Trusharth A. Patel MD

Dr. Trusharth Patel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology. He serves as the Director of Interventional Pain for the Division of Pain Management under the Department of Anesthesiology. Much of his clinical duties are with the Division of Pain Management as an interventional pain specialist. Dr. Patel's clinical interests include advanced pain therapies such as spinal cord stimulators, peripheral stimulators, vertebral augmentation for compression fractures, and treatment of complex conditions such as craniofacial neuralgias, spinal pain and neuropathic conditions. He is also active in the SOM, including serving on various committees and active nationally serving on the Pain Medicine Committee for the American Society of Anesthesiologists, influencing clinical practice guidelines for all physicians practicing the specialty of Pain Management. Dr. Patel also takes an active role in research with interests in spinal degenerative conditions, neuromodulation for various pain conditions, novel spinal pain therapies, and multimodal treatments in the preoperative setting. Dr. Patel takes an active role in educating residents and fellows in the field of interventional pain with innovative teaching techniques using cadaver models and has been recognized among his peers as an outstanding educator on Teacher Appreciation Day by the Emory School of Medicine. He also remains active as an Anesthesiologist working for the Emory University Hospital Surgical Specialties division providing perioperative care for complex patients undergoing advanced complex surgeries.