Varun Goswami, MD

Dr. Varun Goswami is an interventional pain physician who is board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and fellowship-trained in Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine. He now serves as a physician for the EmergeOrtho—Triangle Region on the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Interventional Pain Management teams.

He specializes in nonsurgical orthopedic and spine treatments, including image-guided spine and joint injections utilizing fluoroscopy and ultrasound, electrodiagnostic testing, and minimally invasive procedures.

Dr. Goswami is an interventional physiatrist dedicated to providing patient-centered care focused on improving overall function and quality of life, collaborating with his patients to develop an individualized treatment plan.

Education and Expertise

Dr. Goswami was born and raised in North Carolina. He earned his undergraduate degree at North Carolina State University in Biological Sciences. He then went on to pursue his medical degree at Xavier University School of Medicine in Aruba.

He completed his residency training in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, and served as chief resident in his final year. Following his residency, he completed a fellowship in Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, NC.

Specialties

Dr. Goswami’s comprehensive training in both Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Interventional Spine & MSK (musculoskeletal) medicine allows him to diagnose and treat a number of conditions, including:

• Back Pain
• Neck Pain
• Joint Pain
• Sciatica
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Degenerative Disc Disease Herniated Disc
• Herniated disc
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
• Vertebral Compression Fractures
• Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
• Peripheral Neuropathy

Services

Dr. Goswami applies the following interventional pain management techniques and image-guided treatment options to help address the conditions listed above and more:

• Epidural steroid injections
• Selective nerve root blocks
• Occipital nerve blocks
• Facet joint injections
• Sacroiliac joint injections
• Peripheral joint injections (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle, foot, etc.)
• Bursa injections
• Joint arthrograms
• Joint viscosupplementation injections
• Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injections
• Piriformis and a variety of other musculoskeletal injections
• Peripheral nerve blocks (suprascapular, carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel, etc.)
• Trigger point injections
• Electrodiagnostic testing (EMG/NCS)
• Medial Branch nerve blocks and radiofrequency ablation
• Genicular (knee) nerve blocks and radiofrequency ablation
• Spinal Cord Stimulation
• Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
• Kyphoplasty for vertebral compression fractures