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Dr. Mitra has his Doctor of Medicine degree from Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine and did his residency and fellowship training in physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain management at Harvard Medical School.

He is a a nationally recognized expert in rehabilitation medicine and pain management and serves as Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs at the UCF College of Medicine. He provides treatment for back pain for patients at UCF Health, the College of Medicine physician practice.

He has done extensive research, advising and policy work on pain management, including ways to address the nation’s opioid epidemic. He has served as a physician advisor to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), as well as an expert consultant to the CDC for the opioid epidemic.

He is the editor-in-chief of Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine, a comprehensive Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation reference textbook published by McGraw Hill. In 2017, he was awarded the Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished Chair fellowship in 2017 and spent four months teaching and analyzing the incidence of disability in India to identify cost-effective solutions for that nation’s Ministry of Health.

Before coming to UCF in 2022, Dr. Mitra served as the Senator Robert J. Dole Professor and Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center and Clinical Service Chief of Kansas University Hospitals and Clinics in that specialty.

He joined the University of Kansas Medical Center in 2011, where he helped lead residency, hospital and diversity and inclusion efforts. His clinical practice includes care for patients with back, neck, hip and shoulder pain and muscle strain. His research focus is reducing pain through injections or treatments applied to the skin.

As department chair, his focus was to create and grow clinical and research programs focused on disability. During his tenure, he oversaw creation of eight new profitable clinical service lines, expanded the residency and created numerous clinical fellowships, built a top-ranked NIH-funded research program in both basic and clinical science, and grew the School of Medicine endowments.

Dr. Mitra began his academic work at Stanford University’s School of Medicine, where he started as the Director of the Interventional Spine Center and Spine fellowship director. He advanced to Chief of the Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Medical Director of Rehabilitation Services for Stanford’s hospitals and clinics. 

Education & Specialties

Education, Training, & Research:

  • Fellowship Training (Pain Management – Anesthesia and Critical Care – Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
  • Residency Training (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
  • Doctor of Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI
  • Bachelor of Science in Biopsychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Specialties:

  • Back and Spinal Pain
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Pain Management

Research Interests:

  • New percutaneous pain and spine interventions
  • Pain management and disability
  • Alternatives to opioids for pain

Recent Publications:

  1. Mitra R. ed. Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine. New York, NY. McGraw-Hill:2018. National Library of Medicine ID:101719805
  2. Mitra R, ed. Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine: A Case Based Board Review. New York: McGraw-Hill;2021. National Library of Medicine ID: 9918227777406676

Peer Reviewed:

