Dr. Neil Chatterjee MD
Physiatrist (Physical Medicine) | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
2440 M Street N.W. Suite 420 Washington DC, 20037About
Dr. Neil Chatterjee is a physiatrist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Chatterjee is a medical doctor specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. As a physiatrist, Dr. Chatterjee focuses on a patients ability to function, and can treat multiple conditions that affect the brain, nerves, spine, bones, muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons. Dr. Chatterjee can diagnose and treat pain that is a result of injury, disease or a disabling condition. Physiatrists often lead a team of physical therapists, occupational therapists and physicians in a patients treatment or prevention plan.
Education and Training
Columbia University Residency 2008
Ben Gurion and Columbia Univ MD 2004
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Fellowship 2008
Board Certification
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Awards
- On-Time Doctor Award (2014, 2018, 2016), the Patients' Choice Award (2011, 2016, 2018, 2014, 2013), and the Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2013, 2016, 2014, 2011, 2018) Year Vitals.com
Professional Memberships
- North American Spine Society, the International Spine Intervention Society, and the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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Leading Pain Management Physician, Neil Chatterjee, MD sees patients in Washington, D.C. Neil Chatterjee, MD is a board certified physiatrist who specializes in interventional pain management and has over a decade of experience. His career in medicine began when he graduated with his Medical Degree from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Faculty of Health Sciences in Israel in collaboration with Columbia University. After medical school, Dr. Chatterjee completed his internship with St Vincent’s Medical Center, Connecticut, followed by his residency with New York Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell and Columbia Universities. He also completed a fellowship in Spine Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Chatterjee is certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and has dedicated his life to delivering compassionate care. He is determined to enhance his patients’ quality of life, providing high quality, individualized care in order to ensure the most optimal results. With a passion for his work, Dr. Chatterjee is noted for his expertise in pain management consultations, pain medicine prescriptions, spondylolysis, physical medicine/rehab consultations, and torticollis/neck deformations. Dr. Chatterjee keeps current with the newest developments, guidelines, and procedures in his field by remaining a distinguished member of the North American Spine Society, the International Spine Intervention Society, and the American Academy of Pain Medicine.
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Neil Chatterjee, MD, is a Remarkable Interventional Pain Medicine Physician with WDC Spine and Scriptulate in Washington, DC Neil Chatterjee, MD, is a well-versed physiatrist and pain medicine physician who diagnoses and treats patients at WDC Spine, his private practice in Washington, DC. WDC is a pain management and recovery center he established in 2014. Furthermore, Dr. Chatterjee is the co-founder and chief medical officer of Scriptulate in Washington, DC. He launched Scriptulate alongside an IT architect, Nilu Kundagrami, in 2018. “Scriptulate effectively revolutionizes the opioid prescribing process, improves prescribing and monitoring, and reduces the availability of prescription drugs on the open market,” states the official website of Scriptulate. Moreover, Dr. Chatterjee has an impressive professional journey as an interventional pain medicine physician that spans ten years. He has expanse knowledge and unrivaled expertise in pain management consultations and prescriptions and physical medicine and rehabilitation consultations. Dr. Chatterjee is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of spondylosis, torticollis and neck deformations. For more information about Dr. Neil Chatterjee, please visit http://wdcspine.com/. Neil Chatterjee, MD, attended Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Faculty of Health Sciences in Israel in collaboration with Columbia University in New York. Upon graduating with his medical degree, he served his internship at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, CT. Furthermore, he conducted his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital, the teaching site of Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medical College. In addition, Dr. Chatterjee completed his fellowship training in interventional pain medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. Moreover, he received board certification in physical medicine and rehabilitation and interventional pain medicine from the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. For more information about Dr. Neil Chatterjee, please visit https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/2213536-Neil-Chatterjee-physiatrist-physical-medicine-Washington-DC-20037. Throughout his years of experience, Dr. Chatterjee has upheld a steadfast commitment to the ethical and professional standards of his practice as evidenced by his sterling record. Hence, he ensures an impeccable degree of patient satisfaction in all facets of his work. Bilingual in English and Spanish, Dr. Chatterjee treats patients from a variety of backgrounds. And, he remains at the forefront of his challenging specialty via memberships and affiliations with prestigious professional societies and associations. As a result, he is a member of the North American Spine Society, the International Spine Intervention Society, and the American Academy of Pain Medicine. Honors and awards include the On-Time Doctor Award (2014, 2018, 2016), the Patients' Choice Award (2011, 2016, 2018, 2014, 2013), and the Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2013, 2016, 2014, 2011, 2018) from vitals.com. For more information about Dr. Neil Chatterjee, please visit http://scriptulate.com/about/.
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