Ganesan 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.

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