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Ashraf Abouharb

Consultant Neurosurgical Spine Surgeon

Consultant Neurosurgeon

www.belfastprivateneurosurgeons.com

Curriculum Vitae Ashraf Abouharb, MD., FRCSEd /SN/ 9 Berkeley hall lane Lisburn BT27 5TH U.K E-mail: abouharb2000@yahoo.com , Tel.07934679053 PERSONAL PROFILE Full name: Ashraf Abouharb Date of birth: 7. January 1973 Nationality: Slovak Republic / EU / Marital state: Married, 3 children Languages: Slovak, Czech, English, Arabic • GMC Registration : Reg. No: 6150752 • Type: Full registration with licence to practice • specialist registration SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS • June 1997, Degree doctor of medicine / M.D/ Comminus university, Jesenius Faculty of medicine, Martin , Slovakia • April 10 th. 2002 , first degree specialization in Surgery Slovak postgraduate academy of medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia • November 2005, Specialization in Neurosurgery / Completed postgraduate neurosurgical training / EU programe/ Slovak Medical University , Bratislava- Slovakia • September 2005 , Doctorate study examination University JPS, Faculty of Medicine, Kosice- Slovakia Thesis : Interstitial brachyradiotherapy of malignant brain tumours • Feb. 2007 – Nov. 2008 Clinical Fellowship / Neurovascular, Micro neurosurgery and Spinal Neurosurgery/ Neuroscience regional unit, Belfast Health Trust, Belfast, UK • Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh FRCS Ed./ Neurosurgery/ since 2014 COURSES AND FURTHER TRAINING • AO SPINE International course , degenerative and traumatic Spinal surgery , Davos- Switzerland , December 2003 Course director Prof. Max Aebi • Weill medical college of Cornell University of New york Salzburg-Weill Cornell course in Neurosurgery Salzburg, Austria , february-March 2004 Course director Philip Stieg, M.D • Postgraduation course in Neurosurgery- Spine and spinal cord surgery, peripheral nerves surgery Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic , April 2003 Course director Assoc.prof. Jiri Nahlovsky, M.D, PhD. • Postgraduation course in neurosurgery- Vascular Neurosurgery, CNS Traumatology, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic , April 2004 Course director Assoc. Prof. Jiri Nahlovsky , M.D , PhD. • Management course, New to management, The Beeches management centre, Belfast Metropolitan College, Belfast, Northern Ireland. November 2000 • Endoscopic spinal surgery course Cologne, Germany March 2010 • Complex spinal surgery course, Oxford, U.K , June 2010 • New consultant Management course , Oxford June 2011 • Gliolan training course , Dublin Oct. 2012 • Biosurgery course in Neurosurgery Vienna, Austria March 2014 • Skull base dissection course Copenhagen, Denmark Sep. 2014 • Minimally invasive spinal course, Barcelona Oct. 2015 • Skull base dissection course Strasbourg, France June 2016 • Microvascular workshop / Basic miocvascular techniques and cerebral revascularization surgery/ Vienna October 2016 • Endoscopic and minimally invasive Transforaminal disc surgery , Hands on cadaveric workshop training course Munich June 2017 • Endoscopic transforaminal disc surgery / observership and procedures hand on training / Bucharest , Romania September 2017 RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE 1997 Rotational year / Internal medicine clinic, Surgical clinic, Paediatrics clinic, and Gynecological-obstetrics clinic/, Martin Faculty Hospital, Martin, Slovakia Oktober 1997 - March 1999 Department of anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine , Krompachy hospital and Faculty hospital, Košice, Slovakia From March 1999 – 12/2006 Clinic of neurosurgery Martin Faculty and Teaching Hospital, Martin, Slovakia From 2/2007 – 12/2008 Clinical Fellowship in Neurosurgery, The regional Neuroscience Unit, The Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, U.K From 12/2008 till present time Consultant Neurosurgeon The Regional Neuroscience Unit, The Royal Hospitals, Belfast, U.K TEACHING EXPERIENCE Since 2001 involved in teaching of pregraduate medical students of Jesenius Faculty of Medicine, Martin, Slovakia, providing lectures and practical sessions in the subject of neurosurgery for fifth year medical students. Involved in teaching and supervision of junior medical staff. From 2008 involved in teaching of junior medical staff, and medical students in the Regional Neuroscience Unit, and Queens University Belfast Belfast, U.K Clinical supervisor for speciality trainees in Neurosurgery. Since 2015 a GMC/NIMDTA recognised postgraduation trainer in Neurosurgery CLINICAL EXPIERNCE • After graduation and having internship rotational year, , I started my medical career having my basic training for junior doctors in medicine, general surgery and intensive care and anaesthesia • In 1999 I joined / and was attached to European Neurosurgical training programe/ in the department of neurosurgery, Martin Faculty and teaching hospital in Martin/ Slovakia . • In 2002 I achieved first degree basic specialization in general surgery and in 2005 I completed the neurosurgical training programme awarded by specialization diploma in Neurosurgery in accordance to EU regulations. • Since 2002 attached to post graduation doctorate study , Thesis: Interstitial Brachytherapy in treatment of malignant brain tumours. Study exam awarded by certificate in 2005. • I joined U.K NHS in 2/2007 for a clinical fellowship in Neurosurgery /Neurovascular/ micro surgical and spinal sub specialities/, and since 12/2008 I am occupying a post of a full time Consultant Neurosurgeon with a specialist interest in general/Spinal and Neurovascular including some skull base Neurosurgery. • I gained my speciality fellowship with The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh FRCSEd /SN/ in 2014 TEAM WORK/ and MULTIDISCIPLINARY I am a member of Society of British Neurological Surgeons I am member of British group of Neurovascular surgeons. I am a core member of NICaN / Northern Ireland Cancer network Brain and CNS regional group/ I am a core member of multidisciplinary teams / Neurovascular, Neuro oncology, Spinal / AUDIT AND RESEARCH I was involved in neurosurgical researches as: • in vivo MRS and its value in diagnostics of brain tumours • clinical research as interstitial brachytherapy of malignant brain gliomas. PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS I have some publications and also abstracts/ case presentations in current medical magazines. I presented various papers in neurosurgical/ Spinal meetings and congresses both national within the U.K and international.

