- 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)
- Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (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 Ian Appleby at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5)
- 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 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 Kariem El-Boghdadly at the following hospitals:
- Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5)
- 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 Kate Ashleigh Sherrington 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 Smita Bapat 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)
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)
Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (5-50) Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5)
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A5211
Epidural injection (caudal) - (5-50)
Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5) Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5)
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A5745
Medial branch block injection(s) +/- image guidance (including bilateral) LUMBAR - (1-5)
Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5) Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (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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V2950
Anterior discectomy, decompression and fusion (including bone grafting) - cervical region (1 or 2 levels) - (1-5)
Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5) Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (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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V4140
Removal of posterior spinal implant - (1-5)
Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5) Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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V2544
Revision of posterior excision of disc prolapse (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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V4160
Posterior correction of degenerative adult kyphosis with instrumentation, +/-fusion (including spinal cord monitoring) - (1-5)
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V4280
Correction of adult degenerative or adult idiopathic scoliosis including decompression +/- fusion (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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V2430
Revisional posterior decompression with fusion (thoracic region) including spinal cord monitoring - (1-5)
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S5730
Surgical toilet and debridement of deep wound (including traumatic or post-operative aetiology) - (1-5)
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A3900
Repair of dura - (1-5)
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V2902
Revisional anterior discectomy (cervical region) - (1-5)
Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5) Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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V4980
Excision of intramedullary tumour - (1-5)
Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5) Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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A4900
Repair of spinal myelomeningocele - (1-5)
Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre (1-5) Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (1-5)
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V3340
Primary anterior discectomy, decompression and anterior fusion +/- instrumentation - lumbar region (1 or 2 levels) including spinal cord monitoring - (1-5)
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V4300
Anterior vertebrectomy with decompression and implant - (1-5)