Professor Neeraj Saxena

Professor Neeraj Saxena is a consultant in pain management and anaesthetics with a truly esteemed career. He provides care of the highest quality in the form of medicinal, interventional and non-surgical treatments for conditions such as back, neck, knee and joint pain; fibromyalgia; musculoskeletal pain; nerve (neuropathic) pain, CRPS and osteoarthritis among many others.

Before moving to the UK, he completed his general medical studies in Delhi, India, and began his specialist education in pain management. Having spent many years in the UK, he has pursued an MSc, in Pain management and PhD, in Neurosciences, at Cardiff University and he has also trained in prestigious Fellowships in many hospitals in South Wales. Furthermore, he has trained in globally renowned pain management centres in the UK and internationally to hone his specialist clinical experience.

Over the duration of his career, Professor Saxena has always been dedicated to helping his patients make their own treatment choices as much as possible by providing the maximum support available and using shared decision-making tools.

Of his research interests, his main research is applied to the investigation of brain mechanisms of pain perception and the effectiveness of various pain therapies, particularly how these outcomes can be improved. He also devotes his professional time to presenting at national and international scientific meetings and to training future pain specialists at Cwm Taf Morgannwg hospitals.