Mr Richard Ashpole | Nottingham Hospital

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Mr Richard Ashpole

Neurosurgeon

BSc, MB BS, FRCS (SN)

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I have a general neurosurgical practice including subarachnoid haemorrhage, head injuries, tumours and spinal disease.My interests are in spinal disease, particularly lumbar spine, microdiscectomy and artificial cervical discs; and also in the management of various types of hydrocephalus.I have been a college examiner and question setter for the FRCS (Neurosurgery) exam and am currently secretary of the Intercollegiate Surgical Board in Neurosurgery (ISBN).I am director of my own medical instrument, device and design company, Neurodesign, www.neurosurgical-training-simulator.com. I have designed a set of surgical instruments for implanting artificial cervical discs as well as a unique craniotomy simulator for teaching neurosurgical techniques which is used at Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham and in a number of teaching hospitals across the UK.

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Richard Ashpole at Spire include:

Neurosurgery

Back surgery (spinal surgery)
Carpal tunnel syndrome surgery
Facet joint injections
Pain management injections for back and facet joints

Nerve conduction studies and Electromyography (EMG)
MRI scan (magnetic resonance imaging scan)
CT scan

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Neurosurgery: Back pain, Brain tumours, Degenerative spine, Hydrocephalus, Lumbar spine disorders, Neck pain, Spinal surgery, artificial cervical disc replacement.

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Clinical interests

Special Clinical Interests: Spinal surgery including microdiscectomy, Hydrocephalus, Artificial cervical discs.

Qualification and professional memberships

BSc / St Thomas' Hospital Medical School / 1981
Bachelor of Science in Neurosciences

MB BS / St Thomas' Hospital Medical School / 1984
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

FRCS (SN) / London / 1994
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of England

FRCS (Eng) / London / 1998
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of England

Professional memberships

Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons

Society of British Neurological Surgeons

Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida

Current NHS posts

Consultant Neurosurgeon, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham

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Telephone	For appointments at Spire Leicester please call 0116 265 3685 or for Spire Nottingham call 0115 937 7735
Website	http://www.neurosurgeon.co.uk/
Private secretary	Ruth Thompson
Private secretary telephone	0737 708 2803
Private secretary email	ruth.thompson84@outlook.com

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