Kunj Amin, MD
Board-Certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Fellowship-Trained Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine
About Dr. Amin
Kunj B. Amin, MD is a Board-Certified physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with fellowship training in treating complex spine and musculoskeletal conditions.
Prior to joining CHARM, he practiced at Ascension Texas Spine and Scoliosis in Austin, TX, where he served as Affiliate Faculty at the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas. He has extensive experience caring for patients with sciatica, scoliosis, spinal disc degeneration, spinal stenosis, as well as joint, tendon, muscle, and ligament injuries throughout the body.
Dr. Amin’s philosophy of care is simple: provide holistic, patient-centered treatment to optimize physical function and improve quality of life. Deriving from this is an approach led by nutrition, exercise therapy, and Regenerative Orthobiologic therapies such as Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (BMAC) containing Stem Cells to support the body’s own innate ability to heal. He also offers second opinions to patients who have been advised to undergo spine or joint surgery and are looking for non-medication based alternatives, with the goal of finding the least invasive method to meet someone’s goals.
Dr. Amin understands that women are disproportionately affected by spine and other musculoskeletal disorders throughout life and particularly around pregnancy, perimenopause, and menopause. He specializes in diagnosing and treating these disorders, with a particular focus on the musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause, sacroiliac joint pain, frozen shoulder, knee pain, elbow tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, and hip bursitis.
With his work serving on the Patient Safety Committee of the International Pain and Spine Interventional Society, Dr. Amin brings an evidence-based safety-first approach while using the latest advancements in minimally invasive orthopedic care. He works closely with chiropractors, physical therapists, and other members of the care team to implement personalized rehabilitation and exercise programs. He has performed thousands of non-surgical, image-guided spinal and musculoskeletal injections and ablations.
By combining precision diagnosis, advanced non-surgical treatments, and a collaborative integrative approach, Dr. Amin helps his patients return to the activities they love with confidence and lasting relief.
Born and raised in the Midwest, Dr. Amin now calls Texas home. Outside of medicine, he enjoys exploring the outdoors, traveling, and searching for the best tacos in Austin.
Education
- Bachelors of Business Administration in Economics (BBA), Cum Laude, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 2012
- Doctor of Medicine (MD), The Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois, 2016
Residency
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2020
Fellowship
- Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine at Ascension Texas Spine and Scoliosis in Austin, Texas, 2021
board certifications
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2020-present
memberships
- Affiliate Faculty, Dell Medical School at the University of Texas, 2022-2025
- Interventional Spine Physician, Ascension Texas Spine and Scoliosis, 2021-2025
- International Pain and Spine Intervention Society (IPSIS)
- Interventional Orthopedic Foundation (IOF)
- Travis County Medical Society
- Texas Medical Association
honors & awards
- Rising Star, Texas Monthly 2023-2025
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
- Marshall, B., Holder, E. K., Tiegs-Heiden, C., Amin, K., Stout, A., Smith, C. C., Benny, B., O’Brien, D., King, W. M., Engel, A. J., Saffarian, M., Chen, Z., Patel, J., Popescu, A., Schneider, B. J., McCormick, Z. L., Levi, D., & International Pain and Spine Intervention Society’s Patient Safety Committee (2025). FactFinders for patient safety: Do epidural steroid injections increase the risk of fracture or lumbar surgical site infection?. Interventional pain medicine, 4(3), 100613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpm.2025.100613
- Christolias G, Raghunandan A, Schneider B, Amin K, Hao D, Patel J. Epidural Steroid Injec7on in Pa7ents with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Interna7onal Pain and Spine Interven7onal Society: Facninders for Pa7ent Safety. 2024 May. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ipsismed.org/resource/resmgr/factfinder/24/05-FF-Lumbar Stenosis.pdf
- Truumees D, Duncan A, Kunj A, Rajagopalan D, Geck M, Singh D, Stokes J, Truumees E. Quality and Accuracy of Cervical Radiculopathy-Specific Informa7on on the Internet: A Cross Sec7onal Analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2021 Jun 28. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004146. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34183619.
- MW Corrigan, CL Kerwin-losue, AS Kuczmarski, KB Amin. “The Fate of Linear DNA in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae and Candida Glabrata: The Role of Homologous and Non Homologous End Joining.” Ed. Cecile Fairhead. PLoS ONE 8.7 (2013): e69628.
PATIENT TESTIMONIAL
I feel very fortunate to have Michelle as my P.A. She is the best at interpreting my symptoms and recommending the correct treatments. She treated my shoulder injury with prolotherapy injections and after 12 years of increasing discomfort I am pain free! Michelle is responsive and caring! Charm is a super practice and it’s because of their high standards.