Meet Dr. Gilthorpe

Dr. Gilthorpe is a double board-certified physician who specializes in anesthesiology and interventional pain management.  

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Specialty: Anesthesiology

Subspecialty: Interventional pain management

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Honors & Awards

2022 Texas Monthly's SuperDoctors Rising Stars 

2021 Top Doctor, America’s Best Doctors

2017 UTMB “Top Gun” Anesthesia Resident

2014  UTMB Resident of the Year

2010 - 2011 St. Vincent's Excellence in Clinical Practice

2008 - 2009 American Red Cross - Volunteer of the Year

2004 - 2007 Aggie Spirit Collegiate Scholarship

2003 - 2004 Texas Valedictorian Scholarship

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Stefan Gilthorpe, MD was born in Slidell, Louisiana and raised in the Beaumont area. His small-town roots shape how he approaches patient care: he understands the importance of listening to each patient and communicating his treatment plan before stepping out of the exam room. 

 

Dr. Gilthorpe received his undergraduate degree at Texas A&M University and went on to earn a master’s degree at Lamar University. He attended the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas for medical school, anesthesiology residency, and pain-medicine fellowship. Dr. Gilthorpe's subspecialty training focused on interventional techniques for neck and back pain, peripheral joints, migraines, complex regional pain syndrome and other painful conditions.

 

Following his tenure at UTMB, Dr. Gilthorpe worked in Fort Walton Beach, Florida as an interventional pain specialist, where he gained invaluable experience by performing thousands of procedures.

 

In late 2020, Dr. Gilthorpe founded Better Life Spine & Pain Center. He brings a passion for interventional-pain medicine, devotion to his patients and curiosity for innovative, new and up-and-coming medical techniques. 

 

In his free time, Dr. Gilthorpe enjoys spending time with his wife, Darla, and their dogs, Olive and Hobbes. On weekends, you may find him floating in an inner tube down the river or tending to a campfire at Magnolia Ridge.