Keith Javery, DO

Dr. Keith Javery received his Bachelors of Science in Biology at Truman State University. He then graduated from the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine with his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. He then went on to complete his residency training at the University of Kentucky where he specialized in both anesthesiology and pain medicine. Once finished with his specialty training, he was asked to stay on as the Medical Director of the University of Kentucky’s Pain Management Center where he practiced for over three years.

In 1995, Dr. Javery was recruited to West Michigan to join a multi-physician pain management specialty group. He devoted 15 years of his career to help foster the development of the modern pain clinic.

In 2009, Dr. Javery left his previous practice in order to form the Javery Pain Institute. His primary goal was to rekindle that close personal relationship with both patient and referring physicians that is so necessary to treat chronic pain. It was Dr. Javery’s vision to recapture that personal touch that is frequently missing in today’s medical world.

As the landscape of interventional pain management changed, Dr. Javery determined that a brand new practice was necessary to pair his patient-first ethos with the latest technology and most experienced specialists in the field. With those goals in mind, Grand Rapids Pain was developed to provide the most advanced, most personalized pain care available anywhere.

Five years in a row, Dr. Keith Javery has been nominated by his peers as a Top Doc—an award and recognition he is honored to have received. Over the past 30 years, Dr. Javery has treated his patients with the most advanced techniques available in interventional chronic pain and is considered one of the most experienced specialists in his field. These factors are only part of what makes him so effective.

Dr. Javery feels that the key is to connect with people on a person-to-person basis—and that this individualized approach to medicine isn’t taught...it’s lived. He understands that most patients do not fit into convenient “boxes”, nor do they respond or benefit from treatments in the same ways. Despite challenges in the healthcare system, Dr. Javery continues to provide personalized, compassionate care, and lives by the mantra, “So long as you do right by and for your patient, you can never go wrong.”