  1. Riser, BL, Mitra, R, Perry D, Dixit V, Varani J. Monocyte Killing of Human Squamous Epithelial Cells: Role for Thrombospondin. Cancer Research. 1989; 1; 49(21):6123-9.
  2. Varani J, Mitra R, Gibbs D, Phan S, Dixit V, Mitra R, Wang T, Siebert K, Nickoloff BJ, Voorhees J. All- Trans Retinoic Acid Stimulates Growth and Extracellular Matrix Production in Growth-Inhibited Cultured Human Skin Fibroblast. J Invest Dermatol. 1990; 94(5):717-23.
  3. Ginsburg I, Mitra R, Gibbs D, Varani J. The Killing of Pulmonary Artery Endothelial Cells, Mediated by the Synergistic Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide with Cationic Proteins, Phospholipases, Lipoteichoic Acid, and Streptococcal Hemolysis: Relationships to the Pathogenesis of Tissue Inflammation. Inflammation, 1993; 17(3):295-319.
  4. Schuger L, Varani J, Mitra R, Gilbride K. Retinoic Acid Stimulates Mouse Lung Development by a Mechanism Involving Epithelial-Mesenchymal Interaction and Regulation of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors. Dev Bio.1993;159(2):462-73.
  5. Watson R, Stein J, Holmes-Rovner M, Mitra R, Kupersmith J. Do Race & Gender Influence the Utilization of Invasive Procedures in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction in Community Hospitals. J Gen Intern Med. 2001;16(4):227-34.
  6. Mitra R, Marciello M, Ahangar B, Burke D. The Efficacy of Computer Aided Dosing of Coumadin in Hospitalized Rehabilitation Patients. Am J of Phys Med Rehab. 2005; 84(6):423-7.
  7. Popescu A, Mitra R, Ballantyne J. Poor Pain Reliefand Possible Toxicity from High Dose Intrathecal Opiod Treatment: Report of Two Cases. J Opiod Management. 2006;2(1):43-7.
  8. Mitra R, Fleischmann K. Management of the Sheared Epidural Catheter: Is Surgical Extraction Really Necessary? J Clin Anesth. 2007; 19(4):310-4.
  9. Mitra R, Zeighami A, Mackey S. Pulsed Radiofrequency for the Treatment of Chronic Ilioinguinal Neuropathy. Hernia, 2007; 11(4):369-71.
  10. Mitra R, Ghazi U, Kirpalani D, Cheng I. Interspinous Ligament Steroid Injections for the Management of Baastrup’s Disease. Arch Phys Med Rehab. 2007; 88: 10: 1353-6.
  11. Mitra R, Kirpalani D, Wedemeyer M. Conservative Management of Perineural Cysts. Spine. 2008; 15;33(16): E565-8.
  12. Mitra R, Cheung L, Perry P. Efficacy of Fluoroscopically Guided Steroid Injections in the Management of Coccydynia. Pain Physician 2007; 10(6):775-8.
  13. Kirpalani, D, Mitra, R. Cervical Facet Joint Dysfunction: A Review. Arch Phys Med Rehab 2008; 89(4):770-4.
  14. Mitra R, Fleischman, K. Letter: Management of the Sheared Epidural Catheter. J Clin Anesth. 2008; 20(3): 238- 239.
  15. Mitra, R, Wedemeyer, M & Cheng,I. A Shot from the Past: Long Term Sequellae of Chymopapain Injections. Pain Practice. 2008; 8(4):331-2.
  16. Mitra, R, Carlisle, M “Bertolotti’s Syndrome: A Case Report and Review. Pain Practice. 2009;(2):152- 4
  17. Adhesive Capsulitis: A New Management Protocol to Improve Passive Range of Motion. Mitra R, Harris A, Umphrey C, Smuck M, Fredericson M. PM&R. 2009; 1(12): 1064-8.
  18. Mitra R. Huang L. Payne C. Epidural steroid injections in the management of a patient with spinal stenosis and urinary urgency. Nature. Clinical Practice Urology. 6(2):113-5. 2009
  19. Ramchandan, A, Mitra, R. Long Term Resolution of Symptoms from Lumbar Synovial Cyst” American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2010; 89(8):695-6.
  20. Flavin K, Mitra R. Unknown case: Low back pain in a patient with café au lait spots. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Jun;36(13):1069.
  21. Flavin K, Mitra R. Unknown case: low back pain in a patient with café au lait spots. Diagnosis: NF1. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Jun 15;36(14):1163-4.
  22. Osteitis Condensans Ilii. Mitra, R. Rheumatol Int. 2010; 30(3): 293-6.
  23. Mitra, R, Alamin, T & Cheng,I . Facet Pain in Thoracic Compression Fractures. Pain Med. 2010; 11(11): 1674-7.
  24. Mitra R., Nguyen A, and Stevens K. Fluoroscopically Guided Supraglenoid Tubercle Steroid Injections for the Management of Biceps Tendonitis. Pain Pract. 2011;11(4):392-6.
  25. Chong T, Mitra R. Pulmonary Cement Embolism a Rare Complication of Kyphoplasty. Pain Practice. Pain Pract. 2011 Nov-Dec;11(6):570-3.
  26. Mitra R. Adverse Effects of Corticosteroids on Bone Metabolism: A Review. PM R. 2011; 3(5):466-71; quiz 471.
  27. Kirpalani D, Mitra R. Is Chronic Opioid use a Negative predictive factor for Response to Cervical Epidural Steroid Injections? J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2011;24(3):123-7.
  28. Goldin M., Mitra R. Axial Low Back Pain in a Patient with a “Mouse Face” sign on Bone Scan. The American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Am J Phys Med Rehab. 2011. Dec: 90(12):1083-4
  29. Mitra R, Jones S. Adjuvant Analgesics in Cancer Pain: A Review. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2012 Feb; 29(1):70-9.
  30. Mitra R. The utilization of opiates in pain management: use or abuse. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2013 Feb;49(1):93-6.
  31. Cheng I, Mayle RE, Cox CA, Park DY, Smith RL, Corcoran-Schwartz I, Ponnusamy KE, Oshtory R, Smuck MW, Mitra R, Kharazi AI, Carragee EJ. Functional assessment of the acute local and distal transplantation of human neural stem cells after spinal cord injury. Spine J. 2012 Nov;12(11):1040-4.
  32. Chong T, Don DW, Kao MC, Wong D, Mitra R. The value of physical examination in the diagnosis of hip osteoarthritis. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2013;26(4):397-400.
  33. K Minh, Huang GY, Mitra R, Smuck M. TRENDS IN AMBULATORY OPIOID USE FOR ALL-DIAGNOSIS PAIN AND BACK PAIN IN THE UNITED STATES, 1997-2009. PM R. 2014 Jul; 6(7):575-8.
  34. Mitra, R. The Value of Rehabilitation Medicine in the New Market Place. PM&R May 2016Volume 8, Issue 5, Pages 475–478
  35. Yadav RR, Ngo-Huang AT, Ng A, Fu JB, Custodio C, Wisotzky E, Mitra R, Bruera E. Characteristics of Cancer Rehabilitation Fellowship Training Programs in the USA. J Cancer Educ. 2018 Dec;33(6):1364-1367

