Clinical Focus
Clinical focus includes:
- Fluoroscopy-Guided Interventional Pain Management
- Interventional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Interventional Spine Procedures
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression
- Neuromodulation
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Regenerative Medicine
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Sports Medicine
- Ultrasound-Guided Procedures
- Ankle Injections
- Bone Marrow Concentrate (BMC)
- Cancer Pain Management
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cervical Epidural Injections
- Cervical Facet Joint Block
- Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Radiofrequency Ablation
- Chronic Tendinopathy
- Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) Stimulation Therapy
- Epidural Steroid Injection
- Facet Joint Injections
- Flouroscope Guided Injections
- Fluoroscopy-Guided Interventional Pain Management
- Foot Injections
- Ganglion Impar Block
- Genicular Nerve Block
- Genicular Radiofrequency Ablation
- Genitofemoral Nerve Block
- Hand Injections
- Hip Injections
- Hyaluronic Acid Injections
- Hypogastric Plexus Block
- Intercostal Nerve Block
- Interventional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Interventional Spine Procedures
- Joint Aspiration
- Joint Injections
- Knee Injections
- Lumbar Epidural Injections
- Lumbar Facet Joint Block
- Lumbar Sympathetic Block
- Medial Branch Blocks
- mild Procedure for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression
- Musculoskeletal Medicine
- Musculoskeletal Treatment for Joint Pain
- Neck Pain Treatment
- Neuromodulation
- Non-Operative Treatment of Sprains
- Nonsurgical Treatment of Arthritis
- Nonsurgical Treatment of Musculoskeletal Sports Injuries
- Occipital Nerve Block
- Occipital Nerve Stimulation
- Orthobiologics
- Percutaneous Needle Tenotomy
- Peripheral Nerve and Muscle Ultrasound
- Peripheral Nerve Blocks
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Phenol Neurolysis
- Piriformis Injections
- Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy
- Prevention and Treatment of Injuries in the Aging Athlete
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Regenerative Medicine
- Sacroiliac Joint Injections
- Shoulder Injection
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Injections
- Sports Medicine
- Stellate Ganglion Block
- Sympathetic Nerve Blocks
- Thoracic Epidural Injections
- Thoracic Facet Joint Block
- Trigeminal Nerve Blocks
- Ultrasonic Percutaneous Tenotomy
- Ultrasonography
- Ultrasound-Guided Procedures
Specialties in Conditions
Specialty in conditions includes:
- Back Pain
- Joint Pain
- Musculoskeletal Injuries in Athletes
- Neck Pain
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
- Sports Injuries
- Achilles Tendon Injuries
- Ankle Injuries
- Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Ankle Pain
- Arthritis of the Elbow
- Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle
- Arthritis of the Hand
- Arthritis of the Hip
- Arthritis of the Knee
- Arthritis of the Shoulder
- Arthritis of the Spine
- Arthritis of the Wrist
- Avascular Necrosis
- Back Pain
- Baker’s (Popliteal) Cyst
- Brachial Plexus Injury
- Cancer Pain
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease
- Chronic Back Pain
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Elbow Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
- Foot and Ankle Injuries
- Frozen Shoulder
- Golfer’s Elbow
- Hamstring Injuries
- Hand and Wrist Injuries
- Herniated Disc
- Hip Pain
- Joint Pain
- Knee Injuries
- Knee Pain
- Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease
- Lumbar Facet Syndrome
- Lumbar Strain
- Meniscal Tears
- Meralgia ParestheticaItem
- Morton’s Neuroma
- Muscle Injuries
- Musculoskeletal Injuries in Athletes
- Neck Pain
- Neuropathy
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Piriformis Syndrome
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)
- Rib Fracture Pain
- Rotator Cuff Injuries
- Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
- Sciatica
- Shoulder Injuries
- Shoulder Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Sports Injuries
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendon Injuries
- Tenex
- Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)
- Thoracic Herniated Disc
Biography
Dr. Farzad Karkvandeian is a board-certified physiatrist specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with a subspecialty in Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine. He earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Karkvandeian completed an internship at St. Lucie Medical Center in St. Lucie, Florida, followed by a rigorous Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Center, New York. He further enhanced his expertise with an Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine fellowship at OSS Health in York, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Karkvandeian possesses extensive training in a wide array of fluoroscopically and ultrasound-guided interventional/minimally invasive spine procedures. He is particularly interested in musculoskeletal medicine, ultrasound, interventional/minimally invasive spine procedures, platelet-rich plasma therapies, and spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulators. Dr. Karkvandeian also has extensive experience managing the medical needs of sports teams and athletes.
Beyond patient care, Dr. Karkvandeian is dedicated to advancing medical knowledge. He actively participates in lectures and training programs for other physicians.
In Dr. Karkvandeian’s leisure time, he enjoys racing cars, exercising, cycling, and traveling.
Board Certification
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Education and Training
Medical School
Nova Southeastern University
Internship
St. Lucie Medical Center
Residency
Mercy Medical Center (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
Fellowship
OSS Health (Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine)