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Mr Alex Torrie

MB ChB, MRCS (Eng), CertMedEd, FRCS (Tr+Orth), MD (Anatomical Sciences)

Orthopaedic Surgeon

21 years of experience

Cheltenham, GL51 6SY

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21 years of experience

Cheltenham, GL51 6SY

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8 connections in healthcare

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by Mr James Berstock

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About Mr Alex Torrie

Mr Alex Torrie is a Consultant Spinal Surgeon whose full-time practice is strongly focussed in dealing with problems affecting the whole spine, spinal cord and nerves of the spine. Mr Torrie is an expert in the management of routine and complex spinal conditions including:

• Spine trauma and reconstruction

• Sports injuries affecting the spine

• Degenerative spinal disorders – back pain, lumbar disc prolapse (low back pain with sciatica), spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, cervical disc prolapse (neck and arm pain), thoracic disc prolapse, myelopathy, sacro-iliac joint dysfunction

• Spinal tumours – affecting bone, spinal cord compression and spinal instability

• Spine infections including TB

• Adult degenerative deformity with regional spinal imbalance

Mr. Torrie studied at Bristol University and completed his higher neurosurgical training, Mr. Torrie is a full-time NHS Consultant in the Department of Spinal Surgery, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He holds regular private practice clinics across Gloucestershire. He is able to see both self-funded and insured patients and is fully indemnified for his practice.


Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments
  • Lumbar and cervical spinal surgery
  • Lumbar and cervical spinal decompression and fusion
  • Instability back pain
  • Radicular pain
  • MSCC
  • Spinal trauma
  • Spinal Surgery

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Subspecialties

  • Spinal Surgery
  • Spinal Surgery (Complex)

Areas of expertise

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Back Pain
1
Sciatica
Discectomy
Spinal Surgery
Lower Back Pain
1
Spondylolisthesis & Spondylosis
Upper Back Pain
1
Arthritis (Spine)
1
Spinal Pain
1
Microdiscectomy
Video Consultation
1
Sports Injuries
1
Spinal Stenosis
1
Spine Tumours and Infections
1
Stress Fractures
1
Spine Fractures and Trauma
1
Spinal Deformity
1
Scoliosis
1
Peripheral Nerve Injury
1
Frozen Shoulder
Degenerative Disc Disease
1
Complex Spinal Disorders
1
Spinal Cord Compression
Lumbar Stenosis
Spinal Injections
Nerve Root Injection
Medial Branch Nerve Blocks
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
Spinal Metastases
Neck Fracture
Surgery for Myelopathy
Revision Lumbar Spine Surgery
Lumbar Decompression Surgery
Vertebral Compression Fracture
Sciatica Surgery
Neck Pain
Spinal Decompression
Leg Pain
Surgery on Lower Back
Sacroiliac Joint Fusion Surgery
Nerve Block
Complex Revision Spinal Surgery
Sports-Related Spine Injuries
Scoliosis Surgery
Spinal Deformity Correction
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Lumbar Back Surgery
Laminectomy
Cervical (Neck) Surgery
Coccydynia (Coccyx Pain)
Artificial Disc Replacement
Spinal Fusion
Spine Fracture Surgery

Registered with

General Medical Council

No. 6102978


Education

University of Bristol

Medical Degree

Graduated 2004

Royal College of Surgeons

Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery

Graduated 2015

University of Dundee

Medical Education

Graduated 2011

University of Bristol

Spinal Biomechanics

Graduated 2017


Qualifications

MB ChB, MRCS (Eng), CertMedEd, FRCS (Tr+Orth), MD (Anatomical Sciences)

Memberships:

  • General Medical Council (GMC)
  • Medical Defence Union (MDU)
  • British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
  • British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS)
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS)

Publications

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Read publications and papers written by this specialist.

03 / 04 / 2024

A year in spinal surgical medicolegal (Defence) practice – an idiots’ guide.

Published in Column and Cord. 2024;4:16-19

07 / 11 / 2023

The Influence of pre-operative Computed Tomography (CT) On surgical approach and fixation for fractures of the tibial plateau

Published in J. of Orth. 2023;42:50-53.

01 / 09 / 2022

Clinical Frailty Score (CFS): A useful tool in predicting outcomes in patients with fragility fractures.

Published in Trauma. 2022

05 / 10 / 2021

A Comparison of Cobb Angle Measurement on Digitised Radiographs using a Computer Pointing Device (Mouse): without endplate extrapolation versus with Endplate Extrapolation.

Published in Int. J. of Orth. 2021;5(3)1-5.


Languages spoken

  • English

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Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital

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Hatherley Lane, Cheltenham, United Kingdom, GL51 6SY

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Linton House Thirlestaine Road, Cheltenham, United Kingdom, GL53 7AS

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A very caring spinal specialist and great surgeon

02 Nov 2021
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