Dr Bethany Fitzmaurice

Dr Bethany Fitzmaurice is a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management who provides comprehensive, patient-centred care for individuals living with complex and persistent pain conditions. Adopting a holistic and empathetic approach, she focuses on understanding each patient's unique medical history to establish accurate diagnoses and long-term recovery strategies. Dr Fitzmaurice works closely with patients to alleviate pain, restore mobility, and improve overall quality of life through individualised, evidence-based treatment plans.

Her clinical expertise encompasses a broad spectrum of conditions, including chronic back and neck pain, joint pain, nerve pain, persistent post-surgical or post-traumatic pain, chronic abdominal and pelvic pain, and complex regional pain syndrome. Dr Fitzmaurice has a specialist clinical interest in chronic widespread pain and fibromyalgia. To guide diagnosis and rehabilitation, she arranges and interprets diagnostic imaging and tailors medication regimens. She also offers advanced interventional pain procedures, including X-ray- and ultrasound-guided spinal injections for back pain and sciatica, joint and bursa injections, and targeted nerve blocks.

Dr Fitzmaurice completed her medical degree at the University of Birmingham in 2011 before undertaking specialist postgraduate training in Anaesthetics. Alongside her clinical training, she earned a PhD in Sports, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, conducting research into innovative therapies for chronic pain management. A dedicated academic as well as clinician, Dr Fitzmaurice has authored multiple peer-reviewed research publications and contributed chapters to pain textbooks.