Emergency icon Important Updates
Department Pain Management
Primary Location Lutheran Hospital
Type of Doctor Adults Only
Languages Arabic, English, French
Surgeon Yes
Locations Specialties & Treatments

Treatment & Services

  • Back Pain Treatment
  • Celiac Plexus Block
  • Cervical Epidural Injections
  • Cervical Facet Joint Block
  • Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Radiofrequency Ablation
  • Discograms
  • Epidural Steroid Injection
  • Facet Median Nerve Branch Block
  • Implantable Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems
  • Implantable Spinal Cord Stimulator Therapy
  • Interventional Pain Management
  • Intradiscal Procedure for Pain Relief
  • Intrathecal Baclofen Pump
  • Joint Injections
  • Lumbar Epidural Injections
  • Lumbar Facet Joint Block
  • Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap)
  • Neck Pain Treatment
  • Nerve Blocks
  • Neuromodulation
  • Occipital Nerve Block
  • Pain Control
  • Pain Management
  • Peripheral Nerve Blocks
  • Placement of Cervical Tunneled Epidural Catheter
  • Placement of Lumbar Tunneled Epidural Catheter
  • Second Opinion Neuropathic Pain
  • Selective Nerve Root Injection
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation
  • Splanchnic Nerve Block
  • Sympathetic Nerve Blocks
  • Thoracic Epidural Injections
  • Thoracic Facet Joint Block
View all 33 Treatment & Services +

Specialty in Diseases & Conditions

  • Arachnoiditis
  • Back Pain in Athletes
  • Bursitis
  • Cancer
  • Cancer Fatigue
  • Central Pain Syndrome
  • Chronic Back Pain
  • Chronic Myofascial Pain (CMP)
  • Chronic Neuropathic Pain
  • Coccydynia
  • Facet Joint Syndrome
  • Herniated Disc
  • Musculoskeletal Pain
  • Myofascial Pain Syndrome
  • Neck Pain
  • Neuropathy
  • Neuropathy - Diabetic
  • Occipital Headache
  • Radiculopathy
  • Sciatica
  • Shingles (Varicella-Zoster Virus)
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spine Pain
  • Spondylosis
  • Vertebral Compression Fracture
  • Whiplash
View all 26 Specialties +
Insurance

Insurance

Is Cleveland Clinic Part of Your Insurance?

Review a list of accepted insurance plans for our Northeast Ohio locations or learn more about purchasing a contracted managed care plan.

View All Plans
Biography

About Emad Daoud, MD, PhD

Emad Daoud, MD, PhD, is the Western Region Vice Chairman of the Department of Pain Management.  He serves as the Medical Director of the Pain Management Centers at Lutheran Hospital and Fairview-Westlake Medical Campus.  In addition, Dr. Daoud holds a staff position at the Richard E. Jacobs Family Health Center. 

Dr. Daoud is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Center for Medicine.  Dr. Daoud is board certified in pain management and anesthesia.
Education & Professional Highlights

Education & Professional Highlights

Appointed
1999

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic
Pain Management
Cleveland, OH United States
1997

Residency - Cleveland Clinic
Anesthesiology & Critical Care
Cleveland, OH
1996

Internship - Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
1993

Fellowship - Washington University Medical Center
Clinical Chemistry
St. Louis, MO
1992

Medical Education - Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine
Basic Medical Sciences
Cairo,
1985

Graduate School - Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine
Cairo,
1981

Medical Education - Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine
Cairo,
1977

Additional Training

  • PhD in biochemistry
  • Master' Degree in biochemistry

Certifications

  • Anesthesiology
  • Anesthesiology - Pain Medicine

Specialty Interests

Back & neck pain, Neuropathic pain, Cancer pain, Muscoskeletal pain, Joint pain, Sciatica, Upper & lower extremity pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Interventional & neuromodulation therapy

Awards & Honors

  • America's Top Physicians in Pain Management, Consumers' Research Council of America, 2006 and 2007
Research & Publications

Research & Publications

See publications for Emad Daoud, MD, PhD.

(Disclaimer: This search is powered by PubMed, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. PubMed is a third-party website with no affiliation with Cleveland Clinic.)

