About Us
Dr.Niranjan Chogle
Dr N Chogle is a fully trained Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia. He is based in the Ulster Hospital as a Consultant in Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine.
His private practice is based in three clinics:
Kingsbridge Private Hospital, Belfast
Ulster Independent Clinic, Belfast
Orthoderm Clinic, Hillsborough,
He caters to insured or self paying patients who seek relief from chronic pain.
Dr N Chogle graduated from India and underwent Anaesthesia & Cancer Pain training there. He undertook further training in the UK from 2002 till 2008, and joined as a Consultant Anaesthetist in Ulster Hospital in 2008.
He underwent Advanced Pain Training for one year in Aberdeen, Scotland.
He specialised in minimally invasive techniques which can help manage back pain or neck pain, potentially avoiding irreversible surgery on the spine. He gained valuable experience both in Neuromodulation and Radiofrequency (RF) denervation (a procedure which is widely used in modern pain medicine to burn or stun a nerve supplying a sore joint).
Qualifications:
- FFPMRCA 2015 London
- CCT 2008 Northern Ireland
- FCARCSI 2004 Dublin
- MD 1999 Nagpur India
- MBBS 1996 Nagpur India
Pain Training:
- Advanced Pain Training 2014 Aberdeen
- Higher Pain Training 2013 Belfast
- Basic Pain Training 2005 Belfast
Affiliations/Membership:
- International Spine Intervention Society
- British Pain Society
Dr Monica Chogle
Dr Monica Chogle is a fully trained Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain medicine. She is based in Antrim Hospital, as a consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain medicine since 2011.
Private practice details
Dr Monica Chogle graduated from India (MBBS), followed by post graduation (MD Anaesthetics). Following her post graduation she underwent further higher training in cancer pain.
She undertook further training in UK and was awarded CCT in Anaesthetics. She also underwent and advanced pain training in N Ireland during her anaesthetic training.
She has been practicing Pain Medicine in Antrim Hospital since 2011. She has expertise in management of common conditions as low back and neck pain. She has a keen interest in management of widespread pain syndromes such as fibromyalgia which are very difficult to treat. Her special interests are pelvic pain in female patients and chronic post surgical pain. She is trained in Botox injections for Migraines.
She follows the biopsycho-social approach in chronic pain management. She developed and helped establish the Pain Management Programme in Northern HSC Trust and is actively involved in increasing awareness about self management skills amongst chronic Pain patients.
Qualifications:
- AFFPM(Associate fellow of The Faculty of Pain Medicine)
- CCT Anaesthetics, 2010
- FCARCSI 2005 Dublin
- MD Anaesthetics 1999 India
- MBBS 1995 India
Pain Training:
- Advanced Pain Training 2010-2011 Northern Ireland
- Higher Pain Training 2009 Belfast
Affiliations/Membership:
- Faculty of Pain Medicine, London
- Royal College of Anaesthetists, London
- British Pain Society.
- Northern Ireland Pain Society