Mo Akmal

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

https://www.londonspine.com

Mr Akmal has developed a strong reputation in London for managing spinal trauma and degenerative conditions of the spine. He specializes in minimally invasive spinal surgery using techniques such as Laser discectomy, keyhole surgery, endoscopic spinal surgery and Percutaneous cement augmentation kyphoplasty. He treats back pain, neck pain, disc prolapse, sciatica, vertebral compression fractures and undertakes disc replacement surgery, balloon kyphoplasty, lumbar fusion, spinal injections, Laser discectomy, denervations and spinal implants. Mr Akmal has a large practice in pain management and also soffers advanced spinal pain management techniques.

Arif Bagawan

Trainee Orthopaedic Surgeon

Trust grade clinical fellow

I am from India . I have done MBBS from JNMC Belgaum Karnataka (India ) . I have done masters in Orthopedics from Calcutta National medical college Kolkata . I had worked as registrar in Orthopedics in India in corporate hospitals . Later came to Uk in 2017 and did clinical attachment under Mr Ranganathan (spine surgeon in Roysl London hospital) ,passed MRCS . In UK I have done spine rotation under Mr Steven Lau in William Harvey Hospital. I am preparing for FRCS exams and in future I would like to pursue my career in spine surgery.

Rajiv Bajekal

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

www.rajivbajekal.com

I have been a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon practicing General Orthopaedics and trauma and with a specialist interst in Degenerative low back conditions for 21 years. I am a Senior Examiner in Trauma and Orthopaedics for the FRCS Orth. I am a keen trainer

