Pain management

• Speciality: Anaesthetics
• Sub Speciality: Chronic Pain Medicine (Interventional Pain Management)
• Special clinical interests: Chronic musculoskeletal and neuropathic pain, spinal and joint pain, interventional pain procedures (nerve blocks, radiofrequency denervation, epidural and facet joint injections), knee joint, hip joint and shoulder joint injections and denervations, multidisciplinary team-based pain management, and patient-reported outcome measures in chronic pain care.
• Current NHS and /or university posts: Consultant in Anaesthesia and Chronic Pain Medicine; Joint Clinical Lead of the Pain Management Service. Educational Supervisor for anaesthetic trainees and pain fellows.
• Year of first medical Qualification: 2004 (MBBCh, Ain Shams University, Egypt)
• Current membership(s) of Professional, national and Regional bodies.
• Fellow, Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA); Fellow, Faculty of Pain Medicine, Royal College of Anaesthetists (FFPMRCA); registered with the General Medical Council (GMC number to be added).

Dr Ahmed Salama is a Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia and Joint Clinical Lead of the Pain Management Service at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, one of the largest pain services in the West Midlands. He holds fellowships of both the Royal College of Anaesthetists and its Faculty of Pain Medicine, and has more than 20 years of experience in anaesthesia and pain management.

Dr. Salama sees patients with persistent pain who want a clear diagnosis, an honest explanation of the options and a treatment plan that fits their life. Treatment may include medication review, targeted image-guided injections, physiotherapy and psychological support, often combined.

Conditions treated

Back and neck: low back pain, sciatica, neck pain, facet joint pain, sacroiliac joint pain Joints: shoulder, hip, knee and ankle pain, including arthritis-related pain. Nerve pain: trigeminal neuralgia, peripheral neuropathy, nerve entrapment, post-surgical nerve pain. Widespread pain: fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain. Other: plantar fasciitis, pelvic pain, coccyx (tailbone) pain, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)

Treatments offered

All injections are performed under ultrasound or X-ray guidance for accuracy and safety:

Radiofrequency denervation for back, neck, sacroiliac joint, hip and knee (genicular nerve) pain.

Facet joint and medial branch blocks. Epidural and nerve root injections for sciatica.

Pulsed radiofrequency for nerve pain. Joint injections (hip, knee, shoulder, sacroiliac).

Ganglion impar block for coccyx and pelvic pain. Peripheral nerve blocks and trigger point injections.

Medication review and optimisation.

Qutenza Patch

What to expect

At your first consultation Dr Salama will review your history, examine you and look at any previous scans. You’ll leave with a clear explanation of what is likely causing your pain and a personalised plan. Where an injection is appropriate, it can often be arranged quickly.

Training and expertise

Dr Salama trained in Egypt, and the West Midlands, completing advanced pain medicine training before his consultant appointment. He sees more than 1,000 patients a year in the NHS and teaches and supervises doctors in training. He presents nationally on pain medicine and won the Faculty of Pain Medicine trainee abstract prize in 2022.

Languages: English, Arabic

Website: www.primepainclinic.com