Dr Zhao is an Interventional Pain Specialist with dual Fellowships with the Royal Australian College of General Practice (FRACGP-RG) and the Faculty of Pain Medicine, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FFPMANZCA). His experience crosses private and public multidisciplinary pain medicine services. Dr Zhao’s practice includes acute and chronic pain management, interventional pain procedures and multidisciplinary pain care. Dr Zhao has a background in anaesthesiology, emergency medicine and rural general practice, contributing to broad experience in procedural medicine and complex patient management.
Qualifications
- 2024 Fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FFPMANZCA)
- 2023 Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP-RG)
- Diploma of Emergency Medicine, Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (AACEM)
- Master of Medical Imaging, Curtin University
- 2005 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Tianjin Medical University, China
Current Roles
- Jul 2025 – Current: Pain Specialist, Wellspring Pain Clinic, NSW
- Jul 2024 – Current: Pain Specialist, Western Sydney Pain Centre, Penrith NSW
- Dec 2024 – Current: Pain Specialist, Northern Beaches Pain Management, Sydney NSW
Previous Roles
- Feb 2022 – Jul 2024: FPM Trainee, public and private pain medicine settings, NSW
- Aug 2008 – Feb 2022: Rural Generalist, Australia
- Aug 2004 – Sep 2005: Anaesthesiology, Tianjin Jizhou District Hospital, China
Areas of Expertise
- Integration of interventional pain medicine within a comprehensive multidisciplinary framework
- Fluoroscopy- and ultrasound-guided pain procedures
- Neuromodulation and spinal intervention procedures
- Neuropathic pain and complex pain presentations