Robin Bhatia

Consultant Neurosurgical Spine Surgeon

Consultant

Robin Bhatia MA PhD FRCS(SN) is a Consultant Spinal Neurosurgeon practicing at The Great Western Hospital, holding Honorary contracts in The John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London. His practice is devoted to the management of spinal problems. After attending a grammar school in Kent, Mr Bhatia studied medicine at Exeter College in The University of Oxford, and then at Guys, Kings and St Thomas' Medical Schools in London. He qualified in medicine in 2000, sub-specialised in Neurosurgery and received a Doctorate in Clinical Neurosciences in 2010. He obtained the Neurosurgical Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2011. He undertook the North London Complex Spinal Fellowship in The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore in 2011-2012. His specialist interests include: lumbar and cervical spine degenerative disease causing chronic back and neck pain; spinal cord and nerve root decompression; spinal (nerve root/epidural and facet joint) injection therapy; intervertebral disc disease; inflammatory and infective spinal pathologies; spinal fractures/instability; spondylolisthesis; failed back syndrome and revision surgery; intradural pathology; adult scoliosis/kyphosis and spinal tumours. Mr Bhatia is also the Clinical Governance Lead for Trauma and Orthopaedics at The Great Western Hospital; and Chair of the Spinal Multidisciplinary Team which convenes regularly to discuss complex cases. Mr Bhatia has a busy spinal practice, but is devoted to his work and helping his patients. Outside of work, he enjoys playing sport and being with his family. When allowed, he likes watching the snooker and darts!

Adrian Casey

Consultant Neurosurgical Spine Surgeon

Consultant spine surgeon

Esurgeon.com/athcasey

Past president British Association spine surgeons. Adrian Casey was the first neurosurgeon to be appointed as a pure spine surgeon. He holds appointments at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore and the National Hospital for neurology and neuro surgery Queen Square London. He is clinical lead of the Spine unit. He has published 200 Articles in peer review journals and 18 book chapters. He is regularly invited to national and international meetings with expertise on artificial discs, minimally invasive surgery, rheumatoid arthriti, Tarlov cysts kyphosis and spine tumours. Adrian has been active in education and set up the advanced spine course at the European Association of neurosurgeons. He has been involved in the lifelong teaching program for The Society of British neurological surgeons. He is the spine lead for the world Federation of neurosurgeons.

Michael Cass

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant

http://www.sussexspinesolutions.co.uk

Fellowship-Trained Spinal Surgeon who is based in Brighton & Hove. Advanced Training & Fellowship in Spinal Surgery at RNOH Stanmore & Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney. Interests in cervical degeneration & lumbar degenerative disease. Special interests in anterior lumbar surgery.

Anthony Cross

Retired

Honorary Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon, Sunderland Royal Hospital

Experience in spinal surgery: Training at St George’s Hospital, London by Mr Robin Bendall and Mr Philip Cheong Leen, Mr Alan Apley and Mr Gordon Hadfield (St Peter’s, Chertsey, and Pyrford Hospitals) 1975 – 1978. Consultant at Sunderland Royal Hospital, and Honorary Clinical Lecturer in Orthopaedics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, with special interest in spinal surgery, 1978 to present. Lead Sub-regional spinal surgeon County Durham. Lead spinal module trainer for north-east orthopaedic surgical rotation 1983 – 2011. Surgical decompression and stabilisation. This has been part of my training. In particular, pedicle screw stabilisation has been a particular interest, and I was one of the first spinal surgeons in the country to embrace pedicle screw spinal fixation in 1986/7 using the Roy-Camille system. I was lead author in a pan-European trial of the BWM pedicle screw variable axis system in 1991 (published) and subsequently a faculty member of the AO USS system in Davos and Newcastle during the 1990s. I have performed many thousands of pedicle screw insertions, associated with a weekly turnover of 2 to 3 instrumented spinal fusions with decompression each week since 1990 until 2011.

David Cumming

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant Orthopaedic & Spinal Surgeon

Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon at Schoen Clinic London & East Suffolk & North Essex Foundation Trust. Seven years experience as a spinal consultant. He has worked with NHS England to develop best practice in spinal surgery and is also a member of the Clinical Reference Group for spinal services and the improving Spinal Care Project . Chair of the East of England Regional Spinal Network and is Secretary of the British Association of Spinal Surgeons.

charles davis

Consultant Neurosurgical Spine Surgeon

consultant neurosurgeon

Hon Fellow University of Central Lancashire. Past President British Neurooncology Society Director Spinecare Uk Ltd . Director Brain Tumour Northwest . Founder Member British Cervical Spine Society Training in Neurosurgery, Barts, Maudsley, National.

