Solace Pain Management & Rehabilitation

• About Us

Dr. Ruijin Yao, M.D., Ph.D., graduated from Fujian Medical University in China in 1982, obtained her Master Degree in 1986, and her PhD degree from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan in 1991. After she completed her residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr. Yao continued to work as an attending physician/Assistant professor in the same academic residency training program and the same hospital for four years. Currently, she is an attending physician of Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital of Maryland, Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Yao is extremely dedicated to the patient care with her extensive knowledge, experiences and skills in diagnosing, electrodiagnosis, pain management, and interventional procedures of spine and sports medicine, acute and chronic pain syndrome, musculoskeletal disorders and neurological diseases. 

• A Rehabilitation Medicine Specialist
• A Pain Management Specialist
• Board Certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• Board Certified in Pain Medicine
• Board Certified in Electrodiagnostic Medicine
• Assistant Professor of Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• Previous Attending physician of Rehabilitation Medicine and Pain management Program, Montefiore Medical Center, The University Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• Current Attending physician of Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital of Maryland
• Listed and honored in 2003 America's Top Physicians in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and in Pain Medicine
• Listed and honored in 2003-2004 America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
• Listed in 2004-2005 Edition of National Register's Who's Who in Executives and professionals
• A Fellow of American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• An active Associate of American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
• A Maryland State Licensed Acupuncturist