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Jatin Joshi, MD

Interventional Pain and Spine Physician

About Dr. Joshi

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Dr. Jatin Joshi is a double board-certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain management physician. He previously served as Director of Quality and Patient Safety and Director of Pain Education in the Division of Pain Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Joshi has been recognized as a Castle Connolly "Top Doctor," a Super Doctors New York "Rising Star," and has been featured in New York Magazine. After completing his anesthesiology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital (Harvard Medical School), Dr. Joshi pursued fellowship training in interventional pain medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Dr. Joshi earned his undergraduate degree in public health and his medical degree as a Distinguished Medical Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also a Harry S. Truman Scholar, a national fellowship awarded to individuals demonstrating exceptional commitment to public service.

Dr. Joshi's practice focuses on optimizing pain control, enhancing function, improving physical and psychological wellbeing to help lift the quality of life of patients. He specializes in treating a broad range of chronic and acute pain issues, including back/neck/joint pain, sciatica, spinal stenosis, and musculoskeletal pain. His expertise also includes peripheral and spinal cord stimulation and other minimally invasive procedures to treat spinal problems, joint and neuropathic pain, and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)/reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD). These therapies include the MILD procedure, radiofrequency ablation, epidural and joint injections.

Dr. Joshi takes a multidisciplinary, patient-centered approach that integrates advanced medical technologies, evidence based procedures, physical rehabilitation, and complementary therapies. He works closely with referring physicians to create individualized treatment plans tailored to each patient's unique needs.

Special Expertise

Spine - Degenerative disc disease and disc herniation
Spine - Lumbar and cervical radiculopathy
Spine - Facet arthropathy
Spine - Spinal stenosis
Sciatica
Back pain
Neck pain
Cervicogenic headaches and migraine
Sports injuries
Muscle strains
Joint pain
Arthritis
Tendon and ligament sprains
Nerve pain
Hypermobility syndrome
CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome)
Chronic pain after orthopedic surgery
Musculoskeletal disorders
Myofascial pain
Neuropathic pain
Post Herpetic Neuralgia

Procedures

Diagnostic and therapeutic spinal injections
Epidural steroid injection
Transforaminal epidural steroid injection
Facet injection and medial branch block
Radiofrequency ablation
Joint and bursa injection
Viscosupplementation (gel)
Ultrasound guided procedures
X-ray guided procedures
Nerve blocks
Pulsed radiofrequency ablation
Spinal cord stimulation
Peripheral nerve stimulation
MILD procedure (minimally invasive lumbar decompression)
Tendon and muscle injection
Botox

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Insurance

This provider is currently in the process of joining the networks of many commercial insurance plans and should show as a participating provider soon.

If your insurance is not listed, please call our office if you have questions regarding your insurance coverage. If you have out-of-network benefits, then your insurance may reimburse you for a portion of your office visit.

Credentials

Appointments

Attending Anesthesiologist, Hospital for Special Surgery
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College

Affiliations

American Society of Anesthesiologists
American Society for Regional Anesthesia
Pain Medicine, Peer Reviewer
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Peer Reviewer

Certifications

American Board of Anesthesiologists, Primary Certification in Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiologists, Subspecialty Certification in Pain Medicine

Awards

Castle Connolly Top Doctor
Weill Cornell Medicine Pain Fellowship Teacher of the Year (2018-2021, 2024-2025)
Quality Improvement Academy, Weill Cornell Medicine
Leadership in Academic Medicine Program, Weill Cornell Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital, Partners in Excellence Award
Harry S. Truman Scholarship (2001-2006)
UNC-CH School of Medicine, Thomas and Caroline Royster Graduate Scholarship (2001-2006)
Holderness Distinguished Medical Scholars Fellowship (2004-2005)
Oxford University, England, Perkins-Burke Fellowship (2002)
UNC-CH School of Public Health, Thomas and Caroline Royster Undergraduate Scholarship (1997-2001)
UNC School of Public Health, James P. Dixon Award for Academic Excellence (2001)
UNC-Chapel Hill, Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award (2001)

Education

Medical - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006
Internship - Internal Medicine- Medical University of South Carolina, 2008
Residency - Anesthesiology- Massachusetts General Hospital (Harvard Medical School), 2011
Fellowship - Pain Medicine- Weill Cornell Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2012

State Licensure

New York, New Jersey

Languages

English, Spanish, Gujarati

For My Patients

Publications by Dr. Joshi

Selected Journal Articles

Selected Books/Chapters

Joshi J, Wu C, Piracha M. "Burn Pain." Practical Management of Pain, 6th Edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2021.

Joshi J, Puttanniah, V. "Perioperative Assessment of Pain." Substance Abuse: Inpatient and Outpatient Management for Every Clinician. New York: Springer, 2015. 53-62.

Joshi J, Singla A. "Suprascapular Nerve Blocks." Pain Procedures in Clinical Practice. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2011. 255-59.

Industry Relationships

HSS has a long history of supporting appropriate relationships with industry because they advance HSS's mission to provide the highest quality patient care, improve patient mobility, and enhance the quality of life for all, and to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, and their related disciplines through research and education.

As of August 25, 2025, Dr. Joshi reported no relationships with the healthcare industry.

HSS and its physicians make this information available to patients and the public, thus creating a transparent environment for those who are interested in this information. Further, the HSS Conflicts of Interest and Commitment Policy prohibits physicians from collecting royalties on products they develop that are used on patients at HSS.