Book Chapters:

  1. Mitra R. Chapter 1: An Overview of Rehabilitation Medicine. In: Mitra R ed. Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine. New York, NY. McGraw-Hill; 2018:3-7.
  2. Roth E, and Mitra R. Chapter 10: Stroke Rehabilitation. In: Mitra R ed. Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine. New York, NY. McGraw-Hill; 2018:125-149
  3. Tran A, and Mitra R. Rehabilitation of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. In: Mitra R, ed. Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine: A Case Based Board Review. New York: McGraw-Hill;2021: 83-86
  4. Mitra R. Rehabilitation of Plexopathy. In: Mitra R, ed. Principles ofRehabilitation Medicine: A Case Based Board Review. New York: McGraw-Hill;2021: 87-92
  5. Mitra R. Rehabilitation of Strains and Sprains. In: Mitra R, ed. Principles ofRehabilitation Medicine: A Case Based Board Review. New York: McGraw-Hill;2021: 181-184
  6. Mitra R. Tendonitis and Bursitis. In: Mitra R, ed. Principles ofRehabilitation Medicine: A Case Based Board Review. New York: McGraw-Hill;2021: 185-190
  7. Mitra R. Rehabilitation of the Patient with Osteoporosis. In: Mitra R, ed. Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine: A Case Based Board Review. New York: McGraw-Hill;2021: 191-196
  8. Fu Q, and Mitra R. Endocrine and Autonomic Nervous System. In: Mitra R, ed. Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine: A Case Based Board Review. New York: McGraw-Hill;2021: 251-253
  9. Mitra R. Rehabilitation of the Patient with Organ Transplant. In: Mitra R, ed. Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine: A Case Based Board Review. New York: McGraw-Hill;2021: 258-260
  10. Mitra R. Substance Abuse. In: Mitra R, ed. Principles ofRehabilitation Medicine: A Case Based Board Review. New York: McGraw-Hill;2021: 322-324
  11. Mitra R. Pediatric Pain Management. In: Mitra R, ed. Principles ofRehabilitation Medicine: A Case Based Board Review. New York: McGraw-Hill;2021: 347-352
  12. Mitra R. Ethics and Clinical Decision Making in Rehabilitation. In: Mitra R, ed. Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine: A Case Based Board Review. New York: McGraw-Hill;2021: 397-399
  13. Mitra R. Psychopharmacology in Rehabilitation. In: Mitra R, ed. Principles ofRehabilitation Medicine: A Case Based Board Review. New York: McGraw-Hill;2021: 427-430
  14. Mitra R. Biofeedback. In: Mitra R, ed. Principles ofRehabilitation Medicine: A Case Based Board Review. New York: McGraw-Hill;2021: 442-44
  15. Mitra R. Anatomy Review of the Brain. In: Mitra R, ed. Principles ofRehabilitation Medicine: A Case Based Board Review. New York: McGraw-Hill;2021: 481-48
  16. Mitra R. Anatomy Review of the Spine. In: Mitra R, ed. Principles ofRehabilitation Medicine: A Case Based Board Review. New York: McGraw-Hill;2021: 485-48
  17. Mitra R. Anatomy Review of the Head and Neck. In: Mitra R, ed. Principles ofRehabilitation Medicine: A Case Based Board Review. New York: McGraw-Hill;2021: 496-499
  18. Mitra R. Anatomy Review of the Bone. In: Mitra R, ed. Principles ofRehabilitation Medicine: A Case Based Board Review. New York: McGraw-Hill;2021: 513-51
  19. Mitra R. Basic Science Review of Muscle. In: Mitra R, ed. Principles ofRehabilitation Medicine: A Case Based Board Review. New York: McGraw-Hill;2021: 517-520

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