Kenny Chantasi, DO

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A Specialist in Rehabilitation and Pain Management

Dr. Kenny Chantasi is a rehabilitation, physical medicine and pain management specialist.

He offers these procedures:

  • Chemodenervation and intrathecal baclofen pump management and troubleshooting
  • Osteopathic spinal manipulation
  • Peripheral joint injections
  • Salivary gland injections for sialorrhea
  • Spasticity management
  • Ultrasound-guided injections 

Dr. Chantasi treats:

  • Cerebral palsy
  • Joint and musculoskeletal pain
  • Lower back pain
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Neuropathic pain
  • Spinal cord injuries
  • Strokes
  • Traumatic brain injuries
  • Other painful conditions 

His services include:

  • Obtaining a patient’s medical history
  • Botulinum toxin injections for spasticity and some pain conditions
  • Optimizing pain medication management
  • Prescribing buprenorphine and a variety of pain treatment options
  • Management of patient in acute rehabilitation

Speaks: English, Thai

Specialties

(701) 234-2203

Background Information

Education & Training History

Residency:
Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY (2007-2010)
Internship:
Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY (2006-2007)
Medical School:
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Long Island, NY (2006)
Undergraduate School:
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ (2002)

Board Certifications:
American Osteopathic Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Pain Medicine (2015)

Experience & Research

Professional Memberships:

  • American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2008-Present)
  • American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2007-Present)
  • Association of Academic Physiatrists (2007-Present)
  • New York State Osteopathic Medical Society (2006-Present)
  • American Medical Association (2002-Present)
  • American Osteopathic Association (2002-Present)
  • Global Pain Initiative (2016–2019)

 

Selected Research & Publications:

  • Cross conduction Aphasia with signs of Gerstmann Syndrome.
  • Successful Use of Short-Term Low-Dose Oxandrolone Supplementation in a Chronically Debilitated Patient in an IRU setting: A Case Report.
  • Myopathies in Oxford Handbook of PM&R. L. Weiss. et al. Oxford University Press. Published (2010)
  • Barriers to the Acute Rehabilitation of Patients with Cerebellopontine Angle Syndrome: A Case Series.
  • Two Cases of Stiff Person Syndrome Treated with Intrathecal Baclofen Pump in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit: A Case Series.
  • Acute Disc Herniation Resulting in Baclofen Catheter Impingement: A Case Report.
  • Inpatient Rehabilitation: A Novel Place to Optimize Spasticity and Pain Control in a Patient with New Intrathecal Baclofen Pump.

Idea of Care

I find myself trying to practice this quote from Sir William Osler every day: “The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.” It helps me keep perspective when I see each patient.

Personal Interests

Dr. Chantasi enjoys traveling, cooking, snowboarding and fishing. He is happily married and a proud new parent. 

Additional Locations

Sanford South University Medical Center

1720 University Drive S.
Fargo, North Dakota 58103

(701) 234-2000

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