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Dr. Shruti Badhwar, DO, MBA

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Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease) and Neurophysiology

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine

Professional interests include: stroke, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis (MS), and more.

2122 E Highland Avenue Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85016

(623) 242-1231

Dr. Shruti Badhwar, DO, MBA is a neurologist in Phoenix, AZ specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) and neurophysiology. She graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Shruti Badhwar, DO, MBA is affiliated with Abrazo Health and VHS OUTPATIENT CLINICS INC.

Office Locations

Address:

2122 E Highland Avenue Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85016

Some issues Dr. Shruti Badhwar, DO, MBA can help you with:

Stroke

A stroke is a medical emergency that occurs when a blood vessel supplying oxygen and nutrients to the brain is ruptured or blocked. The brain cannot function without a steady supply of oxygen and nutrients, so when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted, even for a brief moment, brain cells begin to die. When a sufficient number of brain cells die, the brain itself can no longer function, meaning that strokes are very dangerous. Strokes can result in impaired movement, speech, cognitive ability, the impairment of important physical functions, and even death.

Anyone can have a stroke, regardless of age and health. Strokes are known to happen at random. However, certain conditions and behaviors can increase one's risk of stroke over time.

Risk factors for stroke include:

Heart disease
Older age
Smoking
Diabetes
High blood pressure
High blood cholesterol and lipids

There are two main types of stroke: ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke. Ischemic stroke occurs more commonly and is when a blood vessel in the brain becomes blocked. Blockages are caused by blood clots and built-up plaque (deposits of fat and cholesterol), which leads to atherosclerosis, a condition where the blood vessels narrow and harden. The resultant restricted blood flow may lead to an ischemic stroke by blocking essential oxygen to the brain, causing the heart to exert more effort to pump blood.

Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in or around the brain ruptures. The burst vessel leaks blood into surrounding brain tissue, causing irreparable brain damage.

Hemorrhagic strokes are less common and may occur from head injuries, brain aneurysms, brain tumors, and bleeding disorders, amongst other conditions.

Both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes require immediate medical treatment. Medical intervention can prevent severe and life-threatening brain damage. Signs of stroke include:

-Disorientation or confusion

-Difficulty speaking

-Difficulty walking

-Impaired vision

-Weakness in the face, legs, or arms

-Severe headaches

When someone suspected of having a stroke reaches the hospital, the patient will usually receive a CT or other scan that provides an image of the brain. The scan results can reveal clotted or leaking blood in the brain. Physical exams, neurological exams, and blood tests may also be used to check for blood clotting and sugar. Treatment begins generally immediately if a stroke is detected.

Medical treatment for ischemic strokes includes a thrombolytic medicine which breaks up and disperses blood clots. This medicine can greatly improve stroke recovery and long-term health. However, the thrombolytic medicine must be administered as soon as possible to achieve these results. Other treatments for ischemic strokes are blood thinners and thrombectomy, a surgical procedure to remove a blood clot in the brain. Thrombectomy is performed by inserting a catheter (thin needle) into the artery to reach the blood clot and mechanically remove it. With the clot removed, normal blood flow to the brain resumes. Thrombectomy is typically performed at most six hours after a patient shows signs of a stroke.

Hemorrhagic strokes are treated with blood-saving medication and surgery. For a hemorrhagic stroke caused by the rupture of an aneurysm (blood vessel bulges), surgery to stem the bleeding aneurysm and vessel may be used. One surgical technique is stent-assisted coiling, which adds a stent (small wire-meshed tube) into the blood vessel to block the leaking opening of the aneurysm. A non-surgical procedure is endovascular coiling, where a catheter (thin, hollow needle) places a platinum wire coil at the spot of the aneurysm. The coil blocks bleeding and prevents the aneurysm from continuing to leak blood. These procedures are usually combined with blood-thickening medications. Blood transfusions may be administered if substantial blood loss has occurred.

Since stroke patients may have lost some essential functions while the blood flow to their brains was obstructed, both ischemic stroke and hemorrhage stroke patients may receive post-stroke rehabilitation to rebuild their physical and mental abilities. Some restorative treatments include occupational, physical, and speech therapy. Patients may also receive care from neurologists, who can assist patients in recovering certain brain functions and cognitive abilities, and rehabilitation psychologists, who may help patients with their emotional, behavioral, and cognitive recovery. Some stroke patients require lengthy rehabilitation and may never fully regain function, while others may recover more quickly. While the fastest recovery improvements are usually seen in the first three or four months, stroke rehabilitation can last for years.

