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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.

George Ampat

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

www.ampat.co.uk

I work as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Royal Liverpool University Hospitals and also consult privately at Southport, Liverpool, Manchester, and London. I also teach at the School of Medicine, University of Liverpool. My mission is to provide quality orthopaedic and spinal opinion with minimal surgical intervention to promote wellness, to relieve suffering and to restore health as humanely as it can be done at the highest value for all concerned. After years of surgical practice I now specialise in treating people with spine, feet and other musculoskeletal problems without surgical intervention if possible. Majority of disc prolapses resolve without surgical intervention. Though more than 95% of neck and back pain is not serious, the symptoms can be worrying for the patient. I handle every case of back and neck pain with a detailed consultation and a thorough examination. Following that and if needed, I will request investigations like MRI scans.

Rajendranath Bommireddy

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant

http://ordaprofiles.derbyhospitals.nhs.uk/cp-author/bommireddy-rajendranadh/

Mr Bommireddy trained in orthopaedics and Neurosurgery in India before coming over to the UK for further training. He completed an Orthopaedic training programme in London Deanery based at King’s College Hospital and Guys Hospital. He did Spinal Surgery training at Nottingham, Liverpool and Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, London. He was appointed as a Spinal Surgery Consultant at Royal Derby Hospital in May 2006. He has special interest in Spinal Microscopic Surgery and Minimally invasive Spinal Surgery. He treats all spinal pathologies including spinal trauma, cancer and degenerative pathology, excluding pediatric scoliosis. He is the lead clinician for Spinal cancer at University Hospital of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust. He is actively involved in teaching and research activity. He has published over 30 articles in various peer reviewed journals

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.

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.

Christopher Dare

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant

Fellowship trained consultant spinal surgeon. Paediatric and adult deformity and full range of adult degenerative spinal pathology.

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.

Marcus de Matas

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant spinal surgeon.

Consultant spinal surgeon Lead Clinician Royal Liverpool Consultant spinal surgeon Alder Hey Children's hospital

Khai Lam

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant

http://khailam.com

Mr Lam is a senior Consultant Spinal Surgeon with over 20 years experience in the treatment of complex spinal disorders. He helped establish the internationally renowned Spinal Unit at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital London. He is now working full time at the London Bridge Hospital, which been accredited as a worldclass AOSpine Unit (since June 2016), as well as the King Edward VII Hospital and the London Clinic. He has published extensively and is regarded as a pioneer in innovative spinal surgery procedures, especially minimal invasive spine surgery, and has been involved in a number key product development for Depuy-Synthes, part of Johnson and Johnson. His research work is covered in excess of 100 published scientific papers and presentations in the UK, and internationally. He has lectured extensively in the UK and around the world, and belongs to the AOSpine National and International teaching faculty. Also he sits on the editorial Board of Spine and European Spine Journals. He was the first British recipient of the Gold Medal of Honour presented by Mde Chirac of France, on behalf of the Etoile Européenne du Dévouement Civil et Militaire (EEDCM). He was honoured for his work using minimal invasive techniques in the treatment of children with spinal deformities, and treating Royal Air Force, US Air Force and NATO ejectee pilots. On 29th Jun 2016, His Majesty King Kigeli V, of Rwanda, honoured him as a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Lion for his work training surgeons from Africa. Mr Lam continues in both clinical and laboratory research into spinal disorders. He is a key opinion leader in the field of spinal disc replacements, paediatric spinal deformities, and minimal invasive spinal surgery and XLIF surgery and performs over 300 of these cases per year. He has been the surgical training supervisor to over 100 Advanced Training Fellowships for Spinal Surgeons from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East via IGASS and AOSpine (www.igass-spine and www.aopsine.org).

Darren Lui

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant

www.wimbledonclinics.co.uk

After graduating from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2001, Darren Lui went on to obtain a Master’s degree in laboratory-based science. His course involved studying the role of insulin as an anti-inflammatory agent, and it’s potential. Darren Lui is Fellowship trained in deformity & complex spinal surgery and has worked as a Spinal Fellow in Hospitals in Hong Kong, Ireland and England. He moved into consultancy in 2016, working at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, before leaving to join St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London. Darren Lui has over 100 podium presentations and 25 peer-reviewed publications in his repertoire, and has supervised two Master degrees in Science. He has a keen interest in researching the fields of Trauma and Orthopaedics, as well as spinal surgery, and is involved in multicentre research, NIHR grant projects including WHIST, COPET, ApiFix EOS and MELODY. Teaching is something that Darren Lui has always enjoyed and feels it is an integral part of medicine. He is always learning new things and believes that he learns most when he is teaching and sharing his knowledge with others. When he’s not working, Darren Lui enjoys sailing and skiing. To book an appointment contact: Vino Sritharan 020 3870 4018 option 1 or email vsritharan@wimbledonclinics.co.uk or info@wimbledonclinics.co.uk

Gavin Marsh

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Research interests include non fusion treatments and motion preservation, bone grafting and pain suppression. Special interests include sciatica , low back pain, failed back surgery, adult scoliosis, ALIF, XLIF and MASS TLIF. Discectomy and decompressions in the lumbar and cervical spine, epidurals, root blocks and facet joint dennervation.

