Launch
Website- Not Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Spinal tumours
- Spine
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About us
Mr David Bell is a Consultant Neurosurgeon in neurospinal surgery, based at London Bridge Hospital. He has a specialist interest in complex spine surgery, where his clinical work covers all complex disorders of the spine including pain, trauma and disease, with the exception of scoliosis. He divides his clinical practice between Kings College Hospital and his private practice at London Bridge Hospital, part of HCA Healthcare UK.
Most disorders of the spine are self-limiting and do not need surgery. Wherever possible, Mr Bell tries nonsurgical treatment before invasive procedures. Where surgical intervention is needed, he is trained in minimally invasive techniques. Mr Bell attained his medical degree in 1996 in Edinburgh, where he completed his Basic Surgical Training before transferring to London for his specialist training in Complex Spinal Neurosurgery. He went on to become a Complex Spinal Neurosurgeon at Kings College Hospital, London in 2008, where he acted as the regional clinical lead for spinal cancer and trauma until 2020, establishing exceptional standards of treatment.
Between 2015 and 2021, Mr Bell was the Regional Network Lead for South East London and Kent, and he was an executive member of the British Association of Spinal Surgeons. He also served as the National Lead for the British Spinal Registry (BSR), a national quality improvement tool used to assure quality of surgical care across the United Kingdom.
Mr Bell regularly attends and lectures at conferences in the United Kingdom and abroad. He has an active medicolegal practice acting as an expert witness with an interest in Cauda Equina Syndrome. His research in both Cauda Equina Syndrome and Thoracic Disc herniations has been published in over 20 peer-reviewed scientific papers.
Areas of interest
Back pain; Sciatica; Complex regional pain; Disc replacement; Spinal neurosurgery; neck pain; brachalgia; facet joint pain; spinal stenosis; disc prolapse; cervical myelopathy; cervical radiculopathy; spinal tumours; failed back surgery syndrome; intractable pain; carpal tunnel; laminectomy; spinal injections; spine decompression; discectomy; microdiscectomy; foraminotomy; sacroiliac joint pain; vertabral compression fractures; spondylolisthesis; spinal trauma; pars defect; metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC); thoracic disc herniation; spinal fusion; minimally invasion spinal fusion; corpectomy; anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF); anterior cervical discectomy replacement (ACDR); vertebrectomy; kyphoplasty; vertebroplasty; pars repair; pars defect;
Medical secretaries
- Alexandra Carrola
- Outpatient & Diagnostic Centre at The Shard St Thomas Street London SE1 9BZ
- 020 7234 2098
- Bellshardpa@hcaconsultant.co.uk
- Alexandra Carrola
- Canary Wharf Outpatients 40 Bank Street Canary Wharf London E14 5NR
- 020 7234 2098
- Bellspirepa@hcaconsultant.co.uk
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Holly Jones
Not Fee Assured
- Dr Derek Amoako
Fee Assured
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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Nerve Root Block +/- Image Guidance (including Bilateral) LUMBAR - ()
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Nerve Root Block +/- Image Guidance (including Bilateral) CERVICAL - ()
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Anterior discectomy, decompression and fusion (including bone grafting) - cervical region (1 or 2 levels) - ()
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Carpal tunnel release (open) - ()
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Posterior excision of disc prolapse (including microdiscectomy +/- decompression) - lumbar region (1 or 2 levels) - ()
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