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Dr Giancarlo Camilleri MBChB FRCA FFPMRCA
2019-02-01
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1st February 2019
Dr Camilleri listened to the problems I had & gave some great suggestions on how too help.
Dr Giancarlo Camilleri MBChB FRCA FFPMRCA
2017-11-22
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22nd November 2017
I went in three days four times in hospital( Nhs ) as emergency ,I have been in such pain , in agony .Every time doctors there ,they gave me different name of my problem and different meds.They mentioned about potential disability and made me feel i lost everything and my life is ruined. None of medicines they described , worked for me to reduce the pain. My family fed up and decided to see a doctor in a private hospital. The doctor was Dr Camilieri . He was just amazing. He explained to me everything , was supportive and treated me with kindness and really interest and care. He prescribed medicines which really helped me.I am highly recommend him and feel lucky I had him in this tough time of my life.Also I need to say a big thank you to him.
Dr Giancarlo Camilleri MBChB FRCA FFPMRCA
2017-01-24
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24th January 2017
Doctor Camilleri has restored my faith in receiving a great service from the Nhs. After seeing various people within the system and repeatedly feeling like I was not being taken seriously, I had my consultation with Dr Camilleri.
Dr G let me explain all of my symptoms and how much the pain with my sciatic nerve was impacting my life, he took every word I said with compassion and really took the time to explain what actions could be taken going forward. Leaving the consultation it was refreshing, knowing that something would be done and he was going to get me my steroid injections as soon as he could.
Sure enough I received an appointment through the post before too long and also an invitation for an MRI scan to further look into my problem.
I've just come back from my injections, having once again received great care from Dr Camilleri. Everything went great and he took the time to explain my rehabilitation programme and the points he had just injected.
Perfect, I wish every Doctor was this great.
Dan
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- Pain medicine
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Dr Giancarlo Camilleri
Consultant in Pain Management
Current appointments:
- MSK Lead for Spine Services & Consultant in Chronic Pain Management Ashford & St Peter's NHS Foundation Trust
www.surreyimsk.com/chronic-pain-services/
- Private Pain Consultant with Surrey Orthopaedic Clinic
www.surreyorthopaedicclinic.com
- BMI Runnymede & Woking Nuffield Private Hospitals
- Committee member of the Acute Pain Specialist Interest Group; British Pain Society
Qualifications:
Qualified from University of Bristol Medical School and completed Specialist Pain Management Training in London and South East England.
Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine; Royal College of Anaesthetists
Specialist Practice includes the management of:
- Back pain
- Sciatica
- Lumbar Spondylosis
- Disc problems
- Facet Joint Pain
- Arthritic back and neck pain
- Neck pain
- Cervicogenic headache
- Cervical spondylosis;
- Degeneration or wear and tear of the spine
- Arthritic knee pain
Expertise:
Chronic pain, in particular back pain, is an extremely problematic and complicated area of Medicine, affecting large numbers of the population.
Navigating the research and recommendations often leaves patients (and even many doctors) very uncertain as to the correct course of action to take or recommend.
Each patient I see is carefully assessed with time given to allow a full understanding of that patient's symptoms.
Relevant investigations, such as MRIs, may form a part of the initial assessment and will be explained in a manner that allows each patient to understand the cause of their pain and all available treatment options.
In order to offer a full range of treatment options I work in close collaboration with other Specialist Consultants such as Spine Surgeons; Neurosurgeons, Neurologists, Rheumatologists, Orthopaedic Surgeons and Physiotherapists.
As well as providing a multifaceted approach to various pain conditions, I offer expertise in the latest ablative (destruction) techniques of nerve fibres that carry the sensation of pain, to reduce the burden of pain arising from the Spine (low back & neck) and knees. These procedures are minimally invasive and are performed as a day case procedure. Other procedures that I provide include:
- Spinal injections
- Facet Joint injections to the neck and lumbar spine
- Medial Branch injections
- Radiofrequency Denervation (also called radiofrequency ablation, radiofrequency neurotomy or facet rhizolysis) to the back and neck.
- Sacro-iliac joint injection and denervation
- Knee (genicular nerve) denervation
- Epidural injections for sciatica
- Targeted nerve root injections for sciatica
- Muscle steroid/cortisone injections
- Botox injections for persistent muscle pain
Useful Resources:
- Information about medial branch blocks and denervations: http://www.paininstitute.org/binary/org/SJM_PSP_83//Medial%20Branch%20Blocks%20and%20Radiofrequency%20Denervation.pdf
- Medial Branch Block Video:
http://www.spine-health.com/video/medial-branch-block-video
- Sacro-iliac Joint Injection Video:
http://www.spine-health.com/video/sacroiliac-joint-steroid-injection-video
- Lumbar Radiofrequency Denervation Video:
http://www.spine-health.com/video/lumbar-radiofrequency-neurotomy-video
- Cervical Radiofrequency Denervation Video:
http://www.spine-health.com/video/cervical-facet-radiofrequency-neurotomy-video
- Epidural Steroid injection Video:
http://www.spine-health.com/video/epidural-steroid-injections-back-pain-and-leg-pain-video
- Targeted Nerve Root Injection Video
http://www.spine-health.com/video/cervical-selective-nerve-root-block-video
