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About Dr Ahmed Salama
Personal Profile
Dr Ahmed Salama is a highly experienced Consultant in Anaesthesia and Chronic Pain Medicine, with a strong background in managing complex pain conditions and delivering high-quality patient care. His expertise spans a wide range of interventional and multidisciplinary approaches, ensuring evidence-based and patient-centred treatment strategies.
Education & Training
Dr Salama completed his medical degree and subsequent specialist training in Anaesthesia, acquiring extensive experience in perioperative care, regional anaesthesia, and pain management. He pursued advanced training in Chronic Pain Medicine, refining his expertise in both pharmacological and interventional therapies to address acute and persistent pain conditions.
Throughout his training, he gained exposure to multimodal pain management strategies, including image-guided interventional techniques, neuromodulation, and multidisciplinary rehabilitation approaches. His commitment to continuous professional development is reflected in his participation in national and international conferences, workshops, and fellowships in pain medicine and anaesthesia.
Clinical Experience & Expertise
Dr Salama’s clinical practice encompasses a wide spectrum of pain conditions, including:
- Neuropathic pain
- Spinal pain (cervical, thoracic, lumbar)
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Musculoskeletal and joint pain
- Chronic post-surgical and post-traumatic pain
- Pelvic pain syndromes
His procedural expertise includes radiofrequency ablation, epidural steroid injections and facet joint injections, sympathetic nerve blocks, ultrasound-guided interventions, and spinal cord stimulation, among other advanced pain management techniques.
NHS Practice & Teaching
Within his NHS role, Dr Salama has a structured job plan dedicated to pain management, with 70% of his time focused on chronic pain services. His NHS commitments include seeing and treating 900 – 1200 patients every year.
His contributions to medical education are significant, with active involvement in teaching and training junior doctors, pain fellows, and anaesthetic trainees. He regularly delivers lectures, courses, supervises hands-on procedural training, and participates in multidisciplinary teaching sessions to enhance the knowledge and skills of healthcare professionals managing pain conditions.
Commitment to Patient Care
Dr Salama strongly believes in a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to pain management, ensuring that each patient receives individualised, comprehensive care. He works closely with physiotherapists, psychologists, and other specialists to optimise treatment plans and enhance patient outcomes.
Clinical Interests
- Trigiminal Neuralgia
- Neck pain
- Shoulder joint pain
- Low back pain
- Scaitica
- Hip pain
- Knee pain
- Widespread body pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Plantar fasciitis
- Ankle pain
- Peripheral neuropathy
Professional Memberships
- Royal College of Anaesthesia
- Faculty of Pain Medicine
