Dr. Sanjay G. Nandurkar, MD

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Get to know Pain Management Specialist Dr. Sanjay G. Nandurkar, who serves patients in South Carolina.

At Piedmont Interventional Spine & Pain Center, Dr. Nandurkar aims to provide comprehensive, high-quality care to adults living in and around Lancaster and Rock Hill, South Carolina.

With his years of in-depth training in diagnosing and treating spinal disorders, he has more experience treating spinal conditions than any other provider in the area. He also offers unsurpassed pain management services and has helped countless patients return to their everyday lives, unencumbered by chronic pain.

To treat patients with chronic pain issues, Dr. Nandurkar takes pride in offering the most innovative treatments that include regenerative medicine like mesenchymal stem cells and platelet-rich plasma therapy. In addition to these advanced therapies, he uses the latest in spinal cord stimulator technology from leading medical companies like Nevro™, Boston Scientific™, St. Jude Medical™, and StimWave™.

Patient care at Piedmont Interventional Spine & Pain Center goes beyond the latest technologies. Dr. Nandurkar strongly believes in developing relationships with each of his patients and educating them to make informed decisions about their own health care. He provides conservative and integrative treatments that take into account lifestyle, physical, and mental health to achieve an all-round recovery. The practice also offers preventive care measures and can refer patients to trusted physical therapists who help them strengthen their spine and recover from injury faster.

Dr. Nandurkar’s background and education have also prepared him to offer health care that is sensitive to the needs of patients from different cultural backgrounds. He completed medical school at NHL Municipal Medical School in Ahmedabad, India, before completing additional training in orthopedics at the KM Institute of PostGraduate Medicine and Research. He also gained valuable fellowship experience as an Association of Osteosynthesis Fellow at the Katharinenhospital in Stuttgart, Germany, and later at Landeskrankenhaus in Feldkirch, Austria. 

Stateside, Dr. Nandurkar has studied as a spine surgery fellow at University Hospitals of Cleveland. He has also completed additional training and fellowships at Case Western Reserve University and the prestigious Cleveland Clinic Foundation. 

Dedicated to clinical excellence, the doctor is board-certified in pain medicine & physical medicine and rehabilitation by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR). The ABPMR was established in 1947 as the certifying body for the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation under the American Board of Medical Specialties.

Pain management is a branch of medicine employing an interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those living with chronic pain. A pain management specialist is a doctor who specializes in pain medicine, focusing on the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of pain.

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