Annu Navani, MD is the Founder and CEO of Comprehensive Spine and Sports Center, the leader in interventional and interdisciplinary spine and orthopedic care. She founded Comprehensive Spine and Sports Center in 2008 with the vision of bringing evidence-based, cutting-edge therapies to the community and since then has grown her office locations to Campbell, Fremont, Morgan Hill, Modesto and Salinas where she offers conventional and regenerative medicine therapies along with her team of interdisciplinary medical providers. She takes pride in staying on the forefront of interventional orthopedic and spine procedures while serving as an international thought leader in Regenerative Medicine.
Dr. Navani is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at Division of Pain, Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Navani completed her Anesthesiology residency from Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and fellowship in Pain Medicine from the University of California, Davis. She is board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine by American Board of Anesthesiology and in Interventional Pain by American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians. She is board certified in Regenerative Medicine by American Board of Regenerative Medicine and American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.
She is widely published in the field of Regenerative Medicine and has contributed via several peer reviewed journal articles, visionary editorials and book chapters. She is well recognized as an eloquent speaker at both national and international platforms having shared her vision of future of biologics and tissue engineering in most continents. Her clinical and research activities involve spine and orthopedic biologics with special interest in application of biologic therapies for restoration of structure and function of disrupted discs.
She sits on the board of American Academy of Regenerative Medicine and American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. She is a board member of the California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery and a Trustee and Past President of the American Association of Physicians of Indian origin. She is the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award from the American Association of Interventional Pain Physicians, The Exceptional Effort and Dedication award from The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin as well as The Honorable Mention Award from the Postgraduate assembly in Anesthesiology.
Her vision is to forward the field of regenerative medicine by rigorous research in biomedical engineering and cellular regeneration in an effort to offer it as a standard treatment to create a functional and fulfilling life for people.
Christy achieved her MBA in Healthcare Administration from Regis University and has an ndergraduate in Healthcare Finance. She has been an advisor and mentor to many facility administrators across the country as well as sat on many medical association boards. Christy has devoted the past 5 years of her career to business development for regenerative medicine and excels in helping physicians implement and grow their regenerative medicine practices. Christy also is a sought after speaker on the subject speaking nationally for many groups as well as a guest author on the soon to be released ASIPP Regenerative Medicine Book.
