Dr Vijay Bhaskar Bandikatla

Dr. Vijay Bhaskar Bandikatla is a renowned pain management specialist with over 21 years of experience. He has a special interest in treating complex pains using advanced interventional pain procedures such as spinal cord stimulators and intrathecal pumps. His long-term passion is to reduce pain and suffering by popularizing evidence-based non-surgical pain relief options.

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), NTR University of Health Sciences, Graduation, 1992-1998
• Diploma in Anaesthesia, NTR University of Health Sciences, 2001-2002
• MBA​
• FRCA (UK)​
• FFPMRCA (Pain Medicine, RCOA, UK)​
• CCT in Anaesthesiology with a special interest in Pain Management​
• Fellowship in Neuromodulation

Professional Experience:

• Present: Consultant in Pain Management at Apollo Hospitals Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad​
• 2013–2018: Consultant at Bradford Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, Bradford, UK​
• 2013–2018: Consultant at Yorkshire Clinic Hospital, Bradford, UK​
• 2012: Research Fellowship in Advanced Pain and Neuromodulation at Guys & St. Thomas' Hospital, London​
• 2018: Consultant in Pain Management at Care Hospital​
• 2019: Consultant at Indo British Advanced Pain Clinic​

Notable Achievements:

• Authored chapters in medical textbooks, including:​
• "Supra scapular nerve block" in Interventional Pain Management: A Practical Approach, second edition, 2016
• "Ultrasound guided spine interventions" in Interventional Pain Management: A Practical Approach, second edition, 2016
• "Occipital nerve stimulation" in Interventional Pain Management: A Practical Approach, second edition, 2016

Professional Memberships:

• Royal College of Anaesthesia

Fellowships:

• FFPMRCA (Pain Medicine) by the Faculty of Pain Medicine, London, UK
• Fellowship in Pain and Neuromodulation, Guys St Thomas Hospital NHS Trust, London, 2012-2013