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Acute, Nuclear and Pallative Medicine consultants

Dr Athmaja Thottungal
Name
Thottungal, Dr Athmaja
Job title
Consultant - Pain management and Anaesthetics
Specialty
Chronic Pain management and Anaesthetics
Special interests
1.Pain management- Pelvic pain, neuromodulation, ultrasound guided nerve blocks, pulsed radiofrequency and radiofrequency denervation and pain management programme. 
 
2.Anaesthetics- Ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia as sole anaesthetic technique or for acute pain management after surgery. Special interest in blocks for breast, upper limb and lower limb surgeries. 
 
3. Medical education 
Education and career history
 
- Anaesthetic specialist training- Kings- Guys and St Thomas rotation- 2004-2009 
- Chronic pain fellowship- Guys and St Thomas Hospital and St Heliers hospital-2009-2010 
- Regional anaesthesia fellowship and European diploma - Guys and St Thomas hospital-2009 
- Medical graduation- 1996 from India. 
 
Career 
- Consultant - Medway NHS Foundation Trust - 2010-2014 
- Consultant EKHUFT - since January 2014 . 
Location
Kent and Canterbury based with sessions at WHH and QEQM.
Contact details
Pain Management - Heidi Hulks: 01843 234456 / 01227 783049. Anaesthetics: Dawn Martindale - 01227 783007