Rakesh Dhake

Trainee Orthopaedic Surgeon

Senior spine fellow

Senior clinical spine fellow to Mr. Grevitt and Mr. Yoon at the Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery (CSSS), Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham.

kelechi Eseonu

Trainee Orthopaedic Surgeon

ST7

I am currently a speciality registrar in Trauma and Orthopaedics in London. I completed my primary medical qualification at the University of Edinburgh, with an intercalated BSc (Hons) in Genetics. After completing foundation and core training at Imperial College NHS trust, Great Ormond Street and the Royal London Hospital, I started higher orthopaedic training on the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (Stanmore) rotation in 2013. I undertook an MSc in Health Economics, Management and Policy at the London School of Economics (LSE) where I developed an interest in the financial evaluation of health provision. I have also undertaken a MSc in Musculoskeletal sciences at the University of Oxford. I have a keen interest in medical education and politics. I have previously been a Vice Chair of the British Medical Association (BMA) regional Junior doctors committee and currently sits on the National Council of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) Trainees Committee.

Tim Germon

Consultant Neurosurgical Spine Surgeon

Consultant Spinal Neurosurgeon

https://www.nuffieldhealth.com/consultants/mr-tim-germon

Mr Tim Germon has been a specialist spine surgeon since 2001. He completed both his medical & higher degree (in advanced brain monitoring techniques) as well as Neurosurgical training in Bristol. He then spent a year as the first neurosurgeon to complete the National Orthopaedic Spinal Fellowship in Nottingham. Mr Germon started in his current position as a consultant spinal neurosurgeon at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth in January 2001. As well as managing a busy clinical practice he is involved in research and teaching both nationally and internationally and is an active member of the British Association of Spine Surgeons. He graduated in Medicine with an intercalated degree in Biochemistry from Bristol University in 1987. Mr Tim Germon's current and previous posts. Pre-registration House Officer, Bristol Teaching Hospitals 1987-88 Demonstrator of Anatomy, Bristol University, 1988-89 Trainee in accident & emergency medicine, Brisbane, Australia, 1989-90 Basic Surgical training, Bristol & Exeter 1990-93 Specialist Training in Neurosurgery & Doctorate, Bristol 1993-2000 National Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery Fellowship, Nottingham, 2001-Present Consultant Spinal Neurosurgeon, Plymouth 2001-Present President British Association of Spine Surgeons 2011-13.

Richard Gullan

Consultant Neurosurgical Spine Surgeon

Consultant Neurosurgeon

londonneurosurgerypartnership.co.uk

Trained at The Medical School of St Bartholomew's Hospital and then undertook general training in London, Cornwall, Manchester and Cambridge prior to obtaining the MRCP (later elected to FRCP) and FRCS. Then undertook neurosurgical raining in Cambridge, Edinburgh and London and also some spinal training at Senior registrar level at the Royal National Orthopaedic hospital, before being appointed as Consultant Neurosurgeon at the Regional Unit at the Brook Hospital in 1988. This Unit then amalgamated with the Guy's/ Maudsley Unit to form the King's Neurosciences Centre in 1995, continuing to practise as a consultant neurosurgeon with a major interest in spinal neurosurgery. During carrer has been at the forefront of a number of spinal procedures including developing the use of interbody fusion cages for cervical spinal surgery (1st pilot series in the World) and introducing the use of posterior fixation for malignant cord compression, posterior interbody fusion and percutaneous disc surgery as well as laminectomy under local anaesthesia for high anaesthetic risk patients to the SBNS. Major training commitment over years has seen many past trainees go on to become very involved in spinal surgery in their own often extremely successful careers.

William Harcourt

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant

https://www.ahspine.co.uk

I have been a Consultant in Gloucestershire since 2003. I resigned from NHS practice in 2015, and work solely in the private sector, although a significant percentage of my work is NHS funded. I trained on the Oswestry/Stoke rotation, and did my Fellowship in Auckland, New Zealand. I graduated from Cambridge University in 1991. My work is focused on adult degenerative spinal conditions.

