KATIUSKA (KATHY) DOS SANTOS, MD
Dr. Dos Santos: Board Certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician specializing in Interventional Spine & Sports Medicine.
Dr. Katiuska Dos Santos is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of pain using advanced pain management methods and technologies. Dr. Dos Santos is a Mayo Clinic trained physical medicine and rehabilitation physician. As a fellowship-trained physician in Interventional Spine Medicine, she uses the latest advances to pinpoint and treat the source of pain; including nerve, joint, bone, or muscle pain. Her expertise includes image-guided injection therapies, radiofrequency neurotomy (a procedure using radio waves to reduce back pain), Peripheral Joint / Platelet-rich Plasma / Soft Tissue Ultrasound-Guided Injections, as well as instituting physical and behavioral therapies as indicated.
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Education
- Medical Degree - Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, DF
- Internship - Department of General Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Residency - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Fellowship
- Southwest Spine and Sports, Scottsdale, AZ
Distinctions
- Presenter at Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual meeting 2012
- Presenter at American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2011
- American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN July 2010 and July 2011. “Hands on Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: Diagnostic and Interventional Techniques”
- American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Affiliations
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- International Spine Intervention Society
- American Academy of Pain Medicine
- Association of Academic Physiatrists
