Patient Rating
The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
Dr Curtis is an exceptional physician.
Dr. Curtis was very thorough, very kind, very professional. He cared deeply for my healing process and invited me to contact him in the future.
Understood my problem and made a plan quickly.
He put my mind at ease and gave me some relief from my pain.
Dr Curtis is an excellent doctor I trust him completely.
He's very attentive, very good doctor, thank you [TRANSLATED]
Outstanding. Very knowledgeable.
Love the guy!!
Very Positive. Highly appreciated.
Carrying very patient listens to say. Extremely a great doctor.
Dr. Curtis is patient, understanding and very confident. I feel very lucky to have found him in his staff!
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
-Visiting Instructor |
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Education history
| Undergraduate | University of Colorado | B.S. |
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| Post Graduate Training | Meredith College | Post Baccalaureate |
| Professional Medical | Rush Medical College | M.D. |
| Internship | University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine | Preliminary Intern |
| Residency | University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine | Resident |
| Fellowship | University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine | Fellow |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- McCormick ZL, Dusznski B, Cartagena S, Barrette K, Curtis TM, et al. (2025). Multisociety Response to the Proposed Multi-Jurisdictional Local Coverage Determination on Peripheral Nerve Blocks and Procedures for Chronic Pain: A Critical Moment in Healthcare Poloicy for the United States. Interventional Pain Medicine.
- McCormick ZL, Fogarty AE, Curtis TM, et al. (2025). The Effectiveness of Basiveretebral Nerve Radiofrequency Ablationfor the Treatment of Vertbrogenic Low Back Pain: 1- Year Results of a Prospective Real-World Cohort Study. Interventional Pain Medicine.
- Civitarese D, Stephens A, Curtis TM, et al. (2025). The effectiveness of cervical medial branch radiofequency neurotomy using a perpendicular approach with a three-tined probe: A single-arm, retrospective cohort study. Interventional Pain Medicine.
- Caregea M, Le A, Curtis T, et al. (2024). The effect of lumbar medial branch radiofrequency neurotomy on cobb angle progression in individuals with adult scoliosis compared to natural history. Interventional Pain Medicine.
- Braun S, Mascoe J, Caragea M, Curtis T, et al. (2024). The association of payer type on genicular radiofrequency neurotomy treatment outcomes: Results of a cross-sectional study. Interventional Pain Medicine.
- McCormick ZL, Curtis T, Cooper A, Weatley M, Smuck M (2023). Low Back Pain-related Healthcare Utilization following Intraosseous Basivertebral Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation: A Pooled Analysis from Three Prospective Clinical Trials. Interventional Pain Medicine.
- Cargea M, Woodworth T, Curtis T, et al. (2023). Genicular Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Chronic Knee Joint Pain: A Real0world Cohort Study with Evaluation of Prognostic Factors. Interventional Pain Medicine.
- Caragea MA, Le A, Curtis TM, Ni A, Clark TS, Joyce AA, Hickman CJ, Lawrence B, Randell Z, Goodman P, Poduska AD, Rasmussen M, Conger AM, Burham TR, Cooper A, Teramoto M, McCormick ZL (2023). Does medial branch radiofrequency neurotomy accelerate degenerative lumbar spondylolistesis compared to natural progression? A cross-sectional cohort study. Interventional Pain Medicine.