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Specialties:
Physiatry
Fellowship Trained:
Physiatry
Biography
- Member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R)
- Member of the Spine Intervention Society (SIS)
Education
- University of North Carolina - B.S. in Biology with Distinction, Minor in Chemistry/Public Policy
- Albany Medical College - Doctor of Medicine
- University of Colorado - Internal Medicine Internship
- New York University - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency
- OSS Health - Sports and Interventional Spine Fellowship
Practice
Specializes in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and in interventional spine and non-surgical orthopedics at the OrthoCarolina Spine Center
Research
- OSS Health Sports and Interventional Spine FellowshiP
- Content reviewer/Contributor for Atlas of Image-Guided Spinal Procedures, 2nd edition
- New York University Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Presented Negotiating Baclofen Pumps: An On-all Guide for Residents and Fellows
- Created and distributed guidebook with graphics to multiple clinic sites for on-call baclofen pump interrogation with clinic pearls
- Contributor to Rehab in Review
- Provided journal article review for monthly publication that provides information regarding up-to-date research in the field of rehabilitation
- Manhattan VA Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Grand Rounds
- Presented A Guide to Common Running Injuries
- Rusk Rehab Initiative in Sports Medicine Education(RISE)
- Regularly attended weekly sports medicine interest group with dynamic lecture series and hands-on workshops
- Albany Medical College
- Albany Medical College MS1/2 Poster Day Presentation: Cultural and Medical Immersion into the Crow Nation
Dr. Gonchikar's Related Media
Webinars
December 9th, 2025
Non-Operative Spine Solutions with Drs. Parikh, Gonchikar and Hoppenfeld
Join Drs. Kinjal Parikh, Swaroop Gonchikar, and J.D. Hoppenfeld for our December webinar on Non-Operative Spine Solutions. They are OrthoCarolina Physiatrists located at the OrthoCarolina Spine Center in Charlotte. They will be discussing advanced non-surgical treatments for spinal conditions, including the innovative technique of radiofrequency ablation.
Watch NowBlog Posts
September 19th, 2018
10 New Physicians Join OrthoCarolina
OrthoCarolina has hired 10 new physicians to support the increasing needs of its patients and communities
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