Dr Karim Shoukrey
Consultant in Pain Management and Anaesthesia
MBBCh, FRCA, FFPMRCA
Specialises in
I currently hold a full-time consultant post in anaesthesia and pain management in the University Hospitals of Leicester. On a day to day basis I manage patients with chronic pain, with the intention of focusing on what matters most to each individual, as I understand that pain affects people in different ways. I am experienced in managing pain in different parts of the body, and am part of the multidisciplinary specialised pelvic pain clinic held in Leicester Royal Infirmary.
As a consultant I have been performing a weekly injections list in Leicester General Hospital for the last seven years. My expertise as an anaesthetist enables me to be able to safely provide sedation for more anxious patients.
I graduated from Cairo University Medical School in the year 2000. Since the early years of my career as a doctor I developed an interest in anaesthesia and pain management. I am a fully qualified Anaesthetist and Chronic Pain Specialist.
My years of training in various hospitals throughout the UK have given me invaluable knowledge and experience. I obtained the Fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine from Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge in 2012. I am also a Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. My understanding of chronic pain and how it affects all aspects of peoples lives has been cultivated over the years, and has led me to the appreciation and adoption of a multidisciplinary approach to pain management.
I am Head of Service for Pain Management at University Hospitals Leicester.
I am the Research Specialty Lead for anaesthesia, perioperative medicine and pain management for the East Midlands.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Karim Shoukrey at Spire include:
Anaesthetics
- Epidural injections
- Neuralgia (nerve pain) treatment
- Joint pain treatment (joint injections)
Other treatments
- Abdominal/Pelvic pain (including pain secondary to endometriosis and coccydynia)
Joint pains (shoulder, knee, hip, generalised joint pain) - Costochondral and rib pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Headaches including occipital neuralgia
- Muscular pain
- Neuropathic pain and Post-herpetic neuralgia
- Post-surgical and scar pain
- Radiofrequency neurotomy of medial branches for facet joint pain.
- Spinal pain (cervical, thoracic and lumbar), including facet joint pain, sacroiliac joint pain, discogenic pain, spinal stenosis, sciatica
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Pain management
Qualification and professional memberships
MBBCh / Cairo, Egypt / 2000
Bachelor of Medicine
FRCA / London / 2008
Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
FFPMRCA / London / 2012
Fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine
Professional memberships
Royal College of Anaesthetists
Faculty of Pain Medicine
International Association for the Study of Pain
Professional leadership
Current NHS posts
Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester.
Personal profile
I enjoy spending my spare time with my wife and two kids, reading books and engaging in sports.
Contact information
| Telephone | 0116 265 3685 |