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Krishnan Chakravarthy, MD, Anesthesiology, San Diego, CA, UC San Diego Medical Center - Hillcrest

KrishnanChakravarthyMDPhD

Anesthesiology San Diego, CA

Pain Medicine

Director at Innovative Pain Treatment Solutions and Surgery Center

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

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2017 - 2025
  • RI State Medical License
    RI State Medical License 2017 - 2024
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2016 - 2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

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