KrishnanChakravarthyMDPhD

Anesthesiology • San Diego, CA

Pain Medicine

Director at Innovative Pain Treatment Solutions and Surgery Center

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Office
200 W Arbor Dr
San Diego, CA 92103
Phone+1 619-543-5424

Fax+1 619-543-3405

Summary

Dr. Chakravarthy is an affiliate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, and Affiliate Professor in the Department of Nanoengineering at UCSD Health and VA San Diego Healthcare. Dr. Chakravarthy instructs medical students, residents and fellows at UC San Diego School of Medicine, in addition to running his own institute and clinical work at the VA hospital.

Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2016 - 2017
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Anesthesiology, 2013 - 2016
Griffin HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2013
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 2012

Certifications & Licensure

RI State Medical License 2017 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2017 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2016 - 2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Self-regulated analgesia in males but not females is mediated by endogenous opioids.
Jon G Dean, Mikaila Reyes, Valeria Oliva, Lora Khatib, Gabriel Riegner
PNAS Nexus. 2024-10-01
2 citations
Twelve-month results from a randomized controlled trial comparing differential target multiplexed spinal cord stimulation and conventional spinal cord stimulation in s...
Thomas White, Rafael Justiz, Wilson Almonte, Velimir Micovic, Binit Shah
North American Spine Society Journal. 2024-09-01
1 citations
The Neurostimulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee (NACC)®: Recommendations for Spinal Cord Stimulation Long-Term Outcome Optimization and Salvage Therapy.
Timothy R Deer, Marc Russo, Jay S Grider, Dawood Sayed, Tim J Lamer
Neuromodulation. 2024-08-01

Press Mentions

UC San Diego Health First in Nation to Implant New Device for Chronic Back PainJuly 9th, 2021
UC San Diego Health Implants Neurostimulation Device to Help with Chronic Back PainJuly 8th, 2021
FDA Approves Medtronic’s Vanta Spinal Cord StimulatorJune 11th, 2021
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