Mr Andrew Cottam

Mr Andrew Cottam is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in adult and paediatric spinal surgery. Focused on delivering high-quality, patient-centred care, Mr Cottam provides comprehensive surgical and non-operative management for a broad spectrum of back and neck conditions. He strongly advocates for a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to patient care, working closely alongside Pain Specialists, Radiologists, and Physiotherapists to ensure each individual receives an accurate diagnosis and a tailored treatment plan.

In his clinical practice, Mr Cottam prioritises minimally invasive techniques whenever feasible to support optimal recovery and outcomes. His clinical scope encompasses complex spinal degeneration, spinal deformity, spinal trauma, spinal tumours, sciatica, and emergency spinal conditions. He offers a full suite of interventions ranging from conservative therapies and targeted spinal injections to advanced surgical procedures, including microdiscectomy, lumbar decompression and fusion, cervical disc replacement, cervical fusion, and vertebroplasty.

Mr Cottam studied medicine at the University of Nottingham before undertaking basic surgical training and higher orthopaedic training in the Wessex region. He completed his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in 2017, receiving the Gauvain Research Prize in the same year. To further develop his sub-specialist expertise, he completed advanced fellowship training in both adult and paediatric spinal surgery across world-renowned centres in Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Mr Cottam holds active professional membership with the British Association of Spinal Surgeons.