Dr Joseph Azzopardi MD FRCA FFPMANZCA FFPMRCA
Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia
Educational Supervisor in Pain Medicine
Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Azzopardi graduated from the University of Malta in 1993. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists of the UK, the Pain Faculty of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthesia and the Pain Faculty of the Royal College of Anaesthetists of the UK.
He commenced training in anaesthesia and pain medicine in Dublin and subsequently undertook higher specialist training in London at The Barts and The London School of Anaesthesia and other associated hospitals. He was a visiting fellow in Regional Anaesthesia in Uppsala University Hospital in Sweden and in 2002 undertook a two year fellowship in Pain Medicine in Sydney and Adelaide. He was appointed to his current post at Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals on his return to the UK.
Since taking up his post he has been actively involved with the development of dedicated cancer pain services at Guy's and St.Thomas' Foundation Trust. His major interests include interventional pain management, radiofrequency ablation techniques, neuromodulation, spinal cord stimulation, neuroaxial drug delivery and pain management in cancer survivors.
The Pain Management & Neuromodulation Centre
Westminster Bridge Road
London London
SE17 7EH
UK
t +44 (0) 207 188 4718 NHS St Thomas' Secretary - Ms Jo Enang
+44 (0) 207 188 0644 NHS Guy's Secretary - Ms Barbara Bolton
f +44 (0)207188 4719 / 0642
e joseph.azzopardi@gstt.nhs.uk
London Bridge Hospital Pain Clinic
St. Olav’s House
27-29 Tooley Street
London SE1 2PR
UK
t +44 (0) 207 234 2107 LBH Appoinments Booking Team -Ms Julia Bethel
t +44 (0) 207 407 3100 Main Switchboard
e gpliaisonlbh@hcahealthcare.co.uk
LOC - Leaders in Oncology Pain Clinic
London
W1G 6AF
UK
t +44 (0) 207 317 2661 Private Secretary Diana Stadalnik
+44 (0) 207 317 2500 Main Switch Desk
f +44 (0) 207 009 4262
St John & St Elizabeth Hospital Pain Clinic
St. John & St. Elizabeth Hospital
60 Grove End Road
London NW8 9NH
UK
t +44 (0) 207 806 4060 Appoinments Bookings Team
e info@hje.org.uk GP Liaison
The Lister Hospital Pain Clinic
Chelsea Bridge Road
London SW1W 8RH
UK UK
t +44 (0) 207 730 8298
t +44 (0) 207 881 4000 Lister GP Liason - Appointments Bookings Team
t +44 (0) 07912021115 GP Liason
PAIN SERVICES
Comprehensive, holistic and individually tailored pain management is provided, incorporating the latest leading medical and interventional modalities. Dr Azzopardi is available to give advice and see in-patients with complex pain conditions.
SPECIAL INTERESTS
- Pharmacological management of complex chronic pain disorders
- Functional restoration and rehabilitation addressing the bio-psycho-social dimensions of chronic pain
- Musculoskeletal pain disorders: Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar spine
- Back pain including sciatica
- Discogenic Pain
- Neck pain including whiplash injury
- Myo-fascial pain disorders - Fibromyalgia
- Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
- Coccygodynia
- Visceral pain
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Pain in the Elderly
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD)
- Neuropathic pain
- Chronic radiculopathy
- Post-herpetic neuralgia
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Post stroke pain
- Post Surgical Pain Syndromes
- Ischaemic Pain
- Refractory Angina
- Headaches
- Oro-facial Pain
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Pelvic Pain
- Urogenital Pain
INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MEDICINE
- Trigger point injections
- Facet joint Radio-Frequency Denervation: Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar
- Sacroiliac joint denervation (Simplicity)
- Nerve Root and Dorsal Root Ganglion blocks and Pulsed RadioFrequency
- Automomic nerve blockade, Pulsed Radiofrequency and Neuromodulation
o Stellate Ganglion
o Coeliac plexus
o Lumbar sympathetic chain
o Ganglion Impar
- Pulsed RF to peripheral nerves
- Nerve blocks: Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia, Continuous catheter techniques
- Intravenous regional blocks
- Scar/neuroma injections
- Minimally Invasive Disc procedures
o Provocative discography
o Diskit
o nucleoplasty
o Cooled RF Biacuoplasty
- Epidural injections: Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar & Caudal
- Epidural adhesiolysis (Racz)
- Spinal Augmentation
o Vertebroplasty
o Kyphoplasty
- Neuromodulation
o TENS
o PENS
o Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
o Subcutaneous Nerve Field Stimulation
o Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Implantation of drug delivery systems for Neuroaxial (intrathecal & epidural) therapy
- Comprehensive Medical Management
- Neurolytic ablation procedures: Coeliac, Lumbar & Hypogastric plexi, Ganglion Impar
- Intrathecal neurolysis
- Nerve blocks: Ultrasound guided Regional Anaesthesia, Continuous catheter techniques
- Implantation of analgesic drug delivery systems – Percutaneous and Fully implanted devices
- Pain Management & Symptom Control in Cancer Survivors
ANAESTHESIA SERVICES
§ General anaesthesia for all the major sub specialities
§ General surgery, Vascular, Plastics, Ophthalmic, Gynaecology and Obstetrics
§ Orthopaedics and Trauma, Neurosurgery
§ Thoracic surgery
§ ENT, Maxillofacial and Dental surgery
ANAESTHESIA SPECIAL INTERESTS:
§ Difficult Airway Management
§ Regional Anaesthesia
§ Advanced Vascular Access
o Implantation of Percutaneous Central Venous lines for renal replacement therapy and TPN
o Implanted Porta-Cath Systems for chemotherapy
| Day | CLINIC TIMES |
| Mon | Pain Clinic @ London Bridge Hospital 1900 – 2000 |
| Tue | Pain Clinic @ Highgate Hospital by appointment
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| Wed | Pain Clinic at the London Bridge Hospital 0830 to 1200 Pain Clinic @ Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth 1800 to 2000
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| Thu | Pain Clinic @ Highgate Hospital 1500 to 1900 |
| Fri | Pain Clinic @ London Oncology Clinic 1030 – 1200 |
| Sat & Sun | Emergencies only |
