Best Orthopaedic Surgeons in London, UK

Mr Sebastian Kunz is an Orthopaedic Surgeon and most recently the Medical Director for the world-class gym, Lanserhof at The Arts Club in London. This gym provides members with specialised training programmes which is led by renowned medical experts, to promote both health and fitness.

Mr Kunz qualified in medicine in 2006 from the University of Cologne and specialised into the field of Orthopaedics. After graduating, he worked as an Assistant Physician at Marienkrankenhaus for four years, and then Mediaparkklinik in Cologne for three years, where he worked with team doctors for Germany’s football teams. Despite specialising in Orthopaedics, he worked with colleagues within the fields of Sports Medicine, Trauma surgery and Naturopathy. Furthermore, he worked at a Group Practice on Königsallee in Dusseldorf, Germany for four years. He was more involved in Sports Medicine and the biochemical movement LAB.

His role at Lanserhof at The Arts Club involves leading a medical team of 30 doctors, physicians and specialists to carefully diagnose each patient’s conditions and provide the most appropriate treatments. Each treatment is specially tailored to the patient to provide the best healing procedures for long-lasting results.

• MRI Scan (Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan)
• Cryotherapy 
• Electromyography 
• Electrocardiography
• Knee Replacement
• Hip Preservation Surgery
• Fracture Fixation Surgery

• Foot Sprains
• Knee Pain
• Fracture (broken bone)
• Stress Fractures
• Ankle Sprain
• Sports Injuries

Professor Maffuli is a consultant orthopaedic and sports injury surgeon. He has pioneered several revolutionary new procedures and techniques in knee surgery and foot and ankle surgery and regularly takes care of elite and professional athletes in many sports including football, rugby and track and field. Professor Maffulli is the Professor of Sports Medicine at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Professor of Orthopaedics at Keele University School of Medicine. He sees large numbers of Patients with sports injuries of the lower limb, acute and chronic tendon injuries, knee and foot and ankle surgery ailments. He takes care of patients with anterior cruciate ligament surgery and of young athletic patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, foot and ankle. 

He has published widely in highly regarded international medical journals and has led several clinical trials in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. Professor Maffulli has published 12 books and has won 13 national and international prizes for his work in this specialist area, including the Smith and Nephews Richards Research and Travel Award for the British Orthopaedic Association, 22nd Instructional Course in 1993 for his work on Patterns of meniscal tears in anterior cruciate deficient knees in athletes.

Joseph Windley is a dedicated and experienced Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon. He qualified from Imperial College School of Medicine and completed his basic surgical training in Guildford before undertaking his specialist Orthopaedic training on the London North West Thames Rotation. This included placements at the major trauma centre at St Mary’s Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital, West Middlesex University Hospital, Croydon University Hospital and Kingston Hospital.

Mr Windley finished his arthroplasty fellowship at the renowned Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, subsequent to which he was appointed as a Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon at Kingston Hospital, where he has worked since 2014. He currently leads the Hip Fracture Governance at the hospital and is a key member of the trauma team. As part of the trauma team, he is also the hip fracture governance lead.

Mr. Windley is an enthusiastic about education within his industry and specialty and enjoy teaching hip and plastering courses at Kingston Hospital. He is regularly invited as a faculty member to Imperial College postgraduate courses and conferences.

• Total Hip Replacement
• Revision Total Hip Replacement
• Total Knee Replacement
• Knee Arthroscopy for meniscal pathology / loose bodies
• Hip tendinopathies / trochanteric bursitis
• Intra-articular joint injections
• Investigation and advice on painful joint replacements
• Trauma
• Removal of metalwork

Hip and Knee replacements

Mr Amarjit Anand is an Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon based in Surrey, UK.  He currently practices at hospitals in Ashtead, Caterham and North Cheam, Surrey. Mr. Anand has a number of advanced degrees and believes very strongly in continuing education to stay on top of the latest treatments and trends in spinal surgery and related fields.  His expertise and dedication have resulted in his induction as a Fellow into the Royal College of Surgeons in 2014, a very prestigious honour.  

