Dr. Mohammad Shamsah

Consultant, Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Management

Dr. Mohammad Shamsah is a highly experienced Consultant in Anesthesia and Interventional Pain Management with extensive clinical experience in Kuwait, Canada, and the United Kingdom. He currently serves as an Anesthesia Consultant at Kuwait Hospital and previously held senior positions at Al-Adan Hospital, including Head of the Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit.

He has advanced fellowship training in Interventional Pain Management, Critical Care, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, and Perioperative Echocardiography from leading Canadian universities, including McGill University and the University of Manitoba. He is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Anesthesia.

With a strong background in anesthesia, critical care, and interventional pain management, Dr. Mohammad Shamsah brings extensive expertise in managing complex pain conditions and providing advanced patient care.

Years of Experience

33

Treatments & Services

Diagnosing and managing chronic back and neck pain, including spinal and disc-related conditions

Treating radicular pain, sciatica, and failed back surgery syndrome

Treating neuropathic pain, including diabetic neuropathy, post-herpetic neuralgia, and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)

Managing trigeminal neuralgia, cranial neuralgia, and occipital neuralgia

Managing chronic headaches, cervicogenic pain, facial pain, myofascial pain, and fibromyalgia

Treating joint and musculoskeletal pain affecting the hip, knee, shoulder, and sacroiliac joints

Managing chronic post-surgical and post-traumatic pain

Treating pelvic, perineal, visceral, and peripheral vascular pain

Managing phantom limb and stump pain

Providing epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections, and medial branch blocks

Providing nerve blocks, joint injections, and trigger-point injections for pain relief

 Providing radiofrequency ablation for chronic pain management

Providing spinal cord, dorsal root ganglion (DRG), peripheral nerve, and occipital nerve stimulation

Diagnosing and managing cancer-related pain, including tumour, metastatic bone, visceral, and treatment-related pain

Providing advanced interventional pain management for severe and refractory cancer pain

Education

2007
Fellowship in Interventional Pain Management from McGill University, Canada
2002
Fellowship in Critical Care from University of Manitoba, Canada
2002
Registered and Certified Echocardiographer in Manitoba, Canada
2001
Fellowship in Perioperative Echocardiography from University of Manitoba, Canada
2001
Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia from University of Manitoba, Canada
2001
American National Board of Echocardiography
2000
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Anaesthesia from University of Western Ontario, Canada
1995
Irish Diploma in Anesthesia
1993
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from Newcastle University, United Kingdom

Work Experience

2021 - Present
Anesthesia Consultant at Kuwait Hospital, Kuwait
2003–2008
Head of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit at Al-Adan Hospital, Kuwait
2009
Anesthesia Consultant at Al-Adan Hospital, Kuwait
2006
Anesthesia Senior Specialist at Al-Adan Hospital, Kuwait
2003
Anesthesia Specialist at Al-Adan hospital
1997 – 2000
Anesthesia Residency at University of Western Ontario, Canada
1994 – 1995
Senior House Officer in Medicine at Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom
1993 - 1994
House staff in surgery and medicine at Freeman Hospital, United Kingdom