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Dr Thomas Smith

Pain Medicine & Neuromodulation Specialist in Central London

MBBS(Hons) MD FRCA FFPMRCA
GMC: 3627693
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Expert in:
Back pain
Neck pain
Headache
Facial pain
Neuropathic pain
Spinal cord stimulator
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London Bridge Hospital - part of HCA Healthcare
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    London Bridge Hospital - part of HCA Healthcare

    London Bridge Hosp, 27 Tooley St, Central London, SE1 2PR

Credentials

Professional experience

  • 34 years of experience
  • Consultant in Pain Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital (present)
  • Consultant in Pain Medicine, The Horder Centre (present)
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Subspecialties

  • Neuromodulation
  • Back pain
  • Neck pain
  • Facial pain
  • Headache
  • Neuropathic pain
  • Spinal cord stimulation
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Professional memberships

  • Royal College of Anaesthetists
  • International Association for the Study of Pain
  • The British Pain Society 
  • Neuromodulation Society of United Kingdom and Ireland
  • British Medical Association 
  • World Institute of Pain Medicine
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Education

  • Foundation Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (October 2007)
  • United Kingdom Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in Anaesthetics (September 2001)
  • Completion of 12 months sub-specialty training in pain management recognised by The Royal College of Anaesthetists, (February 2001)
  • Fellowship of The Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA) (September 1998)
  • RCA Final Exam (May/June 1998)
  • Doctorate in Medicine (MD) awarded by the University of Kiel, Germany (October 1997)
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) awarded with Honours by Monash University Medical School, Melbourne (December 1990)
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Publications and conferences

  • Sustained effectiveness of 10 kHz high-frequency spinal cord stimulation for patients with chronic, low back pain: 24-month results of a prospective multicenter Study. PAIN MEDICINE. Adnan Al-Kaisy, Jean-Pierre Van Buyten, Iris Smet, Stefano Palmisani, David Pang and Thomas Smith, Pain Medicine Volume 15, Issue 3, pages 347–354, March 2014.
  • High-frequency spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of chronic back pain patients: results of a prospective multicenter European clinical study. Van Buyten JP, Al-Kaisy A, Smet I, Palmisani S, Smith T, Neuromodulation. 2013 Jan-Feb;16(1):59-65.
  • A six-year retrospective review of occipital nerve stimulation practice - controversies and challenges of an emerging technique for treating refractory headache syndromes. Stefano Palmisani, Adnan Al-Kaisy, Roberto Arcioni, Tom Smith, Andrea Negro, Giorgio Lambru, Vijay Bandikatla, Eleanor Carson, Paolo Martelletti, The Journal of Headache and Pain 2013, 14:67 (6 August 2013).
  • Emerging treatment for chronic migraine and refractory chronic migraine. Luana Lionetto, Andrea Negro, Stefano Palmisani, Giovanna Gentile, Maria Rosaria Del Fiore, Marco Mercieri, Maurizio Simmaco, Thomas Smith, Adnan Al-Kaisy, Roberto Arcioni, Paolo Martelletti, Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs Sep 2012, Vol. 17, No. 3, Pages 393-406.
  • Interventional Therapies for Back Pain. Tom Smith and Adnan Al-Kaisy.  Chapter 11 pp 107-114 in: Back Pain. Editors Andrew Souter, Roman Cregg, Sam Chong. Oxford University Press. 2012.
  • Smith T, Moratin P, Wulf H: Smaller Children have greater bupivacaine plasma concentration after ilioinguinal block. British Journal of Anaesthesia 1996:76:452-454.
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Languages spoken

  • German
  • English
Registration number: 3627693
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