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Dr Chris Wells

Name:
Dr Chris Wells MB ChB LRCP MRCS LMCC FRCA FIPP
Practising at:
Spire Cheshire Hospital
Specialties:
  • Anaesthetics
    • Pain management
  • Pain relief
    Special clinical interests:
    Back pain, nerve pain and cancer pain
    Research interests:
    Epidemiology of pain, epidurals for pain relief, opioids
    Current NHS and /or university posts:
    Independent Consultant in Pain Management
    Year of first medical qualification:
    1970
    Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:
    British Pain Society
    International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
    European Federation of the IASP Chapters (EFIC)
     
    Contact Details 
    Telephone number to make a private appointment:
    0845 602 2500
    Private secretary telephone number:
    0151 708 9344
    Personal email address:
    cxwells@aol.com
    Website:
    http://www.thepainweb.com
     
    Background Information 
    Professional profile:
    Dr Wells trained at, and then became Director of, the Walton Centre for Pain Relief, organising services there from 1983 to 1994. At Spire Cheshire Hospital he sees, assesses and treats all types of pain problems from acute back pain with sciatica, through to chronic neurological pain. After assessment, treatments recommended might include medication, appropriate nerve blocks and rehabilitation programmes.
    Personal profile:
    Dr Wells is currently Secretary of EFIC, a group of some 19,000 doctors and paramedical personnel, responsible for research and guidelines on pain across Europe. He enjoys organising international meetings and recently organised a large meeting for over 1,000 doctors in Madrid on nerve pain. Outside of work he is a keen curler, skier and enjoys anything to do with boats.

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