Launch
Website- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Spine
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Amit Bhalla, is a fellowship trained Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon who specialises in spinal surgery. He was appointed as a substantive consultant at University Hospital North Midlands & Royal County in October 2017. He completed his undergraduate training at University College London in 2005. During this time he also completed an intercalated BSc at the world renowned Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore London, passing with honours. This work has been published and presented nationally and internationally.
Following his training in London, he gained a training number on the prestigious Oswestry & Stoke Orthoapedic training program, gaining CCT in summer of 2016. He then completed an AOA approved 1 year dedicated spinal fellowship in Brisbane Australia, prior to his appointment in the UK.
Mr Bhalla also holds a keen interest in education, having completed a masters in Surgical Education at Imperial College London in 2014. He is involved in training junior doctors and trainee surgeons in his NHS role.
Mr Bhalla specialises in degenerative conditions, spinal stenosis, deformity surgery, lower back pain, sciatica, spinal deformity, cervical/neck disorders, minimally invasive spinal surgery, tumours and all spinal trauma. He is also involved with the non-surgical management of spinal conditions with targetted phsyiotherapy, injections when necessary and patient education.
Mr Bhalla works in one of the busiest and most challenging trauma centres in the country with dedicated spinal trauma on call as a major trauma centre (MTC), which means he participates in multidisciplinary meetings (MDT) on a weekly basis, and is upto-date with current procedures, clinical governence, and best practice.
Areas of interest
Clinical interests:
Lumbar decompression/discectomy/fusion surgery;
Spinal stenosis;
Spondylolisthesis;
Microdiscectomy;
Minimally invasive surgery;
Spinal deformity;
Adult and idiopathic scoliosis;
Injections for spinal conditions;
Neck pain, radicular arm pain;
Cervical radiculopthy/myelopathy;
Cervical disc replacement;
Chronic back pain;
Revision and complex spinal surgery;
Surgical training;
Medicolegal work;
Medical secretaries
- Paula Virgo
- Spire Little Aston Hospital Little Aston Hall Drive Little Aston Sutton Coldfield B74 3UP
- 07549 140353
- paula.virgo1@outlook.com
- Tracy Stevenson
- Rowley Hall Hospital Rowley Avenue Stafford ST17 9AQ
- 01785 223203
- tracy.stevenson2@nhs.net
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Mamdouh Youssef
Fee Assured
- Dr Muhammad A Ali
Fee Assured
- Dr Krishna Balachandar
Fee Assured
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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A5210
Epidural injection (lumbar) - (5-50)
Spire Little Aston Hospital (5-50) Ramsay Rowley Hospital (1-5)
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A5745
Medial branch block injection(s) +/- image guidance (including bilateral) LUMBAR - (5-50)
Spire Little Aston Hospital (5-50)
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V2540
Posterior excision of disc prolapse (including microdiscectomy +/- decompression) - lumbar region (1 or 2 levels) - (5-50)
Spire Little Aston Hospital (5-50)
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V2560
Decompression for central spinal stenosis (1 or 2 levels) - (1-5)
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A5200
Epidural injection (cervical) - (1-5)
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