Overview
One of Northern California's premier spine surgeons, Dr. Ravi focuses on both minimally invasive and open spine surgery to give patients better results with shorter recovery times. To date, he has successfully participated in over 2000 operations over 7 years. He is the chief of Surgery at the Nivano Heathcare Group in Folsom, Roseville, and Sacramento, CA. He is also the Director of Spine Surgery at Mercy Folsom HospitalDr. Ravi completed his undergraduate education at Princeton University, his medical school education at Stanford University, his residency in orthopedics at Yale University, and his fellowship in spine surgery at Harvard University. During this time, he contributed heavily to clinical research, authoring several papers and significant journal articles. Among numerous accolades, he was awarded a Stanford Medical Scholars Research Grant for his work on titanium wear debris as well as the prestigious Yale Orthopaedics O. Donald Chrisman Research Award.Dr. Ravi has also authored several book chapters in widely referenced spine surgery texts, including The Handbook of Spine Surgery, Contemporary Spine Surgery, and The Comprehensive Treatment of the Aging Spine: Minimally Invasive and Advanced Techniques.As a practitioner, Dr. Ravi emphasises conservative care above all other approaches, using operative intervention only as a last resort and practicing state of the art techniques that allow for the fastest recovery times and minimize postoperative pain.
Dr. Ramachandran is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Myelopathy. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Herniated Disk, Microdiscectomy, and Laminectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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- OTHER MEDICARE
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- MEDICARE MAPD
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- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
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- EPO
- HMO
- POS
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- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations
2330 E Bidwell St, Suite 100, Folsom, CA 95630
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Buhler Specialty Pavilion
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Spinal StenosisDr. Ramachandran isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Stenosis.
- Advanced
- SpondylolisthesisDr. Ramachandran isAdvanced. Learn about Spondylolisthesis.
- Experienced
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Ramachandran isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Ramachandran isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Ramachandran isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- CoccydyniaDr. Ramachandran isExperienced. Learn about Coccydynia.
- Familial Multiple LipomatosisDr. Ramachandran isExperienced. Learn about Familial Multiple Lipomatosis.
- Herniated Disc SurgeryDr. Ramachandran isExperienced. Learn about Herniated Disc Surgery.