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Rajbala Thakur, M.B.B.S.
UR Medicine Faculty The University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group (URMFG) consists of over 900 specialist and primary care providers spanning 19 departments. URMFG is certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
Accountable Health Partner Accountable Health Partners (AHP) is a network of over 2,000 community and UR medical faculty and a dozen leading hospitals throughout the region. AHP offers a full range of care.
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Locations

Pain Treatment Center

180 Sawgrass Drive, Suite 210
Rochester, NY 14620

About Me

Certified Specialties

Anesthesiology - American Board of Anesthesiology

Hospice and Palliative Medicine - American Board of Anesthesiology

Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine - American Board of Anesthesiology

Faculty Appointments

Professor (Part-Time) - Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (SMD)

Professor (Part-Time) - Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2010 - 2011

Fellowship, Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center. 1995 - 1996

Residency, Anesthesiology, University of Rochester Medical Center. 1992 - 1995

Residency, Internal Medicine, Highland Hospital of Rochester. 1990 - 1992

Education

MD | Government Medical College Patiala (India). 1981

Publications

Journal Articles

Effects of anticholinergics on postoperative vomiting, recovery, and hospital stay in children undergoing tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy.

Chhibber AK, Lustik SJ, Thakur R, Francisco DR, Fickling KB

Anesthesiology.. 1999 March 90 (3):697-700. Epub 1900 01 01.

New technique for superior hypogastric plexus block.

Kanazi GE, Perkins FM, Thakur R, Dotson E

Regional anesthesia and pain medicine.. 1999 24 (5):473-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Maternal posture influences the extent of sensory block produced by intrathecal dextrose-free bupivacaine with fentanyl for labor analgesia.

Richardson MG, Thakur R, Abramowicz JS, Wissler RN

Anesthesia and analgesia.. 1996 December 83 (6):1229-33. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

Bonica's Textbook of Pain Management (2010)

Chapter: Herpes Zoster and Post Herpetic Neuralgia

Authors: R. Thakur, J. Kent, R.Dworkin

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins 2010

Informa Healthcare (2010)

Chapter: Postherpetic Neuralgia. In: Practical Guide to Chronic Pain Syndromes. New York:

Authors: R. Thakur, A. Philip, J. Weeks.

Publisher: Informa Health 2010

Pharmacology and Pathophysiology of the Control of Breathing (2005)

Chapter: Pain Management and Regional Anesthesia

Authors: Thakur, R; Bailey, P

Publisher: Marcel Dekker 2005

Ratings & Reviews

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