A Southern California resident since 1987, Dr. Sam Maywood is recognized as a leader in the study of anesthetics and the field of pain management. He was recently hand chosen as one of twenty physicians in the United States to begin performing the Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET) procedure, a cutting edge alternative to fusion surgery. Dr. Maywood also holds a position as Senior Instructor at Stanford University Medical School teaching this technique to other physicians. Additionally he is also a nationally-known instructor for techniques for implantation of spinal cord stimulators and narcotic pumps. 

Dr. Maywood earned his medical doctorate from the UCC School of Medicine, and he completed his internship and residency at the University of Southern California School of Medicine in Los Angeles. He is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and the National Board of Medical Examiners. 

Prior to his term at COAST Surgery Center, Dr. Maywood served as the Director of Pain Management for the Continental Rehabilitation Hospital and two other prominent centers in San Diego.

Dr. Maywood is a member of the International Spinal Injection Society, the California Society of Anesthesiologists, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the American Medical Association, the International Neuromodulation Society, Pain Net ociety  and the American Society for Pain Management. Dr. Maywood also
volunteers his  time at the COAD Society for Surgical Care of Underprivileged
Youth with Facial  Deformities.

Dr. Maywood and his wife, Dawn, have three children.

Education
Graduate: 
- 1983-1987, UCC School of Medicine, M.D. Degree

Post Graduate: 
- Internship: 1987-1988, Transitional, University of Southern California 
- Residency: 1988-1991, Anesthesiology, University of Southern California  

Appointments
- January 1999, Instructor, Dannemiller Foundation (Pain Fellows Interventional Therapies Workshop), "Interventional Therapies Overview: Neurostimulation and Implantable Infusion"
- February 1999, Lecturer/Faculty Member, Medtronic Neurological Corporation, Spine Surgeon Round Table 
- February 1998 - Present, Staff Physician, Mercedes Championship (PGA Tour), Anderson World Match Play Championship 
- March 1999 - Present, Senior Instructor/Faculty Member, Stanford University, Intradiscal Techniques and Interventional Therapies Course 
- 1998 - Present, Instructor, Medtronic Neurological Corporation, Implanation Courses on Dorsal Column Stimulator and Spinal Narcotic Infusion Pumps 
 
Professional Experience
- 1998-present, COAST Surgery Center, Medical Director, Director of Pain Management 
- 1996-1998, 3rd Avenue Outpatient Surgery Center, Director of Special Services 
- 1994-1996, Continental Rehabilitation Hospital, Director of Pain Management 
 
Publications
"Anesthesia for Hernia Repairs"
Surgical Textbook, Hernia, Mosby and Company
Lloyd Nyhus, M.D. 

Professional Memberships
- American Society of Anesthesiologists 
- California Society of Anesthesiologists 
- American Medical Association 
- San Diego County Medical Society
- International Neuromodulation Society
- Pain Net Society
- American Society for Pain Management 
- International Spinal Injection Society