Our Physicians and Professionals
Steven D. Feinberg, M.D.
Dr. Feinberg is Board Certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Board of Pain Medicine and the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He is a California Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME). Dr. Feinberg is a past president (1996) of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. He served as a longtime member of the Board of Directors of the California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery (CSIMS) and served as Year 2001 President. In 2006, he received the Silver Scalpel Award from CSIMS. He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Chronic Pain Association (www.theacpa.org). Dr. Feinberg is a Stanford University School of Medicine Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Departments of Anesthesia/Pain Management. In 2006, he received the Stanford Pain Management Center Award for Teaching Excellence. Dr. Feinberg received the 1998 Professional of the year Award from the California Governor's Committee on Employment of the Disabled. He is the recipient of the 1999 American Academy of Pain Medicine Founders Award. He also serves as the Medical Director for Cedaron AMA Guides Software. He served on the Panel and as Associate Editor of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) Chronic Pain Guidelines 2008 update, served as a consultant to the ACOEM Low Back Chapter update in 2007 and separately also serves as a consultant to the Official Disability Guidelines (ODG). Dr. Feinberg is Chief Medical Officer for American Pain Solutions (www.AmericanPainSolutions.com) .
M. Kale Wedemeyer, M.D.
Dr. M. Kale Wedemeyer is Board Certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and is Board Certified in Pain Management. Dr. Wedemeyer is a graduate of the Stanford PMR Residency and the Stanford Pain Fellowship. He served for one year as a full time attending physician at the Stanford Pain Center and practices one day a week at Stanford. In 2008, Dr. Wedemeyer received the Stanford Pain Management Center Award for Teaching Excellence. Dr. Wedemeyer has special interest as a treating physician in functional restoration early intervention for delayed recovery cases and also serves as an IME, Agreed Medical Evaluator (AME), Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME), and in AMA Guides Impairment Rating.
Heather King, Ph.D.
Dr. Heather King earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in San Francisco in 2008. She completed her Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Chronic Pain Management Department at Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco. Heather’s clinical training has largely been focused on the complex interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors that impact patients with chronic pain. She has had the opportunity to receive training in the field of chronic pain from the Jesse Brown VA Hospital in Chicago as well as the VA hospital in San Francisco. Prior to graduate school, she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Management from Northern Michigan University. After earning her BA, she worked in the field of Health, as a personal trainer, exercise specialist, nutritional consultant, Director of Health and Fitness, and owner of a corporate wellness consulting company. She had the opportunity to teach people about health, wellness, and fitness. Working with clients on their physical health is what sparked her interest in studying the impact psychological factors have on motivation and change. This unique combination of training has served her well in working with patients with chronic pain. In 2009 she joined the FMG team as the Director of Psychology where she, with the team, developed the psychological and wellness portion of the functional restoration program.
Rachel Feinberg, PT, DPT 
Dr. Rachel Feinberg has a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Brain and Cognitive Science from the University of Rochester in 1998. Rachel then traveled back to California where she earned her Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from USC in 2001. Her professional experience includes Staff Physical Therapist for Stanford HealthSouth, Lead Physical Therapist for the WORCenter in San Jose and Assistant Director of FRP/Director of Physical Therapy at the Bay Area Pain & Wellness Center. She joined FMG in January 2010 and serves as Director of Physical Therapy Services at the FMG Functional Restoration Program. She has contributed several papers to medical journals on subjects that include physical therapy approaches to pain, hand injuries, thoracic outlet syndrome, rehabilitation therapy, complex regional pain syndrome and cumulative trauma disorder. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Katie Knott, MPA, PA-C
Katie Knott, MPA, PA-C, earned her Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant studies from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA. She received her Bachelor’s degree in English from The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. After earning her BA, Katie worked as a consultant in Washington, DC for The Advisory Board Company. After working in this position, Katie decided to return to school to focus on the patient care side of healthcare. After completing her Physician Assistant training, Katie specialized in pain management in Norfolk, VA. Katie is interested in sports medicine and injury as well as chronic pain management. She is an active member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants as well as the California Academy of Physician Assistants. Her unique qualifications and experience complement and expand the treatment options in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Feinberg Medical Group.