Aaron Hilis

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Spinal Consultant

Spinal Surgery Consultant

Raman Kalyan

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant

www.kalyanspine.com

Mr Kalyan following his extensive unique experience for last 27 years from numerous world renowned spinal centres, exclusively provides service as Consultant Spinal surgeon in both Adult and Paediatric spine. Mr Kalyan’s passion is "to alleviate the pain and disability arising due to various aspects of spinal pathologies". He has worked in more than 12 specialised spinal centres, closely along with more than 40 Spinal Surgeons, Pain Specialist, and Numerous Allied Health Spine professional, with varied view points and expertise. By attaining this exceptional broad experience, Mr Kalyan has gained expertise in wider spectrum of management of spinal conditions from simpler techniques to complex procedures. His broad training and experiences from numerous excellent centres under many legends, enables him to give his patients a comprehensive outstanding treatment. His unique experience has enabled him to offer a dual hat role of both as Spinal pain management specialist and as Spinal Surgeon, which accomplish to provide a comprehensive care for his spinal patients. He also works closely with other spinal care specialist as required, to provide his patient the best expertise and care. He predominantly treats his patients with simple non-operative management like Spinal injections, Rhizolysis, etc. and if required he apply simpler surgical solutions with appropriate minimally invasive techniques, with aim of achieving better long-term functional outcome. Mr Kalyan believe that “Surgical Wisdom lies in avoiding doing more, when less is sufficient”. Vast majority of his patients are very satisfied or satisfied with their clinical outcome and experiences. Training & Others - After his graduation in 1990, Mr Kalyan started his training in Spinal Surgery in the famous institution Christian Medical College Hospital in India. In 1996, he was elected for the travelling fellowship to visit few distinguished spinal surgeons. In Europe, he got advanced training in spinal surgery by attaining the prestigious fellowship in Germany (1997) and Paris (1998). In UK, from 1998 onwards, he undertook further extensive training and fellowships in Spinal Surgery under various eminent surgeons in Edinburgh, Belfast, Stanmore, London and Nottingham. He obtained his accreditation in Trauma and Orthopaedics, by undertaking the Northern Ireland and Stanmore Orthopaedic rotations. Mr Kalyan lectures in various meetings on management of spinal conditions. He regularly takes active part in teaching various spine carers from different background. In the past, as a Clinical lecturer in London UCL, he had excellent experience in conducting various courses and teaching programmes. He has taken part in researches and audits focusing on various aspects of spinal conditions. He was awarded the MD degree and has won many prizes for his high-quality research work on spinal pathologies. His research on various aspects of spinal pain have enabled him to have great expertise in assessment and diagnosis of various spinal conditions and achieve excellent outcome in most of his patients. Mr Kalyan has a methodical and comprehensive approach to patient’s diagnosis and management. He successfully treats most of his patients using simple non-operative measures like Spinal injections and Rhizolysis (heat denervation), Pain Management, specialised physiotherapy exercises, postural training, Patient education, Bracing and Appropriate other tailored made advice. He undertakes surgery only failing the appropriate conservative treatment. He chooses simple surgical technique that is tailored to the individual patient's needs, to achieve the best long-term functional outcome. He prefers minimally invasive surgical techniques with minimal soft tissue disruption. Mr Kalyan enjoys dancing, organising party and charity event.

Abhinay Kamat

Consultant Neurosurgical Spine Surgeon

Consultant Spinal Surgeon

www.onehealth.co.uk

Mr Abhinay Kamat is a Consultant Spinal Neurosurgeon with a special interest in Complex Cervical and Lumbar spine surgery. He has been performing spinal operations since 1996 and has a wide multinational experience in the field of Spinal surgery in addition to General Neurosurgery and General surgery. He completed his higher surgical training in Neurosurgery on the South Yorkshire training programme with a wide exposure to all spinal operations including complex spinal surgery. He has worked as a Spinal Fellow and later as a Consultant Neurosurgeon with a special interest in Spinal surgery at the John Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford, UK. He has been involved in research and has published papers and has presented his work at national and international level. He has been an Honorary Lecturer and a university examiner at the Sheffield University Teaching Hospitals and has also been involved in teaching medical students at the Oxford University.

