Sanaa Karim, DO

About Sanaa Karim

Sanaa Karim, D.O. is a fellowship-trained interventional pain specialist with the OU Health. She completed her neurology residency at Houston Methodist Hospital, where she was recognized with the prestigious Dr. Wadi Suki Award of Excellence for her dedication as a Community Scholar. She then completed a Pain Medicine Fellowship at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

Drawing on her extensive background in neurology and advanced training in pain medicine, Dr. Karim provides targeted, multidisciplinary care for patients experiencing complex chronic pain conditions. Her goal is to improve function, reduce pain, and enhance quality of life through evidence-based interventional treatments.

Dr. Karim is committed to delivering individualized treatment plans that address the underlying causes of pain while helping patients regain mobility, function, and quality of life.
 

Nerve Blocks and Injections

• Deep and superficial trigger point injections
• Tendon sheath and bursa injections, including greater trochanteric bursa, carpal tunnel, and plantar fascia injections
• Ultrasound-guided occipital nerve blocks for headache disorders
• Ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks

Advanced Spine Care and Neuromodulation

• Spinal cord stimulator trials
• Peripheral nerve stimulator trials and implantation
• Epidural blood patches for post-dural puncture headaches
• Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty
• Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar epidural steroid injections

Joint Procedures and Radiofrequency Ablation

• Hip radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
• Genicular nerve RFA for chronic knee pain
• Facet joint injections
• Sacroiliac (SI) joint injections
• Hip, shoulder, and knee joint injections

Specialized Pain Management Procedures

• Stellate ganglion blocks for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Sympathetic nerve blocks, including ganglion impar and lumbar sympathetic blocks, for complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
• Botox injections for chronic migraine management