Associate Professor Marc Russo is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and a Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine. He is the Director of the Hunter Pain Specialists, Hamilton Day Surgery, Genesis Research Services and Co-Director of the Innervate Pain Management Program. Hunter Pain Specialists in Newcastle is a Tier 2 training facility for Faculty of Pain Medicine, and a Certified ISO 9001 business.

Associate Professor Russo provides a multidisciplinary approach to pain management. He believes that clinical diligence, early intervention, education and research in the field of pain management are integral to successfully treating patients suffering from chronic persistent non cancer and cancer pain.