UT Health East Texas Physicians Welcomes Obiyo Osuchukwu, MD, to Tyler
Dr. Obiyo Osuchukwu
Tyler, Texas (January 23, 2026) — UT Health East Texas Physicians is expanding pain medicine and anesthesiology services in Tyler with the addition of Obiyo Osuchukwu, MD.
“My care philosophy focuses on providing safe, individualized, patient-centered care in a thoughtful and respectful manner,” Dr. Osuchukwu said. He emphasizes listening to patients, respecting their experiences and developing treatment plans tailored to their needs.
“I got into healthcare because I want to serve and care for people,” he said. “Growing up, I watched my mother struggle to get the right care for a condition she had, and that motivated me to pursue medicine so I could deliver the care people like my mother deserve.”
Dr. Osuchukwu specializes in chronic pain, including spine-related conditions, vertebrogenic and cancer pain, postoperative pain, radiculopathy, neuropathy, complex regional pain syndrome, joint pain, and musculoskeletal and orofacial pain. His expertise includes advanced interventional therapies such as neuromodulation, including spinal cord stimulation (SCS) and peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS), kyphoplasty, basivertebral nerve ablation (BVNA), epidural steroid injections, selective nerve root injections, sacroiliac joint injections, major joint injections, nerve blocks and radiofrequency ablation.
Dr. Osuchukwu is welcoming patients at 11937 U.S. Hwy. 271 in Tyler. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 903-877-7826.
About UT Health East Texas
UT Health East Texas provides care to thousands of patients each year through an extensive regional network that includes nine hospitals, more than 90 clinics, the Olympic Plaza Tower, 13 regional rehabilitation facilities, two freestanding emergency centers, regional home health services, an EMS fleet of more than 65 ambulances and four helicopters, and a comprehensive eight-trauma center care network, including the region’s only Level 1 trauma facility.
As a partner with The University of Texas System, UT Health East Texas is uniquely positioned to provide patients with access to leading-edge research and clinical therapies while training and educating the next generation of physicians and other health professionals. The nationally recognized UT System also includes The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, as well as three other major university medical centers located throughout the state.