8840 Calumet Avenue • Suite 103
Munster, IN 46321
Call: (219) 836-7246
(877) 934-7246

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Trust Northwest Indiana's
FIRST team in pain management.

For more than a decade, the MISS team has proudly served the residents of Northwest Indiana – providing accurate diagnoses and innovative treatments for spinal pain and many other types of acute and chronic pain.

Each of our physicians has achieved board certification in as many as three different specialties (Anesthesiology, Pain Management and Internal Medicine). They are actively involved in ongoing research that keeps their practice on the leading edge of the profession and are often called upon by area hospitals to lecture on pain management.

Over the years, each has been recognized as a leader in the field and earned a strong reputation for delivering excellent results and genuine, compassionate care. To them, nothing is more rewarding than helping patients with severe pain regain the kind of normal, active life that the rest of us take for granted.

     

Shaun Kondamuri, MD, Director

Dr. Kondamuri is Board Certified in Pain Medicine, Internal Medicine and Anesthesiology. He completed his fellowship in pain management at Yale University. Dr. Kondamuri is the Director of Midwest Interventional Spine Specialists. He practices interventional pain management on a full time basis.

 
     

Satish Dasari, MD

Dr. Dasari is Board Certified in Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology. He trained at Harvard Medical School and at Bay State Medical Center. He practices interventional pain management on a full time basis.

 
 

Ravi Kanakamedala, MD

Dr. Ravi is Board Certified in Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology. He trained at Loyola University Medical Center and Cook County Hospital. Dr. Ravi is the Medical Director of Pain Management at St. Margaret Mercy Medical Center. He practices interventional pain management on a full time basis.

 
 

Vijay Gupta, MD

Dr. Gupta is Board Certified in Anesthesiology and Board Eligible in Pain Medicine. He trained at Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center. Dr Gupta divides his time between pain management and anesthesiology.

 
 

Saveen Kondamuri, MD

Dr. Kondamuri is Board Certified in Anesthesiology and Board Eligible in Pain Medicine. He trained at Cook County Medical Center. Dr. Kondamuri divides his time between pain management and anesthesiology.

 
 

Rita Franzen, RN, MS, CS, ANP-BC

Rita Franzen is a Board Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner. She collaborates with six physicians in an office setting providing care to patients. She also evaluates, treats and manages patients that suffer from chronic pain. She has been in the nursing field for over 30 years. She completed her Masters Degree at Purdue University Northwest.

 
 
 

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