About

Dr. Amir Soheil Tolebeyan is the Founder and Medical Director of the Turquoise Institute for Interventional Pain, Headache, and Regenerative Medicine, a specialized center dedicated to advanced, minimally invasive treatments for chronic pain, headache disorders, and musculoskeletal conditions.

 

He is a board-certified internist with dual fellowship training in Interventional Pain Management and Headache & Facial Pain Medicine. His clinical expertise spans spine disorders, nerve pain, joint and musculoskeletal conditions, facial pain syndromes, and complex headache disorders. Dr. Tolebeyan’s approach is rooted in precision-based, evidence-driven medicine, utilizing advanced image-guided techniques to accurately identify and treat the source of pain while improving function, mobility, and quality of life.

 

Dr. Tolebeyan completed his Internal Medicine residency at St. Luke’s Hospital in Missouri. He subsequently completed a Headache and Facial Pain Fellowship at the prestigious Yale University School of Medicine, where he developed expertise in the diagnosis and management of complex headache, facial pain, and neuralgia disorders.

 

Following his fellowship training, Dr. Tolebeyan joined the faculty of the Medical College of Wisconsin, where he taught and mentored medical students, neurology residents, and headache fellows. He later moved to Boston, where he established and directed the Headache and Facial Pain Program at Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine.

 

To further expand his expertise, Dr. Tolebeyan completed an Interventional Pain Medicine Fellowship at the highly respected Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. This advanced training allowed him to integrate state-of-the-art interventional procedures to provide comprehensive care for patients suffering from chronic pain.

 

Known for his thorough and compassionate approach, Dr. Tolebeyan emphasizes careful evaluation, individualized treatment plans, and a commitment to avoiding unnecessary procedures. He has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications, contributed to the sixth edition of Bonica’s Management of Pain, and remains actively involved in advancing the fields of pain medicine and headache medicine.

Through the Turquoise Institute, Dr. Tolebeyan combines academic expertise, cutting-edge technology, and personalized care to help patients restore function, reduce pain, and return to the activities that matter most to them.

Publications

 
  1. Tolebeyan AS, Youngren K, Vrooman B. Sacral Lateral Branch Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Patients with Sacroiliac Joint Pain: A Case Series. J Med Sci. 2026;46(2):99-102. doi:10.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_230_24.
  2. Variation in Contrast Distribution on Epidurogram Following Interlaminar Epidural Injections in Two Patients with Plica Mediana Dorsalis: A Case Report. Amir Soheil TolebeyanBengt J GruaBruce M Vrooman. Pain Med Case Rep. 2025 Sep;9(5):285-288.
  3. Allergic reaction to temporary percutaneous peripheral stimulation leads: A case report. Amir Soheil Tolebeyan, Kimberly Youngren. Interv Pain Med. 2025 Mar 8;4(1):100562.
  4. New Daily Persistent Headaches with Migrainous Features Following Proton Pump Inhibitor Use: A Case Report and Literature Review. Marzieh Hassanijirdehi, Amir Soheil Tolebeyan. Ann Head Med. 2024;12:03. DOI: 10.30756/ahmj.2024.12.03
  5. Red Ear Syndrome: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. Grace CallanFrederick FreitagAmir Soheil Tolebeyan. J Med Case Rep. 2024 Jul 9;18(1):327. doi:10.1186/s13256-024-04485-4
  6. Botulinum Toxin: Treatment for Refractory Chronic Migraine and Red Ear Syndrome. Grace Callan, Amir Soheil Tolebeyan. Ann Head Med. 2022;09:03. DOI: 10.30756/ahmj.2022.09.03
  7. Post-Surgical CSF leak with Inconclusive Diagnostic Studies: A Case Report. Tolebeyan AS. Ann Head Med. 2022;09:02. DOI: 10.30756/ahmj.2022.09.02
  8. Various Presentations of the Olfactory Hallucination in Two Patients with Migraine Disease: Case Report. Omeed Partovi, Amir Soheil Tolebeyan. Front. Neurol., 14 November 2022. Sec. Headache and Neurogenic Pain. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.992763
  9. Headache in Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection: A Narrative Review. Amir Soheil Tolebeyan, Niushen Zhang, Venessa Cooper, Deena E. Kuruvilla. Headache. 2020 Oct 5. doi: 10.1111/head.13980
  10. Headache in Ruptured Intracranial Dermoid Cysts. Amir Soheil Tolebeyan, Deena Kuruvilla. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2020 May 29;24(7):31.
  11. Digging Deep into Diabetes: Achieving Better Glycemic Control in Diabetic Patients in a Resident-Run Clinic. Sara Hawatmeh, Maggie Meier, Erika Leung, Ramza Haque, Harinderjeet Kaur, Muhammad F. Asghar, Amirsoheil Talebian et al. Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives. 2019;9:4, 290-295.
  12. Influenza Vaccination in Patients with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis: Efficacy and Safety. Tavana S, Argani H, Gholamin S, Razavi SM, Keshtkar Jahromi M, Talebian AS et al. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 2012 Mar;6(2):136-141.