Shuaib Karmanin

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant

Www.spine-surgeon.co.uk

Current Posts Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Montefiore Hospital, Brighton & Hove Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Nuffield Hospital, Haywards Heath Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Goring Hall, Worthing Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Nuffield Health Brighton Training and Qualifications Qualified: 1997 - King’s College Medical School, London Basic Surgical Training: South East Thames rotation Orthopaedic Training: South West Thames orthopaedic rotation Masters Degree in Orthopaedic Engineering Fellowships: Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia; Waikato Hospital, New Zealand; Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead Professional Interests Relief Work: Worked in war zones of Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan; with indigenous Indian tribes in Brazil and with children with facial deformity in Kenya Lecturing Nationally and internationally on keyhole techniques in Spinal surgery Performs All forms of spinal surgery including trauma and tumour surgery, surgery for back pain, degenerative spinal disorders (arthritis), slipped discs, disorders of the neck and thoracic spine, scoliosis (curvature of the spine). Minimally invasive (keyhole) spinal surgery. General orthopaedics and traumag: Research: New approaches to spinal disorders Personal Interests Shuaib is married with four children and lives in Sussex. He enjoys running, flying, scuba diving and the great outdoors

Lennel Lutchman

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant

MBBS University of the West Indies, Trinidad, 1994 BST Ipswich Hospital and Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford HST EoE Orthopaedic Programme 1999-2005 Walter Mercer medallist 2004 Spinal Fellowship Brisbane, Australia 2004 Staff NNUH and James Paget Hospital since 2006 Co-ordinator EoE HST Spinal Teaching Programme Examiner for FRCS (Tr and Orth)

Patrick McKenna

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant Orthopaedic & Spinal Surgeon

Www.spinaldocotr.co.uk

Fellowship trained spinal surgeon with a special interest in disc replacement and minimally invasive spinal reconstruction.

Miodrag Milenkovic

Trainee Orthopaedic Surgeon

Specialist Orthopedic Surgeon

www.rhrh.ae

Specialist Orthopedic Surgeon with special interest for Spinal and MISS.

CLARE MORGAN

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant spinal surgeon

www.consultantspinesurgeon.co.uk

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Stephen Morris

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant Spinal Surgeon

www.StephenMorrisSpine.com

Mr Morris is a Consultant Spine Surgeon at Southmead Hospital, Bristol and Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. His practice involves managing degenerative conditions, spinal deformity, fractures, tumours, and infection at all levels of the spine. He treats adult and paediatric patients.

Neil Orpen

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant Orthopaedic & Spinal Surgeon

www.spine-care.co.uk

Spinal surgeon specialising in Minimally Invasive and navigation spinal surgery

Guy Paremain

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant Surgeon

http://www.guyparemain.co.uk

consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal surrey County Hospital in Guildford. Surgery and conservative management of lumbar spine degenerative conditions

Erlick Pereira

Consultant Neurosurgical Spine Surgeon

Consultant Neurosurgeon

www.londonspinesurgery.com

Mr. Pereira is a London Consultant Neurosurgeon who sees patients at St George's University Hospital and The London Clinic in Harley Street. He has a wide general practice of brain, spine and peripheral nerve surgery. He is dual-trained in complex spinal surgery, having trained in neurosurgery at the Oxford John Radcliffe followed by an orthopaedic complex spinal surgery fellowship in Guy’s and St Thomas’. He has special interests in all surgeries for severe chronic pain and cancer pain, spinal cord and dorsal root ganglion stimulation for pain, complex spinal surgery from slipped discs to trauma, tumour and minimally invasive surgery and general brain surgery including trauma, benign lesions, vascular problems and hydrocephalus. He is the lead clinician for functional neurosurgery and pain at St George’s and performed its first deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, pain and epilepsy operations. I have excellent patient feedback on https://www.iwantgreatcare.org/doctors/mr-erlick-pereira

