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Consultant Profile

Mr Vikas Kapoor

Name:
Mr Vikas Kapoor MS (Orth) FRCS FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Practising at:
Spire Regency Hospital, Macclesfield
Specialties:
  • Neurosurgery
    • Degenerative spine
    • Back pain
  • Orthopaedic surgery
    • Spinal surgery
Special clinical interests:
  • Minimally invasive spinal procedures
  • Microdiscetomy
  • X-stop - interspinous device for spinal stenosis
  • Vertebroplasty - for spinal fractures
  • Balloon Kyphoplasty
  • Low back pain, nerve root compression, spinal injections.
Research interests:

 

Current NHS and /or university posts:
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon - Stepping Hill Hospital
 
Contact Details 
Telephone number to make a private appointment:
01625 501 150
Private secretary:
Helen Farghaly
Private secretary telephone number:
0161 484 2545
Private secretary email address:
Availability:
Monday (alt) + Wednesday (alt)
 
Background Information 
Professional profile:
Mr Kapoor is  a consultant orthopaedic surgeon with sub specialist expertise in spinal surgery, where my care utilises modern non-operative and operative techniques. 

Mr Kapoor's areas of expertise and interest are minimally invasive (key hole) spinal surgery such as microdiscectomy, X-Stop surgery for spinal stenosis, cement augmentation of painful spinal fractures, back pain treatment such as injections and surgery including fusions, disc replacements, and spinal stabilisation with non-fusion (motion preserving) devices such as the Wallis ligament and disc replacement.

Most of Mr Kapoor's surgical training was around the south coast of England with senior registrar training in Southampton University Hospital. Mr Kapoor spent the first 4 years of the training programme covering all aspects of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, and have dedicated the last 3 years entirely to spinal surgery. Mr Kapoor's expertise in spinal surgery was attained from holding the national spinal fellowship post at the Leeds spinal unit, an internationally renowned spinal unit, under the supervision of Professor Bob Dickson, Mr Peter Millner (St James Hospital, Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery) and Mr Jerry Towns at Leeds General Infirmary (Neurosurgery). 

Mr Kapoor is actively involved in teaching and research, my NHS practice is based at Stepping Hill Hospital which is an NHS Foundation Trust in Stockport Cheshire.Since my substantive Consultant appointment in 2005. Mr Kapoor has been actively involved in developing and expanding the spinal services both in the NHS and the private sector in the Cheshire area.
Personal profile:

Mr Kapoor works at Stepping Hill Hospital which is a Foundation NHS Trust in Stockport.  Mr Kapoor also works privately at the Spire Regency Hospital.

Mr Kapoor is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with sub specialist expertise in spinal surgey, this care utilises modern non-operative and operative care.

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