Russel Kinder MD
Anesthesiologist and Interventional Pain Specialist
Seattle Spine & Sports Medicine
Dr. Kinder strives to create a positive and mutually rewarding relationship with his co-workers and patients in order to provide the best care possible. He has a special interest in advanced interventional techniques, and optimizing multidisciplinary support in a personalized, safe, effective, and evidence-based manner. He believes that when somebody lives with pain, it is important to identify the goals, and then work together with the patient to design a multimodal plan focused on improving overall quality of life and returning to function.
Dr. Kinder is a fellowship trained Interventional Pain Specialist who is double board-certified in Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology. He was born and raised in Eastern Washington before moving to Seattle to attend the University of Washington, where he completed his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. After earning his Doctor of Medicine degree at the Chicago Medical School, he returned to Seattle to complete his medical training at Virginia Mason, where he gained experience at such institutions as Swedish, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and Harborview Medical Center.
Dr. Kinder has presented at several national meetings on topics including medical care efficiency, and management of complications from both anesthesia and interventional pain procedures. He was first author on the book chapter teaching advanced nerve block techniques in the best-selling textbook, Manual of Clinical Anesthesiology as well as an updated and revised version released in 2020. He authored a book review of the textbook Acute Pain Management, which was published in the journal Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management (RAPM). Dr. Kinder was instrumental in reinstating the previously defunct Resident Section of the Washington State Society of Anesthesiologists (WSSA) and served as the President from 2010-11. He enjoys continuing to keep up with the latest and most advanced pain management options for his patients.
He has spent more than the last decade providing Pain Management in the Pacific Northwest and was the Medical Director of the Interventional Pain Clinic at Adventist Medical Center and member of the Opioid Task Force until early 2020.
In his spare time Dr. Kinder likes to spend quality time with his wife, two daughters and friends. He enjoys reading, taking in the great outdoors through backpacking, camping, electric skateboarding, watersports, and supporting the Seahawks. He will “Always Compete” to provide the best care possible.