Mr Ben Okafor

Consultant Orthopaedic and Spine Surgeon

QualificationsFRCS FRCS.orth

Main NHS base:

• Barts Health NHS Trust (Whipps Cross Hospital)

GMC number:

3251153

Clinical interests:

• Cervical spine (diseases and disorders of)
• Lumbar spine (diseases and disorders of)
• Neck pain
• Lower back pain
• Scoliosis
• Spinal surgery
• Foot surgery
• Slipped disc
• Spine intervention
• Spinal imaging
• Disc disease
• Sciatica
• Degenerative spine disorders
• Hyperextension / hyperflexion of spine (‘whiplash’)
• Spinal injury
• Disc replacement
• Spinal disease
• Spine
• Back pain
• Spine trauma
• General trauma fractures
• Spine fractures

Fees, Training & Background:

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I have been a Consultant in Orthopaedic and Trauma with a special interest in spine surgery since 1998  with over 20  years  of dealing  with a wide range  of orthopaedic conditions  including large volume of complex spine conditions and surgery.

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/cervicalspine 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 refefrals 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.

Member of:

• Royal College of Surgeons
• British Orthopaedic Spine & Scoliosis Society
• British Orthopaedic Association

Clinic Times

Please note these are regular clinics, other times may be available by appointment