Find all the information you’ll need before coming to Hospital for treatment. Learn more about making an appointment, our luxurious accommodation and our exceptional facilities.
About Us
Founded in 1856, St John & St Elizabeth Hospital is one of the UK’s largest independent charitable hospitals. Our commitment to our patients is in the quality of our care, the range of our services and the quality of our consultants and staff.
Contact Us
Make an appointment, find our contact details and have your say by providing feedback. You’ll also find information on where to find us and how to get here.
Health Professionals
Find the useful information for Medical Practitioners, including information on patient referrals, careers, education and more.
Services
St John & St Elizabeth Hospital is renowned for its highly specialised clinics that provide exemplary care for patients. Our expert Consultants cover the full range of specialties and are able to treat almost any medical condition.
Consultants
We’re proud to be the chosen Hospital for some of the world’s leading Consultants. Our specialist Consultants cover a wide range of specialisms and are committed to our values as a Hospital.
Search
Dr Joseph Azzopardi
Biography
Dr Joseph Azzopardi is a Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia in Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital.
Graduating from the University of Malta in 1993, he received anaesthetic and pain training in Dublin and London. He was a visiting fellow in Regional Anaesthesia in Uppsala, Sweden in 2000 and subsequently in 2002 to 2004, he acquired advanced specialist training in Pain Medicine in Sydney and Adelaide where he developed his interests in interventional pain management, neuromodulation and cancer pain.
Dr Azzopardi is a Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists UK. He was awarded the Fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists in 2004. He is a Foundation Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists.
Dr Azzopardi treats patients with degenerative spine disease, back and neck pain, arm pain and sciatica. He dedicates a significant part of his clinical time managing Cancer Pain and has been actively involved with the development of Multidisciplinary Integrated Cancer Pain Services at Guys and St. Thomas’ Foundation Trust. He also contributes to the Acute Pain Service in Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital.
His interests include interventional pain management, advanced radiofrequency ablation pain therapies and neuromodulation (spinal cord stimulation & neuro-axial drug delivery).
Dr Azzopardi also provides medico-legal specialist reports and accepts instructions for defendant and claimant personal injury.
Dr Azzopardi has a keen interest in medical education and sits on the London Deanery Pain Training Advisory Group Committee. He has until recently been the Educational Supervisor for Advanced Pain Training in Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital.
His anaesthetic interests include difficult airway anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia and anaesthesia in the developing world. He has been the lead anaesthetist on numerous charity missions in Ethiopia with Facing Africa and Project Harar.
Contacts
- Telephone number: 0781 079 3549
- Email address: [email protected]