Raj Mitra
Academic Appointments
- Clinical Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Orthopaedic Spine Center 450 Broadway Street Pavilion A, 1st Floor MC 6110 Redwood City, CA 94063 Tel Work (650) 725-5905 Fax (650) 721-3410
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Academic Offices
Administrative Contact Ashley Johnson Administrative Assistant for Dr. Mitra EmailNot for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Snapshot
Clinical Focus
- Physical Medicine and Rehab
- Alternative Non-Surgical Pain Mngmt
- Pain Medicine
- Physical Medicine & Rehab
- Spine/Musculoskeletal Pain
Administrative Appointments
- Chief, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (2008 - present)
- Medical Director, Rehabilitation Services, Stanford Hospitals and Clinics (2008 - present)
- Associate Residency Director, Stanford Physical Medicine and Rehabililtation (2009 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Teacher of the Year; Teaching Award, Stanford School of Medicine/Division of PM&R (2007)
- Teacher of the Year; Jose C. Montero Teaching Award, Stanford School of Medicine/ Division of PM&R (2005)
- Research Fellowship, National Institute of Health (1986)
- Research Fellowship, American Heart Association (1995-6)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Physical Medicine and Rehab, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehab (2003) |
| Board Certification: | Pain Medicine, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehab (2004) |
| Fellowship: | Harvard Medical School, MA (2003) |
| Residency: | Harvard Medical School, MA (2002) |
| Internship: | Illinois Masonic Medical Ctr, IL (1999) |
Web Site Links
Scientific Focus
Research Interests
Ongoing research includes efficacy and cost effectiveness of pain interventions and resource utilization in in-patient rehabilitation medicine.
Publications
- Epidural steroid injections in the management of a patient with spinal stenosis and urinary urgency. Nature. Clin Pract. Urol.. 2009; (2): 113-5
- Conservative management of perineural cysts. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008; (16): E565-8
- Efficacy of fluoroscopically guided steroid injections in the management of coccydynia. Pain Physician. 2007; (6): 775-8
- Adhesive Capsulitis: A New Management Protocol to Improve Passive Range PM&R (In Press).
- Long-Term Resolution of Symptoms from Percutaneous Lumbar Synovial Cyst Aspiration: A Visual Vignette. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2009
