Dr. Sonal Goyal

Dr Sonal Goyal is a Pain Medicine and Palliative Care Specialist in Mumbai with 13 years of experience in chronic pain management, fluoroscopic and ultrasound guided interventions, and cancer pain management, currently serving as Consultant at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Andheri West.

She holds a DM in Pain Medicine from AIIMS, Rishikesh, making her among the select few in India with this qualification, has completed Advanced Fellowship in Pain Management from Aesculap Academy, Germany, and established a dedicated pain clinic at MGM Medical College, Navi Mumbai.

She consults in English and Hindi.

Area of Expertise

Chronic and Neuropathic Pain Management

Dr Goyal evaluates and manages patients with complex chronic and neuropathic pain conditions using evidence based multimodal and interdisciplinary treatment approaches.

• Neuropathic pain evaluation
• Chronic pain assessment
• Multimodal pain management
• Interdisciplinary pain care
• Post intervention rehabilitation planning

Interventional Pain Procedures

Dr Sonal performs fluoroscopic and ultrasound guided interventional procedures for spine, joint, and nerve related pain conditions.

• Transforaminal lumbar epidural injection
• Cervical epidural injection
• Radiofrequency ablation for trigeminal neuralgia
• Genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation
• Medial branch and occipital nerve block

Cancer Pain Management

Dr Goyal provides specialised plexus block and neurolysis procedures for patients with cancer related pain requiring targeted interventional approaches.

• Celiac plexus block
• Splanchnic nerve block
• Superior hypogastric plexus block
• Ganglion impar block
• Neurolysis for cancer pain

Musculoskeletal Pain and Joint Procedures

Dr Sonal Goyal manages patients with musculoskeletal pain disorders using targeted joint injections, PRP therapy, and dry needling techniques.

• Joint injection procedures
• Platelet rich plasma therapy
• Tendon injection
• Trigger point injections
• Dry needling therapy

Disc and Spinal Procedures

Dr Goyal performs image guided disc and spinal procedures for patients with radiculopathy and chronic spinal pain conditions.

• Disc procedures
• Spinal epidural injections
• Stellate ganglion block
• Lumbar sympathectomy
• Sphenopalatine ganglion block

Palliative Care

Dr Sonal provides interdisciplinary palliative care for patients with advanced illness, focusing on pain relief, symptom management, and quality of life improvement.

• Palliative pain management
• Symptom control in advanced illness
• End of life comfort care
• Palliative care coordination
• Patient and family counselling

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS (2013), GSVM Medical College, Kanpur
• DNB Anaesthesia (2018), Vivekananda Polyclinic and Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
• Certificate Course in Essentials of Palliative Care (2020), Indian Association of Palliative Care
• Fellowship in Pain Management, Basic and Advanced (2021), Aesculap Academy, Germany
• Indian Diploma in Regional Anaesthesia (2021), Indian College of Anaesthesiologists
• DM Pain Medicine (2023), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh

Clinical Experience and Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Andheri West, Mumbai, Consultant Pain and Palliative Care

Previous Associations

• MGM Medical College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Assistant Professor and Pain Clinic Founder

Awards and Recognition

• First Prize, Pain Brain Tournament Quiz, Indian Pain Society, November 2021
• Second Prize, ISSPCON Quiz, Bhubaneswar, April 2022

Academic and Teaching Contributions

• Faculty at Workshop on Regional Anaesthesia, October 2023
• Faculty at Cadaveric Course in MSK Ultrasound for Chronic Pain, February 2024
• Faculty at CAD-UGRA Cadaveric Workshop on Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia, March and October 2024

Professional Memberships

• International Association for the Study of Pain
• Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists
• Indian Society for the Study of Pain
• Indian Society of Pain Clinicians
• Academy of Regional Anaesthesia

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