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Akhil Chhatre, MD

Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Director, Spine Rehabilitation

Akhil Chhatre, MD

Background

Dr. Akhil Chhatre is an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation and neurological surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is director of spine rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins.

Dr. Chhatre sees and treats adults with a wide range of spinal diseases and disorders, including neck and low back pain, lumbar and cervical degenerative disease, scoliosis, spinal stenosis, facet joint disease, whiplash syndrome, sacroiliac and appendicular skeletal joint disease, and peripheral neuropathy.

He has a special interest in helping patients regain function and reduce pain using non-surgical techniques and performing pain-reducing medicinal procedures, including steroid injections, nerve blocks and radiofrequency denervation.

He received his medical degree from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Kansas Medical Center School of Allied Health. He performed his fellowship in interventional spine and sports medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, Dr. Chhatre worked as an interventional spine and sports fellow at the Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania after completing a residency in physical medicine & rehabilitation at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Dr. Chhatre is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, the International Spine Intervention Society, and the North American Spine Society.

Titles

  • Director, Spine Rehabilitation
  • Director, Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Fellowship
  • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Departments / Divisions

  • Medicine at Suburban Hospital 
  • Neurosurgery
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Education

Degrees

  • MD, University of Missouri (2008)

Residencies

  • University of Kansas Medical Center School of Allied Health / Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2012)

Fellowships

  • University of Pennsylvania (2013)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehab / Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (2013)

Research & Publications

Selected Publications

Odonkor CA, Tang T, Taftian D, Chhatre A. Bilateral Intra-Articular Radiofrequency Ablation for Cervicogenic Headache. Case Rep Anesthesiol. 2017;2017:1483279. doi: 10.1155/2017/1483279. Epub 2017 Jan 9.

Odonkor CA, Chhatre A. What's Tramadol Got to Do with It? A Case Report of Rebound Hypoglycemia, a Reappraisal and Review of Potential Mechanisms. Pain Physician. 2016 Nov-Dec;19(8):E1215-E1220.

Rojhani S, Qureshi Z, Chhatre A. Water-Cooled Radiofrequency Provides Pain Relief, Decreases Disability, and Improves Quality of Life in Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Jan;96(1):e5-e8.

Odonkor CA, Smith B, Rivera K, Chhatre A. Persistent Singultus Associated with Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections in a Septuagenarian: A Case Report and Review. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Jan;96(1):e1-e4.

McCormick ZL, Slipman C, Kotcharian A, Chhatre A, Bender FJ 3rd, Salam A, Menkin S, Kennedy DJ, Plastaras C. Percutaneous Lumbar Disc Decompression Using the Dekompressor: A Prospective Long-Term Outcome Study. Pain Med. 2016 Feb 25. pii: pnv122. [Epub ahead of print]

Activities & Honors

Memberships

  • American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • The International Spine Intervention Society
  • The North American Spine Society

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Related Videos

PM&R Morbidity and Mortality Case Examination Video

PM&R Morbidity and Mortality Case Examination

Akhil Chhatre M.D., Tariq AlFarra, D.O., Adam Amir, D.O. and Abdul Halim, M.D. present at the Johns Hopkins Department of PM&R’s Grand Rounds on December 15, 2020.

Back Pain: Treatment and Rehabilitation Options | Q&A Video

Back Pain: Treatment and Rehabilitation Options | Q&A

Akhil Chhatre of the Johns Hopkins Rehabilitation Network speaks on common causes of back pain.

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