Dr. Gandhi Kishor Gandhi, MD

Contact Dr. Gandhi

Gibbon Bldg., Ste. 6201
111 S. 11th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 955-6161
(215) 923-5507 (fax)

Medical School
UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2004

Internship
Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Residency
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Fellowship
St Luke's Hospital

Board Certification
Anesthesiology

Hospital Appointment
Director, Regional Anesthesia

University Appointment
Assistant Professor

Research and Clinical Interests
Dr. Gandhi has lectured and taught workshops nationally and internationally on ultrasound guided regional anesthesia and acute pain. He has co-authored multiple book chapters on treatment of acute pain after surgery and has published original peer reviewed articles. His research interests are in outcomes in regional anesthesia and acute pain.

Publications

Most recent Peer-reviewed Publications

  1. Fascia lliaca block for analgesia after hip arthroplasty: A randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
  2. Preoperative anemia in total joint arthroplasty: Is it associated with periprosthetic joint infection? hip
  3. Acute pain management in the postanesthesia care unit.
  4. Quantifying Cardiovascular Risks in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty
  5. The effect of stimulating versus conventional perineural catheters on postoperative analgesia following ultrasound-guided femoral nerve localization
  6. Persistent postsurgical pain after abdominal surgery
  7. Challenges in acute pain management
  8. Multimodal pain management after total joint arthroplasty
  9. The effect of mixing 1.5% mepivacaine and 0.5% bupivacaine on duration of analgesia and latency of block onset in ultrasound-guided interscalene block
  10. An electrocardiograph artifact caused by peripheral nerve stimulation during an interscalene brachial plexus nerve block
  11. Volume and dose of local anesthetic necessary to block the axillary brachial plexus using ultrasound guidance
  12. Postoperative pain management techniques in hip and knee arthroplasty.