Launch
Website- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Pain medicine
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Qualified from the Royal Free Medical School in 1995. Dr Blackburn undertook advanced training in Pain Medicine at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queens Square, London. Dr. Blackburn has been working as a Consultant in the Pain Clinic at St Georges Hospital Tooting since 2005.
He is currently Clinical Lead for St Georges Hospital Pain Medicine Service as well as former Consultant Lead for the Integrated Care Service for South West London Pain Management Pathway Development.
He treats the following conditions: back pain; sciatica; neck pain; occipital neuralgia; neuropathic pain; non surgical management of frozen shoulder; osteoarthritis of the knee and whiplash injury. Dr Blackburn is one of the UKS leading experts in the management of Trigeminal Neuralgia.
Areas of interest
Pain Management; Trigeminal Neuralgia; Sciatica; Brachalgia; Nerve entrapment syndromes; Occipital Neuralgia; Headache; Myofascial pain; Muscle trigger points; Facet Joint Syndrome; Neuropathic pain; Nociceptive pain; Frozen Shoulder; Neck pain; Low Back pain; Sacroiliitis; Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
Medical secretaries
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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A5211
Epidural injection (caudal) - (5-50)
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A7352
Local anaesthetic blockade of named major nerve or plexus +/- Image guidance (as sole procedure) - (5-50)
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A5790
Sacroiliac joint injection under image guidance (and bilateral) - (1-5)
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A7300
Radiofrequency (including pulsed denervation), cryoprobe or phenol for permanent lesion of named peripheral nerve +/- image guidance - (1-5)