Miss Sheweidin Aziz
Qualifications
MBBS (Hons), MRCS (Eng), FRCS (Tr&Orth)
GMC number: 7031486
Practising since: 2008
Specialties
Orthopaedic surgery
Sub-specialties: Spinal Surgery
Consultation times
- Wednesday afternoons alternate weeks
- Overview
About
Miss Aziz sees patients 10 years and over.
Miss Sheweidin Aziz is a full-time Consultant Spinal Surgeon at University Hospitals of Leicester and is currently the only female consultant spinal surgeon in the Midlands.
She specialises in the assessment and surgical management of degenerative spinal disorders, spinal deformity, spinal trauma, and complex spinal pathology affecting the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. Her practice encompassesg:
- Sciatica
- Lumbar spinal stenosis
- Lumbar spondylolisthesis
- Lumbar disc herniation (disc herniation)
- Cervical/thoracic myelopathy
- Cervical radiculopathy
- Metastatic spinal disease
- Cauda equina syndrome
- Spinal trauma/spinal cord injury
- Spinal infections
- Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)
- Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)
- Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)
Education
Miss Aziz was privileged to be among the first cohort of Spinal Training Interface Group (TIG) Fellows in the UK before she subsequently completed the prestigious spinal fellowship at the Leeds Centre for Neurosciences.
Teaching
She is also committed to education, regularly contributing to teaching programmes, interview panels, and revision courses. Her dedication to medical education was recognised with the Outstanding Clinical Teacher Award from the University of Leicester Medical School.
Leadership
Miss Aziz currently serves as Audit Lead for the Trauma and Orthopaedics Department and remains actively involved in service development and clinical governance.
Languages spoken
Arabic, English
Treatments and tests offered by Miss Sheweidin Aziz at Nuffield Health
- Spinal (lumbar) Decompression
- Spinal fusion surgery
Locations Miss Sheweidin Aziz works with
Related experience
Research
Miss Aziz has presented her work nationally and internationally, received awards for her research, and contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications. She maintains an extensive research portfolio.
Browse Miss Aziz's research on PubMed
Memberships
- General Medical Council (GMC)
- British Medical Association (BMA)
- British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS)
Other posts held
- Consultant spinal surgeon at University Hospitals of Leicester
Insurers Miss Sheweidin Aziz works with
Miss Sheweidin Aziz works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Bupa
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- WPA
- Alliance Surgical
- Aviva Health
- Healix
Declaration
Miss Sheweidin Aziz does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Miss Sheweidin Aziz does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Miss Sheweidin Aziz does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.