Praba Boominathan, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Attending Anesthesiologist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Penn Pain Medicine Center
Tuttleman Building
1840 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Penn Pain Medicine Center
Tuttleman Building
1840 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Office: 215-893-7246
Education:
BS (Biology)
The College of New Jersey, 2011.
MD
Rutgers University, 2015.
Permanent linkBS (Biology)
The College of New Jersey, 2011.
MD
Rutgers University, 2015.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Balloon KyphoplastySelected Publications
Fangyu Chen, MD; Praba Boominathan, MD: Aortoesophageal fistula following a cervical epidural steroid injection: a case report. Pain medicine case reports 7(8): 345-347, December 2023.Praba Boominathan: Chronic Pain Management. Anesthesiology 136: 521, March 2022 Notes: Book review on Chronic Pain Management by Vasu et al.
Khushboo Baldev, Feng Dai, Cassandra Barrett, Bin Zhou, Misty Shah, Benjamin Howie, Praba Boominathan, Xuechun Zhao, Jinlei Li: Glucocorticoid minimizes local anesthetic infusion requirement through adductor canal block and improves perioperative prosthetic joint range of motion in total knee arthroplasty. PLoS One 17(1): e0261949, January 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261949. eCollection 2022.
Avijit Sharma, Praba Boominathan, Robert Ming-Der Chow.: Ultrasound Technique for Common Head and Neck Blocks. Ultrasound Fundamentals: An Evidence-Based Guide for Medical Practitioners. Jinlei LiRobert Ming-Der ChowNalini VadiveluAlan David Kaye (eds.). SpringerLink, Page: 65-75, March 2021 Notes: Book chapter.
Thomas D, Boominathan P, Vadivelu N: Perioperative management of patients with addiction to opioid pain medications. Curr Pain Headache Rep 22(7): 52, Jun 2018.