Practising at
An initial consultation with Mr Prabhakar Rao is from £250.
Mr Prabhakar Rao
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBBS, MS (Orthopaedics), AFRCS, FRCS (Trauma and Ortho)
Specialises in
- Back surgery (spinal surgery)
- Epidural injections
- Pain management
- Vertebroplasty
- Minimally invasive spinal surgery
I am a Spinal Surgeon in Manchester specialising in spinal surgery, neck and low back pain and sciatica.
I qualified from the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 1998. I then went on to complete my orthopaedic higher surgical training in Wales, followed by an accredited spinal fellowship at University Hospital Wales.
I have published many research papers and presented my work at numerous national and international conferences. Knowledge has always been my passion and to further my knowledge on spinal conditions, I am currently finishing my European Spine Diploma course.
I am responsible for teaching higher surgical trainees for trauma and spinal disorders. I am a faculty member and a lecturer on courses held to teach advanced spinal surgical techniques.
General Medical Council Number: C5202671
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Prabhakar Rao at Spire include:
Orthopaedics - spine
- Back surgery (spinal surgery)
- Epidural injections
- Facet joint injections
- Pain management
- Pain management injections for back and facet joints
- Vertebroplasty
Other treatments
Specialist in spinal surgery, including the whole range of modern minimally invasive techniques for neck and low back pain and sciatica.
- Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
- Anterior lumbar fusion
- Lumbar discectomy
- Lumbar decompression
- Minimally invasive spinal surgery
- Posterior lumbar fusion
- Posterior cervical decompression
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Lumbar spine disorders
Neck pain
Osteoporosis
Spinal surgery
Special clinical interests: Minimally invasive spinal surgery; sciatica; arm pain; cervical disc prolapse; infection; fractures; vertebroplasty.
Qualification and professional memberships
MBBS / University of Health Sciences, Kurnool, India / 1995
Undergraduate medical degree
MS Ortho / All India institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India / 1998
Master of Surgery in Orthopaedics
AFRCS / Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland / 2003
Associate Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
FEBOT / The European Board of Orthopaedics and Trauma / 2009
Fellow of European Board of Orthopaedics and Trauma
FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics) / Royal College of Surgeons, London / 2009
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
Professional memberships
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
Fellow of European Board of Orthopaedics and Trauma
British Orthopaedic Association
British Association of Spinal Surgeons
Professional leadership
Trauma Lead in Luton and Dunstable University Hospital
Current NHS posts
Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer
Contact information
| Telephone | Self-pay 01625 241 839 |
| Private secretary | Naomi Barlow |
| Private secretary telephone | 01625 505 412 |
| Private secretary fax | 01625 501 800 |
| Private secretary email | info@spireregency.com |