Paul Wrigley trained in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine and completed a basic science PhD in neuropharmacology. Alongside his Pain Medicine clinical practice he maintains an active translational clinical neurophysiology research program. He has received numerous awards for research and clinical practice in Pain Medicine and serves on a number of local and national committees concerned with pain education and delivery of service. He is recognised for his expertise in pain following spinal cord injury however his research more broadly aims to improve the overall clinical assessment and management of chronic pain.