In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast, Dr. Joves welcomes Dr. Raman Gurai back to the show. Dr. Gurai walks us through his journey in medicine and how he took the road less traveled to achieve his goals and dreams! Dr. Gurai's Bio: Dr. Raman Gurai is a board certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician with a special interest in Interventional Spine. He was born and raised in northern California and his interest in medicine started in college where he majored in Molecular and Cell Biology with an emphasis in Neuroscience at the University of California at Berkeley in Berkeley, California. From there he headed to Grenada (West Indies) for his medical degree, and thereafter he completed his residency at the UCLA/VA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation training program. He stayed on for an extra year to complete his current specialty, Interventional Spine. His medical interests include diagnosing and healing ailments of the spine with a multitude of modalities including EMG/NCS nerve testing and spine procedures including facet injections, epidurals, medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablations, sacroiliac joint injections, and spinal cord stimulation among other cutting edge techniques. Dr. Gurai’s personal approach to medicine is to treat each individual as if they were a family member. It is with this approach that he hopes to restore the quality of life and function each person deserves. This podcast is for information and educational purposes only, it is not meant to be medical or career advice. If anything discussed may pertain to you, please seek council with your healthcare provider. The views expressed are those of the individuals expressing them, they may not represent the views of Spine & Nerve.