About

Dr. Gina Benavente is an anesthesiologist who works in chronic pain at the Pain Clinic of Saint John Regional Hospital, a Horizon Health Network hospital in Saint John, New Brunswick. She has worked as an anesthesiologist with Horizon Health Network since August 2025 and at the Pain Clinic since July 2026.

She completed fellowships in chronic pain management and in regional anesthesia and pain management at St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, and is a Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) of the World Institute of Pain.

Clinical interests

Chronic pain assessment and management, interventional pain procedures, and regional anesthesia.

Education and training

• 2026Anesthesiology examination passed, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Certification through the Practice Eligibility Route is in progress.
• 2024–2025Fellowship in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto
• 2024Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP), World Institute of Pain
• 2023–2024Fellowship in Chronic Pain Management, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto
• 2021–2022Postgraduate training in interventional techniques for chronic refractory pain, National University of La Plata and Center for Comprehensive Pain Care of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
• 2020–2021Master’s degree in Pain, University San Pablo CEU (Spain)
• 2018Diploma in Total Intravenous Anesthesia (TIVA), Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
• 2012–2015Anesthesiology specialty training, Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University
• 2004–2010Medical degree, Catholic University of Santa María (Peru), first in her graduating class

Credentials

• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: anesthesiology examination passed (2026); certification through the Practice Eligibility Route in progress.
• Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP), World Institute of Pain (2024).

Teaching and presentations

• Organizer and instructor, ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia workshops, Lima, 2022.
• Assistant Professor, clinical simulation (cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway), School of Medicine, Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University, 2016–2019.

Languages

To be updated

Sources

Training, credentials and teaching as provided by Dr. Benavente (to be approved by her).