- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Spinal tumours
- Spine
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Vittorio Russo is a fellowship trained Consultant Complex Spinal Neurosurgeon at the world-renowned National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square (UCLH) and Honorary Associate Professor at the Institute of Neurology (UCL). Mr Russo is dual trained in neurosurgical and orthopaedic spinal surgery, having successfully completed prestigious training fellowships in the UK and USA, including the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square in London UK, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford UK, and LSU in New Orleans USA. He is specialised in the management and treatment of all the spinal conditions with special interest in highly complex spinal surgery. Mr Russo has one the largest adult spinal tumour practice in the UK treating both primary and metastatic bone, spinal cord and nerves tumours. He is also expert in complex spinal reconstructive surgery including deformities, revision surgery, spinal traumas, cranio-cervical junction surgery, minimally invasive spinal surgery, cervical artificial discs. He is the lead clinician for the acute spinal tumour service, including metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square. Mr Russo is author of several publications in international journals and has presented at international congresses in the USA, UK and Europe. He won the Best Podium Presentation Award at the congress of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS). He was also awarded the prestigious Presidents’ Travelling Fellowship from the British Scoliosis Society (BSS) and the British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS).
Areas of interest
Complex spinal surgery; spinal tumours; spinal trauma; degenerative conditions; craniocervical junction surgery; minimally invasive spine surgery; cervical disc replacement; neck pain; low back pain; arm pain; sciatica; brachalgia; sports injury; discectomy; microdiscectomy; spinal fusion; lumbar decompression; spinal injections; kyphoplasty; slipped disc; spinal stenosis
Medical secretaries
- Emma Kelly
- vrussomedsec@ccf.org
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr Vittorio Russo has worked with Dr Ugan Reddy at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Vittorio Russo has worked with Dr Nicholas James Lees at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Vittorio Russo has worked with Dr Frank Schroeder at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Vittorio Russo has worked with Dr Sohail Bampoe at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Vittorio Russo has worked with Dr Simon Liu at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Vittorio Russo has worked with Dr Charles Thoburn at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Vittorio Russo has worked with Dr Rajesh Mehta at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Vittorio Russo has worked with Dr Carlos Fiandeiro at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Vittorio Russo has worked with Dr Amit Pawa at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Vittorio Russo has worked with Dr Ravindran Poopulli Nair at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Vittorio Russo has worked with Dr Ian Appleby at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Vittorio Russo has worked with Dr Nick Fletcher at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Vittorio Russo has worked with Dr Nick Gilfillan at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Vittorio Russo has worked with Dr Robert Stephens at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Vittorio Russo has worked with Dr Kate Ashleigh Sherrington at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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V2542
Posterior excision of disc prolapse with undercutting facetectomy +/- decompression - lumbar region (1 or 2 levels) - (5-50)
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V2950
Anterior discectomy, decompression and fusion (including bone grafting) - cervical region (1 or 2 levels) - (1-5)
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A5745
Medial branch block injection(s) +/- image guidance (including bilateral) LUMBAR - (1-5)
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A5211
Epidural injection (caudal) - (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)
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V2282
Prosthetic intervertebral disc replacement - cervical region (1 or 2 levels) +/- spinal cord monitoring - (1-5)
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V2951
Anterior discectomy, decompression and fusion (including bone grafting) - cervical region (3 or more levels) - (1-5)
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V2402
Posterior decompression (thoracic region) including spinal cord monitoring - (1-5)
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V2543
Revision of posterior excision of disc prolapse with undercutting facetectomy +/- decompression (lumbar region) - (1-5)
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V3350
Combined anterior approach discectomy, decompression and fusion and posterior fusion (lumbar region) including spinal cord monitoring - (1-5)
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V2544
Revision of posterior excision of disc prolapse (lumbar region) - (1-5)
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A3900
Repair of dura - (1-5)
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V2560
Decompression for central spinal stenosis (1 or 2 levels) - (1-5)
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A5110
Excision of intradural lesion - (1-5)
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V0390
Foramen magnum decompression - (1-5)