Spine Expertise
Consultant Spinal Surgeons
Our spine team comprise of Mr Mohammed Shakil Patel and Mr Neil Upadhyay.
Mr Patel and Mr Upadhyay are UK trained sub-specialist Consultant Adult and Paediatric Orthopaedic Spine Surgeons working at University Hospitals and Major Trauma Centres within the UK.
Both undertake Personal Injury and Medical Negligence case instructions related to the spine.
Meet the Spine Experts
Mr Mohammed Shakil Patel
Mr Mohammed Shakil Patel
Mr Mohammed Shakil Patel
UK trained sub-specialist Consultant Adult and Paediatric Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon working at University Hospital and Major Trauma Centres within UK. Undertakes Personal Injury and Medical Negligence case instructions related to the Spine.
Appointment: Consultant Adult and Paediatric Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon at the Centre for Spinal Studies & Surgery, Queens Medical Centre (QMC) Nottingham University Hospitals.
Additional roles: Paediatric Spinal Surgery Lead (2021-) & Clinical Governance lead (2021 -) Nottingham representative to the East Midlands spinal network.
Mr Patel specialises in all aspects of spinal surgery from the cervical spine to the sacrum with a specialist interest in paediatric and adult deformity. Treatments include spinal and facet joint injections, discectomies, decompressions, spinal fusions as well as adult and paediatric spinal deformity corrections. Although practice covers the breadth of spinal pathologies, Mr Patel has a specialist interest in both complex paediatric and adult spinal deformities.
Mr Patel partakes in the complex spine on-call rota for advice and emergency surgery including for cauda equina syndrome (covers all aspects of spinal conditions except intra-dural pathology), QMC, Nottingham University Hospitals, East Midlands Trauma Centre.
Mr Patel attends regular Regional, National and International spinal meetings as faculty and delegate ensuring specialist knowledge and presentation skills remain at highest level.
Mr Neil Upadhyay
Mr Neil Upadhyay
Mr Neil Upadhyay
UK trained sub-specialist Consultant Adult and Paediatric Orthopaedic Spine Surgeons working at University Hospital and Major Trauma Centres within UK. Undertakes Personal Injury and Medical Negligence case instructions related to the Spine.
Appointment: Consultant Adult and Paediatric Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon at Southmead Hospital & Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
Additional roles: Paediatric Spine Surgery Lead (2022-), Spinal Surgery Governance & Clinical Audit Lead (2017-), Surgical Site Infection Lead (2017-). University Hospital Bristol representative to the Severn Spinal network (2022-). Spine Editor, OrthOracle: The Online e-learning Orthopaedic Surgery Atlas (2018-).
Mr Upadhyay specialises in all aspects of spinal surgery from the cervical spine to the sacrum with a specialist interest in paediatric and adult deformity. Operative practice includes reconstructive spinal surgery for adult and paediatric deformity, degenerative, congenital, trauma, infection or tumour conditions of the spine.
Mr Upadhyay partakes in the complex spine on-call rota for advice and emergency surgery (all aspects of spinal pathology except cauda equina syndrome and intra-dural pathology), at both adult and paediatric major trauma centres and tertiary referral centres in the South West of England.
Attends regular Regional, National and International spinal meetings as faculty and delegate ensuring specialist knowledge and presentation skills remain at highest level. Attended expert conferences run by Bond Solon.