Get in touch Contact us
Search Spire
Please type into the search bar above to begin your search
Please type three or more characters above to begin your search
Dr Benny Thomas

Practising at

Spire Cardiff Hospital
Dr Benny Thomas

Dr Benny Thomas

Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist

MBBS, FRCP

Specialises in

Make an enquiry

I graduated from the Royal Free Hospital in London in 1987 and subsequently specialised in Clinical Neurophysiology in Cardiff from 1998. I have a wide range of experience in the diagnosis of nerve and muscle disorders and carry out diagnostic tests Electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies for the evaluation of neuromuscular disorders like carpal tunnel syndrome, peripheral neuropathy and muscle disorders.

At the University Hospital another aspect of my work is in the diagnostic evaluation of epilepsy with Electroencephalogram (EEG). I am part of the team that assesses patients for epilepsy surgery. Clinical neurophysiology provides a diagnostic service for the management of individuals with nerve and muscle disorders in the limbs (the peripheral nervous system as opposed to the central nervous system).Common conditions evaluated are nerve entrapment at the wrist (carpal tunnel syndrome) or at the elbow (ulnar neuropathy).

Numbness in the feet due to 'nerve ending loss' (peripheral neuropathy) is another common condition. Muscle disorders that can lead to muscle pain and weakness are also seen regularly in the clinic. The test involves passing a small electrical signal through the nerve and picking up the response by an electrode. The person feel a tiny electrical shock like sensation which he or she soon gets used to. Muscle evaluation involves inserting a tiny needle electrode into the muscle fibre and picking up the electrical signals produced by the muscle fibres.

Read more...

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Benny Thomas at Spire include:

Neurophysiology

Get in touch

Important information about COVID-19 tests

COVID-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service at Spire Cardiff Hospital.

42454
True
consultant
Marketing Information

Spire would like to provide you with marketing information about products and services offered by Spire and by selected third-party partners. If you do not consent for us to process your personal data for marketing activities, we will still be able to contact you about your enquiry.

We may contact you by email, SMS or phone about your enquiry. If we try to contact you by phone (mobile and/or landline) and you are not available, we may leave you a voicemail message. We may also use your details to contact you about patient surveys we use for improving our service or monitoring outcomes, which are not a form of marketing.


Additional information

MBBS / University of London / 1987
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

FRCP / London / 2007
Fellow of Royal College of Physicians

Professional memberships

Fellow of Royal College of Physicians

Member of British Society of Clinical Neurophysiology

Member of International league against Epilepsy

University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff

This consultant owns 100% of the Nerve conduction stimulator equipment he uses.