Mr Anand’s education began with a BSc with Honours in Orthopaedic Science from the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore & University College London in 2002.   He went on to receive his MBBS from the Royal Free & University College London Medical School in 2005, and his MSc in Evidence-Based Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery from the University of Warwick in 2012.  He has also received specialist training in spinal surgery from St. Mary’s Hospital Major Trauma Centre, Charing Cross Hospital, and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore.  Most recently, he completed his CCT in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery from the NW Thames Rotation in London in 2015.  

Some of the honours Mr Anand received during his training include his position as an Anatomy Demonstrator/Lecturer at Oxford, election to the British Orthopaedic Trainee Association (BOTA), British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS) Executive Committee, and the Specialist Training Committee (STC).  He has gone on to receive the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) President’s Gold Medal Podium Prize in 2012, and the aforementioned appointment as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2014.  

Research, articles, and collaboration with colleagues are also very important to Mr Anand.  Throughout his career thus far, he has published over 30 articles and presented at over 50 international conferences.  He currently enjoys the position of journal reviewer for the Bone and Joint Journal (BJJ), as well as being an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Imperial College London, and an examiner on various FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics) revision courses.  

As part of his continuing education, Mr Anand recently completed two post-CCT spinal fellowships at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading and Orthopaedic Spinal Fellowship and a 1-year complex combined Neurosurgical at the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham.  He has also travelled extensively to various centres of excellence in Spain, Germany, and France to continue his training and develop specialist skills.  He has received advanced training in all of the cutting-edge and modern spinal surgery techniques, and is a well-known champion of innovation, focusing on new surgical techniques, procedures to preserve motion, custom implants, and minimally invasive surgical techniques.  

Mr Anand can bring all of his expertise and specialist training in the treatment of any spinal or back problems and is committed to positive outcomes for his patients. 

• Spinal Injections - Cervical, Thoracic & Lumbar Spine
• Cervical Spine Surgery – Anterior Cervical Discectomy & Fusion (ACDF), Cervical Disc Replacement (CDR), posterior cervical decompression & fusion
• Microdiscectomy for Disc Prolapse 
• Lumbar Decompression Surgery for Spinal Stenosis
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Lumbar spine MIS fusion - TLIF
• Sacroiliac Joint (SIJ) fusion
• Vertebroplasty / Balloon Kyphoplasty for Osteoporotic Spinal Fractures
• Coccygectomy
• Revision surgery / Failed back surgery / 2nd opinions

• Degenerative Spine 
• Cervical and Lumbar spine pain
• Sciatica
• Spinal Stenosis
• Adult Deformity
• Trauma - Spinal fractures 
• SIJ pathology
• Minimally invasive surgery (MIS)
• Coccydynia (tail-bone pain)

Mr Mohamed Ahmed is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in the UK.

Mr Ahmed completed his specialist registrar training in Trauma and Orthopaedics in Norway in 2011. He then went on to complete a spinal fellowship at Cardiff University Hospital where he gained an excellent surgical experience across the full range of spinal procedures with the very latest techniques. He then chose to take a specialist interest in degenerative conditions of the spine, spinal deformity trauma, infections and tumours of the spine.

Mr Ahmed has published in peer review journals and presented at national and international meetings as well as being actively involved in teaching medical students. Mr Ahmed currently practices at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow where he is involved in the development and expansion of the spinal unit.

• Back pain investigations (discography)  
• Back surgery (spinal surgery)
• Balloon kyphoplasty
• Epidural injections
• Joint pain treatment (joint injections)  
• Vertebroplasty
• Bone Graft
• Cervical Disc Replacement
• Cervical Spine Surgery
• Dorsal Root Ganglion Block
• Image Guided Joint Injections
• Interspinous Implant
• Kyphoplasty
• Laminectomy
• Lumbar Discectomy
• Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks
• Medial Facetectomy
• Microdiscectomy
• Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
• Removal of Spinal Hardware
• Rhizolysis, Sacroiliac Joint Injections
• Scoliosis
• Spinal Decompression
• Spinal Fusion
• Trigger Point Injections
• X-Ray Guided Facet Joint Injection
• Anterior Cervical Discectomy
• Fusion and Nerve Block
• Endoscopic Discectomy and Decompression
• Sacroiliac joint Fusion

• Back pain 
• Degenerative spine 
• Lumbar spine disorders 
• Neck pain 
• Orthopaedic surgery 
• Pain management 
• Spinal surgery 
• Sacroiliac joint disorders
• Endoscopic spinal surgery
• Spinal injections
• Minimal invasive spinal surgery

Mr Mo Akmal, Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon specialist in spinal disorders in London UK, is an Orthopedic Spinal Surgeon specialising in the management of back and neck pain.

