Dr. Robert Bigler is board certified in anesthesiology with a fellowship in Pain Management. Upon graduating from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1985, he did a year of general surgery in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Following his internship, he completed an anesthesiology residency at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and from 1989-1998 he was a staff anesthesiologist at Franciscan Health and Home Hospital in Lafayette, Indiana. Subsequent to his pain management fellowship from 1998-1999, he began his private practice in Pain Management. In 1999, he joined Unity Healthcare as a partial owner until joining Comprehensive Pain and Spine Specialists presently.

Over the 25+ years of experience within pain management Dr. Bigler has developed an extensive understanding of the nature of pain and its treatment options. Managing various acute to chronic conditions including cancer related pain, complex-regional pain syndrome, and failed back syndrome to name a few, Dr. Bigler focuses on patient-first care and helping patients obtain an overall better quality of life. He has trained and performs various interventional procedures including neuromodulation with spinal cord stimulators and dorsal root ganglion stimulators, intrathecal pain pumps, Intracept procedure and many more.

Dr. Bigler has cultivated numerous positive patient-provider rapports under his care and continues to be a trusted source of relief for many. Outside of his medical practice, Dr. Bigler finds joy in aviation, history, music and other various hobbies.

“I just try to be nice and take care of people who need my help.” – Dr. Robert Bigler