Dr. Pedram Tabatabaei is a senior consultant in Neurosurgery at the University Hospital of Northern Sweden, where he is the head of the Neuromodulation Unit. He has a broad experience from different modalities within the field of neuromodulation, but also other neurosurgical approaches for pain.

Dr. Thomson was appointed consultant clinical lead in Pain Medicine and anaesthesia in 1992 at Basildon & Thurrock University Hospitals NHSFT, now since 2019, Mid & South Essex University Hospitals NHSFT. In 2013 he became full time clinical lead consultant in pain medicine and neuromodulation. Since 1993 he has been providing neuromodulation services and is active in clinical research, advocacy, training and publishing. He founded the Neuromodulation Society of UK and Ireland in 2001 and served two three-year terms as President of International Neuromodulation Society from 2009 to 2015. He served on INS board in one capacity or another for 20 years. He was chair /co-chair of the scientific and organizing committees of four biennial INS congresses in London 2011, Berlin 2013, Montreal 2015 and Edinburgh 2017. He instigated the INS website, doubled INS membership and started the INS research initiative. He served on council of British Pain Society 2004 to 2008 and has been consultant to NHS England, NICE, NIHR, BSI and other industry partners.

Dr Karla Toye is a Clinical Psychologist currently working at the Manchester and Salford Pain Centre, UK. Having completed her Clinical Psychology Doctorate at Manchester University in 2001, Karla took up a post at the Manchester and Salford Pain Centre, where she has worked ever since. She is currently the lead psychologist for the neuromodulation part of the service and her interests include the interface between neuromodulation and chronic pain rehabilitation. She is currently a member of the Psychologists In PaIn Neuromodulation (PIPIN) group who are a network of clinical psychologists working in UK neuromodulation services. The group meets regularly to discuss developments in the field of neuromodulation, psychological aspects of surgical care and to share good practice. As part of the group, Karla has contributed to the recently developed ‘Good Practice Guidelines for Psychological Assessment and Intervention for Neuromodulation Services’ which is currently in process.