Dr. Lucas Konovalenko, MD, PHD

Lucas Konovalenko, M.D., Ph.D., hails from the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Northern California. As an undergraduate, he traveled east to study at Yale University where he was awarded the prestigious Edward A. Bouchet Fellowship for his research on photosynthesis as renewable source of consumer energy production. Dr. Konovalenko then matriculated to Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons where he enrolled in medical scientist training program and completed both an M.D. and a Ph.D. His Ph.D. research was in a novel surgical therapy to treat patients with spinal cord injuries. Dr. Konovalenko then pursued an Anesthesiology residency at the University of Michigan. In an effort to serve the needs of the growing population experiencing chronic pain, Dr. Konovalenko accepted a fellowship in Pain Medicine at Stanford University where he learned to treat complex pain syndromes from the top experts in the field. Dr. Konovalenko is dedicated to using his advanced training in multi-modal pain therapies to improve the quality of life of patients who experience chronic pain.