Dr. Chitra Ramasubbu M.D.
Dr. Chitra Ramasubbu is highly trained and double board-certified in both Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Dr. Chitra Ramasubbu has practiced as a Pain Specialist for more than 10 years in the Atlanta area and is excited to move into a private practice setting to provide the best care for her patients in a thoughtful, personalized and friendly environment. She completed her Interventional Pain Fellowship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore. She trained at the University of Pennsylvania and completed her residency in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. She attended medical school at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and completed her internship at NYU Long Island Hospital, NY. Dr. Ramasubbu has authored several textbook chapters on pharmacotherapy and interventional pain. She has also published reviews in several pain management journals.
Nova Spine and Pain Care, Medical Director – Active
Northside Anesthesiology Consultants as Pain Management Specialist and Anesthesiologist
(October 2012 – Aug 2022)
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Dept of Anesthesiology, Pain Fellowship, Aug 2011 – Aug 2012
University of Pennsylvania, Dept of Anesthesiology, Residency, July 2008 – Aug 2011
NYU Hospital Long Island, Dept of Internal Medicine, Internship, July 2007 – June 2008
Member of the MultiSpecialty Clinical Governance Council (MS CGC) with Piedmont Clinic – Active
Stony Brook University, School of Medicine, M.D., Aug 2003 – May 2007.
Stony Brook University, Department of Chemistry, B.A., Aug 1999 – July 2003.
Major in Chemistry – Summa Cum Laude
Minor in International studies.
Current unrestricted State License in the State of Georgia – Expires 1/31/2026
ACLS recertification – expires 2/2025
BLS recertification – expires 2/2025
Anesthesiology Board Certification – Expires 12/31/2032
Pain Management Board Certification – Expires 12/31/2032
Intern of the year, Department of Medicine, NYU Long Island Hospital, 2008
Medical School – Honors in Medicine, Surgery, Anesthesiology
Barry Collar Scholarship Recipient, 2004
Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, 2003
Deans List 1999-2003
American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA)
American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA)
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Can Changes in Vital Signs be Used to predict the response to lumbar facet blocks and
radiofrequency denervation? A prospective, correlational study. Cohen SP, Ramasubbu C, Atanelov L,
Amasha R.Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2014 Jul-Aug;39(4):333-40.
Principles of electrical stimulation and dorsal column mapping as it relates to spinal cord stimulation:
an overview. Ramasubbu C, Flagg A 2nd, Williams K. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2013 Feb;17(2):315
Cooled sacroiliac radiofrequency denervation for the treatment of pain secondary to tumor
infiltration: a case-based focused literature review. Ramasubbu C, Cohen SP. Pain Physician. 2013
Jan;16(1):1-8
Ramasubbu C, Gupta A. Pharmacological treatment of opioid-induced hyperalgesia: a review of the
evidence. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2011;25(3):219-30
Penn Pain Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Published on 8/2011
Interventional Pain Medicine,2011 Oxford University Press USA
Editor: Anita Gupta, DO, PharmD
Chapter: Lumbar Spine Radiofrequency Ablation
Pharmacology in Anesthesia Practice, 2012 Oxford University Press USA
Editors: Nina Singh-Radcliff, MD and Anita Gupta, DO, PharmD
Chapters: 1. Centrally Acting Muscle Relaxants
2. Acetaminophen
The 5-Minute Anesthesia Consult, 2012 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins-Wolers Kluwer
Edited by Nina Singh-Radcliff, MD
Chapters: 1. Endotracheal Tube/Intubation Criteria
2. Lactating Females Anesthesia
3. Pregnancy Substance Abuse
4. Systemic Lupus Erythematous.
First Author for all chapters
Presentation of original research, “Functional Outcome after Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection is
Predicted by a Complex of Fibronectin and Aggrecan” at the PARRC on 5/2011. Won first place for
best original research poster presentation.
Cephalad Migration following Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation: Technical Report and Literature
Review. Kai McGreevy, MD, Chitra Ramasubbu, MD, Paul Christo,MD Kayode Williams, MD. Submitted
to Pain Physician
Technical Aspects of Inferior Hypogastric Plexus Block for Chronic Pelvic Pain, a Case Report.
Chitra Ramasubbu, MD, Kai McGreevy, MD, Paul Christo, MD, Department of Anesthesiology and
Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cooking, cake decorating, photography, party planning and traveling with family and friends
