Kanishka Rajput

Dr. Kanishka Rajput is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Yale School of Medicine, specializing in Interventional Pain Medicine. She completed her MBBS from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, followed by residency and fellowship at Yale and the Medical College of Wisconsin. Her research focuses on reducing opioid use, chronic post-surgical pain management, and optimizing interventional pain procedures. She actively contributes to clinical trials and guideline development in geriatric pain, perioperative care, and multidisciplinary pain strategies.

Education & Training:

• MBBS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
• Residency in Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine
• Fellowship in Interventional Pain Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin

Research Interests: Dr. Rajput investigates opioid-sparing therapies, chronic pain trajectories, and outcomes of interventional procedures. Her work emphasizes geriatric pain management, perioperative strategies for opioid-tolerant patients, and diet's role in postoperative pain. She collaborates with teams studying musculoskeletal pain, sickle cell crisis management, and pain in dermatologic conditions.

Awards & Recognition: Recipient of the Summer Fellowship Research Award (2004) from All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

Labs & Affiliations: Active member of the Spine Center and Spondyloarthritis Program at Yale Medicine. Engaged with professional organizations including the American Society of Anesthesiology and Society for Education in Anesthesia.