My bio
My name is Sanjeev Kumar, MD, and I am the Medical Director of UF Health Pain Medicine –Springhill, Director of the endoscopic spine fellowship and an Associate Professor in the University of Florida Division of Pain Medicine. I received my bachelor’s degrees in medicine and surgery from Delhi University in India. Afterwards, I completed a residency in anesthesiology at Delhi University/Safdarjung Hospital before interning at Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center where I completed a residency in anesthesiology and a fellowship in pain medicine. I also received additional training in Endoscopic Spine Surgery from renowned international experts over the years.
I decided to become a doctor to help people that suffer from acute or chronic pain. I strive to get to the bottom of why you are hurting so that we can fix the problem.
My grant-funded research work uses artificial intelligence in image analysis to create smart software that can guide future fluoroscopy-guided procedures. Endoscopic spine surgery, trigeminal neuralgia and facial/head pain are specific interests of mine, as is generally any chronic pain from head to toe.
In my free time, I enjoy traveling, playing with my kids and table tennis.
Board certifications
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Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology
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Pain Management
American Board of Anesthesiology
Education
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Fellowship - Pain Management
Wayne State University, 2011
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Residency - Anesthesiology
Wayne State University, 2010
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Internship - Anesthesiology
Wayne State University, 2007
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Residency - Anesthesiology
Delhi University, 2004
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Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
University College of Medical Sciences, 2000
My areas of focus
- Abdominal pain
- Back pain - when you see the doctor
- Cervical Herniated Disk
- Chest pain
- Chronic pain rehabilitation
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Compression fractures of the back
- Epidural injections for back pain
- Face pain
- Headache
- Herniated disk
- Hip pain
- Joint Pain
- Knee pain
- Kyphoplasty
- Leg pain
- Low back pain - acute
- Low back pain - chronic
- Lumbar Herniated Disk
- Multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology
- Neck pain
- Neuralgia
- Shoulder pain
- Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Spinal fractures
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vertebroplasty
- Vertiflex Procedure for Spinal Stenosis
Specialties
Additional languages
- Hindi
Gender
Male
Accomplishments
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Second Place "Radiofrequency lesion size varies depending on the solution used "
Advanced Regional Anesthesia Conference, 2012
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First place "Assessment of Difficulty in Airway Management in Obese Patients"
Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists, 2010
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Third place "Dosage of mepivacaine in ultrasound guided axillary block"
Advanced Regional Anesthesia Conference, 2009
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First Place, Anesthesia Quiz Competition
Indian Society of Anesthesiology annual conference, 2004