Dr. Navneet Boddu, MD

Navneet Boddu, MD, is Board Certified in Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology. He is a Fellowship-trained Pain Management specialist. Dr. Boddu has been practicing Interventional Pain Management for more than 25 years. He also practices anesthesiology with an emphasis on Cardiac Anesthesia.

Dr. Boddu is a specialist in Regenerative Medicine and an expert in stem cell therapies and PRP treatments. He uses leading edge technology in Regenerative Medicine to treat patients with spine and joint disorders. Dr. Boddu is one of the few physicians who has conducted FDA authorized Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Treatment for patients with severe COVID19.

For more than 10 years, he was an anesthesiologist at South Coast Medical Center in Laguna Beach practicing pain management and anesthesiology. In the last 15 years he's been practicing pain management and anesthesiology at Tri-City Medical Center.  He is currently on staff at Scripps Memorial Medical Center, Encinitas, and Tri-City Medical Center.

Dr. Boddu completed his ACGME accredited Anesthesiology residency at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Boddu completed ACGME accredited fellowship in Pain Management at the University of California, Davis, Medical Center, in 1998.

An avid snowboarder and surfer, Dr. Boddu enjoys an outdoor lifestyle and recognizes how important it is for his patients to be active and enjoy the opportunities they want.

Accomplishments

Awards & Recognitions

• Excellence in Regenerative Medicine Award, The Orthobiologics Institute (TOBI) and American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), Las Vegas (March 2025)
• Top Doctor in Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology, San Diego Magazine (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2017)
• Outstanding Graduate Resident of the Year, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Anesthesiology Residency (1997)

Leadership

• Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, Tri-City Medical Center (2015–2017)
• Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, South Coast Medical Center (3 years)

Academic Appointments

• Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of California, Irvine Medical Center
• Trained anesthesiology residents and post-doctoral fellows in Pain Management at UC Irvine

Advisory Roles

• Advisory Board, Robles BioCeutics (regenerative dermatology, September 2025)
• Scientific Advisory Board, Therapeutic Solutions International (stem cell, exosome, and immunotherapy biotech)
• Medical Advisory Team, APEX Biologix (orthobiologics and regenerative medicine)

Publications

• Author of multiple chapters in Essentials of Regenerative Medicine in Interventional Pain Management
• Contributing author of chapters on nerve blocks and pain injections in Atlas of Interventional Orthopedics Procedures
• Multiple articles in medical journals on stem cell therapies