Joanna M Zakrzewska Editor

Joanna M. Zakrzewska is both dentally and medically trained (King's College London and University of Cambridge). Between 2007- 2015 she set up the largest award winning UK multi-disciplinary facial pain service at UCLH, London. Currently working part time at UCLH while setting up a national Trigeminal Neuralgia Institute. Chairperson of Medical Advisory Board and founder Trustee of Trigeminal Neuralgia Association UK (patient support group). She has written five books, contributed to 27 chapters, written over 180 peer reviewed papers and has been rated as the top expert in trigeminal neuralgia in the world. Lectured as an invited speaker in 100 international meetings in 30 countries. Turo Nurmikko is a certified Neurologist and Pain Specialist. 1991 he received his PhD (DSurgMedSci) from the University of Tampere, Finland. He established and led the Tampere Pain Clinic Tampere 1983-1994 before moving to work as a Consultant of Relief at the Walton Centre, Liverpool UK until 2015 where he founded and headed a multidisciplinary facial pain clinic 2005-2013. He was Chair of Pain Science at University of Liverpool 2001-2011 and Honorary Professor 2012-2018. He was a founding member of Neuropathic Pain SIG, IASP, and its first Chairman (2002-2005). He held the directorship of Pain Research Institute, Liverpool 2001 - 2018. He has written over 100 peer-reviewed articles and 40 textbook chapters and lectured as an invited speaker in 180 international meetings in 30 countries.