Our Providers

  • Michael X. Fan MD, PhD

    Dr. Michael Xiaohui Fan received his M.D. from the Capital University of Medicine in Beijing, China and his Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Missouri. He completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Case Western Reserve University-MetroHealth Medical Center in 2001 after which he served as a Staff Physician in the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic Foundation's Spine Center. From 2003 to 2008, Dr. Fan served as the medical director for the General Rehabilitation Program at SSM Health Center.

    In 2010, he established Select Pain and Spine Center in Farmington, MO to focus solely on spine care and pain management. His medical expertise has been an integral part of a multidisciplinary spine and pain management team that also practices chiropractic treatment, physical therapy, and neurosurgery. Together, they have been providing comprehensive spine care with the goal of achieving optimal patient outcome in Farmington and St. Genevieve. In total, Dr. Fan has performed more than 10,000 spinal procedures including epidural steroid injections, nerve blocks and spinal cord stimulator trials since 2010.

  • Tong Zhu, MD, PhD

    Dr Zhu is double board certified in Pain Medicine and in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He received his MD and Ph.D. from Tongji Medical University in Wuhan, China in 2002. He completed his internship at Allegheny General Hospital/West Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. His residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation and fellowship in pain medicine were completed at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas in 2013. Before joining Select Pain and Spine Center, Dr. Zhu practiced pain management and rehabilitation in Southern Illinois, Cape Girardeau, MO and St Louis, MO from since 2013 to present.

    Dr. Zhu adds another dimension to the Select Pain and Spine practice. His knowledge and expertise in interventional pain management and rehabilitation enables us to serve the needs of our current and prospective patient base. In addition to his routine spinal injections, he also has expertise in the spinal cord stimulator, vertebrate augmentation, discography and radiofrequency ablation for complicated spines conditions.

  • Lacey Sullivan, NP

    Lacey Sullivan is the nurse practitioner assisting Dr. Fan and Dr. Zhu with providing excellent patient care.

    She received her ADN degree from Mineral Area College and then continued her education at Central Methodist University to obtain her BSN degree. She finished her education at The University of Missouri St. Louis with a Masters degree in Nursing, specializing as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Her nursing experience includes med/surg nursing, hospice care and pain management. Lacey has been practicing alongside Dr. Fan and Dr. Zhu since 2015.

Our Staff