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Matthieu Cachemaille
Dr. med.

Matthieu Cachemaille

Specialist in anesthesiology, specialist in interventional pain management (SSIPM member), member of Swiss Medical Association (FMH)

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022 719 65 78

Consultations by appointment only.

Hours

Monday
08:00 - 12:00
13:00 - 17:00
Tuesday
08:00 - 12:00
13:00 - 17:00
Wednesday
08:00 - 12:00
13:00 - 17:00
Thursday
08:00 - 12:00
13:00 - 17:00
Friday
08:00 - 12:00
13:00 - 17:00

Place of practice

  • Hôpital de La Tour
    Bâtiment B11
    Rue de Veyrot 39
    CH-1217 Meyrin
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As a result of my fellowship in Toronto, Canada, in 2017, I have developed specific skills in the interventional treatment of pain by neuromodulation (implantation of spinal cord and peripheral stimulators) as well as in musculoskeletal ultrasound-guided injections.

 

My areas of interest are cryoneurolysis of the peripheral nerves in the case of chronic pain, regenerative medicine by injection of PRP and stem cells within the context of degenerative diseases (back, joints), and neuromodulation, especially peripheral neuromodulation within the context of post-traumatic or post-operative neuropathic pain.

After a university career as senior physician at CHUV in Lausanne, I joined the Pain Clinic at Hôpital de la Tour in Meyrin, Switzerland, in order provide patients with the best possible antalgesic treatment within the shortest possible time.

Areas of expertise:

  • Chronic post-surgical pain
  • Painful peripheral neuropathies
  • Joint and musculoskeletal pain
  • Chronic spinal pain
  • Orofacial and dental pain
  • Post-herpetic pain
  • Headaches
  • Pelvic pain
  • Complex regional pain syndrome
  • Regenerative medicine

Affiliation(s)

  • Member of the Swiss Medical Association (FMH)

  • Member of the Swiss Society for Interventional Pain Management (SSIPM)

  • Member of the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia & Pain Therapy (ESRA)

  • Faculty member of the educational committee (SIG neuromodulation) of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)

  • Member of the International Neuromodulation Society (INS)

  • Membre SSAPM (Swiss Society for Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine) et organisateur du congrès annuel

  • Membre WIP (World Institute of Pain)

  • Membre IASP (International Association for the Study of Pain)

  • Membre WAPMU (World Academy of Pain Medicine United)

  • Membre SSUM - Société Suisse d'Ultrasons en Médecine

Medical specialties

Languages spoken

  • French
  • German
  • English

Online

Professional activities

Since 2022
Chief Physician, Pain Clinic Hôpital de La Tour, Geneva, Switzerland
2019 - 2022
Associate Senior Physician, Anesthesiology Department and Analgesia Center Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
2018
Hospital Senior Physician, Anesthesiology Department and Analgesia Center Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
2017 - 2018
Clinical fellow, Anesthesiology Department and Pain center St-Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada
2014 - 2017
Chief Resident, Anesthesiology Department and Analgesia Center Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
2009 - 2014
Assistant Physician, Anesthesiology Department and Analgesia Center Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
2007 - 2009
Assistant Physician, Internal Medicine Department Hôpital de Monthey, Monthey, Switzerland
2007
Assistant Physician, Department of Visceral Surgery Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland

Teaching activities

Since 2018
Practical ultrasound training, Swiss Society of Interventional Pain Management (SSIPM) course Montreux, Switzerland
Since 2018
Practical ultrasound training, European Society for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management (ESRA) course Switzerland
Since 2018
Postgraduate training for surgeons, Swiss Foundation for Innovation and Training in Surgery Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
2018 - 2022
Undergraduate teaching for bachelor and master students with co-supervision of theses and masters Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
2018 - 2022
Postgraduate training for physicians and nurses, Anesthesiology Department and Analgesia Center Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland

Degrees and qualifications

2021
Lecturer (Clinical) Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
2020
POCUS, local anesthesia, vascular punctures, interventional treatment of pain Swiss Society for Ultrasound in Medicine, Bern, Switzerland
2019
Certified Interventional Pain Sonologist (CIPS) World Institute of Pain, Budapest, Hungary
2018
Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) World Institute of Pain, Miami, USA
2017
Specialist in Interventional Pain Management (SSIPM) Swiss Society of Interventional Pain Management (SSIPM), Bern, Switzerland
2014
FMH-accredited specialist in Anaesthesiology Swiss Society of Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation, Bern, Switzerland
2013
Doctorate in Medicine (MD) Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
2006
Swiss medical degree Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Professional training

2021
CME in ultrasonography of the musculoskeletal system Paris, France
2020 - 2021
Certificate of management for senior physicians Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
2016
Radiation Protection Expert Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
2013
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification (PALS) Lausanne, Switzerland
2011
Advanced Trauma Life Support Certification (ATLS) Lausanne, Switzerland
2008
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS) Lausanne, Switzerland

Research

2022
Principal Investigator of the study: “Cryoneurolysis of alveolar nerves for chronic orofacial pain after dental surgery: a new technique and a case series”
2021 - 2022
Principal Investigator of the study: “Effect of genicular nerves cryoneurolysis on pain and function in patients with chronic knee pain: a case series”
2020 - 2022
Principal Investigator of the study: “Gait analysis as an objective measure of the efficacy of genicular nerve blocks for chronic knee pain: a pilot study”

Conferences

2019 - 2022
Organization committee for the conference of the SSAPM (Swiss Society for Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine) Bern, Switzerland

Publication

2017
Chapter of book: “La douleur chronique postopératoire”. Manuel pratique d’algologie, Edition Elsevier Masson PubMed link