Dr. Humza Hassun
Visiting Consultant Orofacial Pain Medicine
Orofacial Pain Medicine Under General Surgery
Clinical Interest
Chronic Orofacial Pain (Head and neck) management
Overview
Dr. Humza has completed his postgraduate training in Orofacial Pain Management from the United States. His specialization lies in addressing chronic pain conditions affecting the head and neck region. This encompasses Neuropathic pain conditions (such as Neuralgias, Atypical facial pain, Burning mouth syndrome, complex regional pain syndrome, etc.), Neurovascular pain conditions (covering various types of Migraines, including Facial Migraine, Sinus headaches, Contact point headaches, etc., as well as Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias like Cluster headaches, Paroxysmal Hemicrania, Hemicrania continua, etc.), Tension-type headaches, and secondary headaches (encompassing Medication Overuse headaches, Giant Cell Arteritis, Cervicogenic headaches, etc.). Additionally, his expertise extends to Musculoskeletal Disorders (including Myalgia, Myofacial pain, Myofacial Trigger points, Fibromyalgia and other movement disorders including Orofacial Dyskinesia, Oromandibular Dystonia, etc.), Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD), covering Disc Displacements, Hypermobility disorders, Inflammatory disorders, Degenerative joint disorders of the jaw joint and patients with Sleep Apnea.
Area of Expertise
- Chronic pain disorders including, Neuropathic Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain, Temporomandibular disorders, Neurovascular Pain and Sleep Apnea.
Education & Training
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BDS from Lahore Medical and Dental college.
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Fellowship in Orofacial Pain management from University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey (UMDNJ), USA.
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MDS in Orofacial Pain management from Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (RSDM), USA.
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Clinical Fellowship in General Dentistry for treating patients with Infectious diseases and medically/immuno- compromised patients from Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (RSDM), USA.