- Not Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Pain medicine
About me
Dr.Kanakarajan is one the senior consultant's in Pain Medicine in Aberdeen, and has been involved in management of spinal pain, neuropathic pain, abdominal wall pain and spinal cord stimulation for over 15 years. He has a full Team in the private sector that reflects his NHS practice. This includes access to medications for pain management, pain injections, psychological support and pain management physiotherapy. He works closely with neurosurgeons, orthopaedic surgeons, gynaecologists, and general surgeons.
Dr Kanakarajan qualified in 1993 and began his early postgraduate training in Anaesthesia in Mumbai, India. A move to UK enabled him to complete his specialist training in Anaesthesia in Birmingham School of Anaesthesia, West Midlands. His Pain Medicine training was complimented by dedicated fellowship at Walton Centre for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Liverpool. He was appointed as Consultant to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in 2007, where he developed the multidisciplinary services to chronic pain patients.
Dr.Kanakarajan pioneered the technique of Ultrasound guided injections to the abdominal cutaneous nerves. He has organised over 6 cadaveric courses to teach various interventional pain management techniques, attracting international audience. He has more than 10 peer-review publications to his credit and actively participates in audit and pain research.
Areas of interest
Abdominal wall pain
Back pain
Brachialgia
Chronic Post Surgical Pain (CPSP)
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Epidurals for pain management
Facet joint pain
Headache – Cervicogenic
Neck pain
Nerve blocks for pain management
Neuropathic pain
Radiofrequency treatment for pain management (RF)
Sacro-iliac joint pain
Sciatica
Spinal cord Stimulation (SCS)
Medical secretaries
- Susan Smith
- BMI Albyn Hospital 21-24 Albyn Place ABERDEEN AB10 1RW
- 01224 595993
- 07876 873445
- skanakarajan@gmail.com
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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A5790
Sacroiliac joint injection under image guidance (and bilateral) - (5-50)
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A7352
Local anaesthetic blockade of named major nerve or plexus +/- Image guidance (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
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X3770
Intramuscular injection(s) with x-ray control (e.g. piriformis block) - (1-5)
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A5210
Epidural injection (lumbar) - (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)