Mr Drahoslav Sokol
Consultant Neurosurgeon
MUDr (Medicinae Universae Doctor)
Specialises in
- Neurosurgery
- Back pain
- Neck pain
- Spinal surgery
I am a fellowship trained consultant neurosurgeon. I was appointed to my current post of consultant neurosurgeon in NHS Lothian in 2013. In private practice I focus on treating cervical disc herniation, lumbar disc herniation, spinal stenosis and other degenerative spine disorders. My expertise however encompasses much broader field of neurosurgery and I can provide consultations in that regard.
Fellowships; 2010 – 2011 Functional and Epilepsy Neurosurgery fellowship, Swedish Medical Centre, Seattle, USA and; 2011 – 2012 Paediatric Neurosurgery fellowship, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA
Board Certifications: Board Certified, Neurosurgery, Prague 2009
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Drahoslav Sokol at Spire include:
Neurosurgery
- Back surgery (spinal surgery)
- Facet joint injections
- Pain management injections for back and facet joints
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Degenerative spine
Lumbar spine disorders
Neck pain
Neurosurgery
Spinal surgery
Special Clinical Interests: Adult spinal disorders; Back/neck pain; Neck/back/spine surgery; Spine fusion; Neuro-oncology; Brain injury; Brain tumour surgery; Epilepsy; head injury; Pain; Seizures; Paediatric neurosurgery; Vascular neurosurgery; Endoscopy; Moyamoya; Cerebral bypass surgery.
Qualification and professional memberships
Professional memberships
Society of British Neurological Surgeons
British Association of Spinal Surgeons
British Paediatric Neurosurgical Group
Research and publications
- Epilepsy surgery
Current NHS posts
Consultant adult and paediatric neurosurgeon, Department of Clinical Neurosciences Western General Hospital, Edinburgh and Royal Hospital of Sick Children, Edinburgh
Contact information
| Website | http://www.spinebrain.co.uk |
| Private secretary | 0131 516 1679 |
| Private secretary email | edinburghneurosurgeons@virtualmedsecdirect.co.uk |