Launch
Website- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Spinal tumours
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Robin Bhatia MA (Oxon); MBBS; PhD; FRCS (SN)
Consultant Spinal Neurosurgeon
Year qualified:2000
Specialty
+ Spinal Neurosurgery
Robin Bhatia MA PhD FRCS(SN) is a Consultant Spinal Neurosurgeon practising at The Great Western Hospital. He has an honorary Consultant contract at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London.
His practice is devoted to the management of all spinal conditions.
After attending a grammar school in Kent, Mr Bhatia studied medicine at Exeter College in The University of Oxford, and Guys, Kings and St Thomas' Medical Schools in London. He qualified in medicine in 2000 and received a doctorate in Clinical Neurosciences in 2010. He obtained the neurosurgical fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons 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.
He 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!
Areas of interest
Back pain and neck pain due to spinal degenerative disease; sciatica; radiculopathy; spinal cord and nerve root compression; spinal (nerve root/epidural and facet joint) injection therapy; mini-access spinal surgery; 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.
Medical secretaries
- Aikaterina Pasiali
- Ridgeway Hospital Moormead Road Wroughton Swindon SN4 9DD
- 01793 816019
- ridgewaymedicalsecretaries@circlehealthgroup.co.uk
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Zoe Ridgway
Fee Assured
- Dr Jeremy Astin
Fee Assured
- Dr Gary D Baigel
Fee Assured
- Mrs Katarina Brouder Sebekova
Fee Assured
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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A5210
Epidural injection (lumbar) - (5-50)
Ridgeway Hospital (The) (5-50)
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A5745
Medial branch block injection(s) +/- image guidance (including bilateral) LUMBAR - (5-50)
Ridgeway Hospital (The) (5-50)
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V2540
Posterior excision of disc prolapse (including microdiscectomy +/- decompression) - lumbar region (1 or 2 levels) - (1-5)
Ridgeway Hospital (The) (1-5)
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V3362
Primary posterior fusion with instrumentation +/- decompression +/- discectomy (including Graf stabilisation and all fusion approaches) (lumbar region) including spinal cord monitoring - (1-5)
Ridgeway Hospital (The) (1-5)
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BB906
ExCon - Further Discretionary Payment - (1-5)