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Sibel Demir-Deviren, M.D.

Physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist

Dr. Sibel Demir-Deviren is a physiatrist, or specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation, who treats a wide range of conditions from sore shoulders to spinal cord injuries with the goal of restoring function. Her expertise is in musculoskeletal disorders, acute and chronic pain, spine interventional therapy, joint and soft tissue injections and peripheral nerve blocks. Her research interests include assessment of clinical outcomes of spine interventional therapy, intervertebral disc injury mechanisms and opioid-induced hyperalgesia.

Demir-Deviren, an assistant clinical professor in orthopedic surgery, completed post-doctoral research in orthpedic surgery at UCSF, addressing issues such as clinical outcomes in patients with spine disorders, therapeutic exercise, scoliosis, rheumatoid arthritis and Parkinson's disease.

Clinics

Spine Center
400 Parnassus Ave., Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143-0332
Phone: (866) 81-SPINE or Neuro-spine Fax: (415) 353-2339
Ortho-spine Fax: (415) 353-4047

Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Conditions & Treatments

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Additional Languages

Turkish

Education

Hacettepe University 1993

Residencies

Ankara State Hospital 1997

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Cimen B, Deviren SD, Yorgancloglu ZR. Pulmonary function tests, aerobic capacity, respiratory muscle strength and endurance of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatol. 2001; 20(3):168-73.
  2. Köseoglu F, Inan L, Ozel S, Deviren SD, Karabiyikoglu G, Yorgancioglu R, Atasoy T, Oztürk A. The effects of a pulmonary rehabilitation program on pulmonary function tests and exercise tolerance in patients with Parkinson's disease. Funct Neurol. 1997 Nov-Dec; 12(6):319-25.

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