Nitin Patel : Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon, Bristol

Specialist in neurosurgery and spinal surgery for disc disorders, cervical and lumbar disc prolapse, cervical spondylopathy, spondylolisthesis, rheumatoid arthritis, spinal stenosis, spinal tumour, spinal trauma and neuro-oncology

Mr Nitin Patel is Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon at the Frenchay Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol and has special interests in degenerative spinal conditions including cervical, thoracic and lumbar disc prolapse, degenerative spondylolisthesis, cervical arthroplasty (joint replacement), sciatica and neuro-oncology. He is GMC Registered and is on the Neurosurgery Specialist Register. His private practice is primarily based at the Nuffield Hospital Bristol. He is registered with all major medical insurance companies including BUPA, Norwich Union, AXA PPP, WPA, L&G and BCWA.

General surgical training

• 1987-88 House Surgeon, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff

• 1988-89 Anatomy Prosector, University of Leeds

• 1989-92 Senior House Officer Rotation, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds

Neurosurgical training

• 1993-99 Registrar / Senior Registrar, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol

• 1999-00 Neurosurgery Fellowship, Monash University Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

• 2000-Pres Consultant Neurosurgeon & Spinal Surgeon, Frenchay, Bristol

Qualifications

Membership of professional organisations

• British Medical Association

• Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS)

• North American Spine Society

Publications

• Papers

• Abstracts and letters

• Presentations to societies

Expertise and treatment offered

• Spine Disc Disorders
  • Cervical Disc Prolapse
  • Lumbar Disc Prolapse
  • Cervical Spondylopathy
• Spondylolisthesis
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spinal Tumour
• Spinal surgery for Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Spinal Trauma
• Neuro-Oncology

Where can I get treatment?

Private practice

• The Nuffield Hospital at St Mary's, Upper Byron Place, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1JU

  Tel: 0117 9872727

NHS practice

• Frenchay Hospital (NHS), North Bristol NHS Trust

  Tel: 0117 918 6618

Operations and treatments

• Lumbar microdiscectomy: 60 operations per year. 80 - 85% success rate. No infections in last 8 years.

• Lumbar spinal stenosis: 40 operations per year: 80 - 85% success rate. No Infections in last 8 years.

• Cervical discectomy and fusion: 25 - 30 cases per year. 80 - 90% success rate. Two infections in last 8 years.

• Major complex spinal operations for cancer, trauma etc: 25 cases per year. 80 - 90% success rate. 2 surgical infections in last 8 years.

• Spinal fusions for lumbar degenerative disease: 10-15 cases per year. 75% success rate. 1 infection in last 8 years.
  

Contact details

The Chesterfield Nuffield Hospital
3 Clifton Hill

Clifton
Bristol

BS8 1BP

Tel:  0117 9809601 - Sheila Reynolds (Secretary)

        0117 9872727
Fax: 0117 9738918

Email:      nitinpatel@doctors.org.uk

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