Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

Dr. Sadiq Bhayani, MBBS, FRCA, FFPMRCA, EDRA, CIPS, FIPP, MD, is a Staff Physician in the Pain Medicine Department at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Neurological Institute. Prior to this, he served as a Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anesthesia at University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust in the United Kingdom. He earned his medical degree in India before completing comprehensive training in General Medicine, Anesthesia, and Pain Medicine in the UK, and was awarded the prestigious FRCA and FFPMRCA fellowships by the Royal College of Anesthetists. He further advanced his expertise through specialized pain training in Nottingham and a fellowship at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Bhayani is a Certified Interventional Pain Sonologist (CIPS) and Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP), achieving top rank in the CIPS examination and later serving as an examiner for the World Institute of Pain. An active clinician-educator, he has taught extensively on national and international courses in fluoroscopy- and ultrasound-guided interventional pain techniques and previously served as Clinical Lead for e-Pain at the Faculty of Pain Medicine, Royal College of Anesthetists, UK. His clinical interests include major joint denervation, peripheral neuromodulation, regenerative therapies, cryotherapy, simulation in medical education, virtual reality in pain management, and comprehensive treatment of conditions such as low back, neck, knee, shoulder, and hip pain, neuropathic pain, headaches, and post-surgical pain.