Mr Shakil Patel

Adult and Paediatric Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon in Nottinghamshire

MBChB(Hons) MRCS FRCS

GMC: 6102599

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Mr Shakil Patel is an experienced consultant orthopaedic surgeon, specialising in adult and paediatric spinal surgery, treating patients in Nottingham. With over 15 years of experience, Mr Patel is skilled in various procedures from the cervical spine to the sacrum, such as complex spine reconstruction, and the treatment of spine deformities, spine fractures, degenerative spine disorders, paediatric scoliosis, and back pain.

Mr Patel graduated with an honour's degree in medicine from the University of Leicester in 2004. He became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2007. After undertaking higher specialist training in trauma and orthopaedic surgery in the East Midlands South Deanery, he successfully earned a fellowship in the Royal College of Surgeons in 2018, and went on to complete a fellowship in complex spinal surgery in Bristol.

Since 2019, Mr Patel has held a position as a consultant spinal surgeon at Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham. He is now also the centre’s paediatric spinal surgical lead and spine clinical governance lead, and the Nottingham representative to the East Midlands spinal network. Privately, Mr Patel practices at Spire Nottingham Hospital. In addition to his clinical work, Mr Patel is actively involved in research and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications.

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Credentials

GMC: ‍6102599

Professional experience

• More than 20 years of experience
• Consultant Spinal Surgeon, Nottingham Spire Hospital (present)
• Consultant Spinal Surgeon, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham (2020-present)
• Locum Consultant Spinal Surgeon, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham (2019-2020)

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Sub-specialties

• Adult and paediatric spinal deformity
• Adult degenerative disease
• Adult degenerative spinal disease
• Adult spinal deformity
• Anterior spinal surgery
• Complex spinal reconstructions
• Decompressions
• Deformity corrections
• Discectomies
• Paediatric scoliosis
• Paediatric spinal deformity
• Spinal fusions
• Spinal injections
• Spinal trauma, infections and metastatic tumours

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Positions in public associations

• Paediatric Spinal Surgical Lead, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham (2020-present)
• Spine Clinical Governance Lead, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham (2020-present)
• Nottingham representative to the East Midlands Spinal Network (2020-present)

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Education

• MBChB (Hons), Medicine, University of Leicester Medical School (2004)
• MRCS, Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (2008)
• FRCS, Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (2017)
• Higher specialist training in Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery, East Midlands South Deanery (2012-2018)
• Fellowship in Complex Spinal Surgery, Bristol (2018-2019)

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Publications and conferences

• Mr Patel's publications can be found on ResearchGate
• Mr Patel has published 23 peer-reviewed articles, some of which are listed here:
• Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS): a meta-analysis and systematic review. Spine Deform 9, 893–904 (2021).
• Ability of Spine Specialists to Identify Psychosocial Risk Factors as Obstacles to Recovery in Patients with Low Back Pain-Related Disorders. Asian Spine Journal. 2021 Apr;15(2):224-233.
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 Transmission: Blood Viremia and Aerosol Generation from Spinal Surgery. Is There an Increased Risk to the Surgical Team? Asian Spine J. 2020 Oct;14(5):702-709.
• What you need to know about sciatica. British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 77(11) November 2016.
• A comparison of patient-reported outcome measures after spinal surgery. BJJ 97-B: 366-71. March 2015.

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Prizes and awards

• British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) Travelling Fellowship (2018)
• Special Mention Poster Award, European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT) (2017)
• Prize Winning Presentation, East Midlands Orthopaedic Research Meeting
(EMORM) (2015)
• Best Fracture Fixation Award, Leicester Hand fracture management course (2015)
• Travel grant, European Spine Society (2011)

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Professional membership

• British Association of Spine Surgeons
• AO Spine

Languages spoken

English
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Urdu