Education

• Undergraduate – Stanford University, 1967
• Medical School – University of California, Irvine, 1971
• Internship – Orange County Medical Center, 1972
• Residency, Anesthesiology – University of California, 1974

Languages

• English

Board Certifications

• American Board of Anesthesiology, 1976
• State of California Medical License

Professional Memberships

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
• California Medical Association (CMA)
• San Mateo County Medical Association (SMCMA)
• North American Spine Society (NASS)
• Founding Member, International Spine Intervention Society (ISIS)
• Bay Area Pain Society
• International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS)
• International Intradiscal Therapy Society (IITS)
• California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA)
• Faculty Member, American Back Society (ABS)
• American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP)
• World Institute of Pain (WIP)
• Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP)

Professional Statement

Honors and Awards

• Lifetime Achievement Award, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) for outstanding service, leadership, and contributions to ASIPP and Interventional Pain Management, June 26, 2011.
• Best Doctors,The Best Doctors in America, 2007-2008.
• Friend of ASIPP Award, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), Washington, DC June 2007.
• Sofamor Danek Poster Award, International Society for The Study of the Lumbar Spine, 1998. Derby R, Howard M, Grant J, Lettice J. Surgical and non-surgical outcomes in chemically sensitized discs diagnosed by discography.
• National Leadership Award, The National Republican Congressional Committee, Honorary Co-Chairman, Physician's Advisory Board

Dr. Derby is a published author and does lectures throughout the country.