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Website- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Spine
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Ben Okafor,
Senior Consultant in Orthopaedic, Trauma, and Spine Surgery
Spine Surgery Specialist | Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust
Honorary Senior Lecturer, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Mr Ben Okafor is a Senior Consultant in Orthopaedic, Trauma and Complex Spine Surgery at Whipps Cross University Hospital, Royal London Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust in London. He has held this position since 1998, with a specialist interest in Spine Surgery.
He also serves as an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, where he is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.
Mr Okafor graduated from St. Bartholomew's Medical School, University of London. He completed his core surgical training at Charing Cross Hospital, St Mary's Hospital, and the Royal Brompton Hospital, gaining his Fellowship with the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
He undertook higher specialist training in Orthopaedics through the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital/Royal Free Hospital rotation, serving as both Registrar and Senior Registrar. He achieved his FRCS (Orth) and was awarded the Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST).
Mr Okafor completed a dedicated Spine Fellowship at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and University College London/Middlesex Hospital. He further expanded his expertise through international travelling fellowships in spine surgery across France, Germany, Hong Kong, the United States, and South Africa.
A committed educator, Mr Okafor is a trainer for junior doctors and specialist registrars and is a recognised GMC appraiser. He works within a multidisciplinary team that includes physiotherapists, radiologists, pain specialists and spinal surgeons at both Whipps Cross and the Royal London Hospital, where he performs complex spinal surgery.
In addition to his hospital work, he supports community-based musculoskeletal services and is actively involved in providing emergency and major trauma care within the NHS. His clinical practice encompasses a broad range of spinal procedures, including spinal injections, decompressions, discectomies, cervical spine surgery, kyphoplasty, spinal fusions, reconstructions and disc replacements.
Mr Okafor provides specialist spinal opinions to consultant colleagues�both orthopaedic and non-orthopaedic�within Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS and externally. He receives a high volume of referrals from across East London, Essex and neighbouring regions, as well as from general practitioners, allied health professionals and overseas sources including charitable-based overseas surgical care
Clinical Interests Include:
?Cervical spine disorders - fusion; injection; discectomy; replacements.
?Lumbar spine disorders -discectomy; injection; decompression; fusion
?Disc prolapses
?Disc degeneration
?Pain management of spinal condition-injections;denervation
?Neck pain and lower back pain
?Scoliosis and spinal deformities
?Spinal trauma and fractures
?Herniated discs and degenerative disc disease
?Sciatica, spinal stenosis and radiculopathy
?Whiplash injuries
?Kyphoplasty and vertebral augmentation
?Spinal fusion and disc replacement
?Spine intervention and imaging
?Second opinion
?Complex spinal surgery
?General trauma and fracture management
Areas of interest
Cervical spine (diseases and disorders of)
Lumbar spine (diseases and disorders of)
Neck pain
Lower back pain
Scoliosis; Spinal surgery
Foot surgery; Slipped disc
Spine intervention; Spinal imaging; Disc disease; Sciatica; Degenerative spine disorders; Hyperextension / hyperflexion of spine ('whiplash'); Spinal injury; Disc replacement; Spinal disease; Spine; Back pain
Spine trauma
General trauma
fractures
Spine fractures
Medical secretaries
- Rajani Sabbineni
- Spire London East Hospital Roding Lane South Ilford IG4 5PZ
- 020 8709 7849
- 07834 274362
- 020 8709 7811
- eastlondonspines@gmail.com
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Sadanand Chitre
Fee Assured
- Dr Ahmed Abdelaal
Fee Assured
- Dr Shibaji Saha
Fee Assured
- Dr Emamoke Oteri
Fee Assured
- Dr Samson Nallamilli
Fee Assured
- Dr Gyanendra Upmanyu
Fee Assured
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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A5755
Nerve Root Block +/- Image Guidance (including Bilateral) LUMBAR - (>50)
Nuffield Health The Holly Hospital (5-50) Spire London East Hospital (5-50) London Clinic (1-5)
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A5753
Nerve Root Block +/- Image Guidance (including Bilateral) CERVICAL - (5-50)
Nuffield Health The Holly Hospital (5-50) Spire London East Hospital (1-5) London Clinic (1-5)
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W9030
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa with image guidance - unilateral - (5-50)
Nuffield Health The Holly Hospital (5-50) Spire London East Hospital (1-5) London Clinic (1-5)
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A5745
Medial branch block injection(s) +/- image guidance (including bilateral) LUMBAR - (5-50)
Spire London East Hospital (5-50) Nuffield Health The Holly Hospital (1-5) London Clinic (1-5)
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A5765
Neurolytic Root Block (Radiofrequency denervation, Thermocoagulation, Cryotherapy or Phenol, including Rhizolysis) +/- Image Guidance (including Bilateral) LUMBAR - (5-50)
Spire London East Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health The Holly Hospital (1-5)
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