An initial consultation with Dr Simon Tordoff is from £280.
Dr Simon Tordoff
Consultant in Pain Management and Anaesthesia
MB ChB, FRCA, FIPP
Specialises in
- Injections/nerve blocks for low back pain and neck pain
- Microwave (radiofrequency) ablation procedures for low back and neck pain
- Injections/nerve blocks for chronic pain conditions
- Medications and strategies for treating chronic pain conditions
- Sees adults only at Spire Leicester
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I graduated from Cape Town Medical School in 1980. I worked in South Africa for seven years before moving to the United Kingdom where I specialised in Anaesthesia and Pain Management. I was appointed as a Consultant in Northampton in 1993. In 2001 I moved to Leicester.
I work at the Spire Leicester Hospital and on the NHS in the Spinal Unit of the Royal Derby Hospital. I treat patients with all types of chronic pain problems. My treatments involve medications and nerve block injections, coupled with complementary and physical therapies.
General Medical Council Number: C2884350
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Simon Tordoff at Spire include:
Anaesthetics
- Epidural injections
- Facet joint injections
- Injection treatment for chronic migraines
- Joint pain treatment (joint injections)
- Neuralgia (nerve pain) treatment
- Pain management injections for back and facet joints
Other treatments
The conditions I treat include:
- Low back pain from bulging and slipped discs
- Sciatica and leg pain
- Neck and shoulder pain
- Knee and hip joint pain
- Headaches and facial pain
- Persistent pain after surgery
- Neuropathic pain (that is pain from damaged nerves such as amputation).
- Abdominal and pelvic pain
- Groin and testicular pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Post Herpetic Neuralgia after Shingles
- Cancer-related pain.
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Persistent pain (chronic pain) of the back and neck, chronic muscle and joint pain, neuropathic pain, chronic abdominal pain, complex regional pain syndrome, cancer related pain.
Qualification and professional memberships
MBChB / Cape Town Medical School, South Africa / 1980
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
DA SA / South Africa / 1985
Diploma of Anaesthesia
FRCA / United Kingdom / 1989
Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthesia
FIPP / World Institute of Pain / 2002
Fellowship in Interventional Pain Procedures
FFPMRCA / United Kingdom / 2007
Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine
Professional memberships
The Royal College of Anaesthetists
The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland
Current NHS posts
Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management, University Hospitals of Leicester Trust
Consultant in Pain Medicine, Royal Derby Hospital
Personal profile
I worked as a cartoonist on a daily newspaper before going to University. My father told me to get a proper job, so I went off to Medical School. I still draw on occasions when I get the time. I enjoy gardening and breeding chickens. My sporting interests have reduced to watching rugby and cricket. I support the Leicester Tigers, but still shout for South Africa when they play England!
Contact information
| Telephone | 0116 265 3685 |
| Private secretary | Mrs Kimberley Tordoff |
| Private secretary telephone | 0116 265 3650 (option 4) |
| Private secretary email | kimberley.tordoff@spirehealthcare.com |