Prasad R Shirvalkar MD PhD
Pain Medicine
Associate Professor in Anesthesiology, Neurological Surgery and Neurology
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2255 Post StSan Francisco, CA 94115
Phone+1 415-885-7246
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Summary
- Dr. Prasad Shirvalkar is a neurologist and pain management specialist in San Francisco, CA and is affiliated with UCSF Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and has been in practice 5 years. He specializes in pain medicine and is experienced in general neurology, deep brain stimulation, sleep medicine, chronic pain and neuropathic pain.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Neurology, 2012 - 2016
Mount Sinai School of MedicinePhD, 2004 - 2012
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 2012
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Pain Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Co- chief resident Weill Cornell Neurology
- Neurology resident teaching award weill cornell, 2016
Clinical Trials
- Closed-loop Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Refractory Neuropathic Pain Start of enrollment: 2017 Oct 28
- Closed-Loop Deep Brain Stimulation for Refractory Chronic Pain Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 24
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Brain Biomarkers for Pain Sensitivity.Prasad Shirvalkar, Christopher J Rozell
JAMA Neurology. 2025-03-01 - Clinical trials in neuromodulatory treatment of drug-resistant hypertension and the need for spinal cord stimulation trials: a PRISMA systematic review.Garrett W Thrash, Elijah Wang, Yifei Sun, Harrison C Walker, Prasad Shirvalkar
Bioelectronic Medicine. 2024-12-02 - Human Cervical Epidural Spinal Electrogram Topographically Maps Distinct Volitional Movements.Poojan D Shukla, John F Burke, Nikhita Kunwar, Kara Presbrey, Jannine Balakid
The Journal of Neuroscience. 2024-08-07
Press Mentions
Most Treatments for Lower Back Pain Don’t Really Work, Study FindsMarch 18th, 2025- Novel Brain Biomarker Accurately Predicts Pain SensitivityJanuary 29th, 2025
- Novel Biomarkers Predict Pain SensitivityJanuary 27th, 2025
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