Overview
Dr Vithal Kulkarni is a dedicated Interventional Pain Specialist with comprehensive expertise in regenerative medicine, chronic pain management, and perioperative anaesthesia care. He specialises in non-surgical, minimally invasive procedures such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA), stem cell therapy, and PRP therapies to treat chronic joint pain, spine issues, and avascular necrosis. Having served as a Senior Resident and consultant across top medical institutes, he brings extensive clinical acumen in handling complex surgical cases, critical care procedures, and pain interventions.
Area of Expertise
- Regenerative & Interventional Pain Management: Image-guided stem cell & PRP therapies, Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for chronic knee, back, and shoulder pain
- Spine & Joint Interventions: Transforaminal steroid injections, facet joint interventions, management of frozen shoulder, and chronic pain conditions
- Anaesthesia & Critical Care: General, regional, and spinal/epidural anaesthesia for general, orthopaedic, OBG, ENT, paediatric, and urological surgeries
- Invasive Procedures: CVP insertion, ICD insertion, invasive arterial line placement, endotracheal intubation, and CPR
Award and Recognitions
- Effect of single dose intravenous dexamethasone on post-operative outcomes in paediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy - ISA Virtucon Karnataka (2020)
- Effect of Intrathecal immunoglobulin in Tetanus patient - ISACON (2019)
- Sequential Incobotulinumtoxin A chemodenervation for V3 trigeminal neuralgia secondary to cerebello-pontine angle tumour encroaching into Meckle's cave - MSK Conference (2024)
- "Dexamethasone is Effective in Improving Post-Operative Outcomes in Paediatric Patients Undergoing Tonsillectomy" - European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
- "Effect of 5% dextrose infusion on postoperative nausea and vomiting in laparoscopic cholecystectomy" - Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Memberships
- ISACON 2019 (Bangalore)
- ISA Karnataka VIRTUCON 2020
- ISA Karnataka 2022
- MSK International Conference 2024