medicine. He is an active member of many professional societies, including the International Spine Intervention Society, the North American Spine Society, and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He has been recognized a Top Doctor for Pain Management by Richmond Magazine almost every year from 2008 to 2020.