His clinical interests include pain management and anesthesia. He is affiliated with North Kansas City Hospital (NKCH). Dr. Pinkerton accepts several insurance carriers, including Humana HMO, Humana Bronze, and Humana Catastrophic. He has an open panel. He graduated from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine and then he performed his residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Pinkerton has received the distinction of Fellow of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.