Dr. Lyndly Tamura is a board-certified specialist in Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation (PM & R) focused on providing non-operative care for patients
with acute and chronic spine pain, musculoskeletal disorders, and pain
conditions. Dr. Tamura is fellowship-trained in Interventional Pain, and she is
board-eligible in Pain Medicine.
To alleviate pain and improve her patients’ quality of life, Dr. Tamura
specializes in diagnostic and therapeutic interventional procedures, which
include fluoroscopy-guided spine injections (cervical, thoracic, lumbar,
sacrum), fluoroscopy-guided intra-articular injections, ultrasound-guided
injections, and nerve conduction studies/electromyography.
An active researcher, Dr. Tamura ‘s interests involve the safety and efficacy of
regenerative medicine to treat spine related pain, reviewing practice patterns
for certain spinal interventions, developing novel injection techniques for
musculoskeletal and pain conditions, monitoring the efficacy of tele-nutrition
in spinal cord injury patients, and quality improvement projects involving twoway smartphone messaging between physicians and nurses.
Dr. Tamura grew up in Huntington Beach, Calif. She earned her Bachelor’s
degree in General Biology from the University of California, San Diego, and
completed her Medical degree from the University of Toledo College of
Medicine and Life Sciences. Dr. Tamura then completed a one-year internship
in Internal Medicine at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco; she
subsequently completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
at Stanford University; and most recently, she completed fellowship training in
Interventional Pain Medicine at Hudson Medical in New York City.
Dr. Tamura was a competitive gymnast and a collegiate pole vaulter. She
continues to enjoy leading an active lifestyle of running, hiking, and teaching
group exercise. She also enjoys spending time with family, traveling, and
exploring diverse cuisines.
Dr. Tamura sees patients at the MarinHealth/UCSF Health Clinics in Marin County.