Matthias Radatz

Consultant Neurosurgical Spine Surgeon

Born in Berlin, following my A-levels at the renowned Heese Gymnasium , I studied Medicine at the “Free University of Berlin”. My Neurosurgical Training took place at major teaching institutions in Berlin, Krankenhaus Neukölln under Prof J Zierski and in Sheffield, Royal Hallamshire Hospital under Mr D Forster, Mr J Jakubowski, Mr RDE Battersby and Mr AA Kemeny (2/1994-6/1996). Here my interest in Gamma Knife Radiosurgery was established. After my return to Berlin I completed my neurosurgical training in May 1997, continuing as Facharzt under Prof. J Zierski. In 10/1997 I moved to the Neurosurgical Unit in Oxford, UK to further my training in particular in Functional Neurosurgery working with Prof Tipu Aziz and more complex Skull Base Surgery working with Mr C Adams and Mr R Kerr. I was appointed to my current position as consultant neurosurgeon in May 1999 in Sheffield.. I have been Lead Clinican from 2002 for over 5 years and was appointed by the Yorkshire and Humber Deanery as Program Director for the Sheffield/Hull rotation. Additionally I was a Member of the SAC in neurosurgery for 7 years. I serve on the SBNS Council now and am the President of the British Radiosurgery Society. I have developed a specialist expertise in spinal and complex spinal surgery (image guided and –assisted) and lead this service for many years steering it towards safer implantation of metalwork by setting up one of the first 3D image guided theatres in the country. I am the Director and was Lead Clinician of the National Centre for Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in Sheffield with an excess of 800 patients throughput per year. My treatment portfolio comprises more than 3.500 treatments including specialist expertise in treating even rare conditions utilising all models of the Gamma Knife and witnessing its evolution over more than the last decade. As a core-member I am representing Radiosurgery in the neuro-oncological and vascular MDT . I am IRMER trained, the most recent update took place in 2015 and had extensive radiation protection training for diagnostic and treatment purposes including linac accelerator specifics. I have been fully trained in the use and utilisation of the Gamma Knife and Cyber knife in the treatment for cranial and extra-cranial CNS lesions including the treatment of spinal metastasis.

Tony Reece

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow.

Cons Ortho Spine surgeon since 1996 based in Glasgow. Special interest in spinal tumours.

Ankur Saxena

Consultant Neurosurgical Spine Surgeon

Consultant Neurosurgeon

www.spinaldisorders.co.uk

I am a Consultant Neurosurgeon with specialisation in spinal disorders. I offer the latest surgical and non-surgical treatments relating to all spinal conditions and neurotrauma. Most spinal problems can be managed non-operatively. However, if it comes to a stage that surgery is required, I prefer to offer my patients surgical solutions with minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques that are associated with faster recovery and less rate of complications. I have learnt these techniques from experts from many countries. I routinely collaborate and share my experience with colleagues in Europe and America. The management of some spinal problems is complex. I believe such problems should be discussed in multi disciplinary team meetings to provide the best possible care for my patients. I am fortunate to work with excellent colleagues in the NHS / private sector and we regularly discuss the management of challenging problems in order to come up with comprehensive solutions. This also involves bringing in the latest technology like neuro-navigation, neurophysiological monitoring and spinal endoscopy to make surgery safer. I am the director of neurosurgical training in the region. I am also an examiner for the final neurosurgical fellowship examination (FRCS) that is a requirement for a trainee to take up a consultant job in the UK. I find this extremely gratifying as it also helps me to keep myself updated with the latest developments in my specialty. Specialises in: • Congenital Spinal Abnormalities • Cranio-cervical Junction Abnormalities • Degenerative Spinal Conditions • Spinal Tumours • Neurotrauma (Head and Spinal Injury) Treatments: • Spinal Decompression / Discectomy • Spinal Fusion • Cervical Disc Replacement • Surgery for spinal tumours • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery • Navigated Spine Surgery • Endoscopic Spine Surgery Special interests: • Minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgery • Cervical disc replacement • Spinal problems associated with metabolic disorders • Spinal tumours and CSF related problems Training and registration: My neurosurgical training was based in Glasgow and Sheffield. I then completed the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons of England’s spinal fellowship based at Salford Royal Hospital prior to taking up a substantive consultant job at the same hospital. My NHS practice is based at the Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences at Salford Royal Hospital.

Edward Seel

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Orthopaedic Consultant

http://www.bucks-spine.co.uk

Mr Seel's practice is sub-specialised to the field of spine surgery and provides services for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with spinal conditions in Buckinghamshire including non-operative, injection therapies as well as all aspects of open spine surgery.

