Dr. Yasin Almakadma is a highly specialised Consultant in Interventional Pain Medicine and Neuromodulation. His expertise lies in managing complex pain conditions, particularly those arising from damaged nervous tissue or post-traumatic and post-surgical injuries. His focus is on the spine, addressing conditions like pain caused by intervertebral disc diseases, nerve compressions, and post-spinal surgery syndromes.
He is also particularly interested in Complex Regional Pain Syndromes. Dr. Yasin uses minimally invasive interventions, ranging from simple procedures to advanced treatments like peripheral nerve and spinal cord implants, epiduroscopy for nerve root release, Nucleoplasty by RF Plasma and QMR, as well as annuloplasty by bicuplasty. He also performs advanced techniques in neuromodulation and neural ablation through invasive and non-invasive radiofrequency techniques for peripheral nerves.
Qualifications
- Master in International Health Management and Leadership, University of Sheffield, UK
- Doctorate in Medicine, University of Henri Poincaré, Nancy, France
- Board Certification in Acute/Critical Care Medicine, University of Henri Poincaré, Nancy, France
- Board Certification in General Medicine, University of Henri Poincaré, Nancy, France
- Inter-University Diploma in Child Health, Universities of Henri Poincaré and Strasbourg, France
- University Diploma in Tropical Health:, University of Henri Poincaré, Nancy, France
- Certificate of Completion of Specialty (CCT), UK
- Fellowship Certificate, Faculty of Anaesthetists of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (RCSI), Dublin, Ireland
- Associate Fellow, Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM), London, UK
- Member, Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCOA), London, UK
Career Achievements
- Senior Consultant with over 19 years of experience in Interventional and Neuromodulation Pain Medicine
- Member of the National Clinical Guidelines Committee for Low Back Pain, Ministry of Public Health, Qatar
- Member of the National Clinical Guidelines Committee for Neck Pain, Ministry of Public Health, Qatar
- Previously Senior Consultant at University Hospitals of Sheffield, UK
- Senior Consultant at King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, KSA
- Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine, Qatar
- Assistant Professor at Qatar University Medical School
- Founder and Editor of the Journal of Pain, Critical and Anaesthesia – part of the Journal of Translational Medicine
- Previously Senior Medical Lecturer at the University of Sheffield, UK
- Chief of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, SFH, Riyadh, KSA