Rate My Professor Nicholas Christelis

Prior to relocating to Melbourne in 2009, Christelis served as a pain consultant for two years in the pain management unit at The Chelsea & Westminster Hospital in London. In Australia, he holds appointments as Consultant in Pain Medicine, Head of Pain Service, and Anaesthetist at The Alfred Hospital, and acts as a Visiting Pain Specialist in multiple Melbourne hospitals. His research focuses on pain medicine, anaesthesia, and chronic pain, including an Alfred-Monash collaboration on translational pain research. He has published key works such as 'The impact of an innovative pharmacist-led inpatient opioid de-escalation intervention in post-operative orthopedic patients' (2020, Journal of Opioid Management), 'An enhanced recovery after surgery program for hip and knee arthroplasty' (2015, The Medical Journal of Australia), 'High volume local infiltration analgesia compared to peripheral nerve block for hip and knee arthroplasty—what is the evidence?' (2013, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care), 'Depression and chronic pain' (2012, The Medical Journal of Australia), and 'Frequency and use of pain assessment tools implemented in randomized controlled trials in the adult burns population: a systematic review' (2012, Burns). Christelis reviews for the British Journal of Anaesthesia and teaches pain medicine to patients and trainees.