Dr Alex Kumar

Consultant in Pain Medicine

BSc FRCA

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Biography

Alex is a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management with Honorary Consultant appointments at King’s College Hospital and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Outside the NHS, Alex delivers integrated pain management at Pure Sports Medicine. He qualified from Bart’s and The London and undertook specialty training in Anaesthetics and Pain Management both in the UK and abroad with fellowships in acute pain at St Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, and in chronic pain at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London. 

Alex’s passion is in the use of pain medicine to enable rehabilitation to improve function and quality of life. This is achieved by using a truly holistic, multidisciplinary approach, tailoring intervention, medication, and pain therapies in partnership with the patient. 

Alex lives in London with his wife Alice a Gastroenterologist, and three young children. Away from London they can be found either in Devon or in the mountains. 

Specialist Interests

Acute and Chronic Pain Medicine to enable Rehabilitation, Spinal Medicine and Interventional Pain Medicine

Sporting Interests

Running, Cycling and Backcountry Skiing

Currently Works At

Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine at King’s College Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and at DMRC, Stanford Hall.

An exceptional doctor who was polite, courteous and very understanding. I found it a great relief to know thar he fully understood what I was experiencing and explained the results and treatment in a way I could understand.”

Patient


Alex’s Locations #

Kensington SW7

Our Kensington clinic on Cromwell Road is located within the Point West Building, convenient to Kensington, Chelsea, Fulham and West London. Offering both face-to-face and remote consultations.

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020 7788 7000