Specializing in Minimally Invasive Spine Intervention

Dr. Jim Wilson specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic pain, occupational and sports related injuries, including back, neck, joint, and nerve disorders as well as musculoskeletal diseases. His goals in treatment are pain reduction followed by a return to maximal function and resumed activities of daily living.

With board certification in both Pain Management and Anesthesiology, Dr Wilson is highly skilled in the administration of neurodiagnostic tests and the use of non-surgical and minimally invasive treatment techniques. Dr. Wilson employs a wide-range of these techniques, including fluoroscopically guided spinal injections, radiofrequency neurotomy, "cooled" radiofrequency neurotomy, disc decompression, and implantation of spinal cord stimulators.

Dr Wilson grew up in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and was the salutatorian of the Glenbard South High School class of 1978. He graduated “Cum Laude” from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1982. While at the University of Illinois, he was a member and President of the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity. Jim graduated from the University of Illinois - Abraham Lincoln College of Medicine in Chicago in 1986. While attending medical school he was named a member of the Alpha Omega medical honor society. In 1990, Dr. Wilson completed his residency training at Michael Reese and the University of Illinois hospitals. He spent his last year as a fellow in cardio-thoracic anesthesia and critical care.

After finishing his training, Dr. Wilson became a staff anesthesiologist at Edward Hospital in Naperville, Illinois. He helped to develop the heart program at Edward Hospital and was the anesthesiologist chosen to accompany the Edward Heart Team on their humanitarian mission to Krasnojarsk, Siberia. Jim began to hone his skills in pain management while at Edward Hospital, and during his appointment as Director of Anesthesia at the Center for Surgery in Naperville from 1994-until 2002.

Dr. Wilson is double-boarded in both Pain Management and Anesthesiology, and completed recertification in 2008. He has also received subspecialty training at pain management centers as prestigious as Stanford University. Dr. Wilson was the first Interventional Pain Management Physician in the state of Illinois to perform the Nucleoplasty Percutaneous Disc Decompression in 2000.

He opened his own private practice in 2003, and currently has offices in Naperville and Warrenville. Dr. Wilson is on staff at Adventist Hinsdale and Bolingbrook Hospitals, and performs procedures at Naperville Surgical Center, Kendall Pointe Surgical Center, Dupage Orthopedic Surgical Center, and Fox Valley Surgical Center.

Dr Wilson is an active lecturer on Interventional Pain Management Techniques, and belongs to several professional organizations including the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), International Spinal Injection Society (ISIS), and the Midwest Pain Society. He is on the Board of Directors for the Illinois Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ISIPP). Dr. Wilson is well recognized for his warm approach to patients with chronic pain. To schedule an appointment call (877) 87DR JIM.

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