Giuseppe Lambros Morassi

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant Spinal Surgeon at Brighton and Sussex University hospitals

Mr Morassi is a Consultant Complex Spine Surgeon at the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust. After completing his CCT in Trauma and Orthopaedics in Greece, he embarked on a two-year Fellowship at the internationally renowned Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery (CSSS) based at Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham. After completing his fellowship, he was appointed as a Consultant Spinal Surgeon in the same unit – one of the biggest and busiest spinal units in the UK - where he was privileged to work with leading figures in the field of spinal surgery. He has gained significant surgical experience and is able to deal with a variety of spinal pathologies including congenital and degenerative spinal conditions, spinal infections, spinal trauma, spinal tumours and spinal deformity. Mr Morassi has developed a special interest in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and endoscopic (keyhole) surgery to the spine. Mr Morassi is a keen researcher with numerous papers published in peer-reviewed international journals and numerous presentations in national and international conferences. He has been an investigator in international multicentre clinical trials. He has completed an MSc degree in Metabolic Bone Diseases from the University of Athens (Greece) and is is in the process of writing a dissertation to complete his PhD. Mr Morassi is actively involved in the teaching endoscopic spine surgery to qualified spine surgeons as well as teaching medical students, junior doctors and surgical trainees.

Ben Okafor

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL/BARTS HEALTHCARE

I have been a Consultant in Orthopaedic and Trauma with a special interest in spine surgery since 1998. I trained at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital/Royal Free Hospital Rotation both as a Registrar and a Senior Registrar. I completed my FRCS.orth and gained my certificate of specialist training. I undertook my Spine Fellowship at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and University College London/Middlesex Hospital. I am a trainer for junior doctors and specialist registrar. I am a GMC appraiser and work with a multidisciplinary team of physiotherapists/radiologists/pain therapists/Spine surgeons I provide support for community based musculoskeletal services I participate in providing emergency services for the NHS and undertake major trauma work and complex spine surgery as well routine elective surgery-spinal injections/decompressions/discectomies/cervicalspine surgery/kyphoplasty/spine fusions/spine reconstructions/disc replacements). I regularly perform routine and complex orthopaedic and spine surgery as well as supervising and training junior doctors . I provide specialist Spine opinion to other consultants inc orthopaedic surgeons both at Whipps Cross University Hospital and elsewhere. I receive large volume of referals from east London and the Essex/neighbouring vicinity from general practitioners, orthopaedic consultants , non-orthopaedic consultants, pain therapist, physiotherapists, osteopaths and other professionals allied to medicine Areas of interest Cervical spine (diseases and disorders of) Lumbar spine (diseases and disorders of) Neck pain Lower back pain Scoliosis; Spinal surgery Slipped disc Spine intervention; Spinal imaging; Disc disease; Sciatica; Degenerative spine disorders; Hyperextension / hyperflexion of spine ('whiplash'); Spinal injury; Disc replacement; Spinal disease; Spine; Back pain Spine trauma fractures Spine fractures

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

John Powell

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant

Founder member of BASS and past executive committee member Lifetime achievement award 2017 Manchester BASS I undertake some medicolegal work based at the Nuffield

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.

Patrick Statham

Consultant Neurosurgical Spine Surgeon

Consultant Neurosurgeon

edinburghneurosurgeons.com

Consultant Neurosurgeon in Edinburgh since 1992.

Wai Weng Yoon

Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon

Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon

http://www.nottinghamspine.co.uk/the-spinal-unit/consultants/wai-weng-yoon-bsc-mbbs-frcs-trorth

Mr Yoon is an experienced Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon appointed at the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham and the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. He graduated from University College London and The Middlesex Hospital, training in Orthopaedic Surgery on the prestigious Royal London Hospital Programme. He completed his Orthopaedic training in 2012 then undertook (post CCT) dual complex Spine fellowship training at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London and The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia where he worked with top Australian spinal surgeons including Professor Rob Fraser. Mr Yoon is available to see all spinal problems including lumbar spine disorders, spinal surgery, back pain, sciatica, spinal infection, spinal tumour, neck surgery, cervical pathology, neck pain, microdiscectomy, and minimally invasive spinal surgery, though he has a special interest in paediatric and adult deformity (he is also a member of the British Scoliosis Society and Scoliosis Research Society). He is chief investigator for the NIHR Magec rods Metallosis trial in Early Onset Scoliosis and Principle Investigator on the NIHR BOOST trial - Better Outcomes for Older people with Spinal Trouble.