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Professional statement
Mr Nik Patel is a highly skilled neurosurgeon based at the Spire Hospital in Bristol. He specialises in the surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm, spinal spondylitis and degenerative diseases, facial and cranial pain, cranial nerve hyperactive disorders and is also an expert in performing minimally invasive treatments for spinal diseases and chronic pain.
Mr Patel initially studied and trained in medicine at Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School and in neurosciences at University College London from which he graduated with a first-class honours degree. In 1994, Mr Patel then graduated in medicine with a distinction in pathology from the University of London. He completed his basic surgical training at Oxford University and his neurosurgical training at Frenchay Hospital at the University of Bristol where he was then appointed as a consultant neurosurgeon in 2005.
He has been recognised for functional neurosurgical excellence with an MRC fellowship and has also been featured in various publications and medical articles in The Guardian, ScienceDaily and the BBC where he covers treatment of conditions such as facial pain, spinal pain, hemifacial spasm, depression and Parkinson’s disease. Mr Patel has also received a Hunterian Professorship in Neurosurgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of England in recognition of his research in the growth factor therapy for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. He has also won numerous awards from both the American and the European Associations of Neurological Surgeons.
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J H. Verified Patient
06/12/2024
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Arrived at the hospital we had to wait for a parking space other than that would certainly recommend Nik Patel
G H. Verified Patient
08/11/2024
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Cannot recommend Mr Patel and his team at Spire Bristol highly enough- received first class confidence inspiring treatment from initial consultation through to post operation review- the operation produced a fantastic outcome personally for which i will be ever grateful
C G. Verified Patient
18/10/2024
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This whole team has restored my faith in the medical profession. Lauren is just one of the kindest, most efficient PA’s that I’ve ever come across. And Mr Patel is one of a kind, his knowledge blows my mind. This team has given me my smile back when no one else would listen.
K C. Verified Patient
17/10/2024
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I cannot rate highly enough the whole experience of being referred to Mr Patel. He is calm and clear and puts you at such ease. I knew I was literally in safe hands and I am so grateful. The only comment I have is that I would have liked a follow up appointment which was missed.