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Mr Palaniappan (Pal) Lakshmanan
Consultant Spinal Surgeon
MBBS, MS (Orth), AFRCS, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Specialises in
- Minimally invasive spinal surgery
- Osteoporosis
- Degenerative scoliosis
- SacroIliac joint problems
I am a specialist spinal orthopaedic surgeon, regularly performing a wide variety of spinal surgical procedures at Spire Washington Hospital and Sunderland Royal Hospital. I started my medical career in India in Tamil Nadu, where I did my orthopaedic training for three years from 1998 - 2001. I did a thesis on surgical management of upper cervical spine instability for my MS (Orth) degree obtained from the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, India in 2001.
I undertook a fellowship in Spinal Surgery in Cardiff (University Hospital Wales & University Hospital Llandough) in 2004 when I published my hypothesis on Odontoid fractures in the elderly.Following this I did an orthopaedic rotation in the Northern Deanery. I underwent advanced spinal training fellowship in the Spinal Centre in Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham in 2009. In 2010, before taking up my role as Spinal Consultant in Sunderland Royal Hospital, I did a Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery fellowship in Schon Klinik at Munich with Prof Mayer and co.
General Medical Council Number: C6038229
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Palaniappan (Pal) Lakshmanan at Spire include:
Orthopaedics - spine
- Back surgery (spinal surgery)
- Back pain investigations (discography)
- Balloon kyphoplasty
- Pain management injections for back and facet joints
Other treatments
- Minimally invasive spinal surgery
- Cervical spine
- Ageing spine including osteoporosis
- Degenerative scoliosis / kyphosis
- Spinal tumours
- Spinal trauma & infections
- Coccygeal problems
- Sacroiliac joint problems
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Lumbar spine disorders
Medico-legal
Special Clinical Interests: Minimally invasive spinal surgery, cervical spine, ageing spine including osteoporosis, degenerative scoliosis / kyphosis, spinal tumours, spinal trauma & infections, coccygeal problems, sacro Iliac joint problems
Qualification and professional memberships
MBBS / Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Med University / 1996
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Professional memberships
Resident Advisory Board Member in the American Journal of Orthopaedics (2011)
Member of Drugs and Therapeutics committee, City Hospitals Sunderland
AO UK faculty
British Association of Spinal Surgeons
Professional leadership
Spine Lecturer Miller UK FRCS Orth Course
Current NHS posts
Consultant Spinal Surgeon with Orthopaedic Trauma, Sunderland Royal Hospital
Contact information
| Telephone | 0191 418 8636 |
| Private secretary | Brenda Smith |
| Private secretary fax | 0191 4176573 |
| Private secretary email | brenda.SMITH2@spirehealthcare.com |