Dr. Kavita Neelima Manchikanti, MD

Kavita Manchikanti, MD, (Dr. Kavita), is an interventional pain management physician practicing at the Pain Management Centers of Paducah and Murray, KY, and Marion, IL, Ambulatory Surgery Center, Paducah, KY, and Pain Care Surgery, Marion, IL encompassing multidisciplinary pain management programs. Dr. Kavita graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts from Washington University in St. Louis. She received her Doctorate of Medicine with distinction from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. She received her Fellowship in Pain Medicine and her Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation from the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Dr. Kavita’s professional and committee memberships include the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Kentucky Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Kentucky Medical Association, American Medical Association, and American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Kavita has experience working at UK CCTS …Professional Student Mentored Research Program, Americorps, and the Pain Management Center of Paducah. She has honors for scoring greater than ninety percentile on the 2015 Self-Assessment Exam for PGY-4 Residents, Best Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) Resident Presentation, Academic Chief Resident for the Department of PM&R, and best Resident at Leestown Division, VA Medical Center Lexington. Dr. Kavita presented at a National Conference with a presentation titled “A Retrospective Examination of Gait Changes Following Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy in Different Age Groups.” She has attended multiple national conferences in interventional pain management. Dr. Kavita has been published in multiple peer-reviewed scientific medical journals.