Professor Andrew Baranowski
Pain Medicine
Profile Summary
Qualifications
BScHons MBBS FRCA MD FFPMRCA
Special Interests
Spinal pain, Musculoskeletal pain, Neuropathic pain, Urogenital pain, Neuromodulation
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My Practice
I have 26 years’ experience of working at a highly specialised pain management service with international recognition, providing pain management for people living with complex pain-related issues.
I am also one of a few pain specialists who works with highly experienced pain management physiotherapy and psychologists in the private sector.
World renowned in the field of pelvic pain medicine, I am one of a few to combine that experience with an expertise in neuromodulation, as well as a range of other interventions.
Professional Biography
Professor Baranowski qualified from Guy’s Hospital, London, in 1984 having obtained both a BScHons and his MBBS. His pain medicine training was complimented through his higher qualification in pain research, in 1993 (MD). He was appointed to the staff of the Middlesex hospital in 1994 where he developed his interest in neuromodulation for neuropathic and complex spinal pain. {{ label }}
Through his multispecialty work with urologists, gynaecologists, urogynaecologists and colorectal specialists his interest in urogenital/pelvic pain started and he has since set up the largest centre for urogenital/pelvic pain in the UK. He was awarded the FFPMRCA in 2008, the first year it was available.
Professor Baranowski has organised over 40 meetings and was influential within the Royal Society for Medicine Anaesthetic Section Council (2001-2009) setting up the Pain Medicine subsection (2009-2010). He was appointed The Royal College for Anaesthetists’ Regional Advisor for Pain Medicine 2003-2010.
Professor Baranowski has sat on several guideline committees including The European Association for Urology CPP group (2003-present), and has influenced pain medicine through guidelines published in the UK, Europe and North America.
He was a founding member and President (2001-2005) of The International Society for the Study of Pain’s special interest group for urogenital pain, PUGO. Professor Baranowski has chaired the Taxonomy Committee of that group since 2003.
Professor Baranowski has over 120 publications. He served as an elected council member of the British Pain Society (2010-2020) and has served on their education committee, Pain Patient Pathways Mapping working group (2010-13), Hon Treasurer and is currently Immediate Past President.
Professor Baranowski is acknowledged as a senior and experienced consultant in pain medicine with an academic background that ensures that he is as up-to-date as possible to provide the most informed level of clinical care. He has, for the past thirty years worked within the frame work of a multidisciplinary team, including those that support activity and emotional health for those living with chronic persistent pain.
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COVID-19 Specific Projects / Groups
I am the Department Lead at UCLH, sorting out all changes relating to Covid-19 (such as technology requirements, remote consultations, face-to-face requirements, theatre and outpatients, staff related issues etc). Additionally, I am the lead author for North Central London Clinical Advisory Group advice on prioritisation of pain management during and post Covid-19, and have contributed to Royal College and Professional Societies’ Covid-19 guidelines.
Career Highlights
My career highs include:
- Setting up and facilitating the development of one of the largest and most comprehensive pain management services in the world, with a full range of interventions and multi-disciplinary team input.
- Being acknowledged as an international expert in pelvic pain medicine with 26 years’ experience, publishing multiple works advising towards national and international policy
- Holding various senior professional positions (see memberships section below)
Awards
I received the Laing Buisson 2019 Award for Innovation in Care Winner for our Pain Management Service for Veterans.
Memberships
I am a member of the following:
- The European Association Urology (EAU) working party for the development of guidelines for the management of urological pain, 2002 – ongoing
- Elected Council Member, The British Pain Society, April 2010 -2020
- President, The British Pain Society, 2016-19
- Chapter President, International Association of Study of Pain Councillor, European Pain Federation, 2016-19
- Co-opted Council Member, Faculty of Pain Medicine, 2016-19
- Immediate Past President, The British Pain Society, 2019-2020
Training Positions
I have provided training as part of the following positions:
- Chairman of Pain of Urogenital Origin, International Association for the Study of Pain, Special Interest Group in Urogenital Pain, 2001-2005
- Royal College of Anaesthetists, Regional Educational Advisor for Pain Medicine North Thames, 2009-2010
- President, The Pain Section, The Royal Society of Medicine, March 2009-Sept 2010
- Chairman, BPS Education Committee, April 2010- April 2011
- Chairman, NHS England Clinical Reference Group for Specialised Services Pain, January 2012-2015
- President, British Pain Society, 2016-2019
Cutting Edge Technologies
I have been involved in neuromodulation for pelvic pain and computerized tomography (CT) guided procedures.
Publications
I am Editor of 3 books, 2 on pelvic pain:
- Abdomino-pelvic pain: from definition to best practice. Bert Messelink, AP Baranowski and J Hughes. IASP press. 2014.
- Urogenital Pain in Clinical Practice. Ed. AP Baranowski, M Fall, P Abrams. Taylor and Francis, 2007.
I have published over 120 papers and chapters, mainly on pain and pelvic pain. Examples include:
- Taxonomies for chronic visceral pain. Winfried Hauser, Andrew Baranowski, Bert Messelink, Ursula Wesselmann. Pain, June 2020, vol 161 issue 6, 1129-1135.
- Military veterans with and without post-traumatic stress: results from a chronic pain management programme. Jannie Van Der Merwe, Suzanne Brook, Claire Fear, Max Benjamin, Gerald Libby, Amanda C de C Williams, Andrew P Baranowski. https://doi.org/10.1515/sjpain-2019-0182.
- Benefits and harms of electrical neuromodulation for chronic pelvic pain: A systematic review Angela M Cottrell, Marc P Schneider, Sanchia Goonewardene, Yuhong Yuan, Andrew P Baranowski, Daniel E Engeler, Jan Borovicka, Paulo Dinis-Oliveira, Sohier Elneil, John Hughes, Bert EJ Messelink, Amanda C de C Williams Available online 2019/10/19, European urology focus.
- The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11 – chronic secondary visceral pain, 2019. Aziz, Qasima; Giamberardino, Maria Adeleb; Barke, Antoniac; Korwisi, Beatricec; Baranowski, Andrew P.d; Wesselmann, Ursulae; Rief, Winfriedc; Treede, Rolf-Detleff,* The IASP Taskforce for the Classification of Chronic Pain. Pain: January 2019, Vol 160, issue 1, p69-76.
- Pelvic pain: a pathway for care developed for both men and women by the British Pain Society. A. P. Baranowski; J. Lee; C. Price; J. Hughes. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2014; doi: 10.1093/bja/aet421.
- Pain after sub urethral sling insertion for urinary stress incontinence. Jonathan Duckett and Andrew Baranowski. International Urogynaecology Journal, July 2012.
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