Jerald Garcia, MD

Dr. Garcia, a double board-certified pain specialist and anesthesiologist, is the founder and CEO of the Hawaii Institute for Pain / HI Pain. He completed his fellowship in Advanced Interventional Pain Medicine at the University Hospitals of Cleveland / Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, where he served as chief fellow and authored a chapter for the textbook, Spinal Injections and Peripheral Nerve Blocks. He completed both his internship and Anesthesiology residency at the same prestigious institution. He earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School and his undergraduate degree in Psychology also from the 'U of M' wherein he graduated with highest honors (Summa Cum Laude). Dr. Garcia is active with the Hawaii Pain Society, the Hawaii Medical Association and the Philippine Medical Association of Hawaii. He has given numerous talks and lectures on Pain Management and related topics locally and nationally.

For 7 years in a row and counting, Dr. Garcia has been named a “Top Doctor” in Pain Medicine by Honolulu Magazine and Castle Connolly. He is also a recent recipient of the prestigious Progress Award for outstanding contribution and achievement in the field of Healthcare & Medicine given by the United Filipino Council of Hawaii’s (UFCH), the oldest umbrella Filipino-American organization in Hawaii.

Dr. Garcia is an avid golfer, a frustrated surfer and a professional traveler. In addition to English, he speaks fluent Tagalog and Visayan (Cebuano). In his OR, you will hear Hawaiian Music playing in the background.