John Alchin MBBS, FAFOEM (RACP), FFPMANZCA

Dr. John Alchin After 3 years as Medical Officer on the Chatham Islands, John trained in Occupational and Environmental Medicine and worked for Air NZ in Occupational and Aviation Medicine for 8 years. Since 1998 he has worked at the Pain Management Centre at Burwood Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand, where he was the Clinical Director for 6 years.

He is also Clinical Senior Lecturer in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, and is currently President of the New Zealand Pain Society. His main interests are in chronic non-malignant pain, including musculoskeletal and visceral pain syndromes, and headaches.