Dr Kailash Kothari

Pain Clinic of India Pvt Ltd (PCI), Director Course Director Fellowship in Pain Management at PCI Honorary Pain Consultant - KEM hospital, Mumbai Chief Editor - Indian Journal of Pain ( ) 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 nonsurgical methods. He has treated hundreds of patients from a different part of India & abroad. He is a 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 the world congress on pain practice at New York organized by world institute of pain (WIP). This research was on the latest technique called pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) in patients suffering from a slipped disc in lumbar (back) region. The Pain Clinic of India (PCI) is the brainchild of spine specialist 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 editor in chief for Indian Journal of Pain. He is a member of International Association for Study of Pain (IASP). He is an ex-executive committee member of Indian Society for Study of Pain, Indian chapter of International Association for Study of Pain (ISSP). He is a pioneer in organizing one of the most prestigious international pain training programme–Comprehensive Interventional Pain Management (CIPM) course at Mumbai/Goa (annually). This trains about 70-100 anesthesiologists, orthopedic 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 a 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 Center (BARC) Hospital, Mumbai.