He is a specialist in the treatment of disc degeneration, sciatica, disc prolapse, spine infections, spine trauma, spine cancer management. His main interests are the treatment of painful conditions of the back and neck such as sciatica, lumbago, slipped disc in the spine, vertebral compression fractures.

His practice includes Degenerative disease, Trauma, Infection, Scoliosis and Tumours. Mr Akmal performs Cervical and Lumbar Disc Replacement Surgery, Microsurgical and Minimally Invasive Procedures including kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty for vertebral compression fractures and has access to a full team of practitioners that specialize in Core Stability, Neural Dynamisation and Functional Restoration programmes.

Mr Caspar Aylott is uniquely dual qualified in the UK as an Engineer and Spine surgeon. He also has a Doctorate in Spine. He completed Internationally recognised Fellowships in Nottingham, Auckland (New Zealand) and Bristol.

He was appointed Consultant Spine Surgeon in 2010 in Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He now has busy Independent practices in Cheltenham and London seeing patients from across the UK and abroad.

He is a very friendly and approachable Consultant and communicates clearly to patients giving individuals the time they require. 

He has extensive experience in spinal diagnosis and the conservative and surgical management of most spine problems. He specialises especially in spine injections, minimal access surgery, microdiscectomy, decompression, dynamic stabilisation, disc replacement, fusion, osteoporotic fractures and kyphoplasty.

He is also able to perform day case spine surgery under LA avoiding the need for general anaesthesia.

He trains other surgeons in the techniques of Kyphoplasty and Dynamic stabilisation both in the UK, Europe and Asia.

He has more than 30 publications and presents regularly at National and International meetings.

Mr Aylott is a member of EuroSpine and the British Association of Spine Surgeons. He is a reviewer for the Journal of Bone and Joint surgery.

• Spine Injections
• Decompression
• Microdiscectomy
• Laser Discectomy
• Balloon Kyphoplasty
• Dynamic Stabilisation
• Artificial Disc Replacement
• Fusion
• Complex Revision Spinal Surgery

• MRI imaging and diagnosis
• 'One Stop' spine clinic
• Day case spine surgery
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Spinal deformity
• Spinal stenosis
• Herniated Disc or Slipped Disc
• Spine fractures and trauma

Mr Shafafy is a senior consultant in spinal surgery with many years of experience treating spinal conditions and pathologies ranging from simple sciatica, back and neck pain to complex paediatric and adult spinal deformities.

Mr Shafafy qualified from St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical college, London in 1994 and finished his advanced surgical training in trauma and orthopaedics at the Royal London Hospital. He later received sub-specialist training in spinal surgery and reconstructive complex spinal deformity surgery  in Oxford and at  Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham.

Mr Shafafy has been working as a consultant in spinal surgery for over a decade  and is currently working on the NHS at Nottingham University Hospitals. He has established himself as one of the most prominent spinal deformity surgeons at the Centre for Spinal Study and Surgery, Nottingham. This Centre has national and international reputation in pioneering treatment for most challenging and complex spinal deformities and conditions. Mr Shafafy also holds private clinics in Nottingham and London as well as doing educational and charity clinics and operations around the world.

Mr Shafafy is highly involved in training and medical education.  Up to recently he was the Nottingham Spinal Fellowship program director which has trained generations of spinal surgeons. Mr Shafafy has been a trainer, faculty member, course organiser and chair for numerous national and international courses , meetings and conferences. He has published numerous articles on spinal pathologies and conditions and continues to be involved in research in this field.

