Gagan Mahajan, M.D.
Professor
Chronic Pain Medicine
Medical Director
BOOKS EDITED
2023: Kreis, Paul G., and others: Spinal cord stimulation: percutaneous implantation techniques (2nd Edition), Mahajan, G, (ed), Oxford University Press.
2008: Mahajan G, Fishman S: The plenary proceedings of the 24th annual american academy of pain medicine meeting, AAPM Press.
BOOK CHAPTERS
2018: Mahajan G and Loomba D: Chapter 70: Lower extremity pain, Ballantyne JC, Fishman SM and Rathmell JD, (ed), IN: Bonica's Management of Pain, 5th edition, Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia
2017: Mahajan G: Chapter 46: Urine drug testing in pain medicine, Benzon HT, Raja SN, Fishman SM, Liu SS, Cohen SP, (ed), IN: Essentials of Pain Medicine, 4th editions, Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA.
2015: Bennett K, Mahajan G: Chapter 27: Pain medicine in the psychiatric patient population, Preventive Medicine in Psychiatry: A Practical Guide for Mental Health Providers, American Psychiatric.
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
2017: Mahajan G, MD. Role of urine drug testing in the current opioid epidemic. International Anesthesia Research Society, 125(6): 2094-210
2016: Stayner R, Ramezani A, Prasad R, Mahajan G. Chronic pain and psychiatric illness. Current Psychiatry, 15(2): 26-33
2013: Mahajan G. Managing pain for the non-pain specialist health care provider. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 46(4): 606 – 607
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
2024: September 4, Initiating opioids in acute and chronic pain, Pri-Med Regional Conference, Atlanta, GA.
2024: September 4, Individualizing treatment for patients in pain, Pri-Med Regional Conference, Atlanta, GA.
2024: May 9, Strategies for patients counseling and fundamentals of addiction medicine, Pri-Med Regional Conferences, Phoenix, AZ
DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES
2014-2025: Medical Director, Division of Pain Medicine
HONORS
2024: UC Davis Health Diamond Doc Award Q1 - The award celebrates physicians who demonstrated careful listening, clear explanations, and respectful partnerships by receiving 90th percentile or higher scores on patient surveys. https://ucdavis365-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/hs-anesthesia-pain-pubs_ucdavis_edu/EeGRrGqgrnJAsyhmknx7QCkBGIeoUNwvA82kW7f2THUU_g?e=uXDXjF
2024: Division of Pain Medicine, UC Davis Health - Teacher of the Year FY23-24. Awarded for excellent teaching. https://ucdavis365-my.sharepoint.com/:i:/g/personal/hs-anesthesia-pain-pubs_ucdavis_edu/ERZL3JAoZWxKkGDeEIOSREoB-WtaZdnZGXzH-B_9Hc9HHA?e=hAshGB
2024: Sactown Magazine. Top Docs Award. Recognized as an expert in the field of pain medicine. https://ucdavis365-my.sharepoint.com/:i:/g/personal/hs-anesthesia-pain-pubs_ucdavis_edu/EWQ2XTkAVzFMip7yPb74Qq0BpsffEe6vRxh1BTys78mdqg?e=vpkEdf