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Dr. Viji Shankar M.D.
Physiatrist (Physical Medicine) | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
1400 Locust St Pittsburgh PA, 15219About
I am a pain specialist (interventional and chronic pain management) and a physiatrist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. As a pain specialist and a physiatrist, my focus is on patients ability to do activities of daily living, enable them to control and manage their pain and make them enjoy their life without having severe pain.I can treat multiple conditions that affect the neck, upper and lower back, tail bone, Sacro illiac joint pain, sharp pain in the arm or leg, pain after surgery, cancer pain, chronic pain of any nature, headache stemming from the neck (Occipital headache), Neuropathic pain, post herpetic neuralgic pain etc... I also see patients with pain after work injury. I perform multiple interventional pain procedures in the spinal cord (under X ray guidance) and injection in peripheral joints. I use comprehensive treatment program includes physical and occupational therapies , medication management and counseling.
Education and Training
UPMC Mercy and West Penn Allegheny Health System MD 2009
Provider Details
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Dr. Viji Shankar M.D.'s Expert Contributions
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Attending Physician Medical Rehab Incorporated 2010 - 2018
Awards
- The Leading Physicians of the World! 2017 The International Association of HealthCare Professionals
- Best Doctor for National Doctors' Day 2017 Patient
- Best Doctor for National Doctors' Day 2017 Patient ( No. 2)
Treatments
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Herniated Disc
- Pain
- Tendonitis
- Opiate Dependence
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Pain Medicine
- American Pain Society
- Pennsylvania medical society
Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors
- Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
Fellowships
- West Allegheny Healthcare (Pain Management)
Professional Society Memberships
- American Pain Society
Hobbies / Sports
- Ran 11 Marathons, Cooking Indian Cuisine, Outdoor Activities, Learing Guitar, Tennis
Favorite professional publications
- Pain Journals
Areas of research
Incidental discogram during an attempted Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection.Presented at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society, Baltimore, D.C., May 2010.Use of an implantable intrathecal morphine pump in the treatment of refractory pain caused by Thalamic Syndrome.Viji Shankar, M.D., Abraham J. Kabazie, M.D., Anissa Boyle, PA-C.Poster presented at the American Pain Society meeting held in May 2008, Florida.Isolated lesion of the superficial peroneal sensory nerve secondary to inversion injury of the ankle.Published as a case of the month (Dec. 2007) in the AAPMR website. EMG case no: 92.Nader Abdelmassieh, M.D., Viji Shankar, M.D., Inna L. Shuster, M.D., Mary Ann Miknevich, M.D.Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Effects of hand position in measuring a distance of 14 cm for a Median Sensory Nerve Conduction Study. Presented for publication in the annual scientific meetings of American Association of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and the American Association of Electrodiagnostic and Neuromuscular Medicine, 2009.Abstract selected for the President's research initiative award at the AANEM meeting, 2009.Dr. Viji Shankar M.D.'s Practice location
Medical Rehab Incorporated.
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Practice At 1400 Locust St
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