John Baca

Dr. Baca is the Founding physician of Triad Pain Management Clinic. He has focused his practice in the treatment of musculoskeletal, acute/chronic injuries and pain of the spine and extremities. His treating philosophy is to identify the “route cause” of the patient’s pain syndrome or injury. By properly diagnosing a condition and identify a pathway to healing and restoring function; he recognized that producing a positive and successful outcome involved a multi-disciplinary approach.
This philosophy established the multi-disciplinary evidence based model of care for Triad Pain Management.

Dr. Baca was raised in New Mexico; he attended New Mexico State University on an athletic baseball scholarship and graduated in 1994 with degrees in Biology and Health Care Administration. He went on to receive a degree in Anatomy and a Doctorate of Chiropractic Medicine, from Parker University in Dallas, Texas graduating Magna Cum Laude, in 1998. He entered private practice in 1998 and has since become a Diplomate in Pain Management by the American Academy of Pain Management and has been credentialed as a Board Certified Independent Chiropractic Examiner by the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners. He has extensive experience as a Manipulation Under Anesthesia (MUA) Certified physician holding privileges at several Arizona Surgical Centers. He has performed over 2500 MUA’s and proctored and trained physicians in MUA.

Dr. Baca believes in life-long learning. He stays abreast of the latest advancements and evidenced based research to support clinical outcomes in order to bring his patients the highest standard and quality care. Due to his experience and integrity; he serves Board positions for the Arizona Work Disability Prevention Association and for a local ambulatory surgery center (ASC) that is a Medicare approved facility and accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). Dr. Baca is an avid sports fan; he enjoys “road-trips”; the “great outdoors” and loves spending time with his family.