Mr Ashley Cole
Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon
BM, BS
Specialises in
- Back and spinal surgery including cervical, thoracic and lumbar procedures
- Treatment of sciatica and nerve pain with injections, microdiscectomy or decompression
- Surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis and related nerve compression symptoms
- Treatment of upper limb nerve pain and spinal cord compression
- Management of coccyx pain including injections and coccyx excision
I am a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a private practice at Spire Claremont Hospital. I see adult patients privately with spinal problems.
My surgical training was carried out in Sheffield and I also completed Fellowships in spinal surgery in Nottingham, Brisbane and America.
I have an interest in outcome evaluation and research and have completed two theses on spinal deformity (idiopathic, scoliosis), the first of these as a medical student. I was a co-developer of the British Spine Registry – used nationally to collect data after spinal surgery.
I am an active member of the British Scoliosis Society, British Association of Spinal Surgeons, British Orthopaedic Association and the British Association of Clinical Anatomists (Member of Council). I also work for NHS England as Chair of the Spinal Services CRG and Clinical Lead for the Regional Spinal Networks Project.
I also work full-time in the NHS at both Sheffield Children’s Hospital and the Northern General Hospital.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Ashley Cole at Spire include:
Orthopaedics - spine
- Back surgery (spinal surgery)
- Neuralgia (nerve pain) treatment
Other treatments
- Coccyx pain (injections and coccyx excision)
- Injection and surgery for sciatica (nerve root injection / foraminal epidural)
- Instrumented fusion cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine
- Lumbar spinal stenosis (lumbar decompression) surgery
- Lumbar stenosis and upper limb nerve pain
- Sciatica (microdiscectomy or decompression) surgery
- Upper limb nerve pain or spinal cord compression surgery
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Additional information
Qualification and professional memberships
Professional memberships
Current NHS posts
Northern General Hospital.
Sheffield Children's Hospital.