Professional background
Honorary Associate Professor, UCL
Visiting Professor, SSHAE
Faculty: UCL Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Secretary: Royal Society of Medicine (Pain Section), London
Chief Medical Officer (Pain and Neuromodulation), NuroKor.
Core committee member: London School of Regional Anaesthesia
Senior Fellow and Council Member: London Pain Forum
Lead for Neuromodulation UCLH
Educational Supervisor, Faculty of Pain Medicine, Royal college of Anaesthesia, London
Medical appraiser for Consultants, University College London Hospitals.
Course director Abdomino-pelvic pain symposium
MSc Neuromodulation Module Lead: University College London.
Principal investigator NIHR Portfolio study. Oxford University, 2020
Reviewer: Neuromodulation, British Journal of Pain, BMJ
M.B.B.S: Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India, 1997-2003
F.R.C.A: Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, 2008
ECFMG Certified: ECFMG, U.S.A, 2009
FFPMRCA: Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, 2012
Specialties
Research interests
Neuromodulation, Pelvic pain, headache, neuropathic pain, medicolegal
Publications
- MRC- Co-applicant and Principal Investigator, VIRIBUS-I RCT and ELEMI Project (Oxford trials unit).
- A systematic review to compare and evaluate the mental health impact amongst healthcare professionals, 2021. NIHR CRD42021228697
- A systematic review exploring the prevalence of autonomic dysfunction amongst Covid-19 patients, NIHR, PROSPERO 2021 CRD42021235351
- A systematic review demonstrating a comprehensive evaluation of the prevalence of global chronic pain conditions. NIHR, PROSPERO 2021 CRD42021235384
- (EPIC Project-Evidence Synthesis Phase). PROSPERO 2021 CRD42021235351
- A systematic review of rescue analgesic strategies in acute exacerbations of primary trigeminal neuralgia. Br J Anaesth. 2019 Aug; 123(2): e385–e396.
- A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Endometriosis and Mental Health sequalae (DOI: 10.1177/17455065211019717/ ID: WHE-21-0058.R1).
- Artificial Intelligence: A Rapid Case for Advancement in the Personalisation of Gynaecology and Mental Health Care (DOI: 10.1177/17455065211018111/ ID: WHE-21-0052.R1).
- Textbook Chapter: Pharmacological management of Pelvic pain, Pelvic Floor Disorders, Springer 2020.
- To test or not to test in Peripheral Nerve stimulation. Neuromodulation 2014
- (onlinelibrary.wiley.com) DOI: 10.1111/ner.12240
- Percutaneous Peripheral neuromodulation lead insertion using a Novel Stimulating Coudé needle. Neuromodulation 2014 (onlinelibrary.wiley.com) DOI: 10.1111/ner.12126
- Burning questions on Pain Management: Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3, British Journal of Family Medicine, May 2014.