Dr Manoj Sivan MD FRCP Edin
- Position: Associate Clinical Professor and Honorary Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine
- Areas of expertise: Pain medicine; Non-inflammatory musculoskeletal conditions; Rehabilitation technology; Long-term conditions; Sleep medicine; Outcome measurement
- Email: M.Sivan@leeds.ac.uk
- Location: Martin Wing Leeds General Infirmary
- Website: LinkedIn | Googlescholar | ORCID
Profile
Manoj graduated in Medicine in 1999. He completed NIHR integrated academic training and MD (Research) in rehabilitation robotics in Leeds. He was appointed as Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust in 2012 and joined the Human Pain Research Group in University of Manchester as Honorary Senior Lecturer.
Since 2017, he is an Associate Clinical Professor in Rehabilitation Medicine within LIRMM in University of Leeds and Consultant in Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Awards
2007 UK's first NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship in Rehabilitation Medicine
2014 European Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine (EARM) Prize for best research in rehabilitation in Europe
2014 UK Philips Nichols research prize
2016 Jill Simpson award for clinical excellence, Salford Royal Hospital Foundation Trust
Research interests
Physiology of pain and novel therapeutic approaches in chronic pain; Exercise and restorative robotic rehabilitation technology; Ultrasound for diagnosis and intervention in musculoskeletal problems; Spinal interventions; Sleep disturbances in chronic conditions; Outcome measurement
Qualifications
- FRCP Edin
- MD
- Diploma Sport and Exercise Medicine
- PgC Medical Imaging
- MBBS
Professional memberships
- Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
- General Medical Council
- British Medical Association
Student education
Faculty in MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine
Research groups and institutes
- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine
- Non-Inflammatory Musculoskeletal
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Musculoskeletal disease