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Mr James Langdon

Practising at

Spire Bushey Hospital
Spire Harpenden Hospital

Clinic times

Tuesday: 1.30pm - 5.30pm
Wednesday: 8.30am - 12pm
Friday: 1pm - 5.30pm
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An initial consultation with Mr James Langdon is from £250.

Mr James Langdon

Mr James Langdon

Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon

BSc (Hons), MB BS, MRCS (Eng), FRCS (Orth)

Specialises in

  • Back surgery and investigation
  • Discectomy / decompression
  • Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
  • Spinal injections
  • Balloon kyphoplasty / vertebroplasty

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I am a specialist in treating spinal conditions including leg pain (sciatica), arm pain, neck and back pain. I am an expert in managing disc problems and spinal stenosis. When appropriate, I believe in minimal intervention to treat spinal conditions, and where appropriate will exhaust the non-surgical treatment options (including spinal injections) before recommending surgery.

My main surgical interest is in the use of minimally invasive spinal surgical techniques. I believe that the use of these techniques reduces post-operative pain and length of hospital stay, and improves patient outcomes.

I offer a full range of surgical treatments for degenerative spinal conditions including lumbar microdiscectomy, spinal decompression, minimally invasive spinal fusions, anterior cervical decompression and fusion / disc replacement, balloon kyphoplasty, as well as spinal injections. I ensure that I take the time to explain things clearly in easy to understand terms, enabling patients to make informed decisions about their treatment options.

I undertake between 150-200 spinal operations per year. I have excellent compliance with data entry into the British Spine Registry with good outcome data.

I work closely with local physical therapists, radiologists, pain specialists and other health professionals to optimise patients’ treatment prior to undertaking any surgical procedures. I routinely discuss more complex cases with colleagues in our multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting.

I qualified from St Mary’s Hospital (Imperial College), London. My post-graduate orthopaedic and spinal training was based at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore. I also undertook a further year-long advanced spinal surgery fellowship. I was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon to West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in 2011, where I was the clinical lead for spinal surgery (2014-2023) and the Clinical Director of the Orthopaedic Unit (2017-2019).

I am on the GMC specialist register for orthopaedic surgery. I am a member of the British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS) and the Spine Society of Europe.

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General Medical Council Number: 4720535

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr James Langdon at Spire include:

Orthopaedics

Other treatments

  • Anterior cervical decompression and fusion / disc replacement
  • Decompression surgery for spinal stenosis
  • Lumbar fusion surgery
  • Micro-discectomy
  • Minimally invasive spinal surgery

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Additional information

Lumbar spine disorders
Spinal surgery

Special clinical interests: Degenerative conditions of the cervical and lumbar spine, sciatica / disc problems, stenosis, spondylolisthesis, minimally invasive spinal surgery, micro-discectomy, decompression surgery, spinal fusions, vertebroplasty / kyphoplasty, back and neck pain, and spinal injections.

Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

I enjoy time spent relaxing with my young family and our dog, as well as keeping fit and cooking. Despite no longer playing, I remain a keen rugby supporter.

Mr James Langdon is Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee at Spire Harpenden Hospital. Their role is to provide senior professional advice to the Hospital Director and Director of Clinical Services in order to support effective medical governance and oversight. They are paid £14,000 per annum for this role and are also entitled to receive the following fees for the provision of additional ad hoc services: (i) £750 for chairing a Professional Review Committee (ii) £200 per hour for attendance at regulatory or other national body meeting (capped at £500) (iii) £500 for each annual medical appraisal undertaken for a doctor designating to Spire for the purposes of revalidation (iv) £1,000 per annum for undertaking the role of governance lead in addition to MAC Chair (v) £200 per hour for the preparation of an independent report (up to a maximum of £500 per report unless otherwise agreed due to complexity upon request by the Medical Director or Chief Medical Officer. Holds less than 0.1% of the shares in Spire Healthcare Group plc.
Website http://www.langdonspine.com/
Private secretary Clare Inns
Private secretary telephone 07936 963 019
Private secretary email langdonpa@spirehealthcare.com clare.inns@spirehealthcare.com
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