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    Hemant Kalia, MD

    President & CEO
    C.R.I.S.P Center for Research & Innovation in Spine & Pain
    Rochester, New York, United States

    Dr. Kalia specializes in interventional pain and cancer rehabilitation with special expertise in advanced neuromodulation and minimally invasive spine procedures.
    He earned his medical degree from Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College,Indore India and Master’s degree in Public Health from Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green KY. His first residency was in Preventive Medicine & Public Health followed by Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at University of Rochester. He subsequently completed a fellowship in Pain Medicine from University of Rochester and additional FIPP (Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice) certification from World Institute of Pain, Budapest Hungary. He is the President & CEO of C.R.I.S.P (Center for Research and Innovation in Spine & Pain) and Managing Medical Director of InvisionHealth, Rochester NY.
    As part of the faculty at numerous national/international professional societies, he is involved in teaching and mentoring both fellows and young neuromodulators. He also serves as an examiner for FIPP certification course through WIP and Co-chair's Education Committee, NANS.
    He continues to play an important role in advocacy and policy initiatives at the local, state and federal level through his role as Vice President, Reimbursement & Regulatory Affairs, ASPN and by serving on numerous boards and committees of professional societies.

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