Pain Clinic

Staff Bios

Angies Rakes, M.D., pain and headache specialist

Dr. Rakes is a pain and headache specialist at The Nebraska Medical Center’s Pain Clinic. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). She received her medical degree from Creighton University School of Medicine. She completed her anesthesiology residency and fellowship in pain medicine at UNMC.

Christoper Criscuolo, M.D., pain medicine specialist

Dr. Criscuolo serves as director of the Pain Management Program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). He is an associate professor of anesthesiology at UNMC. He received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed an anesthesiology residency and fellowships in pain management and obstetrical anesthesia at SUNY at Stony Brook. He also completed training in medical acupuncture at the University of California at Los Angeles.