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Dr. Amit Sharma is a board certified physician who specializes in interventional spine and pain management. He is the Chief of Pain Program at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center.
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- Minimally Invasive Center of New York
- Commack, New York, United States
Westwood Specialty Care. Infectious Diseases |. Nephrology |. Rheumatology. +3 more. 200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 365C. Los Angeles, CA 90095. Get Directions. Phone: 800-825-2631.
Beverly Hills Wilshire Primary Care & Specialty Care. Internal Medicine | Family Medicine | Rheumatology +7 more specialties. 8641 Wilshire Boulevard. Suite 210. Beverly Hills, California 90211. 310-855-7002.
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- 8641 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, 90211, CA
Your PCP coordinates your care needs, including specialty services. Once your PCP and the Specialty Provider consult and agree that a visit is needed, you will receive a call from our scheduling team at 855-521-1718. For emergency specialty needs, please seek care in the emergency room.
- Candidates For Spinal Cord Stimulation
- The Spinal-Cord-Stimulation Implantation Process
- Recovery from The Spinal-Cord-Stimulation Implantation Process
- Risks and Complications of Spinal Cord Stimulation
Not everyone is a candidate for SCS. It is an option only for those who have tried, but been unsuccessful with, conservative treatments; will likely not be helped by surgery; are not addicted to drugs; have been psychologically evaluated; do not have pacemakers; and have undergone trials with an external spinal-cord stimulator.
Implantation of a spinal cord stimulator is a two-step process that involves first implanting the stimulator, and then a pulse generator to power it. To implant the stimulator, an incision is made in the patient’s back; the wires with electrodes on the end are fed through and positioned on the spinal cord. Exact placement depends on the area of pai...
Pain from SCS implantation is treated with prescription medication and/or over-the-counter painkillers. A patient should refrain from lifting, bending, twisting and stretching during the healing process, which can take 6 to 8 weeks.
In addition to the risks associated with any surgical procedure, those related to SCS include spinal-fluid leakage and paralysis. Complications related specifically to the stimulator include the following: 1. Device works only intermittently or stops 2. Device causes over-stimulation, or unpleasant sensations 3. Stimulation occurs in the wrong plac...
Dr. Amit Chaudhari is committed to taking care of people with neurological disorders within our community. He is currently a Board-Certified Neurologist, and is undergoing dual-fellowship...
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I specialize in taking care of patients with bone and soft tissue sarcomas. I conduct clinical trials of novel agents in these diseases and strive to offer personalized medical care for all sarcoma patients. I also conduct translational research in this field. @Sarcoma_QB.
