Mr Benignus Okafor MBBS, FRCS.Orth

I have been a Consultant in Orthopaedic and Trauma with a special interest in complex spine surgery since 1998. I work at Bart's health, London as a Consultant in Orthopaedics and Honorary Senior Lecturer Queen Mary College, London University. I trained at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital/Royal Free Hospital Rotation both as a Registrar and a Senior Registrar. I completed my FRCS.orth and gained my certificate of specialist training. I undertook my Spine Fellowship at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and University College London/Middlesex Hospital. I am a trainer for junior doctors and specialist registrar. I am a GMC appraiser and work with a multidisciplinary team of physiotherapists/radiologists/pain therapists/Spine surgeons I provide support for community based musculoskeletal services I participate in providing emergency services for the NHS and undertake major trauma work and complex spine surgery as well routine elective surgery-spinal injections/decompressions/discectomies/cervical spine surgery/kyphoplasty/spine fusions/spine reconstructions/disc replacements). I regularly perform routine and complex orthopaedic and spine surgery as well as supervising and training junior doctors . I provide specialist Spine opinion to other consultants inc orthopaedic surgeons both at Whipps Cross University Hospital and elsewhere. I receive large volume of referals from East London and the Essex/neighbouring vicinity from general practitioners, orthopaedic consultants , non-orthopaedic consultants, pain therapist, physiotherapists, osteopaths and other professionals allied to medicine. I treat and provide opinion to overseas/ Non-resident international patients

Senior Spine Surgeon with over 25 years of operative spine surgical experience dealing with high volume complex spine surgery which is evidence based, working with a multidisciplinary team  both in the NHS and in the private sector.I have treated several thousand patients, I offer a complete spine surgical opinion inc a large volume of second opinion referrals from patients, colleagues, physiotherapists and osteopaths. My focus is to provide reasoned and evidenced based opinion and surgery with validated outcome and patient safety at the forefront of decision making, reflective of my comprehensive training at Barts Medical School, London University, and postgraduate training towards fellowship and certification through the Royal Colleges of surgeon's  of England, Postgraduate medical Deanery, Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Royal Free Hospital; specialist spine training acquired through the program at the Royal National Orthopedic Hospital and National Hospital for Nervous diseases/Queens Square, and update skill acquisition at various centers in Europe, USA, South Africa.I am a Senior member of the British Spine Association,British Scoliosis Society, British Orthopedic  Association, AO /European Spine SocietyNorth American Spine Society, West African/Nigerian Spine Society,Conditions treated  include:whiplash, interbody spine surgery, second opinion,spine sports injury,spine trauma, spine infection,facet joint syndrome,scoliosis, spondylolisthesis,kyphosis,spine deformity,disc prolapse,radiculopathy,disc replacement , cervical spine surgery adult degenerative spine conditions sciatica neck pain kyphoplasty vertebroplasty spine trauma back pain spine instability spine fusion disc replacement; cervical spine surgery and fusion,  Thermal  and radiofrequency nucleoplasty,    minimal access surgery, pelvic pain, sacroiliac dysfunction, sacroiliac fusion, coccygeal pain, Bursitis, Piriformis syndrome, second opinion and medicolegal opinion