JAMES CANAVAN, M.D.

<p>Dr. James Canavan, M.D., is a board-certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain medicine specialist practicing in Glendale, Arizona. His primary clinical home is Arrowhead Health Centers, located at 16222 N. 59th Ave., Suite A-100, Glendale — a multi-specialty facility that specifically serves patients managing recovery from motor vehicle accidents and personal injuries.</p><p>Dr. Canavan earned his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 1987, completed an internship at the University of South Alabama Medical Center, and finished his anesthesiology residency at Maricopa Medical Center in the Phoenix area. Confirmed through the NPPES National Provider Identifier registry under NPI 1710930995, his primary taxonomy is Pain Medicine (code 207LP2900X), and he holds an active Arizona medical license (No. 19964). Over more than 35 years in practice, his procedural work has encompassed spinal and epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections, radiofrequency ablation, and peripheral nerve blocks — a range of interventional techniques frequently called upon in post-accident injury evaluations.</p><p>Dr. Canavan holds board certification through the American Board of Anesthesiology, an ABMS-member board, as reflected in a Healthgrades physician directory listing. He conducts consultations in both English and Spanish, extending access to a broader range of patients across the greater Phoenix metro area.</p><p>Arrowhead Health Centers, per the Arrowhead Health Centers practice website, is structured around a proprietary &apos;Recovery Game Plan&apos; model that coordinates primary care, pain management, and chiropractic services under one roof. The facility lists personal injury care and motor vehicle accident treatment as dedicated service lines — a practice architecture consistent with lien and letter-of-protection (LOP) case acceptance. Dr. Canavan&apos;s role as the practice&apos;s pain medicine specialist places him at the center of these injury-focused referral workflows.</p><p>Dr. Canavan also sees patients at Tucson-area locations, broadening his statewide footprint. The Glendale office currently accepts new patients and participates in Medicare assignment. Prior clinical outcomes referenced in any public directory are informational in nature; individual patient experiences vary.</p>