Professor Joanna M. Zakrzewska
Qualifications, Professional bodies, Appointments & Awards
Professor Zakrzewska receiving the Charles Tomes Medal from the Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of RCS England, Professor Michael Escudier, after delivering the Charles Tomes Lecture at the Royal College of Surgeons on 14th March 2019.
Academic qualifications
| 1972 | BDS | King's College, University of London |
| 1979 | MB BChir | Newnham, University of Cambridge |
| 1980 | FDS RCS | Royal College of Surgeons, England |
| 1990 | MD | University of Cambridge |
| 1991 | FFD RCSI Oral Medicine | Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland |
| 2000 | FHEA | Higher Education Academy |
| 2008 | FFPMRCA | Royal College of Anaesthetists |
| Registrations | 2525044 | General Medical Council |
| 46685 | General Dental Council |
Membership of professional bodies
| International Association for the Study of Pain | British Association for the Study of Headache |
| International Headache Society | Cochrane Collaboration - oral/neuromuscular |
| British Pain Society | British Medical Association |
| Royal Society of Medicine | Society of Authors |
Appointments
| May 2015 - | Consultant / Hon Professor, Oral Medicine (facial pain ) Eastman Dental Hospital and Pain Management Centre, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust ; 2 PAs research funded from Centre Biomedical Research UCL |
| April 2007 - May 2015 | Consultant / Hon Professor, Oral Medicine, lead of facial pain unit Eastman Dental Hospital UCLH NHS Foundation Trust |
| April 2007 – Aug 2008 | The John Radcliffe Oxford NHS Trust ( 2 sessions) |
| July 2004 – March 2007 | Professor of pain in relation to oral medicine Clinical Diagnostic and Oral Sciences, Institute of Dentistry, Barts and the London, Queen Mary’s School of Medicine & Dentistry |
| Dec 1996-June 2004 | Senior Lecturer/Hon. Consultant in Oral Medicine Clinical Diagnostic and Oral Sciences, Institute of Dentistry, Barts and the London, Queen Mary’s School of Medicine & Dentistry |
| 1989 - 2007 | Hon Consultant National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery |
| Jan 1991 – March 2000 | Consultant/Hon. Senior Lecturer Mortimer Market Dental Clinic/ AIDS/HIV/GUM, Camden & Islington NHS Trust 1- 3 sessions |
| Jan 1991 - Feb 1996 | Consultant Oral Physician University College London Hospitals |
| April 1989- Dec 1995 | Consultant/Honorary Senior Lecturer in Oral Medicine EDH |
| Apr 1986 – Mar 1989 | Research Fellow/Honorary Senior Registrar in Oral Medicine EDH |
| Apr 1984 – Mar 1986 | Locum Senior Registrar, Oral & Maxfac Surg & Oral Medicine EDH |
| Feb 1982 – Mar 1984 | Registrar, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery,Eastman Dental Hospital EDH |
| Apr 1981 – Jan 1982 | SHO ENT St Mary's Hospital, London W2 |
| Aug 1980 – Jan 1981 | HS Thoracic Surgery/Orthopaedics, Norfolk & Norwich |
| Feb 1980 – July 1980 | HP to Dr A Dick and Dr J Hunter, Cambridge |
| Oct 1978 – Oct 1979 | Supervisor in Pathology Tripos 1 Newnham Cambridge |
| Dec 1975 – Aug 1977 | Dental Clinical Assistant St Mary's Hospital, London W2 |
| Oct 1975 – Oct 1979 | Medical Student, St Mary’s & Cambridge |
| Mar 1975 – Sept 1975 | SHO Oral Surgery Eastman Dental Hospital |
| Feb 1974 – Feb 1975 | SHO Dental Surgery St Mary's Hospital, London W2 |
| Sept 1973 ‑ Jan 1974 | General Dental Practice Miss B J Baldwin, Sutton, Surrey |
| Feb 1973 – July 1973 | HS Dental King's College Hospital Dental School |
Awards
| Top Quality Patient Care Award for Facial Pain MDT Team, Eastman Dental Hospital |
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 2019 |
| thebmjawards, Finalists, Clinical Leadership, MDT for Trigeminal Neuralgia project |
BMA Clinical Excellence Awards 2019 |
| Charles Tomes Medal, Charles Tomes Lecturer | Royal College of Surgeons England 2019 |
| Senior Neuroscientist Award of the Year | International Association for Dental Research 2018 |
| Honorary Member of the Society Sodalem Honoris Causa Societatis |
Polish Association for the Study of Pain 2015 Polskie Towarzystwo Badania Bólu |
| Officer's Cross of the Order of Service to Poland Krzyż Oficerski Orderu Zasługi Rzeczypospolitej Polski | President of the Republic of Poland 2009 Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polski, Lech Kaczyński |
Professor Joanna Zakrzewska (on the left) receiving the Senior Neuroscientist Award of the Year from the International Association for Dental Researc ("IADR") in London on 27th July 2018.
The MDT for Trigeminal Neuralgia team at Eastman Dental Hospital, Finalists at the BMA Clinical Excellence Award on 24th April 2019.
