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Get to know Physiatrist Dr. Shrishail Melappa Nashi, who serves patients throughout the State of Ohio.

An Ohio-based physiatrist, Dr. Nashi is affiliated with Group Health, serving patients in the Mason, West Chester, Montgomery, and Fairfield Township areas. His practice focus includes: diagnostic testing (EMG), musculoskeletal issues (e.g., muscle, bone, joint pain), Botox injections (spasticity), joint and soft tissue injections, neuropathic pain, brain injuries, strokes, post-amputee care, prosthetics and orthotics.

Treating adolescent and adult patients with a broad spectrum of impairments ranging from amputees, musculoskeletal injuries, brain injuries, debilitating neuropathies, and strokes, the doctor also provides sports medicine care for fractures, strains and sprains. He strives to develop close, personal relationships with each of his patients as the foundation of a strong partnership on the road to recovery. He encourages his patients to take ownership of their health as part of their recovery while setting attainable recovery goals that can return the patient to their normal routine.

Keenly interested in science and physics, he earned degrees in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan College of Engineering. He utilized his engineering background to pursue a career as a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician, where he could impact the lives of those suffering from various neurological and musculoskeletal impairments.

Graduating with his medical degree from the University of Michigan College of Medicine in 2009, Dr. Nashi completed his internship at Wayne State University in 2010, and his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan in 2014.

With an unwavering commitment to his specialty, the doctor is board-certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR). The mission of the ABPMR is to serve the public by improving the quality of patient care in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R). This is accomplished through a process of certification and maintenance of certification that fosters excellence and encourages continuous learning.

Among his other roles, he maintains hospital privileges at Good Samaritan Hospital, Bethesda North Hospital, TriHealth Neuroscience Institute, and TriHealth Orthopedic and Sports Institute.

Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also known as physiatry and physiatrics, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. Physiatrists treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons.

Away from the office, Dr. Nashi enjoys family and church activities, as well as staying physically active through golf and tennis.

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