Mr Almas Khan
Qualifications
FRCS (Tr & Orth), MBBS
GMC number: 4434678
Practising since: 1997
Specialties
Orthopaedic surgery
Sub-specialties: Spinal Surgery
Consultation times
- Weekly Monday AM & PM
- Overview
About
Complex Spinal Conditions • Degenerative Spine • Trauma • Medicolegal Expertise
Mr Khan is a highly trained Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon with over 7 years of full-time consultant experience in spinal surgery. His practice is dedicated exclusively to the assessment and surgical management of spinal conditions, making him a high-volume specialist with extensive experience in treating complex disorders of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine.
He is also a recognised Medicolegal Expert in complex spine cases, providing specialist opinions for legal and clinical reporting.
Clinical Interests
- Cervical, thoracic & lumbar spine conditions
- Disc prolapse and nerve compression
- Sciatica and radiculopathy
- Degenerative spine disorders
- Spinal stenosis
- Spinal trauma
- Revision spinal surgery
- Complex spinal deformity
- Medicolegal reporting for complex spinal cases
Training & Specialist Expertise
Mr Khan has undertaken both UK specialist training and international fellowship training in spinal surgery, ensuring broad exposure to advanced surgical techniques and modern approaches to complex spinal conditions.
His background includes:
- 4 years of Specialist Spinal Surgery Training
- Fellowship training focused on complex spinal reconstruction
- Formal training in both orthopaedic and spinal surgical assessment
- Experience with the full range of spinal procedures including decompression, stabilisation, deformity correction and minimally invasive surgery
This combination of UK and Fellowship training has equipped Mr Khan with a high level of technical skill and clinical judgement.
Consultant Practice
With more than seven years as a full-time Consultant Spinal Surgeon, Mr Khan performs a wide range of spinal operations each year. His expertise covers both routine and complex spinal surgery, including:
- Herniated disc surgery
- Cervical and lumbar decompression
- Spinal fusion procedures
- Minimally invasive spinal techniques
- Surgery for degenerative and age-related spinal disease
- Management of traumatic spine injuries
- Revision surgery for previously operated spines
His approach focuses on reducing pain, improving mobility, and restoring patients’ quality of life.
Medicolegal Expertise
Mr Khan is a Medicolegal Expert in complex spine cases, providing specialist reports and opinions for:
- Personal injury cases
- Spinal trauma
- Complex spinal outcomes
- Long-term prognosis in spinal disorders
His high-volume clinical practice and specialist training ensure his reports are detailed, evidence-based and reliable
Why Patients Choose Mr Khan
- Dedicated full-time spinal surgeon
- Extensive UK and Fellowship training
- Expertise in complex spine conditions
- Experienced Medicolegal specialist
- Patient-focused, personalised care
- Modern surgical techniques and evidence-based practice
Mr Khan in the news
Scoliosis in Teenagers - Lola’s Story.
Mr Khan treated teenager Lily for her Scoliosis: she is now confident enough to take up dancing and can even do the splits. See the story.
Mr Khan's patient Phoebe who suffered from Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, proudly shows off her scar from spinal surgery in her high school prom dress. Read this story.
Mr Almas Khan: video case studies
Other interests
- Facet joint Rhizolysis
- Revision Spinal Surgery
Personal interests
Family, film and music
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Almas Khan at Nuffield Health
- Lumbar discectomy
- Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
- Spinal (lumbar) Decompression
- Facet joint injections
- Medial facetectomy
- Nerve blocks
- Cervical Spine Surgery
- Bone Graft
- Minimally invasive spinal surgery
- Vertebroplasty
- Excision of spinal tumours
- Correction of scoliosis
- X-Ray Guided Facet Joint Injection
- Laminectomy
- Interspinous implant
- Epidural injection for pain relief
- Spinal fusion surgery
- Dorsal root ganglion block
Locations Mr Almas Khan works with
Related experience
Research
Internationally published on minimally invasive spine surgery, nerve root blocks and scoliosis.
Memberships
- British Association of Spine Surgeons
- British Scoliosis Society
- British Orthopaedic Association
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- British Medical Association
Other posts held
- Consultant Spinal Surgeon and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Insurers Mr Almas Khan works with
Mr Almas Khan works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Aviva Health
- AXA Health
- AXA - Global Healthcare
- Benenden Health
- Bupa
- Cigna
- The Exeter
- Simplyhealth
- WPA
Declaration
Mr Almas Khan does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Mr Almas Khan does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Mr Almas Khan does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.