Dr. Kailash Kothari, M.D.
Interventional Spine & Pain specialist
Director,  Pain clinic Of India Pvt Ltd (PCI)
Dr Kailash Kothari is an Anesthesiologist by profession. He has passed is MBBS in 1992 followed by M.D. in Anesthesiology & Pain management from RMC of PMT, Pune university in 1997.

He is specialized in Pain management and is working in this field for past 8 years. During this period he has mastered various routine & advanced pain management interventional techniques.

He has visited many pain centers & institute in USA & Europe to update his knowledge & to bring latest techniques in pain management to pain clinic of India. His special interest is managing spine pain (neck & Back Pain) by advanced non surgical methods. He has treated hundreds of patients from different part of India & abroad.

 
 
He is pioneer in introducing many advanced pain management techniques in India. He has presented his pioneered work in pain management in various national & international meetings. He was invited in India & abroad to delivered lectures & conducted various workshops. He has more than 50 presentations to his credit at national & international level. He teaches these techniques to many doctors coming from all part of India & abroad. His recent paper was published & presented at world congress on pain practice at New York  organized by world institute of pain (WIP). This research was on latest technique called pulsed radiofrequency (pRF) in patients suffering from slipped disc in lumbar (back) region. Kindly visit http://www.kenes.com/wip2009/posters/Abstract197.htm
 
The Pain clinic Of India (PCI) is the brainchild of Dr. Kailash Kothari. The idea is to work in association with India’s some most talented & expert pain physicians, so that the patients will receive best possible international standard treatment to alleviate their pain.The aim is also to create awareness among general people & doctors about Pain management.
 
He is involved in study and research in pain management. He is an executive committee member of Indian Society for Study of Pain, Indian chapter of international association for study of pain (ISSP). He is pioneer in organizing one of the most prestigious international PAIN training programme–Comprehensive Interventional Pain Management (CIPM) course at wockhardt hospital (annually).This trains about 70-100 anesthesiologists, orthopaedic surgeons & neurologists in latest techniques of pain management in India & abroad. He has conducted many national & international conferences in Anesthesia, Pain management & Critical Care in Mumbai. He is member of many national & international pain, anesthesia & critical care societies.

He is visiting pain consultant to Jagjivanram Western Railway Hospital & also to Bhaba Atomic Research centre (BARC) hospital, Mumbai.
 
Dr. Jitendra Jain
MD DNB (Anesthesiology), Pain fellowship (Canada)
 
After finishing his post graduation in Anaesthesiology from University of Mumbai in 1999, he went abroad to have a different kind of exposure for which he had passion for. To achieve the same he joined Sunnybrook’s Hospital in University of Toronto as Clinical fellowship for 2 years. After finishing 2 year Clinical fellowship he returned home Mumbai in 2004 to introduce the latest available treatment for the most BASIC HUMAN complain which is PAIN to the needy Indian patients.
 
   
 
He is constantly involved in teaching and awareness for pain. He is active in Indian pain circuit with various associations for constant upgradation for pain research along with the application pain treatment to the patient modifying it to the local needs. He keeps giving for talks at various forum including medical as well for layman to understand chronic pain and along with simple methods to improve it.

Recently he had a publication about “Usefulness of Radiofrequency ablation Technique for Low back pain” in a Peer reviewed International Medical Journal named “Pain Physician Journal”. To see the article, click on http://www.painphysicianjournal.com/crrent_issue_vw.php? journal=32&code=792&issue=current_issue
 
Dr. Prakash Deshmukh
MD, FIPP, DA
 

Dr. Prakash Deshmukh is chief Pain physician at Pain clinic of India, Kalyan. He has completed his pain fellowship (fellow of interventional pain practice ) in September 2010 Budadapest Hungary, at world institute of pain. He has completed the pain management training from comprehensive interventional pain management courses (CIPM I to III).
 
 

He Has completed a course in nerve blocks using nerve stimulator in Ganga hospital, Coimbatore. He has pioneered the use of nerve stimulator and ultrasound for various peripheral nerve blocks in Kalyan/Dombivali area.
His dream is to provide pain relief to people suffering from chronic pain. He Has brought this dream into reality by starting “PAIN CLINIC OF INDIA” in Kalyan with guidance of Dr. Kailash Kothari, the first center dedicated tfor the treatment of chronic pain due to various causes.
   
Dr. Apala Shah,
M.D.,D.A., Associate consultant, Interventional Pain physician
 
Dr. Apala Shah is senior anesthesiologists from Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, MUMBAI. She has completed her M.B.BS in1983, D.A-1985 & M.D.-1986. She had keen interest in Pain Management & she has learnt pain management by attending cadaveric workshops at C.I.P.M. wockhardt hospital, Mumbai under guidance of Dr. Kailash Kothari. She has also learnt practical aspect of pain management & interventional pain procedures at Pain Clinic Of India. She has completed a course in cancer pain management at TATA hospital in february2008.
 
 
She has gained international experience by completing observership at SPRINGFEILD-BAYSTATE UNIVERSITY BOSTON 2008 and also at TPM CLINIC- REDDING-CALIFORNIA, 2008
   
 
Dr. Manjiri Ranade,
MBBS, DA, Pain fellowship(PCI,Mumbai)
 
Dr. Manjiri Ranade is new Consultant at Pain clinic Of India Pvt. Ltd & she is Incharge of Thane Branch, working in close coordination with Dr. Prakash Deshmukh.

She has completed her MBBS from KIMS, Karad in 1995 followed by DA also from KIMS, Karad in 1997. She has completed DNB Anaesthesia training in Bombay Hospital during 1999-2001.
 
 
She has also completed observership training at NHS Hospital at Basingstoke, UK in 2003 in the field of Anaesthesia and Pain Management. She has completed her pain management training by CIPM IV Course (Comprehensive Interventional Pain Management course) in January 2010 followed by FIPP Review Course in September 2010. She has been trained in practical aspects of pain management & interventional pain procedures at Pain Clinic Of India under the guidance of Dr. Kailash Kothari.
   
 
Dr. Venkatesh Nevagi,
M.B.B.S. & M.D (Anesthesiology)
 
DR VENKATESH NEVAGI is Interventional pain consultant at Pain clinic Of India Pvt. Ltd. at Margao, Goa branch.He has completed his M.B.B.S. & M.D ( ANESTHESIOLOGY) from Goa Medical college.He has completed his training under Dr. Kailash Kothari at Pain clinic Of India Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai in 2008 & now is is practicing INTERVENTIONAL PAIN for last 3years and he has special interest in spine pain and its treatment.
 
 
He is the first and the only Qualified Pain physician in entire Goa region.