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Sanjeev Kumar

Sanjeev Kumar, MD

Professor of Anesthesiology; Director, Endoscopic Spine Surgery Fellowship; Chief of Pain Medicine at UF health

Department: MD-ANEST-CHRONIC PAIN MED
Business Phone: (352) 265-7777
Business Email: skumar@anest.ufl.edu

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About Sanjeev Kumar

My name is Sanjeev Kumar, MD, and I am a professor at University of Florida, Director of the endoscopic spine surgery fellowship program and Chief of Pain Medicine at UF Health at it’s main campus in Gainesville and also at UF Health in Ocala, UF Health Halifax in Daytona and Deltona. I received my bachelor’s degrees in medicine and surgery from Delhi University in India. Afterwards, I completed a residency in anesthesiology at Delhi University/Safdarjung Hospital before interning at Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center where I completed a residency in anesthesiology and a fellowship in pain medicine. I also received additional training in Endoscopic Spine Surgery from renowned international experts over the years.

I decided to become a doctor to help people that suffer from acute or chronic pain. I strive to get to the bottom of why you are hurting so that we can “fix” the problem.

My grant-funded research work uses artificial intelligence in image analysis to create smart software that can guide future fluoroscopy-guided procedures. Endoscopic spine surgery, trigeminal neuralgia and facial/head pain are specific interests of mine, as is generally any chronic pain from head to toe.

In my free time, I enjoy traveling, playing with my kids and table tennis.

Accomplishments

  1. Second Place “Radiofrequency lesion size varies depending on the solution used ”

    Advanced Regional Anesthesia Conference

  2. First place “Assessment of Difficulty in Airway Management in Obese Patients”

    Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists

  3. Third place “Dosage of mepivacaine in ultrasound guided axillary block”

    Advanced Regional Anesthesia Conference

  4. First Place, Anesthesia Quiz Competition

    Indian Society of Anesthesiology annual conference

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. BMS6021 – Pain Intensive

    College of Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Anesthesiology
    American Board of Anesthesiology
  • Pain Management
    American Board of Anesthesiology

Clinical Profile

Specialties

  • Anesthesiology
  • Pain Medicine and Rehabilitation

Areas of Interest

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Back Pain – When You See the Doctor
  • Cervical Herniated Disk
  • Chest Pain
  • Chronic pain – resources
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • Compression Fractures of the Back
  • Endoscopic Spine Surgery
  • Epidural Injections for Back Pain
  • Face Pain
  • Headache
  • Herniated Disk
  • Hip Pain
  • Joint Pain
  • Knee Pain
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Leg Pain
  • Low Back Pain – Acute
  • Low Back Pain – Chronic
  • Lumbar Herniated Disk
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Neck Pain
  • Neuralgia
  • Shoulder Pain
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation
  • Spinal Fractures
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Vertebroplasty
  • Vertiflex Procedure for Spinal Stenosis

Research Profile

Endoscopic Spine Decompression, Lumbar & Cervical Facetogenic Pain.

Areas of Interest

  • Cervical Facetogenic Pain
  • Endoscopic Spine Decompression
  • Lumbar Facetogenic Pain
  • Spinal Stenosis

Publications

Academic Articles

Grants

  1. Elliquence: Endoscopic Spine Fellowship 2025-26

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    ELLIQUENCE

  2. Elliquence: Endoscopic Spine Fellowship Education Grant 2024-25

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    ELLIQUENCE

  3. University of Florida Elliquence Endoscopic Spine Fellowship 2022-2023

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    ELLIQUENCE

  4. Creation of an intelligent alert to improve efficacy & patient safety in real time during fluoroscopic guided lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    HEERMANN ANESTHESIA FOU, I

  5. A Prospective Observational Multicenter Study of HF10 Therapy in Patients who Previously Failed Traditional SCS (RENEW)

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    NEVRO

Education

  1. Fellowship – Pain Management

    Wayne State University

  2. Residency – Anesthesiology

    Wayne State University

  3. Internship – Anesthesiology

    Wayne State University

  4. Residency – Anesthesiology

    Delhi University

  5. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

    University College of Medical Sciences

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 265-7777
Emails:
Business:
skumar@anest.ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
1345 SW Center Drive
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
1345 SW Center Drive, PO Box 100254
 Gainesville FL 32610