- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Spine
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
After graduating in Germany in 1995 G. Michael Hess trained in trauma surgery in St. Moritz, Switzerland and at the Spine Center at Orthopaedische Klinik Muenchen-Harlaching. He completed a fellowship in spine surgery and interventional radiology at the University Hospital in Quebec City, Canada and was appointed Lead of the Back Pain Center at Orthopaedische Klinik Muenchen-Harlaching.
In 2016 G. Michael Hess founded InsightSpine, which is providing a comprehensive spinal disc pain service mainly in London and Maidstone.
For almost 20 years his main interest is in endoscopic procedures, where he has a broad experience in several techniques and approaches. Mr Hess was co-surgeon of the worldwide first successful full-endoscopic nucleus replacement surgery in 2009 and is the principal clinical investigator for a novel nucleus implant.
Mr. Hess has a PhD in Orthopaedics. He served as Master Instructor for Spine Intervention Society (SIS) in the US and Europe from 2003 to 2021.
Mr Hess is an internationally renowned expert in the field of minimal-invasive spine surgery and interventional pain therapy. He is lecturer of more than 200 scientific presentations and is invited worldwide as a guest surgeon.
Areas of interest
Sciatica; slipped disc; trapped nerve; low back pain; neck pain; osteoporotic vertebral fracture; endoscopic disc surgery; vertebroplasty; denervation of facet joints; epidural injection; pain management
Medical secretaries
- Byllion Olaye
- The London Clinic 116 Harley Street London W1G 7JL
- 020 7616 7720
- michael.hess@londonspineclinic.net
- Michelle Burgess
- K I M S Hospital Ltd Newnham Court Way Weavering Maidstone ME14 5FT
- 01622 538093
- 01622 538094
- michelle.burgess@kims.org.uk
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr George Michael Hess has worked with Dr Dan Mihaylov at the following hospitals:
- London Clinic (>50)
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Mr George Michael Hess has worked with Dr Trudie Phillips at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (>50)
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Mr George Michael Hess has worked with Dr Audrey Miang Ying Tan at the following hospitals:
- London Clinic (>50)
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Mr George Michael Hess has worked with Dr Oliver Blightman at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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Mr George Michael Hess has worked with Dr Andrew Moran at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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Mr George Michael Hess has worked with Dr Neel Desai at the following hospitals:
- London Clinic (1-5)
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Mr George Michael Hess has worked with Dr Keith Lankester at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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Mr George Michael Hess has worked with Dr Robert Williams at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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Mr George Michael Hess has worked with Dr James Barron at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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Mr George Michael Hess has worked with Dr Ah-Fee Chan at the following hospitals:
- London Clinic (1-5)
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Mr George Michael Hess has worked with Dr Arun Kochhar at the following hospitals:
- KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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 - (>50)
London Clinic (5-50) KIMS Hospital Limited (5-50)
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V2510
Endoscopic discectomy and/or decompression (transforaminal) - lumbar region - (5-50)
London Clinic (5-50) KIMS Hospital Limited (5-50)
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A5765
Neurolytic Root Block (Radiofrequency denervation, Thermocoagulation, Cryotherapy or Phenol, including Rhizolysis) +/- Image Guidance (including Bilateral) LUMBAR - (5-50)
London Clinic (5-50) KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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A5210
Epidural injection (lumbar) - (5-50)
London Clinic (5-50) KIMS Hospital Limited (5-50)
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A5743
Medial branch block injection(s) +/- image guidance (including bilateral) CERVICAL - (5-50)
London Clinic (5-50) KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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A5755
Nerve Root Block +/- Image Guidance (including Bilateral) LUMBAR - (5-50)
London Clinic (5-50)
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A5763
Neurolytic Root Block (Radiofrequency denervation, Thermocoagulation, Cryotherapy or Phenol, including Rhizolysis) +/- Image Guidance (including Bilateral) CERVICAL - (1-5)
KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5) London Clinic (1-5)
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A5790
Sacroiliac joint injection under image guidance (and bilateral) - (1-5)
London Clinic (1-5) KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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W9030
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa with image guidance - unilateral - (1-5)
KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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V2544
Revision of posterior excision of disc prolapse (lumbar region) - (1-5)
London Clinic (1-5)
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T7290
Trigger point injection/Enthesis - 1 injection - (1-5)
London Clinic (1-5)
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V2543
Revision of posterior excision of disc prolapse with undercutting facetectomy +/- decompression (lumbar region) - (1-5)
London Clinic (1-5)
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20365
Follow-up out-patient consultation - remote - (1-5)
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BB906
ExCon - Further Discretionary Payment - (1-5)
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A5220
Epidural injection (thoracic) - (1-5)
London Clinic (1-5)