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- Not in Open Referral network
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- Spine
About me
Mr Jake Timothy is a highly experienced Consultant Neurosurgeon who has been associated with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust since 1996. Although he has now stepped back from his full‑time NHS role, he continues to hold an honorary contract and provides specialist support to consultant colleagues, particularly for complex neurosurgical and spinal cases.
With extensive training across leading UK centres and more than two decades of consultant‑level experience, Mr Timothy is widely recognised for his contribution to spinal surgery innovation and his leadership in multidisciplinary patient care.
- Training & Background
Mr Timothy trained at Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School in London before undertaking neurosurgical training at King's Hospital, London. He went on to complete an MD thesis and, in 2002, became the first neurosurgeon to be appointed National Spinal Fellow in Leeds.
His early and advanced training established the foundation for a career dedicated to both clinical excellence and surgical innovation.
- Innovations & Achievements
Throughout his career, Mr Timothy has introduced several pioneering spinal surgical techniques to the Yorkshire region, including:
• Award winning vertebroplasty service
• Artificial disc replacement surgery
• Minimally invasive spinal surgery
• Extreme lateral spinal approaches
He was awarded clinical excellence recognition for establishing the region's vertebroplasty service and continues to be involved in specialist spinal care pathways.
Mr Timothy also leads and participates in a multidisciplinary spinal clinic, working alongside pain specialists and spinal physiotherapists to deliver comprehensive patient management.
- Professional Practice
• Consultant Neurosurgeon since 2003
• Honorary Consultant at Leeds Teaching Hospitals
• Member of the Leeds Integrated Orthopaedic and Neurosurgical Services
• Experienced collaborator in complex case management
- Why Patients Choose Mr Timothy
• Over 20 years of consultant neurosurgical experience
• High‑level expertise in complex spinal surgery
• Pioneering contributor to spinal surgical techniques in Yorkshire
• Multidisciplinary approach with physiotherapy and pain specialists
• Strong record of innovation and service development
• International reputation and continues to teach minimally invasive techniques to surgeons in Europe
• Well-known across the world for teaching new and established surgeons
Areas of interest
Complex spinal surgery
Degenerative cervical, thoracic & lumbar spine disorders
Minimally invasive spinal procedures e.g MIS TLIF
Computerised navigated spine surgery
Anterior Lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF)
Extreme lateral approaches (XLIF)
Back and neck pain management in a multidisciplinary setting
Medical secretaries
- Amanda Kilner
- 07401 000760
- amanda@jaketimothy.com
- Samantha Hall
- 07401 000760
- spinesense@icloud.com
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr Jake Timothy has worked with Dr James Sira at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Jake Timothy has worked with Dr Andrew Lindley at the following hospitals:
- Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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V2950
Anterior discectomy, decompression and fusion (including bone grafting) - cervical region (1 or 2 levels) - (1-5)
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V2560
Decompression for central spinal stenosis (1 or 2 levels) - (1-5)
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V2540
Posterior excision of disc prolapse (including microdiscectomy +/- decompression) - lumbar region (1 or 2 levels) - (1-5)
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V2200
Posterior decompression +/- foraminotomy - cervical region (1 or 2 levels) - (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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V2902
Revisional anterior discectomy (cervical region) - (1-5)