Anuj Daftari, MD

Specialties

Pain Management, Spine

Languages

English

Services & Specialties

Pain Management, Spine

Languages

English

Office Information

Gilbert Clinic

3591 S. Mercy Rd.
Suite 204
Gilbert, AZ 85297
Main Number: 866.974.2673
Fax: 833.320.2754

Office Information

Biography

Anuj Daftari, MD is a Double Board Certified Physician in Pain Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. His fellowship training is in Interventional Spine and Pain Medicine. He believes in a multidisciplinary approach to pain management including physical therapy, pain medications, and interventional procedures. Dr. Daftari utilizes a wide-range of minimally-invasive techniques to help diagnose and treat various painful conditions.

Dr. Daftari received his fellowship training in Pain Medicine at Wayne State University Henry Ford Hospital in the Department of Anesthesiology in Michigan. He completed his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Case Western University – Metrohealth Medical Center in Ohio and his internal medicine internship at St. Barnabas Medical Center in New Jersey. Dr. Daftari obtained his medical degree from St. George’s University Medical School in Grenada, West Indies. He obtained his master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a double bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Here he was an All-American Scholar and was actively involved in the Sigma Xi Research Honor Society, Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society and Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society.

Anuj Daftari, MD is a Double Board Certified Physician in Pain Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. His fellowship training is in Interventional Spine and Pain Medicine. He believes in a multidisciplinary approach to pain management including physical therapy, pain medications, and interventional procedures. Dr. Daftari utilizes a wide-range of minimally-invasive techniques to help diagnose and treat various painful conditions.

Dr. Daftari received his fellowship training in Pain Medicine at Wayne State University Henry Ford Hospital in the Department of Anesthesiology in Michigan. He completed his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Case Western University – Metrohealth Medical Center in Ohio and his internal medicine internship at St. Barnabas Medical Center in New Jersey. Dr. Daftari obtained his medical degree from St. George’s University Medical School in Grenada, West Indies. He obtained his master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a double bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Here he was an All-American Scholar and was actively involved in the Sigma Xi Research Honor Society, Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society and Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society.

Dr. Daftari has contributed journal articles to the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics as well as actively participates in academic conferences. He is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR), American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM), and the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS).

Dr. Daftari is actively involved in teaching and is the Pain Medicine Fellowship Director at The CORE Institute.

Procedures & Areas of Interest

  • Epidural Steroid Injections
  • Fluoroscopic Guided Injections
  • Interventional Spine and Pain Management
  • Kyphoplasty (Thoracic and Lumbar)
  • Medial Branch Blocks and Radiofrequency Ablation
  • Medication Management with Emphasis on Weaning Off Opioid Analgesics
  • Myofascial Pain
  • Neck and back pain
  • Peripheral Joint and Bursa Pain
  • Peripheral Nerve Pain
  • Sacroiliac Joint Injections
  • Sacroiliac Joint Pain
  • Selective Nerve Root Blocks
  • Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial and Implants
  • Spine Compression Fractures
  • Spine and Pain Conditions
  • Sympathetic Nerve Blocks
  • Trigger Point Injections
  • Ultrasound Guided Injections
  • Various Joint, Bursa, and Tendon Injections
  • Various peripheral nerve blocks

Fellowship

Wayne State University - Henry Ford Hospital

Residency

Case Western Reserve University - Metrohealth Medical Center

Doctoral

St. George’s University Medical School

Graduate

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Undergraduate

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Board Certification

Board Certified

Accolades

  • 2021 Top Doc, Ranked #1 by Peers
  • 2014 Fellow Of The Year Nomination
  • 2003 Sigma Xi Research Honor Society
  • 2002 De CaPrio Fellowship
  • 2001 Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society
  • 2001 Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society
  • 2000 All American Scholar

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