Mr Bhaskar Thakur
Qualifications
MA (Cantab), MBBS, FRCS (SN)
GMC number: 6164083
Practising since: 2007
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Consultation times
- Tuesday 11:00am - 13:00pm
- Overview
About
Mr Bhaskar Thakur is a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital, specialising in neck and back pain, neurosurgery, spinal and neck surgery, spinal disorders and spinal surgery including spinal injections and endoscopic keyhole surgery to disc replacement and complex spinal fusion.
Mr Thakur read Medicine at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, and continued his clinical training at Imperial College London. His neurosurgical training took place at two of London’s internationally renowned teaching hospitals – King’s College Hospital and St George’s Hospital – before completing the prestigious Sir Hugh Cairns Complex Spinal Surgery Fellowship at the Royal London Hospital, a joint neurosurgical and orthopaedic fellowship focusing on advanced spinal surgery.
Mr Thakur has a particular passion for minimally invasive (keyhole) spinal surgery, which offers patients significant benefits over traditional open procedures, including less postoperative pain, shorter hospital stays, and faster recovery. He is highly experienced across the full spectrum of spinal surgery, from spinal injections and endoscopic keyhole surgery to disc replacement and complex spinal fusion, which he also performs using minimally invasive techniques.
In addition to his spinal expertise, Mr Thakur is a fellowship-trained neurovascular surgeon. He regularly manages and operates on complex vascular conditions of the brain and spine, including intracranial aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), and cavernomas. He frequently advises patients on screening and treatment options for aneurysms. His neurosurgical practice also encompasses the management of hydrocephalus, head injuries, and a wide range of other brain conditions.
Special interests
- Spinal surgery
- Endoscopic spinal surgery
- Minimally invasive spinal surgery
- Robotic surgery
- Spinal injury
- Neurovascular surgery (aneurysm, cavernoma, AVM)
- Hydrocephalus
- Head injury.
Personal interests
- Piano – diploma in classical piano from Royal Schools of Music (Dip ABRSM)
- Watercolour painting
Languages spoken
Urdu, Hindi
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Bhaskar Thakur at Nuffield Health
- Lumbar discectomy
- Removal of spinal hardware
- Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
- Kyphoplasty
- Spinal (lumbar) Decompression
- Facet joint injections
- Nerve blocks
- Cervical Spine Surgery
- Vertebroplasty
- Minimally invasive spinal surgery
- Excision of spinal tumours
- Carpal tunnel release
- X-Ray Guided Facet Joint Injection
- Nerve surgery
- Laminectomy
- Spinal fusion surgery
- Epidural injection for pain relief
- Cervical Disc Replacement
- Dorsal root ganglion block
Locations Mr Bhaskar Thakur works with
Related experience
Research
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31522843/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29498571/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27218104/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25127432/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24615066/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23958985/
Memberships
- Society of British Neurological British Association of Spine Surgeons
- The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Other posts held
- Consultant Neurosurgeon at Barking, Harvering & Redbridge University Hospital, Queen's Hospital, Romford.
Insurers Mr Bhaskar Thakur works with
Mr Bhaskar Thakur works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Allianz
- Aviva Health
- AXA - Global Healthcare
- AXA Health
- Bupa
- Bupa Global
- Bupa On Demand
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- WPA
Declaration
Mr Bhaskar Thakur does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Mr Bhaskar Thakur does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Mr Bhaskar Thakur does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.