Dr. Mahesh Menon
Lead Pain and Palliative Care

Department
Pallaitive Care
Sub-Speciality
Pain and Palliative Care
Qualification
Academician: Dual proficiency in Chronic pain and Palliative medicine
- University First Rank, MD Anesthesiology
- Fellowship in Pain management (Singapore General hospital) in 2011
- First Indian doctor to be awarded European Diploma in Pain medicine (European pain federation)
- Post graduate Diploma in Medical Law and Ethics (PGDMLE), National Law school of India University, Bengaluru.
- Has International presentations and publications in Chronic pain and Palliative medicine.
Fellowship
Leadership in training and teaching:
- Examiner, Internal assessments, MD Palliative Medicine at Tata Memorial hospital, Mumbai.
- Certified trainer for the Traveling Pain school, an initiative by the Australian and New Zealand college of Anesthesiologists.
- Certified trainer for Education in palliative and end of life care (EPEC)
- Founding member and Secretary, Director of Academics and Training, Society of Integrated pain and Palliative care (SIPP).
- Trainer at the Pain institute of Spain (PioS) training programs.
Experience
Over 15years of Experience
Clinician:
- Set up one of the earliest Pain clinics in a Private hospital in Navi Mumbai- MGM hospital Vashi in 2008.
- Established Pain and palliative care services in Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital, Mumbai and Navi Mumbai from 2011- 2021
- Consultant at the largest tertiary care oncology centre in Bahrain from 2021-2023 involved in setting up palliative care services at a national level centre.
- Social work:
- Helps people facing chronic pain issues and requiring palliative care services in remote locations by health camps and visits.