Right early.
Right often.
Interventional pain physician, medical innovator, expert witness, and healthcare founder — one of the most pioneering physicians in his field.
medical school
predicted opioid crisis
lectures
a field first
OxyContin
Not ahead of the curve. Drawing the curve.
Across three decades, Dr. Joshi has repeatedly been first — in foresight, in technique, and in principle.
First U.S. pain physician at the WHO
Worked with the World Health Organization’s Department of Substance Abuse in Geneva — and warned of the OxyContin epidemic more than a decade before it was widely acknowledged.
Three decades, opioid-free
Has never prescribed OxyContin or oxycodone in over thirty years of practice — a position taken on principle, long before it was the consensus.
Co-architect of the stellate-ganglion unifying theory
Published co-author of the landmark theory connecting the stellate ganglion block across CRPS, hot flashes, and PTSD — a foundational contribution to interventional pain.
America's first surgery-center ketamine program
Built the nation’s first surgery-center-based outpatient ketamine infusion program, with surgical-grade safety — thousands of infusions delivered.
Inventor of world-first procedural techniques
Developed the single small-gauge lateral approach to cervical facet medial branch block and radiofrequency ablation, among other pioneering techniques.
Counterfeit-medicine pioneer
Among the first American physicians to confront counterfeit medicine — and the first to create an accredited CME series on it, at PAINWeek.
Clinical mastery, research, and unwavering integrity — in one physician.
A U.S.-born physician accepted to medical school at 16 through an accelerated honors BS/MD program, Dr. Joshi trained at Northwestern and completed residency and fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital, one of the busiest interventional programs in the country. He has since become a nationally recognized Key Opinion Leader, presenting more than 700 times and advising pharmaceutical, device, technology, and media organizations.
He is also one of the only interventional pain physicians to have studied Ayurvedic medicine — drawing on its whole-person philosophy while commanding the most advanced modern science. Past, present, and future of medicine, in one practitioner.
One physician. Four ways to engage.
Expert Witness
A rare expert who can deconstruct a flawed IME and make complex medicine clear to any jury — retained by plaintiff and defense alike.
Advisory & Consulting
Strategic and scientific counsel to pharma, device, technology, media, and incubator companies — and to health systems building pain programs.
Ventures
Founder of AAI Health and Deep Mind Healthcare — building the future of AI-augmented, physician-led musculoskeletal care.
Media & Speaking
A national voice on pain, the opioid crisis, and healthcare reform — featured across major television, radio, and print, with 700+ lectures.
The expert who makes the medicine make sense.
Dr. Joshi is an unwavering advocate for truth and honesty in medicine. He has defended parties on both sides of the aisle, surgically deconstructing false or incorrect physician opinions and independent medical examinations — with the rare ability to make complex medical topics clear to a patient, an attorney, or a jury.
Retained by plaintiff and defense. Substantiation and CV available on request.
Strategic counsel from a national thought leader.
Dr. Joshi has provided knowledgeable, insightful, and creative scientific and strategic advice to numerous pharmaceutical, medical device, technology, automotive, media, marketing, and incubator companies — and has helped hospital systems and physician groups build and improve their pain programs nationally. He is widely regarded as a thought leader on fraud, waste, abuse, and general healthcare reform.
Building the future of physician-led AI care.
Beyond the clinic, Dr. Joshi founds and leads companies redefining how musculoskeletal and mental health care is delivered at scale.
AAI Health
The ecosystem brand — and the objective measurement standard for musculoskeletal function. A blood test for how you move. AAI Health screens MSK risk before it becomes a claim and validates whether treatment worked, selling to self-funded employers, brokers, and workers’-compensation carriers.
Deep Mind Healthcare
The technology arm of the ecosystem — the computer-vision and motion-capture engine behind Jessica, the AI care model that scales physician-grade musculoskeletal care to entire populations.
Peer-reviewed & featured work
A selection of Dr. Joshi’s contributions to the medical literature. Full list available on request.
2025
Lee C, Getson P, Mehta N, Joshi J, Chopra P.
2013
McRoberts WP, Wolkowitz R, Meyer DJ, Lipov EG, Joshi JR.
2009
Lipov EG, Joshi JR, Sanders S, Slavin KV.
Management · 2020
Featured Physician.
Management · 2019
Expert Response.
A trusted national voice
Featured across major television networks, radio, print, and online — a lead physician on national broadcasts covering pain and neuropathic disease.
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