Meet Our Team - Doctors
Dr Baranidharan
Dr Baranidharan (Dr Barani) is a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine practicing at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS trust in Leeds, UK since 2006. He is the clinical lead for Pain Medicine and holds an appointment as Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Leeds.
Dr Baranidharan completed his MBBS from Madras Medical College (1996), Madras, India. He pursued his Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine training from Yorkshire Deanery, UK and McMaster University, Canada (1999-2006). He has a Fellowship in Anaesthesia (FRCA) and Pain Medicine (FFPMRCA) from the Royal College of Anaesthesia and the Faculty of Pain Medicine.
Dr Baranidharan developed the Neuromodulation Centre in Leeds from a small service to one of the biggest units in Europe. He is active in research and teaching. Most of his research activities are on Neuropathic pain and Neuromodulation. He has a special interest in managing pain of visceral origin. He has had a significant contribution in developing a National Neuromodulation Registry for the UK and currently chairs the Data set Committee and the Clinical Governance Committee.
Dr Baranidharan is Vice President of the Faculty of Pain Medicine and the Vice Chair of the Board of Examiners. He is Chair of the Professional Standards Committee and has contributed to various national initiatives.
Dr Black
Dr Black is a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
She completed her Undergraduate medical training at The University of Aberdeen and her anaesthesia and pain medicine training within the Yorkshire Deanery and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and Faculty of Pain Medicine.
She is the current Regional Advisor for Pain Medicine and has clinical interests in neuromodulation, cancer pain and transitional pain. Her clinical interests include cancer pain management, paediatric transition into adult pain services, and neuromodulation.
Her specialist research interest area involves the study of the autonomic nervous system and how it is influenced by chronic pain and neuromodulation, both spinal cord stimulation and peripheral nerve stimulation.
Dr Craig Montgomery
GMC 6134886
Dr Montgomery is a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine at The Leeds Teaching Hospitals and Honorary Senior Lecturer at The University of Leeds. He has full training in Pain Medicince from The Royal of Anaesthetists and has expertise in all aspects of pain management. He provides a comprehensive range of treatments for spinal and large joint
pain at the Yorkshire Pain Clinic including nerve blocks, epidurals and radiofrequency ablation.
Dr Titterington
Dr Titterington is originally from the South of England and moved to Leeds for university and has stayed. He is a fully qualified anaesthetist and interventional pain consultant (MB ChB, FRCA, FFPMRCA) at The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and has completed a Fellowship in cancer pain and neuromodulation.
His main interests are: chronic low back pain and sciatica, neck pain, chronic post-surgical pain, cancer pain treatment with intrathecal infusions and neurolytic techniques, treatment of nerve pain with neuromodulation (spinal cord stimulation), knee and shoulder pain. He does not believe in high dose opioids as a long-term option for pain management.
He is involved in teaching as the local pain medical educational supervisor and lead for audit. He also recruits patients for our research studies and contributes to our publications.
Dr Whelan
Dr Whelan MBChB FRCA FFPMRCA is a pain and anaesthetic consultant working at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust. He is a fellow of both the Royal college of Anaesthetists and the Faculty of Pain Medicine. He is an honorary lecturer for the University of Leeds and has completed fellowships in rural India and Zambia. He has multiple international publications, and a keen research interest in neuromodulation and novel therapies that may improve chronic pain.