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Ravi Ramachandran, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Folsom, CA, Mercy General Hospital

RaviRamachandranMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Folsom, CA

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Spine Surgeon at Nivano Healthcare

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Summary

  • Dr. Ravi focuses on both minimally invasive and open spine surgery to give patients better results with shorter recovery times. To date, he has successfully participated in over 2000 operations over 7 years. He is the chief of Surgery at the Nivano Heathcare Group in Folsom, Roseville, and Sacramento, CA. He is also the Director of Spine Surgery at Mercy Folsom Hospital

    Dr. Ravi completed his undergraduate education at Princeton University, his medical school education at Stanford University, his residency in orthopedics at Yale University, and his fellowship in spine surgery at Harvard University. During this time, he contributed heavily to clinical research, authoring several papers and significant journal articles. Among numerous accolades, he was awarded a Stanford Medical Scholars Research Grant for his work on titanium wear debris as well as the prestigious Yale Orthopaedics O. Donald Chrisman Research Award.

    Dr. Ravi has also authored several book chapters in widely referenced spine surgery texts, including The Handbook of Spine Surgery, Contemporary Spine Surgery, and The Comprehensive Treatment of the Aging Spine: Minimally Invasive and Advanced Techniques.

    As a practitioner, Dr. Ravi emphasizes conservative care above all other approaches, using operative intervention only as a last resort and practicing state of the art techniques that allow for the fastest recovery times and minimized postoperative pain.

Education & Training

  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Spine surgery, 2012 - 2013
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterChief Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2011 - 2012
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2007 - 2012
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2007
  • Princeton University
    Princeton UniversityAB, 1998 - 2002
  • Princeton University
    Princeton UniversityAB, Public Policy and International Affairs, 1998 - 2002

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2011 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2011 - 2014
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • O. Donald Chrisman Research Award Yale Orthopaedics, 2012
  • Stanford Medical Scholars Research Grant 2003
  • Stanford Medical Scholars Research Grant Stanford Medical School
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

  • Surgical Atlas of Spinal Operations 
    Chapter: Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Fixation. 
    R Ramachandran, MD, A Halim MD, P Whang MD, Eck et alJaypee2013
  • Handbook of Spine Surgery 
    Chapter: Interspinous Process Decompression. 
    Ravi Ramachandran, MD and Peter G. Whang, MDThieme2011
  • The Comprehensive Treatment of the Aging Spine: Minimally Invasive and Advanced Techniques 
    Chapter: The Aging Spine: Pelvic Fixation of the Aging Spine. 
    Joseph M. Morreale, MD, Ravi Ramachandran, MD, Jonathan N. Grauer, MD, Peter G. Whang, MD, JJ Yue et alElsevier Health Sciences2010
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Total Hip Arthroplasty using the Miniature Anatomic Medullary Locking Stem.
    KJ Oh, S Imrie, K Hwang, R Ramachandran, SB Goodman, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Chicago, USA, 3/1/2006
  • The Effects of Titanium and Polymethymethacrylate Particles on Osteoblast Phenotypic Stability.
    Ramachandran R; Goodman SB; Smith RL, Society for Biomaterials, Memphis, TN, 6/1/2005

Lectures

  • The Prognostic Value of Pre-operative Activity Level on Post-operative Outcomes Following Lumbar Microdiscectomy. 
    New Orleans, LA - 3/13/2014
  • Does Presence and Location of Annular Tear Influence Clinical Outcome following Lumbar Total Disc Arthroplasty? A prospective one year follow up study. 
    New Orleans, LA - 4/27/2010

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD, Dr. R Ramachandran