Mr Shafafy is currently the lead for clinical governance and patient safety in his department. He is an elected executive member of the British scoliosis Society (BSS). He has also served as a member for various committees for Scoliosis Research Society and North American Society of Spine.

• Spinal Surgery
• Spinal Fusion
• Spinal Decompression
• Micro Discectomy
• Disc Replacement
• Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
• Vertebroplasty
• Kyphoplasty
• Scoliosis
• Sciatica
• Deformity Correction
• Cervical Disc Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery
• Lumbar Surgery

• Back Pain
• Spinal Deformity
• Sciatica
• Spine Fractures and Trauma
• Children's Spinal Deformity
• Complex Spinal Disorders
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spinal Tumors 
• Scoliosis

Mr Bhagawati is an experienced Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon. He has trained in some of the elite institutions such as the University of Oxford University College London, Oxford University Hospital, Imperial Healthcare and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. During his training he completed 2 complex spinal fellowships dealing with some of the most complex conditions in the whole of spinal surgery. He sees his NHS patients at Bedfordshire Hospitals Foundation Trust where he works as Clinical Lead for Spinal Services. There he organises spinal services of a population in excess of 700 000. Prior to taking up his current post he worked as a Consultant Spinal Surgeon at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London. There he dealt with complex spinal problems in both Adults and Children. He has great expertise and experience in managing pain suffered by patients from conditions of the spinal, spinal fractures and spinal deformities. His focus is patient centred care. Surgical his interest is minimally invasive techniques and rapid return to normal function.

• Artificial Disc Replacement
• Facet Joint Replacement
• Scoliosis Surgery
• Kyphoplasty
• Spinal Deformity Correction
• Discectomy
• Lumbar Back Surgery
• Epidural Injection
• Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
• Spine Fracture Surgery

• Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
• Spinal Surgery
• Fracture (Broken Bone)
• Herniated Disc Or Slipped Disc
• Paediatric Fractures
• Spine Tumours And Infections
• Scoliosis
• Coccyx Fracture
• Spinal Deformity
• Degenerative Disc Disease

Mr Lam is a senior Consultant orthopaedic spinal surgeon with over 25 years experience in the treatment of complex spinal disorders. He helped establish the internationally renowned Spinal Unit at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital London. He is now working full time at the London Bridge Hospital (accredited as a world-class AOSpine Unit in June 2016). He has published and lectured extensively, and is regarded as a pioneer in innovative spinal surgery procedures, especially minimal invasive spine surgery. He continues in both clinical and laboratory research into spinal disorders, and is a reviewer for Spine, European Spine Journals and International Journal of Spine Surgery.

In Nov 2019, Mr Lam performed the first robotic spine surgery in the UK followed by the first robotic scoliosis spine surgery in Europe. He offers his patients a full comprehensive program of conservative treatment, physiotherapy and spinal injections to help treat their spinal disorders. In terms of surgery, he is a key opinion leader in the field of minimally invasive spine surgery, cervical and lumbar disc replacements, paediatric spinal deformities (scoliosis and kyphosis), computer navigated and robotic spine surgery. Over the last 10 years, he regularly performs approximately 300 cases annually of minimally invasive surgeries, i.e. sacro-iliac fusion, TLIF, OLIF, LLIF or XLIF and ALIF. To date, he has performed over 1000 cervical and lumbar disc replacements, and over 1000 anterior lumbar approaches (LLIF, XLIF, OLIF and ALIF). From Mar 2020, he was approved as an Premier Reference Centre for Excelcius GPS Robot Miminally Invasive Spine Surgery.

In 2009, Mr Lam was the first British recipient of the Gold Medal of Honor presented by Mde Chirac of France, on behalf of the Etoile Européenne du Dévouement Civil et Militaire (EEDCM), for his work in the treatment of children with spinal deformities, and ejectee pilots of the Royal Air Force, US Air Force and NATO. In 2016, HM King Kigeli V of Rwanda honoured him with the Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Lion for his work in training surgeons across Africa. In 2019, HM King Yuhi VI of Rwanda further honoured him with the Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Crested Crane.

Mr Lam's exceptional degree of training along with his plethora of experience ensures that he is now able to supply the highest standards of care and treatment to all his patients.