Academic Rigor
Pain Medicine Fellowship Training
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Extensive training in evidence-based medicine and clinical research, focusing on treatments for complex pain syndromes at Daradia: The Pain Clinic, Kolkata, under Dr Gautam Das.
Qualifications
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MBBS training from Kasturba Medical College, Mangaluru; MD (Anaesthesiology) training from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal.
DM Pain Medicine Training
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Senior Resident (Academic) - Division of Pain Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh
Academic Accomplishments
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Published research in national and international medical journals and active participation in international academic conferences.
Co-author of a handbook on Pain Biologics.
Clinical Skills & Areas of Focus
Comprehensive expertise in interventional pain management, treating complex conditions through advanced technical skills and a patient-centered clinical approach.
Pain Conditions
- Low back pain and lumbar spine disorders
- Neck pain and cervical spine disorders
- Neuropathic pain
- Myofascial pain
- Osteoarthritis and musculoskeletal pain
- Shoulder and upper-limb pain
- Headache and facial pain
- Cancer pain
- Complex regional pain syndrome
- Fibromyalgia and nociplastic pain
- Sacroiliac joint pain
- Chronic post-surgical pain
Procedural & Technical Skills
- Ultrasound-guided pain interventions
- Fluoroscopy-guided pain procedures
- Peripheral nerve blocks
- Diagnostic and therapeutic nerve blocks
- Radiofrequency procedures
- Cryoneurolysis
- Fascial plane blocks
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound
- Regenerative pain procedures (PRP)
- Sympathetic blocks
- Spine and paraspinal interventions
- Image-guided injections
Areas of Clinical Interest
- Interventional pain medicine
- Musculoskeletal pain
- Regenerative medicine
- Cancer pain
- Neuropathic pain
- Nociplastic pain
- Biopsychosocial care
- Neuromodulation
- Functional restoration
- Evidence-based practice
Selected Works & Publications
Selected peer-reviewed publications, academic writing, and conference presentations spanning pain medicine, regional anaesthesia, psychosocial aspects of chronic pain, and regenerative therapies.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
• "Comparison of pre-spinal regional analgesic techniques for positioning in proximal femur fractures" – Anirudh Panemangalore Pai, Rama Rani Krishna Bhat, Malavika Kulkarni, Laxmi Shenoy, Sushma Thimmaiah Kanakalakshmi. Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care. 2025;29(9):1164–1170. DOI: 10.35975/apic.v29i9.3047.
• "Beyond Pain Duration: Depressive Symptom Burden and Its Clinical Correlates in a Tertiary Pain Clinic" – Anirudh Panemangalore Pai, Gautam Das, Vaishnavi Vaddi. Journal on Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and Pain Medicine. 2026;11:48–55. DOI: 10.4103/Jmupm.Jmupm_23_26.
• "Psychiatric Screening and Initial Management in Interventional Pain Practice: A Narrative Review and the Daradia Protocol" – Gautam Das, Ayanangshu Nayak, Anirudh Panemangalore Pai, Sushpa Das. Accepted for publication in The Korean Journal of Pain.
Books & Handbooks
• "Handbook of Pain Biologics: Regenerative Therapy in Pain Practice – A Practical Guide" – Authors: Anirudh Pai, Suzen Sumeet Kaur, Vindu Yadav. Editors: Gautam Das, Samarjit Dey, Ravi Shankar Sharma. Published by Daradia Pain Foundation, 2026. Released during ICRAPAIN 2026.
Selected Conference Presentations
• "The ‘Desire Path’ Model: An Educational Communication Framework for Nociplastic Pain" – Accepted for poster presentation, IASP 2026 World Congress on Pain, Bangkok.
• "Image-Guided Intercostal Cryoneurolysis for Thoracic Neuropathic Pain: Case Series" – Accepted for poster presentation, IASP 2026 World Congress on Pain, Bangkok.
• "Dorsal Ramus Cryoneurolysis in Refractory Paraspinal Myofascial Pain" – Accepted for e-poster presentation, AORA 2026.
• "Anaesthesiologists in the Rubble: Safety and Resuscitation During a Landslide Disaster" – Poster presentation, GARC 2026.
CME & Academic Talks
• "Adipose-Derived Regenerative Therapies in Pain Medicine" – CME lecture, 4 June 2026, Daradia.
• "Allogeneic Bone Marrow-Derived MSCs in Knee Osteoarthritis" – CME lecture, 16 June 2026, Daradia.
• "Serratus Anterior Plane Hydrodissection (part of Fascial Plane Blocks in Chronic Pain series)" – CME lecture, 16 June 2026, Daradia.
Professional Collaboration
Inquire regarding consultations or academic research.
Dr. Anirudh Pai
anirudhpai@anirudhpaipain.com
+91 7676694929
Puttur, Karnataka (IN)
Mangaluru, Karnataka (IN)
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand (IN)