-
Fee assured
-
Verified account
- Not in Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Spine
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Torrie completed his Orthopaedic higher surgical training in the Severn Deanery, before completing a complex cervical spinal fellowship. He started his NHS consultant post in Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in 2017. He has practiced privately at the Winfield in Gloucester and the Nuffield in Cheltenham since 2019. He acts as the current spinal lead in his NHS practice and the MAC chair (Medical Admissions Committed) at the Winfield Hospital in Gloucester.
Mr Torrie is trained and competent in assessing and managing all adult spinal conditions. He works in close partnership with multiple professionals to ensure patients are comprehensively managed.
Mr Torrie recognises the importance of delivering bespoke tailored spinal care to each and every patient. He is fully committed to improving patient outcomes and their quality of life, which is objectively monitored (only with patient consent) through the British Spinal Registry.
Mr Torrie is committed to establishing a compassionate, patient-centred and therapeutic doctor/patient relationship to ensure you get the best possible care for your spinal diagnosis.
As of July 2026, Mr Torrie has over 3600 patient pathways registered under his care with the British Spine Registry. Patients under his care at their 1-year follow-up post treatment have achieved the 97.5 percentile nationally for improvement in their quality of life scores from baseline (compared with all other UK spinal surgeons using this mandatory registry).
Mr Torrie has also completed a doctorate in Anatomical Sciences looking at the causes of adult/degenerative scoliosis and has published widely in multiple peer reviewed journals. He also acts as a reviewer for the European Spine Journal and the Bone and Joint Journal, alongside being a member of the editorial board for Column and Cord.
Mr Torrie also works as a spinal medicolegal expert, accepting approximately 40 cases per annum, both personal injury and medical negligence, to allow you to progress your claim.
Areas of interest
Lower Back Pain; Sciatica (leg pain from nerve compression in your lower back); Brachalgia (arm pain from nerve compression in the neck); Spondylolisthesis; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Adult Scoliosis; Myelopathy (spinal cord compression); Sacroiliac dysfunction; Spinal infection; Spinal Trauma, Spinal Fractures and their management; Metastatic spinal disease;
Medical secretaries
- Harriet Greenstock
- Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital Hatherley Lane Cheltenham GL51 6SY
- 01242 246519
- lsmedsecs@nuffieldhealth.com
- Katy Charlton
- Winfield Hospital Tewkesbury Road Longford Gloucester GL2 9WH
- 07301 030647
- katy.charlton@gloucestershireorthopaedics.co.uk
Anaesthetists worked with
-
Mr Alex Torrie has worked with Dr Jonathan Lightfoot at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital ()
- Ramsay Winfield Hospital ()
-
Mr Alex Torrie has worked with Dr Michael McSwiney at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital ()
-
Mr Alex Torrie has worked with Dr Andrew Foo at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Winfield Hospital ()
-
Mr Alex Torrie has worked with Dr Matthew Oram at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Winfield Hospital ()
-
Mr Alex Torrie has worked with Dr Jonathan Williams at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital ()
-
Mr Alex Torrie has worked with Dr Marcin Pachucki at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital ()
-
Mr Alex Torrie has worked with Dr Alexander D'Agapeyeff at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Winfield Hospital ()
-
Mr Alex Torrie has worked with Dr Sheridan Rees at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital ()
-
Mr Alex Torrie has worked with Dr Thomas Renninson at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Winfield Hospital ()
-
Mr Alex Torrie has worked with Dr Leon Visser at the following hospitals:
- Ramsay Winfield Hospital ()
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
-
A5790
Sacroiliac joint injection under image guidance (and bilateral) - ()
Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital () Ramsay Winfield Hospital ()
-
A5755
Nerve Root Block +/- Image Guidance (including Bilateral) LUMBAR - ()
Ramsay Winfield Hospital () Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital ()
-
A5766
Neurolytic Root Block (Radiofrequency denervation, Thermocoagulation, Cryotherapy or Phenol, including Rhizolysis) +/- Image Guidance (including Bilateral) CAUDAL - ()
Ramsay Winfield Hospital () Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital ()
-
A5765
Neurolytic Root Block (Radiofrequency denervation, Thermocoagulation, Cryotherapy or Phenol, including Rhizolysis) +/- Image Guidance (including Bilateral) LUMBAR - ()
Ramsay Winfield Hospital () Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital ()
-
A5743
Medial branch block injection(s) +/- image guidance (including bilateral) CERVICAL - ()
Ramsay Winfield Hospital () Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital ()
-
V3362
Primary posterior fusion with instrumentation +/- decompression +/- discectomy (including Graf stabilisation and all fusion approaches) (lumbar region) including spinal cord monitoring - ()
Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital () Ramsay Winfield Hospital ()
-
A5745
Medial branch block injection(s) +/- image guidance (including bilateral) LUMBAR - ()
Ramsay Winfield Hospital () Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital ()
-
V2951
Anterior discectomy, decompression and fusion (including bone grafting) - cervical region (3 or more levels) - ()
-
V2200
Posterior decompression +/- foraminotomy - cervical region (1 or 2 levels) - ()
-
A5753
Nerve Root Block +/- Image Guidance (including Bilateral) CERVICAL - ()
-
22023
Recording and reporting on electromyography and nerve conduction studies (EMG); mononeuropathy (e.g. ulnar), Cx/lumbar radiculopathy, myopathy - ()
Launch
Website
