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Dr. Hossein Majedi

Academic title(s): 

Associate Professor

Dr. Hossein Majedi
Contact Information
Email address: 
hossein.majedi [at] mcgill.ca
Phone: 
514-934-8222
Office: 
Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit
Area(s): 
Pain
Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Regional Anesthesia
Location: 
91ºÚÁÏÍø Health Centre (MUHC - Glen) - Royal Victoria Hospital
Montreal General Hospital
Degree(s): 

MD, AFSA (France)

Areas of expertise: 
  • Pain Medicine
  • Regional Anesthesia and Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Clinical Interests: 
  • Acute and Chronic Pain Management, including Headache, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Facial Pain & Cancer Pain
  • Interventional & Image-Guided Pain Procedures, including Neuromodulation
  • Regional Anesthesia and US-Guided Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Biography: 

Dr. Majedi is an anesthesiologist and pain specialist with over 20 years of clinical and academic experience. He completed two fellowships in Pain Medicine in France, at Pierre & Marie Curie University (Paris) and at Louis Pasteur University (Strasbourg), where he obtained the AFSA (Attestation de Formation Spécialisée Approfondie). He previously held faculty positions at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, where he founded and chaired the Pain Research Center and directed the Pain Fellowship Program.

At the national level, he has served on the Iranian National Board of Anesthesiology and on the Ministry of Health committees for anesthesiology certification and pain fellowship curriculum development, and was Vice President of the Iranian Headache Association.

His clinical expertise encompasses interventional and image-guided pain procedures, regional anesthesia, neuromodulation, and complex chronic pain conditions including headache, trigeminal neuralgia, and cancer pain. His research focuses on neuropathic pain, botulinum toxin in pain management, and chronic pain registries.

Selected publications: 
  • Khojasteh N, Majedi H, et al. Comparison of epidural space contrast flow and clinical outcomes in parasagittal versus transforaminal epidural steroid injection. Scientific Reports 2026.
  • Alikarami S, et al, Majedi H. Intra- and Postoperative Botulinum Toxin Injection in Postsurgical Pain Management: A Literature Review. Pain Research and Management 2025;2025:6649252.
  • Hosseindoost S, et al, Majedi H. The analgesic effects of botulinum neurotoxin by modulating pain-related receptors: A literature review. Molecular Pain 2024;20:17448069241275099.
  • Amighi D, Majedi H, et al. The efficacy of sphenopalatine ganglion block and radiofrequency denervation in the treatment of cluster headache: a case series. Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2020;10(6):e104466.
  • Majedi H, et al. Predicting factors of pain duration in patients with chronic pain: a large population-based study. Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2020;10(1):e95776.
  • Majedi H, et al. Characteristics of neuropathic pain in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury. Neurosciences Journal 2018;23(4):292–300.
  • Majedi H, et al. Validation of the Persian version of the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI-P) in chronic pain patients. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2017;54(1):132–138.
  • Majedi H, et al. A Comparison of Metoclopramide and Lidocaine for Preventing Pain on Injection of Diazepam. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2002;95(5):1297–1299.
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