Dr Kavita Poply, MBBS, FRCA, FPM RCA, PhD

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Dr Kavita Poply is a Reader at Queen Mary University of London and a Consultant in Pain Medicine and Neuromodulation at Barts Health NHS Trust, London. She is a highly accomplished and widely respected figure in the field of Pain Medicine, with a distinguished career dedicated to advancing clinical excellence, medical education, and translational research in pain management and neuromodulation. Her clinical practice is recognised for delivering compassionate, patient-centred care supported by the latest scientific evidence.

Dr Poply holds prestigious qualifications, including the Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA) and the Fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine (FFPMRCA). She earned her PhD from Queen Mary University of London for her groundbreaking research into brain responses to spinal cord stimulation using differential frequencies, demonstrating her strong commitment to academic rigour and innovation.

She is a pioneer in the field, having established the first-ever university-accredited programme in Neuromodulation. In addition to her clinical work, she is actively involved in pain research, including leading NIHR-funded clinical trials, and contributes extensively to academic and professional development in the field. She is supervising post doc student on the novel research in establishing

Dr Poply currently serves as:

• Programme Lead for the Postgraduate Certificate in Neuromodulation and Pain Management at Queen Mary University of London
• Co-Director of the Executive Education Programme in Neuromodulation (EEPIN) at City St Georges University of London
• Education Lead, Cardiovascular Medicine and Devices (CVMD), QMUL
• Deputy Director of the Pain Research Centre at St Bartholomew’s Hospital
• Examiner at the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Faculty of Pain Medicine
• Board Member of the Neuromodulation Society of the UK and Ireland (NSUKI)

Her clinical expertise spans a broad spectrum of chronic and complex pain conditions, including:

• Spinal and musculoskeletal pain
• Neuropathic pain syndromes: CRPS, sciatica, brachialgia, post-surgical pain, shingles/pleuritic pain
• Chronic visceral and pelvic pain: abdominal, pelvic, groin (including post-surgical/neuropathic), vulvodynia, anal pain
• Headaches: migraine, cluster headache, facial pain, trigeminal neuralgia

Dr Poply is highly proficient in a wide range of interventional procedures and has spearheaded the implementation of advanced, evidence-based therapies through her leadership, teaching, and clinical expertise. These include:

• Anti-CGRP monoclonal antibody therapy for chronic migraine
• Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)
• Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) Stimulation
• Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS)
• Occipital Nerve Stimulation for chronic migraine and cluster headache

Her specialised knowledge in neuromodulation allows her to offer minimally invasive and highly effective treatment options for patients with refractory and debilitating pain syndromes.

Dr Poply’s clinical practice is firmly grounded in evidence-based medicine, and she consistently receives outstanding patient feedback for her dedication and results.

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Group members

Dr Vivek Mehta, Anthony Mathur, Amrita Ahluwalia, Qasim Aziz

Summary

I am serving as a Deputy Director for Pain Research Centre at Barts Health NHS trust since 2020. Grants are as follows:

Publications

Collaborators

International Neuromodulation Society (INS)
https://aspnpain.com

Wisconsin Pain and Intervention Society (WISIPP)
https://wisipp2025.com

American Society of Pain and Neurosciences
https://aspnpain.com

Swiss Pain Institute
https://swisspain.ch

• Dr Simon Thompson, simon.thomson@nhs.net 
• Professor Babita Ghai, PGI, India, ghaibabita1@gmail.com
• Dr Paresh Doshi, Mumbai, India, Dr._Paresh_Doshi@mail.vresp.com
• Dr Phillipe Rigoard, Poitiers, France, philipperigoard@yahoo.fr
• Professor Lawrence Poree, UCSF, California, Lawrence.poree@ucsf.edu
• Prof Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Wisconsin-Madison, US, abdelsayed@wisc.edu  
• Professor Salim Hayek, Okohama, US salim.hayek@uhhospitals.org,
• Professor Ahmed Raslan, Oregon, raslana@ohsu.edu
• Sam Eldabe, Middlesbrough and Switzerland, seldabe@mac.com,
• James Fitzgerald, Oxford, James.Fitzgerald@ouh.nhs.uk,  
• Stana Bojainic, Oxford, Stana.Bojanic@ouh.nhs.uk,
• Professor Chris Gilligan, Massachusetts, United States cgilligan@bwh.harward.edu
• Kiran Patel, New York, US, kiranpatelmd@yahoo.com
• Prof Frank Huygen, Netherlands, f.huygen@erasmusmc.nl
• Jan willem Kallewaard, Amsterdam, jkallewaard@rijnstate.nl 
• Philippe Mavrocordatos, Switzerland, p.mavrocordatos@swisspain.ch
• Ashish Gulve, Middlesbrough, UK, ashishgulve@nhs.net
• Ganeshan Baranidharan, Leeds, UK, g.baranidharan@nhs.net
• Manohar Sharma, Liverpool, UK, manohar.sharma@nhs.net
• Amitabh Gulati, New York, US, amitabhgulati@gmail.com
• Anjum Bux, Kentucky, US, anjumbux1@gmail.com
• Mayank Gupta, Kansas City, US, mayank.g@kansaspainmanagement.com 
• Manjit Matharu, London, manjit.matharu@nhs.net
• Alex Green, Oxford, alex.green@nds.ox.ac.uk
• Hemant Kalia, New York, US, drhemantkalia@gmail.com
• Kliment Gatzinsky, Gothemburg, kliment.gatzinsky@gu.se
• Lauren Peene, Belgium, laurens.peene@live.com
• Nivan Loganathan, Singapore, n.loganathan@smd23.qmul.ac.uk
• Dr Tim Deer, doctdeer@aol.com 
• Dr Georgios Matis, gkmatis@yahoo.gr