Draft:Marc Russo
Dr Marc Russo MBBS DA (UK) FANZCA FFPMANZCA | |
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| Born | 1967/01/25 Sydney |
| Citizenship | Citizen of Australia Citizen of United Kingdom |
| Education | Sydney Grammar School
University of Sydney MBBS (1990) Diploma of Anaesthesia DA UK (United Kingdom) (1993) Fellow of Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FANZCA) (1999) Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine (FFPMFANZCA) (2005) |
| Occupation | Pain Medicine Physician |
Associate Professor Marc Russo is an Australian physician specialising in pain management and a leader in his field.
Dr Russo was born in Sydney[1], Australia, and studied Medicine at the University of Sydney.
He is based in Newcastle, where he is the Director of Hunter Pain Specialists, Hamilton Day Surgery Centre and Genesis Research Services. He is also Co-Director of the Innervate Pain Management Program.
In 2022 Dr Russo announced that he would freely share his innovative dorsal horn dendrite stimulation (DHDS) waveform for use in spinal cord stimulation, rather than patent it, as he wanted it to be a gift to physicians, industry and patients. It is deployable on all current SCS devices within the product range.[2]
Among Dr Russo’s achievements in the specialty of pain management are developing Australia’s first successful multidisciplinary pain management model and completing two successful world-first spinal cord stimulator device implantations in Newcastle, NSW, Australia in 2011, establishing him as a leader in his field.
Doctor Russo is regularly asked by media to contribute his expert opinion on pain management. He is an advocate for multidisciplinary pain clinics.[3] and has spoken publicly about best practice in the use of medicinal cannabis.[4]
As a researcher, Dr Russo has a special interest in treating and researching Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. He has been a principal investigator of numerous clinical trials assessing new treatments for it.[5]
Dr Russo's current external appointments include:
Director at Large of the Australian Chapter of the International Neuromodulation Society - Neuromodulation Society of Australia and New Zealand (NSANZ).[6]
Director at Large of the International Neuromodulation Society Neuromodulation Society (INS).[7]
Deputy Chair of the NSW Regional Research Committee of the Faculty Pain Medicine, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA.)[8]
Examiner for the Faculty of Pain Medicine (ANZCA).
Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Hong Kong.[9]
Conjoint Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.[10]
Trivia[edit]
Dr Russo’s favourite sport is rugby union, he loves ice-cream and his favourite travel destination is Bora Bora.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Profile Marc Russo". ResearchGate. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Interview with Dr Marc Russo - Dorsal Horn Dendrite Stimulation". Smart Track. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ Kelly-Davies, Gabriella (2021). "Why Covid Infections Leave Some Patients in Chronic Pain". Pain News Network. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "It's been seven years since medicinal cannabis was legalised. Is access now too easy?". SBS. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Investigators". Genesis Research Services. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Leadership". Neuromodulation Society of Australia and New Zealand. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Board". International Neuromodulation Society. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "FPM Research Committee". Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and Faculty of Pain Medicine. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Our Team". HKU Med School of Clinical Medicine. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Staff Directory". The University of Newcastle.
- ^ "Member Spotlights". International Association for the Study of Pain. Retrieved 18 April 2023.