Our Providers

Matthew S. Schocket, M.D.
Founder and President, Capitol Pain Institute
Dr. Matt Schocket is board certified in both anesthesiology and pain management after completing his residency at UT-Southwestern in Dallas and fellowship at the University of California.

Raimy Amasha, M.D.
Austin Pain Doctor, Capitol Pain Institute
Dr. Raimy Amasha joined Capitol Pain Institute after completing his pain management fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and a research internship in stem cell therapy at Stanford University.

Kevin C. Andres, M.D.
Louisville Pain Doctor, Capitol Pain Institute
Dr. Andres grew up in southern Indiana and is thrilled to be practicing in the Louisville area. He enjoys working with patients and other providers to optimize patient functioning and care for the musculoskeletal system, especially utilizing outpatient interventional options. Dr. Andres is board certified in Pain Management and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. In addition, he is also a member of several national organizations.

Steven Bhutra, M.D.
Columbus Pain Doctor, Capitol Pain Institute
Dr. Steven Bhutra is a board-certified anesthesiologist, with subspecialty training in interventional pain medicine. After undergraduate education at Stanford University, he earned his medical degree at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Residency in anesthesiology at the University of Washington and fellowship training in interventional pain medicine at the University of Virginia.

Neal Blauzvern, D.O.
Austin Pain Doctor, Capitol Pain Institute
Dr. Neal Blauzvern is the most senior Pain Management Physician in Central Texas, with more than 35 years of continuous Pain Management practice. He is Fellowship-trained in Pain Management, and Board-certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology . In his practice, Dr. Blauzvern strives to personalize treatment plans for each patient depending on their individual needs and preferences. Dr. Blauzvern’s primary goal is always to relieve pain, improve function, and restore his patients’ ability to enjoy life. Dr. Blauzvern is currently accepting new patients at our North Austin location.

Jonathan Church, M.D.
Austin Pain Doctor, Capitol Pain Institute
Dr. Jonathan Church is a board-certified anesthesiologist and has completed subspecialty training in interventional pain medicine. After completing his undergraduate education at The University of Texas, he earned his medical degree at the University of Texas School of Medicine in San Antonio.

Iden Cowan, M.D.
Austin Pain Doctor, Capitol Pain Institute
Dr. Iden Cowan is dual board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Management. She is passionate about providing customized multimodal treatment plans that directly target her patients’ sources of pain, with a special interest in lumbar spinal stenosis, pelvic pain, and sacroiliac joint pain. Dr. Cowan enjoys working to improve her patients’ functional status and helping them achieve their goals. Dr. Cowan is excited to offer several minimally invasive procedures including spinal cord stimulation, dorsal root ganglion stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, Superion and Zipp for lumbar spinal stenosis, sacroiliac stabilization, as well as a variety of nerve blocks. Dr. Cowan is accepting new patients at our North Austin and Georgetown locations.

Anjuli Desai, M.D.
Austin Pain Doctor, Capitol Pain Institute
Dr. Anjuli Desai is dual board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. She has served as Chief Resident as well as Clinical Instructor at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia where she completed her training. Dr. Desai serves as a Clinical Site Director for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residents from University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical Program. She also serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Texas A & M University Health Science Center. Dr. Desai’s areas of expertise include performing diagnostic EMG (electromyography) and NCS (nerve conduction studies) to evaluate numbness, pins and needles or burning pain in the arms or legs. She also specializes in the treatment of spine pain, joint disorders and occipital neuralgia, and offers a variety of outpatient pain management procedures.

Dwight E. Mosley, M.D.
Columbus Pain Doctor, Capitol Pain Institute
Dr. Dwight E. Mosley received his Bachelor’s degree from The University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Mosley received his medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, Ohio. He completed a general surgery internship at Riverside Methodist Hospital, in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Mosley returned to The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, to complete a residency in anesthesia, and a fellowship in interventional pain management.

Raj Patel, M.D.
Austin Pain Doctor, Capitol Pain Institute
Dr. Raj Patel is a dual board-certified anesthesiologist and pain management physician. He has completed subspecialty training in interventional pain medicine. He completed his Anesthesiology residency and Pain Management fellowship at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Dr. Patel received his medical degree and completed a surgical internship at Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. While at Rush University, he trained directly under national thought-leaders in pain medicine, honing a diverse skillset ranging from joint injections and radiofrequency ablations to advanced procedures such as spinal cord and dorsal root ganglion stimulation, indirect spinal decompression, and percutaneous joint fusion.

Andrew Phillips, M.D.
Texas Pain Doctor, Capitol Pain Institute
Dr. Andrew Phillips is a board-certified physiatrist and fellowship trained in Interventional Pain Management. After completing his undergraduate education at The University of Texas at Austin, he received his medical degree at Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia. He then completed an Internal Medicine internship at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown and went on to complete residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of California in Los Angeles. Following his residency, he completed fellowship training in Interventional Pain Management at Hudson Medical in New York City.

Kimberly Schocket, PHD.
Clinical Psychologist, Capitol Pain Institute
Kimberly Schocket earned her undergraduate degree in psychology and business foundations from the University of Texas at Austin. She earned her doctorate degree in clinical psychology from UT Southwestern Medical Center with a focus on health psychology, specifically pain management.