Industry Relationships

Industry Relationships

Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists may collaborate with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries to help develop medical breakthroughs or provide medical expertise or education. Cleveland Clinic strives to make scientific advances that will benefit patient care and support outside relationships that promise public benefit. In order for the discoveries of Cleveland Clinic physicians' and scientists' laboratories and investigations to benefit the public, these discoveries must be commercialized in partnership with industry. As experts in their fields, Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists are often sought after by industry to consult, provide expertise and education.

To assure professional and commercial integrity in such matters, Cleveland Clinic maintains a program that reviews these collaborations and, when appropriate, puts measures in place to minimize bias that may result from ties to industry. Cleveland Clinic publicly discloses the names of companies when (i) its physicians/scientists receive $5,000 or more per year (or, in rare cases, equity or stock options) for speaking and consulting, (ii) its physicians/scientists serve as a fiduciary, (iii) its physicians/scientists receive or have the right to receive royalties or (iv) its physicians/ scientists hold any equity interest for the physician's/scientist's role as inventor, discoverer, developer, founder or consultant.* In publicly disclosing this information, Cleveland Clinic tries to provide information as accurately as possible about its physicians' and scientists' connections with industry.

As of 10/3/2024, Dr. Daoud has reported the financial relationships with the companies listed below. In general, patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about Cleveland Clinic's policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.

Public Health Service-Reportable Financial Conflicts of Interest. Cleveland Clinic scientists and physicians engage in basic, translational and clinical research activities, working to solve health problems, enhance patient care and improve quality of life for patients. Interactions with industry are essential to bringing the researchers' discoveries to the public, but can present the potential for conflicts of interest related to their research activities. Click here to view a listing of instances where Cleveland Clinic has identified a Public Health Service (PHS)-Reportable Financial Conflict of Interest and has put measures in place to ensure that, to the extent possible, the design, conduct and reporting of the research is free from bias.

* Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists subscribe to the guidance presented in the PhRMA Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals and the AdvaMed Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals. As such, gifts of substantial value are generally prohibited.

Patient Satisfaction Reviews

99 Patient Satisfaction Reviews

The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

The comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cleveland Clinic.

Overall Star Ratings
4.6 out of 5
Explains 4.6
Courtesy, Respect & Concern 4.6
Patient Rating of Doctor 4.5

11 Patient Comments

Reviewed on Oct 8, 2024

Dr. Daoud was excellent. Kind man who cares and explained the process and gave me hope that I would recover.

Reviewed on Sep 18, 2024

Dr. Daoud has always been very caring towards me.

Reviewed on Aug 7, 2024

The doctor was obviously quite knowledgeable about his field. He understood from listening to my description of my symptoms, and his observations allowed him to quickly determine the areas of concern and the necessary tests needed for further diagnosis. The office even scheduled the tests without my having to do so. Finally, he put his hand on my shoulder as we parted. Such a little thing, but extremely comforting in these days when some seem to not want to touch the patient at all.

Reviewed on Aug 6, 2024

The doctor explained everything and I left with knowledge about my car

Reviewed on Jul 23, 2024

After waiting over an hour, Dr. Daoud quickly rattled off why I have pain and then talked primarily about my getting an injection in my spine. It seems that is all he was interested in. I said IDK how that would work with my CCUS blood disorder since my WBC, RBC and platelets are low. He just said that the day of the procedure they'd check my platelets and if they're too low, he wouldn't give the injection. He seemed very clinical to me.

Reviewed on Jul 16, 2024

I felt Dr. Daoud knew his stuff, came prepared knowing my stuff, and willing to listen to me. Explained the steps I could consider for help with my problem.

Reviewed on Jul 1, 2024

I have only experienced excellence and could feel the Care from the staff and Dr.s

Reviewed on Jun 4, 2024

After months of doctors visits through Metrohealth primary care and pain management and no help or relief I finally have a pain management doctor who actually listens and understands my pain level and is providing treatment options.

Reviewed on May 15, 2024

Dr. Daoud was also amazing. So good at describing my condition and potential treatments. He has a very pleasant personality and a good sense of humor. I am so glad we decided to use his services. And we love the cleveland clinic!

Reviewed on Feb 8, 2024

Very pleased with the doctors explanation, took time, was considerate and compassionate

Reviewed on Feb 1, 2024

Dr was outstanding. Had a genuine interest in my problem explained options and what is wrong. Felt very comfortable with dr and he seemed very knowledgeable and caring

Back to Top