Dr Benjamin Thomas
Consultant in Spine and Pain Medicine
Orthopaedics
Sub-specialties: Pain Medicine, Spine.
02036532002
Overview
Dr Thomas is an open and approachable opinion, working as Consultant in Spinal Medicine and Pain Medicine offering assessment and bespoke plans for acute and chronic back pain, a full range of painful musculoskeletal conditions and neuropathic pain conditions.
About Dr Benjamin Thomas
Dr Thomas is a Consultant in Spine and Pain Medicine. His practice provides diagnosis and a full range of treatments for painful conditions where surgery is not indicated or is not yet needed. In his spinal practice he works with a full team to make rapid assessment of acute and chronic back as well as sciatic pain symptoms for diagnosis, offering non-surgical treatments and access to surgical opinion when needed. Common issues include degenerative and arthritic conditions, spine, joint and back injury, slipped spinal discs, and pain medicine advice after acute sporting injuries. He has experience across the age ranges, having undertaken dual pain medicine training both in adult medicine and at Great Ormond Street.
Dr Thomas qualified from St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London Hospital in 2000 and studied Interventional Pain Medicine at both the Imperial School NW London Deanery, additionally completing Pain training over 18 months at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Dr Thomas provides regular clinics, interventional pain procedures and implants neuromodulation devices.
Recent and current appointments
Consultant in Pain Medicine, Lead for Acute and Adolescent Pain Medicine, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London
Publications, lectures and teaching
Peer reviewed journal publications in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, Expert opinion in Pharmacotherapy and Intensive Care Medicine
Contributor of book chapters including the Encyclopedia of Pain, Medical leadership (Bridging the divide)
Author of e-learning for health pain management modules. Prize winning presentations at the British Pain Society and IASP (ISPP)
Regularly lectures domestically and internationally in the field of pain and spinal medicine
Society memberships
Dr Thomas is available to be approached for medicolegal expert assessments.
Areas of Expertise
Dr Benjamin Thomas commonly treats the following conditions:
- Frailty and age‑related health concerns
- Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders
- Memory problems, delirium and dementia
- Falls, dizziness and blackouts
He performs a range of tests including:
- Comprehensive cognitive assessments
- General medical assessments
- Falls risk evaluation
- Mobility and gait assessments
- Medication review and optimisation
- Pre‑operative medical optimisation
- Specialist assessment for movement disorders
Additional Information
Dr Benjamin Thomas holds the following qualifications: MBBS, FRCA, FFPMRCA
He is an active member of:
- International Association for the Study of Pain
- Royal College of Anaesthetists
- RCOA Faculty of Pain Medicine
- British Pain Society
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