Philip Sell

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Philip graduated 1979. His MSC was in Spinal bioengineering. His specialist training was at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry. UK. After a Hong Kong spine fellowship he was he was appointed to the University Hospitals of Leicester in 1993, and from 2001 has had a dual appointment with Nottingham University Hospitals. Philip has over 45 peer reviewed publications on diverse topics related to spine and surgery of the spine. Philip has been President and Secretary of the British Association of Spine Surgeons. He is an active member of the Spine Society of Europe and has had roles within the Executive, the Education committee, and the scientific program committee. He was EUROSPINE President in 2014. Philip is passionate about education and spreading the word of evidence-based medicine. He has little interest in Fiscal health care systems except for making slightly smug comparative observations.

Masood Shafafy

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant Orthopaedic & Spinal Surgeon

Mr Shafafy Qualified from St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical College of University of London in 1994. He completed basic surgical training in Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery, general and vascular surgery in London and Essex before embarking on Advance Surgical Training in Orthopaedics and trauma at the Royal London Hospital in 1999. Following completion of Surgical specialist training which was mainly focused on Spinal surgery in 2005 he went on to complete two Senior Clinical fellowship in Complex Spinal deformity surgery in Oxford and Nottingham before taking a consultant post in 2007.

Ernest John Sinar

Consultant Neurosurgical Spine Surgeon

Consultant Neurosurgeon

I am a Consultant Neurosurgeon with extensive experience in the management of spinal disorders and trauma. I have over thirty years experience preparing medicolegal reports in personal injury and medical negligence cases.

George Spink

Consultant Neurosurgical Spine Surgeon

Consultant Neurosurgical Spine Surgeon

http://www.heyneurosurgeon.co.uk

Consultant Neurosurgeon, Hull and East Yorkshire NHS trust Consultant Neurosurgeon, Spire Hull and East Riding Hospital Honorary Consultant, York & Scarborough NHS Trusts Honorary President York Surgical Society Consultant Neurosurgeon, York Nuffield Hospital I have worked as a Consultant Spinal Neurosurgeon since 2008, initially at The John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, and now at Hull University Teaching Hospital. I am on the General Medical Council specialist register for Neurosurgery. Currently I am one of the senior surgeons in a Neurosurgical team providing services in the East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. For 8 years I was the clinical leader of the spinal team for this service. Over the last few years my managerial roles have included: 2009-16 Clinical Lead for Spinal Surgery, Hull and East Yorkshire 2009-16 Chair, Regional Spinal MDT 2012-16 Co-Chair, Neurosurgery Governance team 2012-14 Clinical Lead for Neurosurgery, Hull and East Yorkshire 2009- Regional Committees - Spinal network / MTC / MSCC / SCI My elective practice is entirely spinal. I undertake all aspects of elective and emergency spinal surgery, dealing with: o simple degenerative spinal disease (cervical / thoracic / lumbar / sacral) o slipped discs / sciatica / brachalgia / spinal cord compression / myelopathy o complex degenerative deformity o spinal tumours o spinal trauma o joint replacement surgery o minimally invasive surgery o kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty I also provide opinion on the non-operative management of neck and back pain.

Adam Way

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant Spinal Surgeon

http://www.jointreaction.co.uk

Adam Way was brought up in Surrey and educated at Bradfield College, Reading. He graduated in 1998 from Sheffield University Medical School. He did his basic surgical training at RNOH, Stanmore, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow and NHNN, Queen Square. He studied for his MSc in Surgical Sciences at University College London and then went on to Higher Surgical Training at Barts and the Royal London Hospital. He concentrated his registrar training to becoming a spinal surgeon, spending 2 years on the spinal unit at Stanmore and then did a further 1 year advanced spinal surgery fellowship. Adam has nationally and internationally published and lectured on spinal and trauma surgery and examines and interviews for the London and KSS Deaneries. He is a member of the BMA, British Orthopaedic Assocation, British Association of Spinal Surgeons and Royal College of Surgeons of England. Adam’s practice concentrates on neck and lower back pain and his surgical practice concentrates on the use of minimally invasive techniques. He performs the full range of spinal operations, ranging from injections, vertebroplasty/kyphoplast, cervical disc replacement or fusion and lumbar microdiscectomies, decompressions and fusions