- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Spine
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Miss Vivian A. Elwell completed her Neurosurgical training on the North Thames Neurosurgical London Rotation. She gained further specialist training in complex spinal surgery as a Central London Senior Spinal Fellow. In addition she was awarded the British Association of Spinal Surgeons President Travelling Fellowship and the International Group for Advancement in Spinal Science Fellowship (IGASS).
She is a Consultant Neurosurgeon with an Interest in Complex Spinal Surgery. Her current clinical and research interests include: head and spinal injury, spinal tumours and spinal degenerative disease. She awarded and serves as an External Examiner for Imperial College School of Medicine, London and Lee King Chian School of Medicine, Singapore. In 2025, she awarded a FRCP degree from The Royal College of Physicians.
Areas of interest
Clinical Interests
Simple and complex spine surgery
-Degenerative spinal disease, cervical and lumbar herniated disc protrusion, back pain, spinal injuries, spinal fractures, spinal infection, spinal tumours
-Microsurgery, minimally invasive spinal surgery, spinal instrumentation, navigated spinal platforms (robotics)
Peripheral Nerve
Carpal tunnel syndrome, ulnar nerve compression
Cranial
Neurotrauma (head injury)
Medical secretaries
- Hazel Evans
- The London Bridge Hospital 27 Tooley Street London SE1 2PR
- 020 7234 2991
- 020 7234 2857
- hazel.evans@hcaconsultant.co.uk
Anaesthetists worked with
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Miss Vivian A Elwell has worked with Dr Shibaji Saha at the following hospitals:
- The London Clinic ()
- HCA Healthcare UK London Bridge Hospital ()
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Miss Vivian A Elwell has worked with Dr Paul Kelly at the following hospitals:
- HCA Healthcare UK London Bridge Hospital ()
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Miss Vivian A Elwell has worked with Dr Malgosia Albin at the following hospitals:
- Cromwell Hospital ()
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Miss Vivian A Elwell has worked with Dr Andrew Pool at the following hospitals:
- HCA Healthcare UK London Bridge Hospital ()
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Miss Vivian A Elwell has worked with Dr Anil R Visram at the following hospitals:
- The London Clinic ()
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Miss Vivian A Elwell has worked with Dr Mohammed A Rahman at the following hospitals:
- Cromwell Hospital ()
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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A5745
Medial branch block injection(s) +/- image guidance (including bilateral) LUMBAR - ()
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V2540
Posterior excision of disc prolapse (including microdiscectomy +/- decompression) - lumbar region (1 or 2 levels) - ()
HCA Healthcare UK London Bridge Hospital () The London Clinic () Cromwell Hospital ()
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A5755
Nerve Root Block +/- Image Guidance (including Bilateral) LUMBAR - ()
The London Clinic () HCA Healthcare UK London Bridge Hospital ()
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A6810
Neurolysis and transposition of peripheral nerve (excludes carpal tunnel release) - ()
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A5753
Nerve Root Block +/- Image Guidance (including Bilateral) CERVICAL - ()
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V2300
Revisional posterior decompression +/- foraminotomy (cervical region) - ()
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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 - ()
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22027
Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (including Spinal monitoring) - more than 4 hours - ()
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A6510
Carpal tunnel release (open) - ()
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V2402
Posterior decompression (thoracic region) including spinal cord monitoring - ()