Pain Management
The Pain Management service at the Bon Secours Hospital Dublin has been developed to provide an individual and holistic service to patients who are suffering from chronic pain
The specialist Pain Management Team at the Bon Secours Hospital Dublin care for patients with acute and chronic pain including the treatment of cancer related pain. The differing interests and experience of each of the three consultants complement each other to ensure the provision of a comprehensive service for both inpatient and outpatients suffering from pain and pain related issues. The team also works closely with a range of other specialties as required to provide a holistic and tailored approach to the treatment of pain.
The team helps patients with the following issues amongst others:
- Abdominal Pain
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Facial pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Headaches
- Management of persistent back and neck pain (Lumbar, Thoracic & Cervical)
- Neuromuscular Pain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Pelvic pain
- Persistent Post Surgical Pain
- Therapies provided include:
- Interventional Pain Therapies
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Intrathecal pump therapy
Dr Philip Hu
Consultant in Pain Management
Biography
Dr Hu graduated from Royal College of Surgeon, Dublin in 1997 with Honours. He completed his specialist training in Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Management in Ireland. He completed Pain Medicine Fellowship training in St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin and the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, UK. In 2009, he was appointed to the position of Consultant Specialist in Pain Medicine in Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin.
Areas of Interest
- Spinal pain
- Neuropathic pain
- Persistent post-surgical pain
- Abdominal and pelvic pain
- Facial Pain and Headaches
- Complex Regional Pain syndrome
- Interventional pain therapies
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Multidisciplinary management of chronic pain
Additional Information
Referrals to Dr Hu can be sent via Healthlink, posted to the Bon Secours Hospital Dublin or sent by secure email.
Qualifications
MD, FCARCSI, FFPMCAI, Dip Mgt IPA
Dr David Moore
Consultant in Pain Management
Biography
Dr Moore graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 2006. He completed his training in Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Management in Ireland. He completed further fellowship training in pain management in the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (Stanmore, UK) and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (London, UK). In 2017, he was appointed as a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
Areas of Interest
- Management of persistent back and neck pain
- Facial pain
- Abdominal and pelvic pain
- Interventional pain therapies
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Intrathecal pump therapy
Additional Information
Referrals to Dr Moore can be sent via Healthlink, posted to his private rooms in the Bon Secours Consultants Clinic or sent by secure email.
Qualifications
MB Bch BAO MRCPI FRCA FCARSCSI FFPMCAIContact Details
- Dr David Moore
- Bon Secours Consultants Clinic, Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Saoirse
- Tel: 087 6694048
Dr Aliaksandr Mudrakouski
Consultant Anaethetist and Pain Management
Biography
Dr Mudrakouski completed his training in Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Management in Ireland in 2015. He completed further fellowship training in Pain Management in the Pain Medicine Fellowship training in St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin and Leeds teaching Hospitals, UK.
In 2017, he was appointed as a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
Additional Information
- Management of persistent spinal pain (back and neck pain)
- Musculo-skeletal pain and pain in joints.
- Regenerative methods and prolotherapy.
- Facial pain, Neuropathic pain and Complex Regional Pain syndrome
- Interventional pain therapies
- Spinal cord stimulation
Contact Details
- Dr Aliaksandr Mudrakouski
- Beaumont Private Clinic, Beaumont, Dublin 9
Dr. Valerie Pollard
Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesiology
Biography
Dr. Pollard is a graduate of University College of Cork and she completed her training in Anaesthesiology in Ireland. She then worked at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston as an Assistant Professor for five years and published a number of research papers on near infrared spectroscopy and cerebral blood flow in sepsis. She completed her fellowship in Pain Medicine at the University of Kentucky at Lexington. She has worked as a Consultant Specialist in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesiology at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin since 1998. For the past three years, she has also served as the Director of the Pain Medicine Department at Beaumont Hospital.
Areas of Interest
Areas of Special Interest include:
Spinal Pain (Lumbar, Thoracic & Cervical)
Pelvic Pain
Neuromuscular Pain and Fibromyalgia
Neuropathic Pain
Persistent Post Surgical Pain
Interventional Pain Therapies
Spinal Cord Stimulation
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Qualifications
Mb BCh BAO, FFARCSI, FFPMCAIAppointments
Referrals to Dr Pollard can be sent via Healthlink, posted to her private rooms in Beaumont Private Clinic or sent by secure email.
Contact Details
- Dr. Valerie Pollard
- Beaumont Private Clinic, Beaumont, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Martina
- Tel: 087 3358593
Dr Kathir Tamilmani
Biography
Experience:
- Higher Specialty training Anaesthesia, Intensive care & Pain Medicine – Ireland
- Fellowship in Pain Medicine, Brisbane, Australia
- Fellowship in Pain Medicine, Melbourne, Australia.
Interests:
- Back pain
- Persistent post surgical pain
- Interventional & Multidisciplinary therapies for pain.
Dr Tamilmani was a speaker at our recent GP Webinar with Medcafé, Knee Surgery and Updates in Pain Management for GPs. Learn more or register to watch the webinar back here.
Qualifications
FRCSI, FCARCSI, Dip Pain Med (CAI), FFPMCAIContact Details
- Dr Kathir Tamilmani
- Bon Secours Consultants Clinic, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Lorraine McGonigle
- Tel: 01 526 2106
Appointments are by GP referral only. Referals can be sent via Healthlink, by post or by email directly to the individual consultant. Details for the individual consultants are included in the Consultant section.
