Mr George Michael Hess : Trauma & orthopaedic surgery

Bupa Platinum consultant
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Overview

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

Dr Dan Mihaylov Fee Assured
Dr Audrey Miang Ying Tan Fee Assured
Dr Neel Desai Fee Assured

Dr Keith Lankester Fee Assured
Dr Ah-Fee Chan Fee Assured
Dr Pavol Palcovic Fee Assured

About me

External resources

Research interests

Chief Investigator PerQDisc Nucleus Implant, International PMCF Trial

(Additional) Languages spoken

Publications

Golan JD, Hess GM, Duarte FJ, Francis L, Lange M: Lumbar disc nucleus replacement for refractory back pain: A case report. Journal of Spine Research and Surg, 2023; 5:65-8.
Golan JD, Martens F, Griebel J, LoPresti DC, Hess GM, Ahrens M: Long-Term Outcomes Following Lumbar Nucleus Replacement. Int J Spine Surg, 2021; 15: 1096-1102.
Hess GM, Golan JD, Duarte X, Moszko S, Martens F: Early Clinical Results of a Novel Nucleus Replacement Device. JBJS Orthopaedic Proceedings 2021, Vol 103-B, Supp 11: 27.
Rapcan R, Hess GM et al.: A randomised, multicenter, double-blind, parallel, pilot study, assessing the effect of mechanical adhesiolysis versus adhesiolysis with corticosteroid and hyaluronidase administration into the epidural space during epiduroscopy. Pain Medicine 2018; 19:1436-44.
Gupta S, Gupta M, Nath S, Hess GM: Survey of European Pain Medicine Practice. Pain Physician 2012; 15:E983-E994.
Hess GM, Block JE: Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET): Background, Description and Procedure. In Husson J-L (ed.): Spine Multimedia Collection. A global multimedia overview on spinal conditions & surgery: Gold standards, new treatments & researches. Springer, Paris 2009.
Hess GM: Sacroplasty for the treatment of sacral insufficiency fractures. Unfallchirurg 2006; 109:681-686.
Hess GM: Sacroplasty for the treatment of insufficiency fractures of the sacrum. Orthopaede 2006; 35:865-870.
Hess GM, Mayer HM: Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures. In Mayer HM (ed.): Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (2nd edition). Springer, Berlin 2005.
Hess,GM: Intradiskale Elektrothermale Therapie (IDET). In Jerosch, Steinleitner (eds.): Minimalinvasive WirbelsÃ¤ulen-Intervention. Deutscher Ã„rzte-Verlag, KÃ¶ln, 2005.
Hess GM, Mayer HM: Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures â€“ What can we learn from the bad results? In Gunzburg R, Szpalski M (eds.): Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. Lipincott, Williams and Wilkins, New York 2002.
Hess GM, Korge A, Mayer HM: Microsurgical decompression for symptomatic lumbar epidural lipomatosis. Eur Spine J 2002; 11(S1):55.
Hess GM, Roy JF, Moisan C: MR-guided Cryosurgery of the sacroiliac joint â€“ technique and preliminary results. Osteologie 2002; 11(S2):82.

About my work

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

PhD University of Ulm, Germany 1996
FA(orth) GER, Specialist Medical Chamber Schleswig-Holstein 2001
MD University of Duesseldorf, Germany 1995

Additional training

Fellowship Spine Surgery Laval University, Quebec City, Canada 2000

GMC registration

Reference number 7057381

Details of entry to specialist register

GMC , 2017

Affiliations / memberships

Spine Intervention Society, German Spine Society (DWG)

My private practice

Practice hours

Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings

20 Devonshire PlaceLONDONW1G 6BW
Wednesday
09:00 - 17:00
020 7616 7720

20 Devonshire PlaceLONDONW1G 6BW
Thursday
09:00 - 17:00
020 7616 7720

Newnham Court WayWeaveringMAIDSTONEME14 5FT
Monday
14:00 - 18:00
01622 237727

Newnham Court WayWeaveringMAIDSTONEME14 5FT
Tuesday
08:30 - 17:00
01622 237727

Post treatment communication

Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies guidelines.

In the event of an urgent query following treatment, Bupa members should use the following contact details

Mr John Sutcliffe, Neurosurgeon, London Spine Clinic
020 7616 7720

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

A5745
Medial branch block injection(s) +/- image guidance (including bilateral) LUMBAR - (>50)

London Clinic (5-50) KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
V2510
Endoscopic discectomy and/or decompression (transforaminal) - lumbar region - (5-50)

London Clinic (5-50) KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
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)
A5210
Epidural injection (lumbar) - (5-50)

London Clinic (5-50) KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
A5743
Medial branch block injection(s) +/- image guidance (including bilateral) CERVICAL - (5-50)

London Clinic (5-50) KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
A5755
Nerve Root Block +/- Image Guidance (including Bilateral) LUMBAR - (5-50)

London Clinic (5-50)
A5790
Sacroiliac joint injection under image guidance (and bilateral) - (1-5)

London Clinic (1-5)
W9030
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa with image guidance - unilateral - (1-5)

KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
T7290
Trigger point injection/Enthesis - 1 injection - (1-5)

London Clinic (1-5)
A5763
Neurolytic Root Block (Radiofrequency denervation, Thermocoagulation, Cryotherapy or Phenol, including Rhizolysis) +/- Image Guidance (including Bilateral) CERVICAL - (1-5)

KIMS Hospital Limited (1-5)
V2544
Revision of posterior excision of disc prolapse (lumbar region) - (1-5)

London Clinic (1-5)
20365
Follow-up out-patient consultation - remote - (1-5)
BB906
ExCon - Further Discretionary Payment - (1-5)
A5220
Epidural injection (thoracic) - (1-5)

London Clinic (1-5)
V2543
Revision of posterior excision of disc prolapse with undercutting facetectomy +/- decompression (lumbar region) - (1-5)

London Clinic (1-5)
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