about
Michael is a pain management specialist based in Ballarat, Victoria.
Michael graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) with Honours from Monash University in 2001.
Michael is a Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FFPMANZCA), as well as a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FANZCA). He continues to attend regular pain conferences and workshops both in Australia and internationally.
Michael is a current member of the following societies:
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Australian Medical Association (AMA);
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International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP);
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Spinal Intervention Society (SIS);
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International Neuromodulation Society (INS).
Michael's interests include:
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interventional pain medicine;
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neuromodulation (spinal cord stimulation);
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chronic spinal pain;
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cervical
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thoracic
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lumbar
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persistent post-surgical pain;
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Back;
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Post joint replacement surgery (hip and knee);
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Shoulder;
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complex regional pain syndrome;
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headache;
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pelvic pain;
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fibromyalgia.
Michael's private practice is based at St John of God Hospital Ballarat.