Specialties
- Pain Medicine
Areas of Interest
- Spinal pain
- Sacroiliac, discogenic and facet mediated pain
- Pain post-spinal surgery
St Vincent’s Private Hospital Brisbane, QLD
Perceptions Pain Practice
Cadogan Medical
Ground Floor, 1382 Sandgate Road
Nundah QLD 4012
McCullough Medical Centre
Suite 8, 249 McCullough Street
Sunnybank QLD 4109
Biography
Dr Elaine Shek has over twenty-five years of experience as a doctor working in general practice, hospitals and pain medicine.
She approaches the treatment of chronic pain in a holistic manner utilising pharmacology, psychological therapies and interventions such as radiofrequency neurotomies, sympathetic nerve blocks and neuromodulation.
Dr Shek obtained her medical degree in 1996 from The University of Queensland. She worked in general practice and in the hospital setting for two decades. She developed a deep passion for looking after patients with chronic pain. She underwent further training to become a pain specialist.
In her chronic pain speciality, Dr Shek has trained extensively at the Princess Alexandra Pain Unit, QPain, and at Migraine Specialist. She is a fellow of two specialist colleges (Fellowships of General Practice and Faculty of Pain Medicine Australian New Zealand College of Anaesthetists).
Dr Shek has a special interest in treating spinal pain (cervical, thoracic and lumbar) as well as sacroiliac, discogenic and facet mediated pain. She is also able to treat persistent pain post spinal surgery. She is very committed to continuing education, training and study and continues to upskill, attending courses and conferences
