Dr Willem Volschenk (Anaesthetist)
- Name
- Dr Willem Jacobus Volschenk
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery Pretoria University South Africa 1991
- FANZCA Australia 2005
- Occupation
- Anaesthetist
- Gender
- Male
Dr Willem Volschenk consults in pain medicine through Hunter Pain Clinic at Broadmeadow in Newcastle and Tuggerah on the Central Coast. He operates at Hamilton Day Surgery, Lingard Private Hospital and Newcastle Private Hospital.
Dr Volschenk attained his primary medical degree at the University of Pretoria in South Africa and completed his postgraduate Specialist Anaesthetic training in Natal, becoming a Fellow of the South African College of Anaethetists. He acquired his postgraduate Australian Anaesthetic and Pain Management Fellowships in Australia holding a dual fellowship in both Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia.
Dr Volschenk fulfilled the role of the Director of Anaesthesia at the Mater Meriscoridae Hospital in Newcastle after immigrating to Australia. He subsequently became the supervisor of neurosurgical anaesthetic training for the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthesia at the John Hunter Hospital as a Visiting Medical Officer. Currently, he is the supervisor of training for pain medicine at Hunter Pain Clinic, an accredited training site for the Fellowship of Pain Medicine of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthesia.
His special interest is in neuropathic pain conditions and spinal pain. He is involved in continuing research through Genesis Research Services, including drug and device clinical trials in pain medicine. As part of Hunter Pain Clinic, Dr Volschenk regularly involves himself in GP education. He is a member of the International Association for the Study of Pain and the International Neuromodulation Society.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Hamilton Day Surgery Centre
- Affiliated Clinics
- Hunter Pain Clinic
- Hunter Pain Clinic - Tuggerah
- Sydney Pain Specialists
- Hunter Pain Specialists - Broadmeadow
- Affiliated Organisations
- Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA)
Practice Locations
Newcastle
- Hamilton Day Surgery Centre
- Address
- 76 Jenner Parade
Hamilton South NSW 2303
Australia
- Phone
- 02 4985 1800
- Fax
- 02 4940 0983
- Hunter Pain Specialists - Broadmeadow
- Address
- Hunter Specialist Medical Centre
91 Chatham Street
Broadmeadow NSW 2292
Australia
- Phone
- 02 8294 6786
Central Coast
- Hunter Pain Clinic - Tuggerah
- Address
- 1st Floor
1 Bryant Dr
Tuggerah NSW 2259
Australia
- Fax
- 02 4940 0322
Sydney
- Sydney Pain Specialists
- Address
- Q Central
Suite 209 10 Norbrik Drive
Bella Vista NSW 2153
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9836 5491
- Fax
- 02 9836 0681