If someone begins to show signs of stroke, contact emergency services and call 9-1-1 immediately since blood flow must be restored as soon as possible to help avoid significant brain damage. If an ambulance takes the person to the hospital, paramedics can initiate stroke treatment as soon as the patient enters the ambulance, allowing for more prompt medical intervention and care.

diagnostic procedures	54
doctor visit	329
electroencephalography (EEG)	79
hospital care	84
inpatient care	84

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	35
Less than 65	60

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	28
Cancer	9

diagnostic procedures	76
doctor visit	354
electroencephalography (EEG)	89
hospital care	71
inpatient care	71

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	0
Hispanic	53
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	40
Less than 65	87

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	21
Cancer	9

diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	331
electroencephalography (EEG)	36

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	42
Hispanic	86
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	36
Less than 65	118

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	38
Dementia	20
Cancer	7

diagnostic procedures	46
doctor visit	295
electroencephalography (EEG)	50

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	23
Hispanic	53
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	11
Less than 65	68

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	41
Dementia	24
Cancer	0

diagnostic procedures	67
doctor visit	356
electroencephalography (EEG)	58

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	112
Black	28
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	12
Less than 65	73

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Dementia	26
Cancer	8

diagnostic procedures	72
doctor visit	331
electroencephalography (EEG)	46

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	20
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	65

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	41
Dementia	24
Cancer	7

diagnostic procedures	55
doctor visit	304
electroencephalography (EEG)	50

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	113
Black	14
Hispanic	49
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	11
Less than 65	53

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	38
Dementia	29
Cancer	6

diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	132
electroencephalography (EEG)	16

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	33
Cancer	0

diagnostic procedures	70
doctor visit	541
electroencephalography (EEG)	46

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shruti Badhwar, DO, MBA for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Shruti Badhwar, DO, MBA treated as a neurologist in Phoenix, AZ were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

diagnostic procedures	56
doctor visit	331
electroencephalography (EEG)	53
hospital care	77
inpatient care	77

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shruti Badhwar, DO, MBA.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	99
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	40
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	14
75 to 84	34
Less than 65	54
65 to 74	63

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shruti Badhwar, DO, MBA From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Shruti Badhwar, DO, MBA treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	20
Cancer	4

Education & Training

Dr. Shruti Badhwar, DO, MBA graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed residency at Drexel University Affiliated Hospitals. She has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Drexel University Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Shruti Badhwar, DO, MBA is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Abrazo Health

VHS OUTPATIENT CLINICS INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Shruti Badhwar, DO, MBA has an average of 1.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Shruti Badhwar, DO, MBA from all over the web to help you find the right in Phoenix, AZ.

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Overall Rating: 1.0 2018-09-23

This practice was disorganized, rushed, and careless. I felt like I had walked in to an urgent care clinic complaining of a sore throat instead of a private neurology office complaining of symptoms that had dramatically interrupted my daily life.
The doctor spent collectively 5 minutes with me over two appointments, didn’t take a complete medical history, and didn’t listen to or write down anything I said. When I returned for a follow up, she didn’t remember who I was or why I had come in the first place and hadn’t reviewed any of the lab results from the test she had ordered. She rushed in and out to get them and then read them out loud to me as she read them the first time. If they had been anything other than normal, I would’ve found out at exactly the same time as her in a rushed and hurried way devoid of care or compassion. She felt she could conclusively rule out/in diagnoses after looking at one test result for 30 seconds.
The medical assistants didn’t follow through in scheduling, forgot to call in a prescription, and failed to follow up with insurance about the labs that had been ordered and failed to follow up with me about scheduling once the insurance approved.
When I requested my records be faxed to me or the new doctor I had found, they would only do so if I came in person to fill out a release form. They wouldn’t fax or email me a form. When I arrived the next day, they hadn’t prepared the records. When I got the records, none of the lab results were included and I had to call each place independently to get them. When I read the notes, the doctor had captured a wildly incomplete picture of why I was being seen and had neglected to note or record more than 85% of the symptoms I had been experiencing.
This whole practice is haphazard and careless. If you are looking for thorough, informed, compassionate care, look elsewhere.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Shruti Badhwar, DO, MBA. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$11,389 NURTEC ODT $11,389
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$7,148 TROKENDI XR $6,757	OXTELLAR XR $391
SK Life Science, Inc.	$3,196 XCOPRI $1,575	Cenobamate $1,575	$46
UCB, Inc.	$1,339 Briviact $883	Neupro $193	Vimpat $149	Nayzilam $113
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$893 COPAXONE $265	Unclassified $195	AJOVY $60	AUSTEDO $42	Zecuity $36	Other $295
Other	$10,141 VNS Therapy $1,012	APTIOM $717	BOTOX $634	KESIMPTA $443	TECFIDERA $436	Other $6,899

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$13,494
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$12,780
Travel and Lodging	$3,998
Honoraria	$3,150
Education	$488
Other	$195

Biography

Dr. Shruti Badhwar's areas of specialization are neurophysiology and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease); she sees patients in Phoenix, AZ. She graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine and then she performed her residency at a hospital affiliated with Drexel University. Areas of expertise for Dr. Badhwar include general neurology, migraine, and multiple sclerosis (MS). She is professionally affiliated with Abrazo Health. Doctor.com reports that she is accepting new patients at her office in Phoenix, AZ.