Mr Lee Breakwell
Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon
MB ChB, MSc, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Specialises in
- Back surgery (spinal surgery)
- Joint pain treatment (joint injections)
- Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for neck and arm pain
- Microdiscectomy, spinal decompression,spinal fusion or epidural injection for back and leg pain
- Coccyx injections for coccyx pain
I am a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in spinal surgery at the Northern General Hospital, with a private practice at Spire Claremont Hospital. I undertake all forms of spinal surgery including the treatment of degenerative conditions, scoliosis, tumours, trauma and infections. My practice also encompasses the management of neck, back, arm, and leg pain, offering procedures such as anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), microdiscectomy, spinal decompression, and spinal fusion. In addition, I provide a full range of image‑guided injections, including epidural, foraminal epidural, nerve root, facet joint, joint, and coccyx injections for conditions such as sciatica, cervical arm pain, and coccyx pain.
I was a medical student in Sheffield qualifying in 1994. I worked in Sheffield until 1999 when I began my Orthopaedic training in the West Midlands working at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital. I specialised in spinal surgery before completing three fellowships in spinal deformity and reconstruction in St Louis and San Diego in the USA, followed by the British Orthopaedic Association National Fellowship in Nottingham.
I have a full-time spinal practice in the NHS and have a particular interest in training. I am currently Revalidation Lead for Sheffield Children’s Hospital and represent Spinal Surgery on the British Orthopaedic Association Council. I enjoy teaching and regularly participate in International Educational Programmes.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Lee Breakwell at Spire include:
Orthopaedics - spine
- Back surgery (spinal surgery)
- Epidural injections
- Facet joint injections
- Joint pain treatment (joint injections)
Other treatments
- Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for neck and arm pain
- Back pain
- Cervical arm pain
- Coccyx injections for coccyx pain
- Foraminal epidural injections for leg pain
- Microdiscectomy for back and leg pain
- Neck pain
- Nerve root injections for leg pain
- Sciatica,
- Spinal decompression for back and leg pain
- Spinal fusion for back and leg pain
- Spinal stenosis
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Qualification and professional memberships
Professional memberships
Current NHS posts
Northern General Hospital.
Sheffield Children's Hospital.