Director
MBChB FANZCA FFPMANZCA
Specialist Pain Medicine Physician and Specialist Anaesthetist
Dr Barry Slon has 25 years of experience as a Doctor, and 13 years experience in Pain Medicine.
He completed his medical degree in Cape Town, worked in a variety of different medical specialities, after which he became a Fellow of the Australia and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, and later on also achieved Fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of this same College.
He has experience in anaesthesia, acute pain, chronic pain and palliative care, and is skilled at treating most clinical presentations of pain. He is able to offer a truly comprehensive approach to his patients, with a range of treatments including interventions, medication management, and psycho-behavioural techniques.
He sees TAC, WorkCover, privately insured and uninsured patients.
Dr Slon undertakes to take personal responsibility for his patient’s care.
Qualifications
- MBChB.
- FANZCA.
- FFPMANZCA.
Professional Memberships
- Australian Pain Society.
- Neuromodulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.
Positions
- Director, Melbourne Pain Group.
Additional Professional Activities and Contributions
- Honorary Adjunct Lecturer, Monash University (2010-2013).
- Contributor, Monash Anaesthesia Registrar Training Scheme (2007-2016).
Publications
Li Y, Jackson KA, Slon B, Hardy JR, Franco M, William L, Poon P, Coller JK, Hutchinson MR, Currow DC, Somogyi: AA 2015.
“CYP2B6*6 allele and age substantially reduce steady-state ketamine clearance in chronic pain patients: impact on adverse effects”.
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Feb 2015.
WL. Ng, TG. Short, KN. Gunn, GS. Fuge, B. Slon: 2014.
“Accuracy and reliability of the i-STAT point-of-care device for the determination of haemoglobin concentration before and after major blood loss”.
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 42 (4).
“Accuracy, precision and reliability of the i-STAT haemoglobin measurement device”.
Free paper presentation, 2008 ANZCA ASM (Presentation by co-author).
El-Seweisy O and Slon B: 2010.
“Analgesic Effect of Subanaesthetic Intravenous Ketamine in Refractory Neuropathic Pain: A Case Report”
Pain Medicine, 11(6).