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Susan T. Bertrand, MD

Education
  • Internship
  • University of Washington United States Seattle, WA 1977
  • University Of Washington Medical Center United States Seattle, WA 1977
  • Medical School
  • Indiana University School of Medicine United States Indianapolis, IN 1974
  • Residency
  • University Of Washington Medical Center United States Seattle, WA 1975
  • Undergraduate
  • Indiana University Southeast United States New Albany, IN 1970

About

Primary Specialties: Pain Management, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Board Certified)

Susan True Bertrand, M.D., sees patients at National Spine & Pain Centers Cary, Fayetteville, Henderson, and Spring Lake, North Carolina offices where she addresses both chronic and acute pain with a range of treatment options that include minimally-invasive procedures as well as carefully managed medication management plans.

During the course of her 40-year career, Dr. Bertrand has developed an impressive record of leadership in the field of pain management and physical medicine and rehabilitation. She has served as the medical director at numerous hospitals, including the Alaska Spine Center in Anchorage, the Southern Hill Rehabilitation Hospital in Princeton, W. Va., and Missoula Community Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in Montana, where she also directed chronic pain management and traumatic brain injury programs.

“I decided to make pain management my sole focus because I found that persons with persistent pain were often relegated to the bottom of the priority list or treated with a one-size-fits-all approach to pain care,” Dr. Bertrand said. “But advances in pain management treatments mean we can now customize our care to each individual’s particular injury, illness, needs, DNA and personality.”

Dr. Bertrand earned her medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, IN and performed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Washington in Seattle. She then completed a fellowship in Pain Management at the Alaska Spine Center in Anchorage, AL.

“Pain management is entering a period of unprecedented growth and improvement. That means we can treat the cause of the pain and not just pain itself,” she said. “We can design treatments that make sense medically, physiologically and in the context of our patient’s lives.”

In her free time, Dr. Bertrand has traveled to Haiti, Peru, Guatemala, Honduras, Uganda and Nicaragua for medical missionary work. She has also worked with children with disabilities in El Salvador and China.  

Affiliations Spring Lake
Awards
  • American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • American Academy of Pain Medicine
  • American Academy of Pain Management
  • American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

Reviews

  • 05/15/2025
    Rating: 5.00

    Iam always treated like you care and you listen

  • 05/15/2025
    Rating: 5.00

    Dr. Susan Bertrand was very kind and compassionate. She took the time to listen to my concerns and helped me to develop a treatment plan to manage and treat my pain. I found her to be sincere, professional, and knowledgeable. She seemed to truly care that I receive the treatment needed to lead a normal, productive life. I feel blessed that I found this facility. Thank you, very much.

  • 05/14/2025
    Rating: 5.00

    They are a good team

  • 05/13/2025
    Rating: 5.00

    They Dr understands my problems with my lower back.