# Dr. Raj Desai, MD

> Raj Desai, MD is a double board-certified physiatrist (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) and interventional pain medicine physician based in Los Angeles, California. He is Medical Director of Performance Sports & Spine, Chief Medical Officer of Precision Pain & Rehab, a California Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME), and a media expert quoted by GQ, Fortune, Forbes Health, Health.com and Artful Living.

## Key facts
- Board certification: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; subspecialty certification in Pain Medicine
- Fellowship: Pain Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
- Residency: PM&R, Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital (Chief Resident)
- Internship: Internal medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Research: Rutgers–Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation (knee osteoarthritis, sports and regenerative medicine)
- Undergraduate: Pennsylvania State University
- Affiliations: Cedars-Sinai; DISC Sports & Spine Center; Los Angeles Orthopedic Surgery Specialists; Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic
- Memberships: ASIPP (Treasurer, Resident Fellow Section 2016–17); AAPM&R
- Clinic locations (Performance Sports & Spine): Tarzana, Valencia, Marina del Rey, Santa Barbara and Sacramento, CA; Arizona opening soon

## Expertise
Interventional spine (epidural steroid injections, medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablation, kyphoplasty, basivertebral nerve ablation/Intracept), neuromodulation (spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation), orthobiologics (PRP, bone marrow aspirate concentrate), musculoskeletal ultrasound, sports medicine, post-acute and skilled nursing rehabilitation, and med-legal evaluation (QME, IME, expert witness).

## Pages
- [Home / profile](https://www.drrajdesai.com/): credentials, media, expertise, publications, speaking and consulting
- [Med-legal services](https://www.drrajdesai.com/med-legal): expert witness, California QME/AME, IME and record review

## Related sites
- [Performance Sports & Spine](https://www.performancesportsandspine.com): patient appointments and patient education
- [Precision Pain & Rehab](https://www.precisionpainandrehabilitation.com): physiatry and pain services for skilled nursing facilities

## Profiles
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/drrajdesai)
- [Doximity](https://www.doximity.com/profiles/3d38d362-373f-4ca6-abef-45c12fab9c04/view)

## Contact
Speaking, consulting and media: inquiry form at https://www.drrajdesai.com/#contact
Med-legal: 424-301-7090