FarshadMAhadianMD

Anesthesiology • La Jolla, CA

Pain Medicine

Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, UCSD

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Office
9300 Campus Point Dr
MC 7651
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone+1 858-657-7072

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Pain Medicine, 1997 - 1998
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Anesthesiology, 1990 - 1994
Saint Louis University School of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1993 - 2025
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors:San Diego Area Castle Connolly, 2013
Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Clinical Trials

Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Dexamethasone Start of enrollment: 2008 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
The STEPS - Totalis™ Trial Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A phase 3, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial of SI-6603 (condoliase) in patients with radicular leg pain associated with lumbar disc herniation.
Kee D Kim, Farshad Ahadian, Hamid Hassanzadeh, Jose Rivera, Kenneth Candido
The Spine Journal. 2024-12-01
2 citations
Five-Year Longitudinal Follow-Up of Restorative Neurostimulation Shows Durability of Effectiveness in Patients With Refractory Chronic Low Back Pain Associated With Mu...
Christopher Gilligan, Willem Volschenk, Marc Russo, Matthew Green, Christopher Gilmore
Neuromodulation. 2024-07-01
President's Message.
Farshad Ahadian
Pain Medicine. 2024-01-04

Lectures

Essential Tools for Treating the Patient in Pain: What Every Primary Care & Pain Specialist Needs to Know
American Academy of Pain Medicine, Palm Springs, California - 2/22/2012

Press Mentions

39th Annual AAPM Meeting RecapMarch 27th, 2023
UC San Diego Health Offers New Treatment for Chronic Low Back PainAugust 27th, 2020
FDA May Recommend Naloxone Be Co-Prescribed with OpioidsFebruary 22nd, 2019
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Professional Memberships

American Academy of Pain Medicine - AAPM
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