Aditya
Raghunandan, MD

Dr. Aditya Raghunandan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio. He is a board-certified specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), Sports Medicine and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He is also a registered musculoskeletal sonographer (RMSK) who uses ultrasound to both diagnose and treat neuromusculoskeletal conditions. He specializes in the care of acute and chronic musculoskeletal sports as well as spine conditions. As former Navy Flight Surgeon, Dr. Raghunandan also has a particular interest in the application of musculoskeletal system as it relates to the aerospace environment.
Dr. Raghunandan's goal is to help his patients return to, and optimally perform at their chosen activities while promoting a healthy and active lifestyle. He treats patients with spine (neck, mid back, low back, and buttock) pain as well as musculoskeletal issues (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle, foot). Each patient is given a personalized plan and an exercise prescription after a thorough evaluation. When procedures are indicated, he is skilled in fluoroscopic guided injections of the spine and peripheral joints, as well as ultrasound-guided injections for joint, tendon and muscle pathology, including platelet-rich plasma and hyaluronans. His research interests include regenerative medicine, injury prevention in athletes, and evidenced based spine care.
Service:
2008-2016 - US Navy Flight Surgeon (3 tours, 2 deployments), Honorable Discharge as a LCDR
Current (leadership) - American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) - Fellows Matters Sub-Committee, Spine Intervention Society (SIS) - Patient Safety and Evidence Analysis Committees
Current (member) - American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAP&MR), Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP), North American Spine Society (NASS), Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA)