Dr Alan Fayaz

Dr Alan Fayaz is a Consultant in Pain Medicine, Anaesthesia and Perioperative Care at University College London Hospitals (UCLH) and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square. He has been a consultant since 2016 and specialises in the assessment and treatment of complex chronic pain, with particular expertise in neuropathic or nerve pain, post-surgical pain, spinal and joint pain, and chronic pain associated with neurological disease. Dr Fayaz is experienced in a broad range of image-guided and minimally invasive pain interventions. These include spinal injections, selective nerve root and epidural injections, medial branch blocks and radiofrequency treatments, as well as targeted procedures for shoulder, hip and knee pain. He also has expertise in the management of persistent pain following spinal surgery, including epidurolysis procedures. Where appropriate, he uses advanced pharmacological treatments for neuropathic pain, including intravenous infusions, topical high-strength capsaicin (Qutenza) and cannabis-based medicinal products. Dr Fayaz is also a clinical academic and is actively involved in medical research, including as a Principal Investigator for clinical trials investigating new treatments for chronic and neuropathic pain. He holds an honorary academic appointment at University College London and leads the Pain Education Research Centre at UCLH. His research interests include chronic pain epidemiology, neuropathic pain, advanced treatments for refractory pain, perioperative pain and cannabis-based medicinal products. He is actively involved in medical education and professional leadership. Dr Fayaz is a member of the British Pain Society Council and Chair of its Communications and Strategy Committee, where he works to improve public understanding of pain and strengthen communication between healthcare professionals, patients and the wider public. He is also a trustee of SHIFT-MS, a charity supporting people affected by multiple sclerosis.

Areas of expertise Chronic and complex pain Chronic non-cancer pain Chronic primary pain and fibromyalgia Chronic musculoskeletal and joint pain Spinal pain, including neck and lower back pain Persistent pain following surgery Perioperative pain in patients with complex or pre-existing pain Neuropathic and neurological pain Peripheral and central neuropathic pain Nerve pain and radicular pain Pain associated with neurological disease, including multiple sclerosis Complex and refractory neuropathic pain Interventional pain management Image-guided spinal and facet joint injections Cervical and lumbar medial branch blocks Radiofrequency ablation and pulsed radiofrequency Cervical and lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections Caudal epidural injections Selective nerve root and targeted nerve blocks Epidurolysis (Racz procedure) for persistent pain following spinal surgery Targeted procedures for shoulder, hip and knee pain Trigger point injections Advanced treatments Individualised medication plans for chronic and neuropathic pain Intravenous infusions for refractory neuropathic pain High-strength topical capsaicin (Qutenza) Cannabis-based medicinal products where clinically appropriate Multidisciplinary approaches incorporating rehabilitation and other non-interventional treatments